Five OS Pleasures in your day today

brokenwings

1. Discovering as a total suprise that a loan i have which is my biggest financial PITA will be paid off by end of feb and will leave me with an extra £200 a month woohooo
2. my egg custard tart actually setting for the first time EVER and tasting scrummy - - oh and my cherry cake working out fine despite the semolina in it being best before 12.07 lol
3. Going thru my boxes of 'stuff ive kept for years and never look at' and finding my school maths book from 1970 where we were learning decimal currency ready for the change over - very amusing
4. Watching a magpie look at himself in a mirror then hop behind the mirror to see where 'the other' magpie had gone. Entertained me for almost 30 mins lol
5. Fidning my library ticket so tomorrow i can come home from town with five books and not be any worse off rather than come home with one book and a tenner less than i have today

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I had a realy nice day today
1/ I watched the turtle doves courting on the wall outside my window.They do this every year and today is the first time the mate has turned up after a week of the other one waiting.
2/I made a lovely rice pudding and a toad in the hole for dinner.Made hubby happy.
3/I had a lovely heart to heart chat with my 18 year old granddaughter who rang me upset after breaking up with her boyfriend.Bless her.
4/Had a lovely home facial/pampering session.
5/not having any symptoms of my IBS for a change.

rosieben

Sparrer, what a lovely thing to happen, hope that its the start of a good relationship for you.

Mine for the last few days

1. Seeing a consultant who put a name to my medical problem at last, and finding out that medication will almost certainly control it :j

2. Getting a haircut today, makes me feel 10 years younger

3. A text message from my dd in Oz telling me about the camping trip they're enjoying - they were on a paddle steamer on the Murray river

4. Knowing that tomorrow I don't have to go out anywhere so I can spend some time catching up on jobs around the house

5. Working on my meal planning and realising just how fortunate I am to have such a choice of food from my cupboards and freezer

Night everyone

Broomstick

Sparrer, what lovely news!

My five delights of the day:

1. Waking up toasty warm after a really good night's sleep. I am about to try a hottie and cocoa again tonight since it seems to work in curing insomnia.

2. Getting on top of my housekeeping accounts so now I have a proper accounts book for this year, know exactly where my finances are at on a day to day basis and when money is due out. I've stuck a plastic envelope inside the cover to keep all receipts for checking each time a new bank statement arrives. I haven't been this organised for several years and it's a pleasure to have reached this place again.

3. Having a very long, hot bath this afternoon.

4. Listening to my children having a really good time together laughing and laughing.

5. Sitting quietly this evening knitting sock #2.

Have a warm and peaceful night everyone x

sparrer

Tuesday blessings...

1. Having so many lovely people to share my news with every day:A and thinking how wonderful the internet is

2. Much warmer today so I was able to go out without looking like a bandit (ie without a scarf over my mouth and nose :rolleyes: ). Called in on DD and heard about DGD's second driving lesson - she didn't drive quite so fast this time! DGD2 wants me to take her on a £9.50p holiday..ahhhh..so we're back to collecting tokens (already booked one for DM and myself) - hope there are some places left by the time we've got the 10 we need, otherwise it's camping :eek:

3. My appt with the dentist was much less expensive than I'd planned for. As I was going to the bank afterwards anyway what I saved on the dentist got put into my account

4. Mr A has two large diy pizzas for a fiver again, I love that offer! With a few home-made wedges and a salad it's so filling, there's lots more of the first one for tomorrow and the 2nd one is in the freezer for another day

5. The sec of a local support group phoned and asked me to speak at their meeting tomorrow - I'm giving myself an OS manicure and chewing my nails to the elbow :rotfl:

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Hi everyone

1. Listening to an item on the radio news saying that people would feel much happier if they started a "gratitude diary" and recording the little things that have given pleasure throughout the day. Isn't that just what we are doing here!

2. Looking at the bulging shelves in the walk in pantry - feel that I can now cope with any crisis. Well those involving food anyway.

3. Hearing that a friend has set up a prayer group for OH, lovely thing to do for my favourite atheist.

4. The apricots are just about finished - its been a great crop but after dried apricots, apricot sauce, bottled apricots, several batches of apricot jam, ditto apricot chutney, I am relieved to see the end of them.

5. Eyeing up the plum and apple trees and sorting out recipes to deal with the prolific harvest. Well it keeps me busy.

Blessings be
Jennie

newlywed

Here's mine:

1. driving to work along the seafront road and seeing the sea look a kind of topaz blue with a pinky tinge to the sky - looked really pretty

2. HM leek and potato soup for lunch - my fave

3. A big hug from OH because I was poorly last night and feel grot this morning

4. Knowing I don't have to go shopping today (trying to cut shopping trips down to once a week but not quite managing it).

5. Donating a load of old cd's to a charity shop and freeing up some space in my bedroom.

Primrose

Kiwiblue - if you only knew how it did our hearts good, in this cold grey foggy land, to read your posts about picking apricots and plums and anticipating a swim in your outdoor pool. It helps to remind us that, despite the credit crunch we're all suffering from, at least the politicians can't stop the seasons and that summer will eventually return here.

mummysaver

My pleasures for today are:

1. Being happy that ds will be doing his work placement at dd3's school! dd3 is also very happy about it!

2. Hearing from my friend that she has definitely got the time off work to come and stay for a week.

3. Another friend coming round for coffee, and making me laugh so much!

4. Being blessed with so many people who care and make me smile all the way through.

5. Already having tonight's cottage pie prepared from my mammoth cook session on Monday.

6. A big bowl of carrot and barley soup for my lunch, yum!

7. Finding a funny plasticine lady that dd2 has left on my bedside table, think it's meant to be me!

8. dd1 telling me that she loves her homemade packed lunches cos they are made with love, and that her friends can't believe that it is all homemade! This is a big step, cos dd1 really really loves anything pre-packed normally!

9. My boiler still working and keeping the house cosy.

10. Finding some more Lush bathbombs that were given to us at Christmas, I'm going to have a lot of lovely baths, and meanwhile the bathroom smells fantastic!

Reverbe

Yesterday

1. The post - Boots trial Face Serum, L'oreal Nutrisummer sample, Somers Town and Meet John Doe Lovefilm

2. Bargains while shopping - £1 for 2 litres Robinson no added sugar squash,valentine card for 10p, Herbal essences cheap (& freebie attached to each) £1.99 treat HB novel

3. Salmon fillet with paprika and garlic from freezer for lunch

4. mugs of fresh coffee from Cafedirect freebie

5. Nice knitting wool for my new hobby - blue and lilac and Fuschia and purple.

6. mini duck spring rolls £1.50 Mr T Xmas party food from Freezer for dinner