Gratitude

Very underestimated.  If we were all more grateful we would view our world’s differently.  Here’s my quick list of simple things for which I am grateful and thankful:

 

Snow and the stillness it brings

My son kissing me on the top of my head

Red Wine

A husband who puts his family first

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My girlfriends, the laughs and the copious shared tears (Caroline!)

My daughter coming home and shouting “Oh my God Mum!  Guess what happened today?”

My son playing Rugby for Switzerland

Airmiles that convert into upgrades

My mother’s malaproprisms that are legendary

Walking in a rain-drenched forest with my youngest and our dog Molly

The rare moments when the  kids find me funny

A British Sense of Humour

The sight of my daughter arriving with a wobbly tea tray at 8am on Sunday Mornings

Being allowed to sing along in the car (and getting the words right)

The whole family piling into the kitchen Saturday nights to watch The X Factor

For being alive

(A friend of mine from Australia put this very touching tribute on utube: Goodbye Sally Bailey:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KlcruHBgC8Which prompted this blog.  If you are female and work in an office be warned you will end up looking like a raccoon)

For being grateful.