#ThingsToBeHappyAbout

2025-09-03

The collective noun for a group of ladybirds is a loveliness.

#languagenerd #collectivenouns #ladybirds #thingstobehappyabout

2025-08-29

A Japanese man, Kuroki Toshiyuki, planted shibazakura flowers across his whole farm so that his blind wife could experience them too.

#humankindness #positivity #thingstobehappyabout

2025-08-25

Here is a teeny-tiny tortoise trying to eat a strawberry.
#reptilelove #3goodthings #thingstobehappyabout

2025-08-24

The last war Liechtenstein took part in was in 1866. They sent out 80 men for the Austro Prussian war. 81 returned - the original 80, unscathed, and a friend they'd made along the way.

#goodnews #cheerfulness #thingstobehappyabout #liechtenstein

2025-08-23

There used to be a species of crocodile that could gallop. Your happy reason for today is that it is extinct. #dailyhappyreasons #thingstobehappyabout #reptiles

2025-08-12

Owls keep little snakes as pets. #threegoodthings #funny #thingstobehappyabout #animals

My #3GoodThings for #Sunday:
1. Youngest daughter got back from her trip safely and had a great time πŸ₯°
2. Oldest daughter was at a dance competition today and her and her street dance team took home 1st place (and she also came 6th in solos and took home a trophy of her own!)
3. Roast dinner for tea πŸ˜‹ (BBQ weather really, but I'd already jotted it down on the weekly planner and bought the ingredients!!)
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a grey dinner plate containing a roast dinner - gammon, roast potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and sweetcorn all covered in gravy.

My #3GoodThings for #Saturday:
1. A little loss on the scales followed by a good gym session πŸ’ͺ🏻
2. Painted my youngest daughters bedroom while she was away (she has a box room, so it didn't take long!) 😁
3. Archery just before the sun set 🏹
BONUS: The moon looking all pretty πŸ˜πŸŒ•
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of me (a middle aged woman with dark hair wearing black jeans and a black tshirt) doing archery - shooting wooden arrows from my barebow - as the sun sets slowly behind me through the trees.Image is of an archery target with 6 wooden arrows sticking out of it (2 are in the gold, 3 in the red and 1 in the blue) This was my best end of the day (I only did 6) and not bad considering I've not properly done archery since October and it's barebow!A very bright moon high up in the sky silhouetted by many branches of bare trees in the twilight sky.

My #3GoodThings for #Friday:
1. Hospital appointment went really well and I've now been discharged from the breast clinic 😁
2. Went for a nice long walk and saw some ducks and geese πŸ¦†πŸͺΏ
3. Got some chores done - including replacing the cat flap which was a bit worn! πŸˆβ€β¬›
BONUS: Youngest daughter arrived safely at her weekend retreat with school and seems to be having fun!
Another BONUS: Hit platinum 5 on Overwatch comp πŸ€“ (and then lost it a couple games later πŸ˜‚ It was nice while it lasted!)
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a monitor screen. On the screen is the rank progression for Overwatch 2 comp open queue and it shows that it platinum 5 (just!)Image is of a brand new cat flap against  a door that's a little worn out in colour.Image is of a fishing spot at the edge of a lake. On the lake there are 2 geese clearly visible and some ducks and moorhens a bit blurry in the background. There is a tree line running around the lake and the sky is cloudy but bright.

My #3GoodThings for #Thursday:
1. Music 🎢🎧
2. The sun was shining alllllll day 🌞
3. Good gym session - beat my time on the bike doing 3km to wind down 🚲
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of the screen of an exercise bike stating time and effort done including calories lost, etc.

My #3GoodThings for #Wednesday:
1. This half a sleep blep moment from Mitzi on this #WhiskersWednesday
2. One step closer to getting the boiler fixed!! (Only been waiting since the beginning of the year πŸ™„)
3. Chilled out evening doing very little πŸ‘ŒπŸ»
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is a close up of the face of a tuxedo cat (Mitzi) lay in a grey cat bed. She is half asleep (her eyes are half closed) and her tongue is sticking out slightly.

My #3GoodThings for #Tuesday:
1. My car got hit today. Not a good thing in itself...but fortunately it was caught on CCTV and the person who did it is going to pay to fix it!!! πŸ˜‘
2. Pancake day!! Didn't have one myself - but the kids enjoyed theirs πŸ˜‹
3. Good progress at aerial hoop. Being able to consistently get up on to to the top bar (and down again!) without hurting myself (too much) πŸ’ͺ🏻
BONUS: The moon and the sky looking beautiful 😍
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a grey plate with a pancake on it. On top of the pancake there is chocolate ice cream, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries on it. This was one of my daughters pancakes.Image is of the sky as the sunsets. The moon is visible and the sky is a purpley, pinky blue colour. Some bare trees are silhouetted against it.

My #3GoodThings for #Monday:
1. Music ALL day 🎧🎢
2. Gym session πŸ’ͺ🏻 - saw someone suggest online that you cover the screen of the treadmill/bike and just go for it because you get distracted by the numbers otherwise. I estimated doing 10 minutes on the bike (by using my phone as a rough guide) at a leisurely pace and it really didn't feel like it was long or tiring while doing it AND I managed 3km!! Watching the numbers/screen definitely has it's downfall!
3. Receiving the kind of messages that just make you smile because you know someone is thinking of you πŸ₯°
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of the screen on an exercise bike at the gym after a little session. 
Calories 47.6, duration 9 mins 46, Distance 3km, Avg HR 0, Energy 5, Power 62.2, Avg Speed 18.1 and Avg level 3.0

My #3GoodThings for #Sunday:
1. Nice long lie-in 😴
2. Celebrating my mum and dads 40th wedding anniversary with them and treating them to a meal out πŸŽ‰
3. Chilled out gaming session - and praise from fellow players πŸ€“πŸ₯°
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is the close up of a banner that is white with red writing on it and reads "40th anniversary. Ruby wedding" There are also little hearts on the banner and 2 glasses of bubbly.

My #3GoodThings for #Saturday:
1. Gym session with my son in the morning πŸ’ͺ🏻
2. Going shopping with the youngest for new clothes 😁 Talking about music in the car on the way there and just having a bit of time together in general πŸ›οΈ
3. Coming back from the shops to find my son had made us all some macaroni cheese πŸ˜‹
BONUS 1: A 1.5kg loss on the scales this week - working out seems to be paying off 😁
BONUS 2: The sky was super pretty as the sun set! The picture really doesn't do it justice 😍
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a piece of slightly ripped paper on top of a black and silver flecked worktop, in front of a silver and black microwave. The piece of paper reads "Surprise! It's double what it was last time" (There is a big bowl of macaroni cheese in the microwave!)Image is a screenshot of a calorie counting app. It has been cropped to just show the weight lost so far: Which is 13.4kg. It states there is 9.4kg left to lose. Underneath this there are 3 "ribbons" two of which have 1 stone written on them and the other has 1lb written on it.Image is of a pinky purpley slightly cloudy sky with the dark silhouette of many bare trees against it

Keep forgetting to do this πŸ™ˆ
My #3GoodThings for #Friday:
1. Playing Overwatch πŸ€“
2. Swimming πŸŠπŸ»β€β™€οΈ (And also just floating - it's so relaxing!)
3. My nightlight being positioned in such a way that it makes it look like the aurora borealis and mountains 😍
BONUS: Getting my smear test over abd done with!
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a bright night light on the colour blue with green dots that resemble stars. The covers have blocked some of the projection making it look like a mountain range.

Keep forgetting to post πŸ™ˆ
My #3GoodThings for #Thursday:
1. Coworker bought in these delicious donuts she'd made to celebrate "Fat Thursday" πŸ˜‹
2. Gym πŸ’ͺ🏻
3. Nice hot shower 🚿
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a baking paper lined tin filled with donuts of different shapes and sizes that are covered in icing.

My #3GoodThings for #Wednesday:
1. Finding a white feather on the ground outside by my car πŸ₯° (I've grown up to believe this means a deceased love one is nearby)
2. Standing my ground at work when in a disagreement with some of the higher ups πŸ‘πŸ»
3. Playing some Overwatch...and winning πŸ˜‚
BONUS: Had an appointment at the opticians and my eyes are still doing just fine πŸ€“ I was told that with my glasses/contact lenses on/in I have what is considered better than 20/20 vision! (I didn't know this was possible)
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a small white feather stuck on a path. There is moss just visible in the background between the cracks in the flags, although it is blurry.

My #3GoodThings for #Tuesday:
1. Youngest has got her leavers hoodie for her last year of primary school and is absolutely made up with it 😁
It's a little bittersweet for me as she's my last baby and while I'm looking forward to her going to high school and seeing her flourish and grow some more, that also comes with the realisation that she's not little anymore 😒
2. Played some Mario with my son. He was keen to have a go at some of the challenges and I showed him how it was done haha πŸ€“
3. Third week doing aerial hoop and we were mostly doing rolls, but I was made up because I managed to flip myself backwards and upside down through the hoop as well as climb up to the top bar and hook my legs over them and then get down without just falling πŸ’ͺ🏻 (I am very bruised though πŸ˜‚)
#3goodthingstoday #ThreeGoodThings #thingstobehappyabout

Image is of a TV screen with a Mario game on it. This was one of the challenges in the game where you have to dodge fireballs for as long as you can.

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