Month of Gratitude: Day 7

🌼Today I am grateful for our little pets. Hammy Hamster (his name was actually Neymar but we called him Hammy anyway) passed on today. My heart is very sore. He was the friendliest little character. Always shot out of his house whenever he smelt our food. He always came out to say good morning. I guess it was good night for him before he settled in for his daytime sleep.

My son is going to be crushed when comes home from his little holiday. He loved Hammy to bits.

The fish keep me entertained, especially the two black guppies. They chase each other around the tank all day long. I love how they congregate in the corner when they see me coming, hoping for a morsel. You would swear they are puppies with the way they wag their tails. It’s the cutest thing. I am definitely grateful for our pets. 🌼

It’s been one week of intentionally being grateful. I really need to do this everyday but in my gratitude journal. I think I will make that a goal for 2021 and see what happens. This has been an awesome 7 days. I have had quite a few pleasant surprises and I feel great. Even the scale dropped slightly after 5 weeks of exercise. 😁 Gratitude is magic! 🙌

Our beloved pets. We lost the Siamese fighter on Easter Sunday.

Month of Gratitude: Day 5

🌼I am grateful for my home and especially my little container garden. I’ve never had a real interest in plants before moving in here. In the back as well as inside, is a merry mixture of herbs, flowers and some Kale and strawberries. Watching them thrive brings me great joy. Pottering around in my little garden is one of the most peaceful and rewarding parts of my week.

My home is pretty small but it keeps us safe and warm. It is filled with love, laughter, and well, ever so often the odd tantrum. It’s had to also be my home office since March and now my gym as well. It serves us well. I am very grateful for my home and garden. 🌼

A section of my little container garden

Month of Gratitude: Day 4

🌼Today I am grateful for all our firsts this year. My son and I had our first train ride together on the Inchanga Choo Choo before lockdown. Awesome afternoon with my best friend and her family. We visited the Japanese Gardens in Durban North. We had driven past it so many times and had never stopped and walked through it until a week or two before lockdown. One of the monkeys wanted my phone and wasn’t taking no for an answer so we had to run for our lives😂.

I took Alex to the drive-in for first time and we were involved in his first (and, God willing, his last) car accident on our way home. 😔 We were not hurt fortunately but it was a real shock to our systems. Our car was written off so now we are living the car-less life for the first time😂. We are so over it so God willing we will have a new one in the coming weeks.

I am so grateful for our firsts this year 🌼

2020 Memories