There’s something good in everyday

Over the last year or so gratitude has been an important part of my life. I spend time each day being grateful. I think it is important to take note of things in your day to day life that you are grateful for. I have a gratitude notebook that I keep next to my bedside and most days I note down something that I am grateful for. Gratitude equals  happiness.

Gratitude notebook

Here are a few of the things I was grateful for in 2013 –

• Watching the snow fall silently from the sky
• FatMumSlims Photo-a-day prompts
• Discovering new art equipment and techniques
• Leonie Dawson for her “Create Your Incredible Year Workbook and Planner 2013”
• The AC where I met some great and knowledgeable ladies
• My Oracle cards
• Visiting family, breathing in the fresh sea air
• The Right Brain talks from Jennifer Lee
• My faithful Gelli Plate, found textures and other inspiring bits and bobs
• Spending time with Mum on our city break in London, going to the Ritz for afternoon tea, watching Let it Be and the Lion King
• Getting to play Lego with my nephew
• Going up the Shard for my birthday

• Tea from Danmala Teas, Lindsey Luna the wonderful tea goddess
• My heat-gun and making stencils without getting a blister
• Physic Garden in Chelsea, London and the marvellous salad
• Days out in London
• A weekend on a canal boat with Jenni
• Hot sunny days and blue skies
• Moving to the Isle of Wight and our new home
• My Dad coming to the rescue and mending things
• Country walks
• Swimming in the sea
• Watching a swan feather float towards me after asking for one.
• Herbs, tinctures and crystals
• Crafting it forward
• Walks with Mum
• My Creative Coach 
• Sunsets over the houses and at Gurnard
• Helping out my mother-in-law painting a backcloth
• For my Mum getting me a gingerbread house to decorate with my Nephew

This is just a small sample of the things I am/was grateful for in 2013.

Here is a link to a great talk on gratitude.