Welcome back to my monthly blog!
I can’t believe that we’re half way through November, and a mere 39 days away from Christmas Day. Whilst I’m incredibly excited for Christmas, I can’t stand this time of year as I always seem to get a bit run down. Over the past few months, I’ve definitely been on auto-pilot – I wake up at 6:30am, go to work, come home at 5:30pm, write on my laptop until the early hours, get a few hours sleep and repeat the process each weekday. Throw in (fun yet exhausting) trips away for both work and leisure on the weekends, and I’m ready to sleep for a million years.
I can’t wait to be able to recharge my batteries over the Christmas period, but at the moment it feels far too long away. In order to try and pull myself out of this little miserable slump and get me through the next 39 days, I thought I would remind myself of (and share with you) 39 things that exist in the world which make me happy.
39 Things That Make Me Happy
1. Pop music
2. Exploring new places
3. Seeing my mum and closest friends happy
4. Jay McGuiness
5. Managing to drink a cup of tea whilst it’s at the perfect temperature
6. Hugs
7. Going to concerts and musicals
8. Soap operas (although this is questionable when they also makes me cry a million times!)
9. Meeting my favourite celebrities
10. Hearing a song that I haven’t heard for ages on the radio
11. Roast dinner
12. Seeing people who work hard succeed
13. Marie from The Aristocats
14. When people read my articles
15. Pain au chocolat
16. Lazy Sundays at home
17. Being cosy in bed
18. Photographs
19. Friday mornings in work
20. David doing stupid sound effects
21. Smell of fresh bread
22. Being able to have a lie in
23. Being satisfied with the ending of a book or TV show
24. Laughing about silly things
25. Crossing things off my to-do list
26. Finding cute new pyjamas in Primark
27. The feeling of relief after I do something I was scared of doing
28. Receiving a really good bag of donations in work
29. Surprising people
30. Receiving nice post
31. A warm shower on a cold day
32. Remembering dreams
33. Spending time with people I haven’t seen in a while
34. When my favourite artist announces a gig/tour
35. Finding good books in charity shops
36. Naps
37. Relatable quotes
38. When it’s warm enough to go outside without a coat
39. Having so many reasons to be happy