Count your blessings - November 2021

• Returning to Gran Canaria after 2 years
• Sweating in the sun...a sentiment that I haven't felt in a very long time
• A breakfast buffet, also something that hadn't been in a very long time
• Observing the children splashing in the pool or dancing in the mini club
• Throwing balls in the pool together as a family
• Loads of time to read books
• Smooth solutions after missing our connecting flight
• Antibiotics that solve Beertje's ear infection very quickly during holiday
• A quiet period at work...unknown in the last 1,5 year. 
• A crazy racing cat chasing a little ball through the house
• Commuting through Meerdaelwoud in autumn colours. Beautiful!
• Pushing myself outside on an evening I am tired to go to yoga anyhow (only for the 2nd time this fall...I've always had reasons to cancel) and feeling really great and refreshed afterwards
• My aunt turning 100 years.
• My company taking a bold stand in all global polarized vaccination discussions, that gains my respect for top management.
• Checking out the Comedy Wildlife Photography Award finalists and chuckling
• Working from home more again = listening to music more often. Nothing better than tackling the planning with a good beat
• Being at a family gathering, meeting all my cousins on dad's side and their children again which probably hasn't happened in over a decade. 
• Missing working in the office but enjoying the advantages of working most of the time from home again to the fullest. 
• A hot hot shower

This is a monthly list of simple things in my life that make me happy or that make me smile.  

As the world often seems full of negativity and disaster, I want to pay attention to these small things that make me happy in my daily life and be grateful for them. You can find all of them via this link