Happy happy days # 1

This afternoon I've been thinking that it is really true that the small things in life are the ones that make you truly happy. Not the big things that happen every now and then, but the small, daily ones. Which is also good, as this gives us the opportunity to be happy all the time and not just now and then when major events happen.

Some hours ago I came across a new blog and discovered that she writes down the things that makes her happy each week. So I decided to steal that idea and report here which things make me happy at the moment.

¦-) Baking. I think there is nothing more relaxing then kneading bread and then enjoying the nice scent hovering through the flat when the bread is baking. And of course eating the bread afterwards. My current favourite is dark bread with some thyme and Italian herbs in it. I think it tastes best with some honey or with salted butter. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out today, the last few times it was a bit dry and didn't really rose, but now I discovered that I just need to add a bit more water and it rises like crazy.

¦-) Keeping my flat clean and organized. I gave it a good clean today and even cleaned some of the windows and it is so nice to have everything nice, tidy and clean.

¦-) Hanging laundry outside. In my old flat I had a teeny tiny balcony, not sure if my laundry hanging thingie would even had enough space out there. So as soon I moved in here I discovered the joy of hanging laundry out on the balcony.

¦-) Texting with my sister about youtube videos. I introduced her to some of my favourite youtubers and she is now a fan of a certain greyhound called Reggie and a certain little girl called Darcy... :-)

¦-) Being organized. Comes right with cleaning, but I generally love being organized, writing to do lists, shopping lists, budgets and so on. I've always loved planning.

Sophies week

Another week passed by very quickly. Another weekend dedicated to crafting and meeting nice people. My sister and I visited granny today and we played out favourite board game. Normally granny wins at least two out of three games but this time it was me who did that. My sister was quite dissapointed as she didn't wone a single game...

 

*Book* "Broken Homes" - Ben Aaronovitch. An old childrens novel.

*Song*Some Czech music.

*Craft* Finished taster stitching. Second half of the bag. Worked on my knitted scarf. Sunglasses case.

*Food* Pancakes. Blueberry muffin. Mars ice cream. Pasta with chicken and mustard sauce. Chicken with peanut sauce. A lot peanut butter things.

*Drink* Water

*Done* Crafted. Visited granny. Played boardgames. Spent a nice Sunday morning with friends.
*Met*Knitting friends. My granny. My sister.

*Bought* More  flowers for the balcony.
*Thought* That Eastern is really close now.

Sophies Week(end)

After a pretty normal week I had quite a busy weekend and am really happy with all the things I did as the last few weekends were really lazy.

So what I did:
running some errands (groceries shopping, library, recycling centre and so on)
bringing my sewing machine back to life with the help of my mum
sewing a birthday present  for a friend
spending an afternoon with my mum
having a long hapnap in the late afternoon
having a pamper evening including colouring my hair
spent a sleepless night reading, folding laundry, searching for sewing ideas and polishing my nails
finally going to sleep at three in the morning
having brunch with the bunch as my best friend called it. A nice brunch with four very close friends, a lot laughter and a lot to chat and catch up
sewing half of a bag
going for nordic walking for the first time in ages
having very light berry pancakes for dinner

So all in all it was a really nice weekend. And here comes the rest of the week:

*Film/series* youtube tutorials. Vlogs.

*Book* "Whispers underground" - Ben Aaronovitch. An old childrens novel.

*Song* The new Johnny Cash album "Out among the stars"

*Craft* Easter stitching. Birthday present for a friend. Half of a bag.

*Food* Brunch. Pancake. Strawberries. Too much Easter chocolate. Maltesers Easter bunny. Greek salad. Couscous salad.

*Drink* Tea.

*Done* Brunch with friends. A lot crafting. Afternoon with my mum.
*Met* My best friends. My parents.

*Bought* Tulips. Some  flowers for the balcony.
*Thought* That I have to go to the dentist really urgently :-(