When dealing with depression it’s easy to look back through a week and think that you’ve done nothing and nothing has made you smile. This last week I’ve been writing down little things that have made me smile so I can look back through and realise that there is always something positive to reflect on and moments of happiness to cherish.
Here is a little list of things that have made me smile this week:
- Miss J sitting and doing row, row, row the boat with Mr T. Whenever I see these two do something sweet together it makes me so happy as it was such an adjustment for Miss J when she became an older sister.
- A trip to Ikea. I love a good shop around Ikea and buying things to make my house seem more organised always makes me feel a bit better. Meatballs always help too.
- A visit from a friend and her son. One of my old work friends came over with her son in the week which was great to have a catch up and lovely to watch our boys play together.
- Sleeping. Besides last night with Miss J waking up many times in the night I’ve actually slept well and stayed off my phone at night.
- Reading a book that I enjoy. I decided this week I needed to pick up a book and have a read before bed that wasn’t a self-help book. I looked through my bookcase and picked a book out that I’ve had for around 8 years and only ever read the first couple of chapters. The book is called Harvesting the Heart By Jodi Picoult and is about a young lady struggling through the demands of having a young family to look after. This book couldn’t have been more appropriate for me to read right now and I think it’s amazing how I picked it up out of a full bookcase with no memory of what it was about.
- Reading to my children. I always read to my children every night separately, but a couple of nights ago I managed to get both my children on my lap and read them both a story. There was no shoving and they both sat still and listened. These moments when they get on are sometimes few so I know when to cherish them.
- New clothes for Mr T. I love dressing Mr T up, but now he’s almost two I’ve found the clothes on offer a bit blue and boring. I went to John Lewis and managed to find some lovely bits for Mr T which have got me excited about the prospect of spring around the corner.
- A walk to the park. I didn’t want to go out and leave the comfort of my home, but I was forced to go to the park and feed the ducks. It started off stressful with Mr T having a tantrum and not walking the right way, but eventually I learned to relax, enjoy the sun streaming through the clouds and I was able to embrace my children, covered in mud enjoying life and full of happiness. Mr T was a complete dare-devil on the slide.
Yesterday I hid away all day and felt pretty sorry for myself so this week I want to focus on getting out for walks and remembering to take my camera with me. Join me next week for my moments of happiness.






A brilliant list of things you did in a week.. you’ve done loads!! 🙂 I really need to get back into reading with my kids too, I’m so exhausted from cleaning up after them by the time it’s bedtime I just want them to go sleep asap lol xx #MarvMondays
Sounds like a lovely week. I find writing down the happy moments makes a big difference to the way I view the week and do it ever week. I nearly didn’t this last week as could t remember anything a felt pretty down, but once I did I realised I’d a had a much better week than I thought and it changed my perspective. Hope you manage to get out and about next week x
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It makes a difference as it’s so easy to remember the negative instead of the positive
Lovely to reflect on the things that make us happy and grateful. Enjoying some good books here too, I love reading them in the bath.
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Nothing like a good book in a nice warm bath x
I’m an advocate for this idea! It’s totally worth it! Sounds like some real special moments. I love how they sat while you read, must have been a dream. Fresh air is brilliant xxx
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It’s the only time my two are still if they have a good book out x
What a lovely list of happy things. I am so in need of a shop to Ikea 🙂 Gorgeous photo #globalblogging
I love a good Ikea shop and meatballs x