Count your blessings - October 2025
- The boys pick up the start of the scouting year with enthusiasm
- A long weekend after the scouting start that enabled us to go to the east of Belgium anyhow
- A high on the Fagne Walonne on my birthday
- Spotting 6 squirrels crossing the road safely in one week!
- Deeper conversations with Kabouter
- Kabouter having his first victory ever at a judo tournament....followed immediately with 2 more victories and therefore having gold in his poule.
- Doing a day of volunteering work at a nature reserve with some colleagues. Spending a day outdoor in a gorgeous, quiet environment at the edge of Brussels
- Super yummy paella take-out
- Manage to control my emotions in a difficult discussion at work and take rational, open approach.
- Having a drink with other judo parents during practise
- Leaving on vacation to the sun
- Migrating geese
- Driving along the E40 at Affligem/Ternat with beautiful coloured chestnut trees along the highway or commuting daily to work along the absolutely stunning forests of Vlaams-Brabant.
- Autumn walks in the forest
- "Harvesting" a pile of books in the library
- The round-about under construction during my commute, that caused 5 months of monster traffic jams, is finally finished and open. Woohoo looking forward to smooth traffic again.
- Dozens of storks resting on the highway light poles.
- Calm homeworking days
- A well organised safe "young teen" party for Kabouter, organised by the city of Leuven.
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
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