365 Days Of Gratitude. In October I was grateful for...

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in. I have done this for the whole of the last few of years and it has really made me realise that even on bad days I have something to be grateful for.

October was another blink and you missed it month! Things were busy here for the first half of the month but then calmed down! Phew! We had lots of fun things going on and I can't see things slowing down until the end of the year. Eek!

In October I was grateful for:

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Today I am grateful that the tracksuit bottoms I ordered Stu were the right ones and the right size! Phew!

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Today I am grateful for a nice time with my dad today. He made us lunch, we had a good chat and a few giggles.

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Today I am grateful for a nice meal out!

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Today I am grateful for a day in front of the TV.

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Today I am grateful my dad rang me to remind me I was supposed to be at his today to help him out with some things on the computer. I had totally forgotten. Oops!

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Today I am grateful I got all my jobs done quickly this morning so I could spend a few hours catching up on things on my laptop!

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Today I am grateful that I didn't have to go out in the rain and could stay home.

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Today I am grateful for my slow cooker, making tea so much easier!

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Today I am grateful that my dad made my lunch! Omelette sandwiches!

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Today I am grateful for Netflix and wrestling on the TV!

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Today I am grateful my girls have told me their plans for the week. I am not going to remember everything but at least I have a fair idea what's going on.

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Today I am grateful it wasn't as cold as it looked outside, I got some tidying up in the garden done.

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Today I am grateful for lunch from Greggs. The sweet mince pie roll is yummy!

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Today I am grateful that I finally got my Provisional Driving Licence through the post! They sure took their time to send it out.

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Today I am grateful the girls had a good time at Hull fair and Becky sent candy floss home with Ellie for me!

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Today I am grateful for a full refund from the DVLA. I don't understand how as I received my Provisional Driving Licence on Wednesday. lol I think it's because I paid for a first time one and they found record of my old paper one I lost when I was about 20 years old. I'm going to give them a ring on Monday.

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Today I am grateful to have some time on my laptop tonight to catch up on things.

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Today I am grateful for an afternoon in front of the TV watching films and a bit of Ted Lasso.

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Today I am grateful that Stu cooked tea! Pie and mash!

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Today I am grateful that Stu is on early finishes this week! Getting home half 45 minutes earlier makes such a difference.

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Today I am grateful for soup for tea. It seems ages since I had basic tinned soup. My family had a cheesy macaroni meal that I didn't want.

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Today I am grateful for my dad giving Ellie a lift to somewhere she needed to be and home again. He had errands to run so she went along with him as well. She had the best time.

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Today I am grateful for a bag of apples off my dad! I made an apple pie!

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Today I am grateful I could stay inside where it was warm and dry!

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Today I am grateful for an unexpected evening with Becky. She has training at work next week so had tonight off!

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Today I am grateful that I got some more Christmas presents bought.

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Today I am grateful for a walk out into town with Becky while she got her hair cut.

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Today I am grateful my parcels were delivered. I have a Halloween costume ready and someone's birthday presents!

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Today I am grateful that mine and Ellie's hair dye went on well.

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Today I am grateful Ellie had a fab night out with her friends and that her make up and outfit worked out!

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Today I am grateful for a fun night out in town!

What were you grateful for in October?

365 Days Of Gratitude. In September I was grateful for...

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in. I have done this for the whole of the last few of years and it has really made me realise that even on bad days I have something to be grateful for.

September was another month which flew over. I think it's because we were so busy here. Becky had her birthday, Ellie started full time work and we had lots of things going on. It was a good month but like I keep saying it went too fast!

In September I was grateful for:

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Today I am grateful that Becky brought me candyfloss back from the beach!

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Today I am grateful that Ellie's latest job interview went well. She said it's the best one she's had yet!

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Today I am grateful for a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino! Tis the season!

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Today I am grateful for a walk out and lunch at my dad's.

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Today I am grateful that I could catch up on the housework! Had the music blasting to help me along!

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Today I am grateful for a day of watching sport. Football and F1!

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Today I am grateful that the grass has been cut in the front and back garden! It's grown so much over the last week!

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Today I am grateful that Becky had a day in the kitchen! Made lasagne from scratch and a cake for after!

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Today I am grateful that Ellie helped me wrap Becky's birthday presents.

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Today I am grateful that Becky had a great birthday! I think it's time for bed now!

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Today I am grateful for Costa for lunch! I just had my usual Chocolate fudge frappe, bacon bap and lemon muffin!

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Today I am grateful for a day with just Becky and me at home. We had a nice day, I even convinced her to watch some Harry Potter!

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Today I am grateful for a proper roast chicken dinner cooked by me! We have leftovers for tomorrow too!

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Today I am grateful for a few hours with my dad and brother. It's always fun to spend time with them.

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Today I am grateful that Becky brought me treats home from her shopping trip! A fancy doughnut from M&S and some Percy Pigs.

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Today I am grateful that Ellie takes everything in her stride! So far this week she's had appointments, a job interview, phone calls to deal with which she struggles with because of her hearing loss, things to organise, important forms to fill out and there she is just getting on with it.

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Today I am grateful for help bringing the food shop in. I stocked up the cleaning cupboard so there was a lot to carry to the kitchen.

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Today I am grateful for lunch at my dad's. Who'd have though bacon and pear sandwiches would taste so good! The pears were freshly picked off his tree too!

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Today I am grateful for a fun night out! Food, drinks and lots of dancing!

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Today I am grateful for a lazy day! I have done nothing productive and have hardly moved! Perfect for a Sunday!

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Today I am grateful that Ellie got on OK at her job induction. I was stressing all morning but she did great! The biggest excitement was that she was given a proper name badge.

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Today I am grateful for a hot chocolate with marshmallows in!

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Today I am grateful for a whole day in the house by myself. It felt so strange but good at the same time!

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Today I am grateful my documents were returned from the DVLA and my Provisional licence is on its way!

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Today I am grateful for a bag of treats from my dad. A pack of bacon, a bottle of coca cola, some black pudding and randomly some beetroot!

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Today I am grateful that I had company all day while Stu was at work, Ellie was out and Becky was sleeping for work. It was nice to spend the day with someone different.

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Today I am grateful that I've made plans with my girls. Got a day with Ellie tomorrow and Becky on Tuesday!

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Today I am grateful that Stu came shopping with me and I got a big chunk of the Christmas present buying done!

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Today I am grateful for a woolly jumper. It has been quite chilly today!

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Today I am grateful for a hot chocolate with a squirt of Bailey's cream in it!

What were you grateful for in September?

365 Days Of Gratitude. In August I was grateful for...

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in. I have done this for the whole of the last few of years and it has really made me realise that even on bad days I have something to be grateful for.

August went by in a flash! It is always a busy month for us with Stu's and Ellie's birthday but this year seemed extra busy. We've had days out, a week where we were full of cold, the bathroom was decorated, plenty of sport to watch and lots of family time which always makes me happy. It was a good month!

In August I was grateful for:

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Today I am grateful the drains were unblocked again! The pipes and sewers are damaged. The water board knows and it's going to be fixed sometime soon but they said that back in April too.

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Today I am grateful for tissues and cold and flu tablets. Stu has given me his cold! Ugh!

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Today I am grateful for a little lie in this morning! It means I can stay up a little later and watch a bit of WWE's SummerSlam!

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Today I am grateful for cough medicine and that I am not suffering alone with my cold, Becky has it too.

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Today I am grateful for a nice lunch with Becky, it has been a while since we got Costa delivered.

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Today I am grateful that I am just about over the cold that I've had. I can breath through my nose again and I'm not coughing as much! Yay!

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Today I am grateful for jacket potatoes for tea! Nice and easy!

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Today I am grateful to spend time with my dad! Been to his today, helped him with a few computer things and had lunch! Perfect!

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Today I am grateful the shower isn't broken! We thought it was as the water was coming out of the bottom. Turns out the shower head was blocked with limescale! Of course it was, the limescale is terrible here!

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Today I am grateful for a lazy Sunday! I've done nothing productive at all and enjoyed every moment!

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Today I am grateful that Stu has got half the bathroom decorated. He will be doing the rest at the end of the week.

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Today I am grateful that Ellie has another 2 job interviews lined up!

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Today I am grateful I saw the eclipse tonight. It wasn't that amazing but I saw it. lol

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Today I am grateful that I could stay inside today where it was cool!

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Today I am grateful for lunch at my dads. Bacon, black pudding and tomato sandwiches! Yum!

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Today I am grateful for a fun day out celebrating Stu's birthday a day early.

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Today I am grateful for a quiet day at home, Stu had a nice birthday and takeaway pizza for tea!

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Today I am grateful for The Freeman Hospital and their amazing surgeons, doctors and nurses which mean my girls are still here today! Today is 17 years since Becky had open heart surgery to fix a hole in her heart and tomorrow is 17 years since Ellie had her surgery. They both had the same issues with their hearts. Those days were some of the hardest of my life. I never thought we were going to get through the day, the week or even the month at the time. There were so many worries and so many things going through my head but here we are 17 years later and they are both fit and healthy.

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Today I am grateful for BBQ pulled pork in buns for tea! It was so good and I gutted there are no leftovers for tomorrow.

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Today I am grateful for more rain and not having to go out and water the garden!

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Today I am grateful that Ellie was OK with not getting a pass on her English GCSE resit. She did better than last year so it's not all bad and is booked on an intensive course to get something that counts as the English GCSE.

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Today I am grateful for an evening at the pub! Hour and half of a singer singing 90's tunes, football and a bottle of prosecco!

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Today I am grateful for football on the TV and that Hull beat Man United!!

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Today I am grateful for a nice afternoon watching sport. F1 and then the football. I can't believe that Erling Haaland has cut his hair and the tribute to Kevin Keegan was something special!

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Today I am grateful that Stu cooked tea! It was nice to have a night off during the week!

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Today I am grateful that I could go into town and pick up a few extra presents for Ellie's birthday.

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Today I am grateful to get a few jobs done around the house!

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Today I am grateful I didn't have to go out this afternoon, that rain was awful!

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Today I am grateful Ellie had a good night out with her friends!

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Today I am grateful Ellie had the best birthday! We had a meal out and a fab night out, my legs are aching from all the dancing I did. lol

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Today I am grateful for a day of doing nothing!

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Today I am grateful for a day at home getting some little jobs done.

What were you grateful for in August?

365 Days Of Gratitude. In July I was grateful for...

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in. I have done this for the whole of the last few of years and it has really made me realise that even on bad days I have something to be grateful for.

July went by in a flash, I know I say that every month but last month seemed to go extra quick. I think it was because we were all out of routine with Ellie not being at college, Becky and Stu having time off work at the start of the month and a couple more mini heatwaves. There was a lot to be grateful for.

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Today I am grateful that England won their match! It was so stressful watching it.

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Today I am grateful for a day at home as we have a busy couple of days coming up.

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Today I am grateful that an appointment that Ellie had today went really well. Me worrying for days about it was a complete waste of my time and energy.

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Today I am grateful for a fab day at the country show! I am also grateful that my brother could get our dad's car running after a split in the petrol pipe thing.

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Today I am grateful that Stu cooked for us tonight. Pie, mash and veg.

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Today I am grateful that Ellie knows some interesting people! Minding our own business, walking down the high street and see a man with a snake around his neck! Of course Ellie knows him, we stopped for a chat and it turns out the snake is a support pet!

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Today I am grateful that my family all ate together tonight, it doesn't happen often.

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Today I am grateful for fresh strawberries! My dad was given loads and brought me some!

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Today I am grateful Ellie really is finished with college now. She had a call yesterday asking her to go in and fill in some paperwork that she was meant to do before she left. Oops. It's all done now!

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Today I am grateful that I could jump into a cold shower this afternoon when I had enough of being hot and sweaty!

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Today I am grateful that we're through to the semi final of the World Cup!!!

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Today I am grateful for so many butterflies and bees in my garden. They are loving all the flowers!

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Today I am grateful for a day out in Hull and that it has been a lot cooler here!

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Today I am grateful for help watering the garden since I had to do it with watering cans because of the hosepipe ban.

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Today I am grateful for a few drinks while watching the match. Gutted they lost but they played well.

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Today I am grateful for lunch with Becky and her partner! They stayed home especially to spend time with me!

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Today I am grateful for new things to watch on TV since I've watched nothing but football for the last month! Elle off Prime is brilliant and I have just started Little House on the Prairie!

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Today I am grateful it was nice and cool so I could do some work in the garden!

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Today I am grateful for a day of sport! Last nights wrestling, the Belgian Grand Prix and finally the World Cup final! I am so glad Spain won!

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Today I am grateful that all the clean washing was put away!

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Today I am grateful everything went well for Ellie with the couple of appointments which she had. She only rang me twice panicking when she got lost and then couldn't find the bus stop.

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Today I am grateful that I got my usual food shop delivery slot despite me forgetting to book it until late this evening!

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Today I am grateful that I am always putting leftovers in the freezer, they came in handy tonight!

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Today I am grateful for lunch at my dad's, a catch up with him and my brother and cherry crumble to bring home!

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Today I am grateful for homemade pizza, well almost! I bought the bases ready made and just added our own toppings!

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Today I am grateful Becky had a great time at Hull Pride. She didn't get in until the early hours of this morning.

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Today I am grateful that Ellie's job interview went well, she'll find out about it later in the week but even getting to the interview stage these days is a fantastic achievement!

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Today I am grateful for hair dye! The roots coming through are gone and so are all the greys!

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Today I am grateful that Becky did some baking and it was good! Banana bread and brownies!

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Today I am grateful that my peppers are finally growing! I feel like I have been waiting forever!

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Today I am grateful for a nice night out with family. It wasn't a late one either.

What were you grateful for in July?

365 Days Of Gratitude. In June I was grateful for....

I have seen many people on social media list something every day that they are grateful for and thought I would join in. I have done this for the whole of the last few of years and it has really made me realise that even on bad days I have something to be grateful for.

Another month has flown over and what a month it was! We had a lot going on, I've watched a lot of football with the World Cup being on, we survived another heatwave, celebrated the dad's with Father's Day and my youngest left college and full time education!

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Today I am grateful that it's the first of the month and all the bills were paid!

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Today I am grateful for an exciting little trip out this afternoon, viewing a house! Not for me but for Becky and her partner! Eek!

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Today I am grateful for spaghetti Bolognese for tea and leftover Bolognese for tomorrow.

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Today I am grateful Ellie has found something new to watch on TV. New to her anyway. She came in and said she found a show on BBC iPlayer which is like Grey's Anatomy and The Pitt but it's English! It's Casualty!! I couldn't help but laugh, that show has been on TV for most of my life!

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Today I am grateful for lunch at my dad's. It was just Becky and I visiting as Ellie was sitting her last English exam.

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Today I am grateful Ellie reminded me that the F1 qualifiers were on TV. I had forgotten it was a Grand Prix weekend.

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Today I am grateful for an afternoon in front of the TV watching F1! What a race!

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Today I am grateful that all the washing is done, all sorted and folded too. Putting it away is a job for tomorrow!

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Today I am grateful for Costa Coffee and my favourite Chocolate Fudge Frappe!

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Today I am grateful for a nice tea! Sesame Pork & Mushroom Udon Noodle Stir Fry!

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Today I am grateful the World Cup has started! Almost 40 days of football! Yay!

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Today I am grateful for a lift home from my dad's when it started chucking it down!

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Today I am grateful for a huge prawn salad for tea. (I did want to say football but I can't say that every day during the World Cup)

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Today I am grateful for a nice lunch out with family.

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Today I am grateful that Stu did the cooking tonight.

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Today I am grateful Stu had an early finish from work today. I knew he was finishing early but the girls didn't, they were so confused.

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Today I am grateful that England won their match! Phew!

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Today I am grateful Stu got a bonus at work! It's enough to pay for the girls birthday presents so that's fantastic!

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Today I am grateful that my dad was very happy with his father's day gift.

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Today I am grateful that Becky tried to let me have a lie in. She was as quiet as a mouse sneaking around but I was awake anyway.

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Today I am grateful that Stu had a fantastic Father's Day. The girls did spoil him!

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Today I am grateful for help with the weeding. I am not grateful for all the weeds!

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Today I am grateful for a trip to the cinema to see Toy Story 5! It was brilliant!

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Today I am grateful that Ellie a fantastic last day at college!

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Today I am grateful that my dad gave us a lift home from his. I might have melted on the walk back.

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Today I am grateful Stu could email me from work because the silly so and so left his phone at home.

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Today I am grateful for rain! It has just chucked it down and watered the garden for me. Shame it hasn't cooled down any.

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Today I am grateful my plants in the garden survived the latest heat wave! They were looking a bit unwell on Friday but they've perked back up now!

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Today I am grateful that Becky is home and we could watch some wrestling and the football together!

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Today I am grateful for an extra mouth to feed tonight. Becky's partner was here for tea!

What were you grateful for in June?