Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts

Monday, November 26, 2012

Happiness Is...

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...The absolute joy of meeting up again with my first grandchild. I can't believe the change in only the couple of weeks since we last saw her, and she is even more smiley and interactive. It was lovely to see the son and daughter-in-law too, of course!
...The unexpected bag of favourite chocolates son bought me.

...A walk with DH along by the shore, the winter sun shimmering on the water and a slight mist lying on the far-off hills.

...Reading two very different, enjoyable books, a print one downstairs in the evening and a kindle one in bed.

...Watching an excellent drama, or two, on TV that leaves us wanting more.

...Coffee and conversation with good friends.

...Keeping fairly well up with the NaNoWriMo word count - and enjoying it!

I'm sure there are lots of other things that make me happy (I'm easily pleased) but that's just the past few days. What makes you happy?

Rosemary

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Happiness, Happiness...

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Many thanks to bubbly blogging friend Patsy who has kindly passed on this lovely Sunshine Award to me - just what we need up here in Scotland after yesterday's sleet! It has come in a good week too. I'm not posting an author spotlight today as I'm off to our annual Scottish Association of Writers Weekend Conference tomorrow. As well as judging one of the short story competitions, I'm doing a workshop on the Sunday and have to finish preparing it to run off the handouts. Last minute as usual, almost.

So in light of this being a Sunshine Award, my random facts are all to do with what makes me happy.

1.  Simple pleasures, and being an optimist as far as possible.
2.  A walk beside the sea, or in the countryside.
3.  An absorbing book or film.
4.  Listening to music.
5.  Dancing - of any kind.
6.  Singing - at home, or in a church.
7.  Reaching the end of writing a short story or novel.
8.  Interesting old buildings.
9.  Being with other writers at a conference or meeting.
10.Being with my family or friends.

Now I'd like to pass the award on to these sunny bloggers I enjoy visiting online:

Anita; Janice; Lindsay; Gilly; Jane and Ute

I'm planning to have a great weekend - hope you do too!

Rosemary