My Happy List / March

This month Luke & I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a new rental in Newcastle, and after countless viewings, and driving back and forth from the Coast to Newcastle we finally found one! And to make the transition easier, our new rental has an almost identical layout to the house we live in now! I am really excited about our new beginning! 

Things that have also made me happy this month:

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Fresh Flowers

When I turned 24 I decided that I would give the whole having fresh flowers around the house thing a go, and secretly wished for my birthday Luke would buy me some as a surprise birthday gesture. I hadn't told him that I had had a change of heart, and he had ordered some for my birthday all on his own. That birthday I got a couple of bunches of flowers and my mind was made up forever, flowers are okay! So each week (well, when we remember), Luke & I buy a bunch of fresh flowers for our kitchen table. Luke has mentioned in the past that he was secretly glad I had come around to flowers because he actually likes having them around the house. Everybody wins!

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Pretty Little Liars

Have you seen it? Its about a stylish group of teenage sleuths trying to solve the mystery of their missing friend while being stalked by the elusive 'A' who is somehow involved in their friend's disappearance. This show is so addictive, and actually scary! The first couple of episodes of the show were initially off-putting for me and I found them hard to get through for the first time, but after those first couple the characters really start to develop and thats when shit gets real. I can't wait until season 4 is released on DVD, I will most definitely be rewatching from season 1! While 'Pretty Little Liars' isn't a deeply profound or meaningful contributor to my everyday happiness, I still really do enjoy it and thought it deserved a spot on my list considering how much time I've spent lately thinking about it. Waiting for next weeks episode to see what Spencer has come across is going to be hell!

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Postcard parties with my friend Lara

Somewhere along the lines my friend Lara & I started sending each other postcards. This has been an ongoing thing for a couple of years now, and every time one arrives in the post it really brightens my day! While we both have separate types of humour, our friendship has taken on its own odd sense of humour over the years that keeps our postcard party interesting. Romy had a pretty rough afternoon today, so when Luke brought the mail in on his way home - a postcard from Lara in one hand and a takeaway latte + mint slice in the other - it really made my day! It's always nice receiving something other than a bill in the mail. 

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Crossing everything off my to-do list

To-do lists make me pretty happy in themselves, but crossing the last task or goal off (especially in the same day as writing the list) makes me pretty darn happy. I know you know what I mean, I'm pretty sure the sheer elation of getting everything done is universal. Also, my 'to do' notepad from Kikki.K makes me happy, in fact, most things from that store do! 

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House Projects With Luke

This week Luke & I painted our wooden tv cabinet a dark teal colour so we can start bringing more colour into our living room. Even though we both would like to ideally replace the cabinet altogether, there is nothing wrong with it and we're trying not to make unnecessary bigger purchases while we're saving for our new car. So it actually turned out to be a fun little house project that we did together during Romy's nap time. We spent Monday & Tuesday on the project and this morning we brought it inside. I haven't stopped drooling over it all day, and now I can't wait to take on our dining room set project. 

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Tea & cookies at nap time

After Romy goes down for her midday nap I brew some tea, snap a scotch finger and watch an episode of Beverly Hills 90210. I could use this time more wisely to draw or make things, but I prefer a Brandon Walsh mini drama with my midday guilty pleasure!

*New Feature* My Happy List / Picnics

After reading The Happiness Project, I started to think about all of the simple things that made me happy and how I sometimes take those things for granted. It also made me realise how caught up in my own stuff I can get, and how that doesn't always create a positive effect or atmosphere considering a lot of the little things that do make me really happy involve Luke & Romy. So I wanted to make sure I did something every week off my happy list so I take the time to appreciate all of the simpler pleasures, and share the types of things every week that make me happy!

Picnics are one of my favourite ways to spend an afternoon, and last New Years Day Luke & I decided that we would start a New Years Day picnic tradition for our little family. And this time around it was much more enjoyable because Romy got to join in with us! Luke made some sandwiches to go with our ciders, and Romy had fresh mango - which is her new favourite thing!