Count your blessings - July 2025

 

1. A field of sunflowers along my daily commute
2. A little toddler with rubber boots jumping elaborately and happily in a big water puddle after a rain shower in the city centre
3. A strong feeling of solidarity and support in the office when a colleague was faced with tragedy in her family.
4. Jan starting up a new job and company with enthusiasm and a good start
5. My flowers in the garden going strong
6. Airco in a strong heatwave at the start of the month
7. Understanding camp organisers when I had screwed up signing up the boys in an intended camp and they were admitted last minute anyhow despite the full attendance. What a relief.
8. Friends coming over for dinner in our garden and we are being invited with friends as well
9. A long weekend (partially without children...so much silence)
10. Activity at work finally getting more quiet so we can clear our backlog a bit
11. A high end culinary date with Jan
12. Reading books at home instead of driving to the east of Belgium 
13. Finally planning some vacation after not having the energy or focus for that in the first half of the. year
14. Feeling a bit less tense in the 2nd half of the month
15. The return of the boys from their scouting camp

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