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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. It was lovely to celebrate Easter with family today, especially chocolate Easter eggs for the kids and a delicious roast dinner with my mum. Five Happy Things {Week 16/2025} We bought a record player! Technology has changed so much over the last few years. I wish I had all the…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 15/2025} Last week we enjoyed a few days away in sunny Dorset where we took the teens karting at Clay Pigeon Raceway on Wardon Hill, near Dorchester. We also visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum and watched A Minecraft Movie. We used our National Trust membership to…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 14/2025} We enjoyed a really delicious pub lunch at The Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe. This is a lovely pub in a gorgeous village complete with historic church and a stream running through the village. I opted for fish and chips which was really good. The tiny village…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 13/2025} Last week I finished my 1000-piece The World of Bridgerton, a Laurence King jigsaw puzzle. It features over 30 characters inspired by Shondaland’s hit series Bridgerton on Netflix. This was a fun puzzle and made me want to watch a period drama. I also finished reading…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 12/2025} My son turned 15! This year there was a definite F1 theme and he received some of the new Lego Formula 1 sets, Formula 1 iced biscuits, wireless racing wheel and a DriveCrate amongst other things. He was very excited to receive these. We went out…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 11/2025} Last week I shared my thoughts on Bouquet in a Book, a lovely paper craft book which helps you make perfect paper flowers. You can read my review of the book here. I finished my latest Hoop Club box which was a lovely embroidery hoop designed…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 10/2025} Last week we celebrated Pancake Day with lots of different types of pancakes. I bought some ready made ones (so we could all sit down and eat together) but we also let the kids make their own. They are so delicious I’m not sure why we…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 9/2025} Over the weekend I finally finished my Liberty Tumbling Blocks cushion. I used black Liberty fabric for the back of the cushion, as no one gets to see it. It’s a large cushion and I’m so glad it’s done. The blocks are made is red, black…
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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 things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of the adventures we have as a family. Five Happy Things {Week 8/2025} Last week the kids were on half term so we planned a few fun days out, including axe throwing at Game of Throwing. The kids have tried this a few times with Scouts but I had never done it before. It was actually quite fun and…
