Count your blessings June 2023

1. Painting my toenails red and wearing sandals again
2. Wearing a long flowery long dress and feel the summer vibes
3. Hoarding 18 books from the library home, with a happy feeling
4. Hugging a spinning Rodin
5. Having recruiting interviews again for my team
6. Air conditioning in offices, hotel rooms or in our bedroom
7. My mother-in-law having a successful heart surgery
8. Spending a hot sunny weekend in Antwerp with friends and discovering the impressive KMSKA museum
9. Playing a Kahoot quiz against Jan that Kabouter made on Death in Paradise.  
10. Working in a basement home office during a heat wave
11. Rain - lots of rain after a long dry period
12. My lavender blooming up again vividly
13. Eating outside in the garden
14. A new front door  (no, not my birthday...literally a new front door)
15. A really great variety of non-alcoholic cocktails that exist nowadays (not just the ultrasweet ones with juices) eg good gin-tonics, moscow mules or spritz without alcohol.
16. Sleeping under a duvet again on a cooler night after some hot nights
17. A weekend without plans
18. BBQ with the class at school
19. A chill summer party at work
20. Cuddling my big cat and having a miauw conversation with him
21. Breakfast outside in the garden...even better than dinner outside.  So relax

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