Count your blessings - May 2024

1. A sunny summer holiday at the start of this month
2. Planting the flowers and tomatoes in our garden
3. Not always taking my jacket any more to go outdoors (although ...often yes). 
4. Still having the heating on at home and in the office on other days because it was still needed. 
5. Spotting some deer in the field and regularly seeing squirrels 
6. Turning the heating off mid-May at home, finally. (and also regretting that again before the end of the month)
7. Birds nest under our roof in the east of Belgium
8. Also a chirping birds nest near our open flat roof window in the office
9. A very nice communion for Beertje
10. A glorious rare sunny day to have the communion party with the family, at a nice location where we could be outside
11. Having a charging pole at our place in the east of Belgium...a bit of a relief for my electric car in the charging desert that is Wallonia. 
12. Many free days in May 
13. Getting quickly into the stories of 2 books and hence reading them intensively and in short term. Fun.
14. An often postponed lunch with a friend and immediately planning a new lunch 3 weeks later to fix our good intentions. 
15. A first judo day for Kabouter that seemed like a good introduction for him to participate more in interclub meetings
16. Getting the perfect songs in a playlist when you just need that type of song...eg thanks to the Mol I had a full Italian it flash back and rediscovered Angelo Branduardi, but during a tired stressed-out drive home Buurman was just what I needed, etc...
17. A drink with the neighbours
18. Watching De Mol, Death in Paradise or Beyond Paradise together with the entire family.
19. Sunset colours that we can spot during the bedtime routine of the boys. (ok they really should go to bed earlier since the days have lengthened quite well, haven't they?)
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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