Monthly Archives: September 2020

Day 254: Lots of things Went My Way Today, Apart From Damaging the Alexa Cable

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was one of those days where things just went my way. Don’t you just love it when that happens? I feel that it’s important to acknowledge successes, however small they may be, so here goes:

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Day 253: I Feel Happy When I See a Tidy Space, So I Took Action

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was looking at my ‘I feel happy when…’ list again earlier today, and I noticed an entry that said that ‘I feel happy when I see a tidy space’. I’ve been living with clutter for so long, that any … Continue reading →

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Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I’ve mentioned before, we have a few jobs to do around the house and garden that we can’t or don’t want to do ourselves and so today we got a builder round to go through each one to see … Continue reading →

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Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mo Gawdat in his book Solve For Happy talks about keeping your own happiness list and referring to it when you are feeling down. I don’t usually feel down as such but this morning after dropping the girls off at … Continue reading →

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Day 250: Cluttered Minds Don’t Know the Concept of Simple

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I literally stood in the centre of my garage today and felt overwhelmed again. I’ve taken stuff out there over the past few weeks ‘in a rush’. I’m happy that it’s not cluttering the house anymore, but I haven’t organised … Continue reading →

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Day 249: Useful Storage Baskets to Contain Items, and a Nice Predictable Feel Good Film

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I don’t tend to worry anyone when I don’t get as much done as planned. I started the day off with a grocery shopping delivery and then had breakfast in the garden. It’s was nice to see the sun for … Continue reading →

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Day 248: An Evening of Self-Care

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s so calming just staring at a perfect flower (in this case my geranium plant), especially when you know that you’ve grown it and nurtured it yourself. That’s also how I feel about my two lovely daughters. They said to … Continue reading →

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Day 247: Goodbye Silver Birches, Hello Opportunity

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

In yesterday’s post, I expressed my sadness about the plans to cut down the two silver birch trees in our garden, to allow the space for my husband to come up with a new design that we are all happy … Continue reading →

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Day 246: Change of Routine, and a Quick Sort of the Medicine Cupboard

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The girls went back to school today after six months of being at home. It was a bit daunting for them, but they got through it. I was proud of them. The routine for me of making sure that uniform … Continue reading →

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Day 245: Play The Game or Do the Puzzle, and Then Find the Missing Pieces

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As you know, I sorted out the games cupboard yesterday (click here if you missed the video). As a result, I found myself tipping out the pieces of a few old games and toys to see if they were worth … Continue reading →

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