365 Reasons to Smile: 11/08/16

Did someone say Challenge?

For the next 365 days I plan to post daily pictures of something that made me smile.

I have lots of reasons to smile and I can thank my wonderful Husband and Daughter for that! I can post thousands of pictures and write a million blogs about them but I want dig a little deeper and find beauty in every corner of my life.

Like everyone else my life is not with out its challenges and sometimes I have to remind myself to ''Stop and smell the roses' as the saying goes.

Im just your normal mother and housewife who has found herself caught up in day to day duties and struggles of housewivery? Is that a word? anyway! That is why I chose this subject for my blog. I wont be to posting 'Selfies' non stop and I dont pretend to be a full on photograger. You wont find any pholosophical insights or any political or religeous babble here!

Im sure some days I wont feel like smiling, non the less posting, but I will push through!

Why not post your own reason to smile?

Be it a wonderful view, or a view of a loved ones. Perhaps its a pile of laundry that is nothing to smile about, lets face it, but isn't it still a reason to be thankful for? Thankful for having clothes to wear and wash and thankful for having loved ones to wash them for?!

I think there is beauty all around us and with bit or imagination and persistance we can fill the next 365 days with love.

What made me smile today?

Lets see...

So.. get posting

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

New day. New glasses. New perspective!

ohh look how stylish I a look!

Today my daughter received her first pair of prescription glasses and although I was apprehensive and resistant at first I decided to sit back and let it happen. Once again, I was reminded of how great kids are at taking things in their stride. Watching her testing them, trying them on and get used to them I was drawn in by her enthusiasm, I let go of my own fears and let her set the pace and allowed myself follow her lead. I loved getting to experience her curiosity and excitement as she turned an 'obstacle' as I saw it, into an adventure.
This new perspective was refreshing!

Finally the choice was made, and as she tried on the finished product she looks in the mirror and says "Ohh look at how stylish I look!" with such pride in her voice and a gleam in her eye.

It really brought a smile to my face as I just wanted to bottle her enthusiasm!