Reasons to be Cheerful

London_1

Hi ,I have been listening to the radio this morning while baking and to be honest its seems to be nothing but doom and gloom and despondency around at the moment I know times are tough and people are struggling, but at coffee morning yesterday we were all saying how people seem to have lost being cheerful. I have been through tough ,hard and sad worrying times but maybe its because I am an optimist that I have kept my sense of humour.
So this morning I was thinking  maybe we should think about a few things that cheer us up, make us smile or just make us feel a bit brighter and happy for a change 

for me today I think 

1.The sun is shining and the sky is blue

2.I have batch cooked some biscuits for my great granddaughters and they look really nice as I decorated them with some tiny chocolate bits and I know they will be happy when their Mum gets home and gives them some this afternoon  

3. Just see a blackbird in the tree at the end of my garden whizzing around the top with 'mrs' blackbird so fingers crossed i will see a few babies come the spring.

4..Some daffs are pushing up in the garden

5,. One of my grandsons just texted me to say he's settled in his new placement and starting to enjoy it.(He was a bit doubtful at first as he's not keen on change)

6.I'm meeting the above granddaughter at lunchtime to buy a birthday present for her eldest daughter

7. One of my friends has just become a granny after waiting for years for it to happen, a beautiful baby boy called Sutton 

So for me its only gone half past 10 , and already I'm feeling quite cheerful. OK so bills will come in and food prices go up, but its the none monetary things that have cheered me up this morning

Anyone else feeling a wee bit brighter today? ,share you cheerful things, and see if we can all feel a bit better despite the doom and gloom

  JackieO xx

bellabella

This is a lovely thread Jackie O and one we should all revisit daily x
1 My builders have arrived
2 The snowdrops are out and lovely to see on my walks with the dog
3 My family are all healthy and well
4 Its not raining 

Suffolksue

What a good idea
the sun is shining and the snowdrops and violets are flowering,I also have a very brave daffodil I flower 

Nonnadiluca

Beautiful walk in the forest with the dogs this morning, makes you glad to be alive 😊

London_1

Brilliant chums thats the idea perhaps I should have called it reasons to be glad to be alive  

C_J

New tiny granddaughter Ffion, one week old today.

Brambling

What a lovely baby C_J 

There are two new babies due in the family April / May - one of my sister becoming a granny for the first time the other a great granny  my nephew's GF has had a risky pregnancy and the joy is she is now at 32 weeks so we can start looking at baby things now  

Watching a wood pecker on next doors lawn this morning - they are one of my favourite birds and I was nearly late starting work enjoying a free pleasure 

Next door has a flower bed full of snow drops and I've noticed my crocus have flowered under the tree 

Catching up with my neighbour over the fence when i went to the compost bin this morning, I'm so lucky with my neighbours and he's good at providing gardening advice 

The cat sleeping next to the laptop with his head resting on the key board, who needs to use the cursor keys  he found the last meeting very boring so stole my pen 

euronorris

I am in the office today (a rarity these days), so am getting to enjoy the company and conversation of my colleagues in person.

I've just enjoyed a lovely lunch (jacket potato and beans), that I brought in with me.

It's not raining!

It's beginning to feel like Spring is not far away! 🥰

Nonnadiluca

Beautiful baby!
For our 25th anniversary DH bought a 'Silver Wedding' rose and it's flowering, not bad for February!

annieb64

We are finally in our new house and although there's still a lot to do feel more settled.  This morning the sun was shining so we got the bus to Deal and had coffee in a cafe overlooking the sea. It was warm enough to sit outside. Then we went to Aldi and did our shopping  before getting the bus back. 

I'm going to do some baking this afternoon too. It's been four months since I was able to do much as most of my kitchen equipment has been in store. It will be lovely to make a few treats for the grandchildren. 

Sunfl0w3r

Going for a walk by the river which is nearly up to its banks.

Making lemon muffins.

Listening to my audio book, I love Georgette Heyer 

🌻