This Moment

Inspired by SouleMama‘s Friday ritual – a photo, with no words, of a simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

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Right Now: Five Things That Make Me Happy

Sometimes, when life gets busy and crazy and just seems all about laundry piles and dirty dishes and mundane and/or grown-up stuff and rushing this way and that, and  it’s important to just stop, breathe and take time to appreciate things – however small some of them may seem – in your day. I decided to do that – right now.

1) A fresh cup of coffee in my favourite mug

2) A cat in her sunbeam

3) Playing ball with my almost 10 month-old son

4) New-to-us kitchen shelves from the amazing giveaway pile in our building’s basement (found, set up and organized by my incredible husband – thank you, Joshua!)

5) Nicely browned bananas, just ready for baking into a chocolate chip banana coffee cake

What’s making you happy, right now?

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This Moment

Inspired by SouleMama‘s Friday ritual – a photo, with no (or in my case, maybe a few) words, from the past week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.

Coffee, delicious cake, a best friend and a baby – what more could a girl ask for? *sigh*

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