Anyone who checked my blog in the run up to Christmas will have seen my advent calendar, in which I listed five things daily that I was grateful for. I was inspired by a friend Kat, who is the editor of Worthing Mums Magazine. She is also a keen photographer  and somehow finds time to keep her own blog up to date www.katnaish.co.uk.

This post is simply a list of my 5 a day reasons to be grateful. They are in now particular order. This wasn’t as easy as it seems and really helped me open my eyes to everything that surrounds me.

1st December 2018

• 1: Life
• 2: My children
• 3: My family’s health
• 4: My Family
• 5: Happiness

2nd December 2018

• 1: Inspirational friends
• 2: Supportive friends and family
• 3: Funny kids
• 4: My parents
• 5: My job

3rd December 2018

• 1: Wine
• 2: Coffee
• 3: Lucozade
• 4: McDonalds Milkshakes
• 5: Tea

4th December 2018

• 1: South Downs
• 2: Beach
• 3: River Walks
• 4: South Downs Way
• 5: Clean Fresh Air

5th December 2018

• 1: The amazing teachers at my kids schools
• 2: The sense of community amongst parents (School Tribe)
• 3: The sense of community where I live
• 4: The sense of community amongst my neighbours
• 5: YouTube

6th December 2018

• 1: Murray
• 2: Balogun
• 3: Andone
• 4: Dunk
• 5: Hughton

7th December 2018

• 1: Books
• 2: Pen’s & Pencils
• 3: Paper
• 4: Technology
• 5: Being alive today

8th December 2018

• 1: Sense of smell
• 2: Sense of sight
• 3: Sense of taste
• 4: Sense of touch
• 5: Sense of hearing

9th December 2018

• 1: My mistakes
• 2: Heartbreaks
• 3: Laughter
• 4: Love
• 5: Life’s challenges

10th December 2018

• 1: Time
• 2: Blogs
• 3: Shoes
• 4: Music
• 5: My bed

11th December 2018

• 1: Sunrise
• 2: Rain
• 3: Rainbows
• 4: Stars and Moon
• 5: Sunsets

12th December 2018

• 1: Tears
• 2: Disappointment
• 3: Fears
• 4: Pain
• 5: Happiness

13th December 2018

• 1: Electricity
• 2: Clean Bed Sheets
• 3: Good Healthcare
• 4: A Roof over my Head
• 5: Healthy Food

14th December 2018

• 1: Memories
• 2: Imagination
• 3: The internet
• 4: A cooker
• 5: The rain

15th December 2018

• 1: Christmases Past & Future
• 2: Family Time
• 3: Holidays
• 4: School Holidays
• 5: Family games

16th December 2018

• 1: The slap face emoji
• 2: The future
• 3: Birthdays
• 4: Lighter/Longer evenings in the Summer
• 5: Campsites

17th December 2018

• 1: Winter
• 2: Spring
• 3: Summer
• 4: Autumn
• 5: Four Seasons Restaurant in London

18th December 2018

• 1: Jokes
• 2: Hearing a song and singing along
• 3: Warm Socks in Winter
• 4: Flip flops
• 5: Comfort Food

19th December 2018

• 1: Books
• 2: Pictures
• 3: Dictionaries
• 4: Thesaurus
• 5: Google

20th December 2018

• 1: My Mum (it’s her Birthday today)
• 2: My late Grandparents
• 3: My life
• 4: My children’s lives
• 5: Making lots of noise when happy

21st December 2018

• 1: Libraries
• 2: Playstation
• 3: Xbox
• 4: iPhones
• 5: Sense of belonging

22nd December 2018

• 1: Nature
• 2: Science
• 3: Religion
• 4: My old English Teacher
• 5: Education

23rd December 2018

• 1: Laughing Children
• 2: Laughing Adults
• 3: My Local Pub
• 4: Busses
• 5: Taxis

24th December 2018

• 1: The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
• 2: Slade
• 3: The Ramones
• 4: Band Aid
• 5: Bing Crosby & David Bowie

So there it is.  My 120 reasons to be grateful.

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