Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 48/2025} I finished a Cotton Clara Christmas embroidery hoop I bought a few years ago. I’ve been trying to finish craft kits I have in my stash so was very happy to stitch it. We will be decorating in a few weeks so I will be…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 47/2025} I thought I would try making my own mincemeat this year. I usually buy a jar from Waitrose, which always tastes good, but wanted to make my own. I didn’t realise I would need so many ingredients! I mixed all the ingredients together and left…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 46/2025} Last week was such a quiet week after the previous week. We all needed a rest after such a busy half term away. We bought the Star Wars Gingerbread AT-AT Walker from the Lego Store! Not that our house needs any more Lego but we…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 45/2025} The teens have a two week half term so we took them to Belfast for a few days away. We visited the Titanic Museum; took a black cab ride round Belfast to learn about this history of the Troubles and see the painted murals and…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 44/2025} The kids have a two week half term (!) so spent the week at home relaxing mainly. Big Brother has been working his way through his Year 11 homework and Little Sis went to a couple of art classes to keep her busy. We popped…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 43/2025} The last week before half term felt busy. My son went ice skating in London with some of the other Year 11s, this was a reward for his very good mock exam results. My daughter went hill walking in the Lake District with her Scout…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 42/2025} Last week we went to watch Mel Brooks’ The Producers at The Garrick Theatre in London. It was a great production, I hadn’t seen the film, and I loved the songs. The teens went into London with their Scout group for the day. They spent…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 41/2025} I found a book token with some money left on it so treated myself to a copy of the new Dan Brown book The Secret of Secrets. It’s hardback and heavy but a gripping story. This will be book 19 of my 2025 Goodreads Reading…

Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 40/2025} We spent the last week trying to enjoy the seasons but Hallowmas/Christoween continues and it’s so confusing. It feels like Halloween is being replaced by Christmas in the shops, and it’s far too early for me. Although I’ve been enjoying stitching the small motifs on…