practice 'Happiness Manifesto' daily

- my son smiling at me for the first time
- the sun shining
- having a day off
- not having to worry about anything
- my friends and family – they are so nice… ;-)

- that good mood which has gotten my whole family today
- the nice weather
- the first blossoms in my garden
- being off for some time now
- having that great walk with my daughter

- having a day off and sleeping a bit longer
- the dry weather, so I can take the bike in the afternoon
- having something to look forward to: meeting all the other mums-to-be in a cafe in the village for a chat
- having cleaned out the closet
- having cleaned the bathroom
- having some time to read
- my daughter singing a little tune for the baby

Today I’m greatful for:
- my daughter: she played by herself all morning without being in a bad mood or too loud, while I had some people over. She even brought all of them some toys of her own so that they also had something to hold on to. It was very cute and I had a really nice time
- the nice time I spend with the ladies from my lamaze-class. We were just chatting a bit and it was very comforting to talk about all those maternity stuff others are not interested in.
- the brownies I made for this morning’s get-together. They were so nice…
- My husband helping me this morning with some things and just being sweet
- my nesting instinct: keeping everything clean, preparing everything for our child to be born, being in the mood to clean out that drawer for the thrid time… It’s not annoying at all and I really get a lot done like this. It gives me a lot of energy to actually have something done again.

- my daughter’s good mood this morning. It made the day a lot brighter than it actually was.
- the facial I treated myself with this morning. It was soooo relaxing
- being off with maternity leave and having time for a facial and some shopping
- biking into town: it took a while longer maybe, but it was a nice exercise
- that strawberry-banana-shake I had for lunch… ;-)

*My daughter: he good mood, her hugs and laughs…
*A day off and having some time just for myself
*The rain: it’s soothing… and I don’t have to go outside if I don’t want to…
*Doing exercises in the morning
*Having seen an episode of the Gilmore Girls – simply having the time for it is just great.

1. My daughter’s sweet smile and temper (she was great today with so many people around)
2. The weather was nice
3. Mustard soup (great stuff!)
4. My mother-in-law who was helping out a lot
5. Hormones: I can blame so much on them – it’s great!

1. Biking in the nice weather – soooo nice and in the morning still not so very hot.
2. Playing with my daughter – even though we didn’t had much time we had a lot of fun
3. Not feeling sick today
4. Chili con carne – now THAT was nice…
5. Having my daughter snuggling up to me before she went to bed