Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for a while. This is 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 our family adventures. It’s a post I love to sit down and write.

Five Happy Things {Week 475}

Last week we played a lot of Poetry for Neanderthals – Not Safe for Work Edition. This is a grown up game (definitely not for kids) and we enjoyed playing it.

I’ve been trying to read more in the evenings and last week started and finished The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett. Set in the same village as The Appeal, it was a novella and the perfect, easy read. I really loved reading it and would recommend it to fans of her other books. That was the 28th book I’ve read this year, I’m not sure I’m going to reach the target I set on Goodreads for the 2023 Reading Challenge.

My Christmas gift guide will be packed full of the most delicious gingerbread products I’ve sourced during my working week (when it’s finished). I seem to have been buying gingerbread themed products for weeks, but have had no time to put it into a blog post. I only write one gift guide and hopefully it will be live this week.

We enjoyed a brisk walk around Rickmansworth Aquadrome this morning. The weather was slightly sunny and it was great to be outdoors in it. We also looked for a couple of geocaches whilst the dog stared at all the local birds.

With Christmas fast approaching I’ve been working on some personalised embroidery hoop gift tags to brighten up gift bags. They are so much fun to make and should look great on the tree when the presents have been opened.