Count your blessings - April 2024

1. Holding a super cute little toddler girl in my arms in the airport, when her dad travelling on his own was struggling at security to hold her, while taking off the baby carrier and empty the diaper bag for the child food and his own backpack etc etc... So we asked if he needed help, which he confirmed. Then we played with this curious, calm little girl that looked at us with big eyes.  As she wanted to explore too much and wiggle off, I held her in my arms and her little fingers gripped curiously the edge of my t-shirt. Very cute. She was such a light weight. 
2. Spending 2 weeks in tropical heat (yet having cooler nights and some airco to sleep)
3. Rum punch as welcome in the fridge together with some tropical fruits.
4. Lizards in the house
5. Being on the set of Death in Paradise. Pretty awesome. 
6. Snorkelling with turtles
7. Boating in a lagoon with gorgeous atolls, corals and mangrove and just jumping in the hot water to swim
8. Tropical flowers with abundant colours
9. Fresh water shrimp marinated in old rum and BBQ'd at the beach...so delicious
10. Managing to get some sleep on the return flight and hence not arriving home as a total zombie (just a small zombie)
11. Having one day to snooze and hang out to recover from the worst jetlag.
12. Turning the heating back on in the 2nd half of April
13. Hugging Rodin again after missing him for a few weeks
14. All backlogs cleared at work in all teams and managing to keep on top since that.
15. Spotting three deer and a red squirrel in the east of Belgium.
16. Watching Death in Paradise episodes that I had not seen yet, with a renewed interest and joy.
17. Attending a classical concert in Maastricht, where our friend performed with his giant drum robot and also had a viola solo.
18. A first lunch outside in the sun at work
19. Buying lots of flowers for the garden
20. Going out to a birthday party with a good DJ...going out has become a rare event in our life but it's fun that we still get to do it now and then :)
21. Getting hooked right away in a new book

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