Count your blessings - May 2026
- A long and hot weekend to start the month with
- No plans in that first weekend but to enjoy that weekend in all laziness in the east of Belgium
- Catching up with my Canadian Rotary sister. Lots of time together to talk about everything.
- Being tourist in Leuven and in Limburg with my Canadian sister. Enjoying gorgeous weather and our beautiful spots together.
- The boys spending a great judo camp at the coast with the judo club
- Outplacement coaches being attentive to my emotions and checking in with me. How sweet
- Kidnapping my mom's old bicycle from a potential thrift market sale and giving it a new home myself. (after Beertje confiscated my own bike).
- Mother's Day flowers and gifts
- Attending 2 good Rotary activities
- Rainy predicted weekends that weren't so wet after all.
- After 3 months of physio which had started with my sore back in February , I finally have no more muscles acting up. But I promise I'll continue my excercises dutifully.
- Painting my toenails...summer and sandals are ready!
- High fiving some cute enthousiast toddlers at a school gate when walking by.
- Rediscovering 3rd Rock from the Sun on tv with Jan and Kabouter. Brilliant series.
- Spending a couple of days on a glorious sunny Pentacost weekend at the chill festival of Blues Peer with friends
- Relaxing in the quiet nature of Center Parcs before and after Blues Peer. Enjoying the shade there and the bird sounds from the garden of our cottage.
- A cool basement office during a heat wave
- Gazpacho soup during a heat wave
- Filling my flowerpots in the garden with lots of colorful flowers and getting our new tomatoplants for this summer.
- Running and hanging out for Levensloop
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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