happiness is…

:: happiness is… a lovely way to start the week with a positive reflection of what brings happiness to you right now. positive thinking on a monday morning ~ there’s no better way to start the week. i hope you will join me.

Happy Monday! Hope you’ve had a great weekend and you’re ready to welcome the new week with big wide open arms and a smile on your face….
It’s the last week of march ~ we’re so close to summertime…. ;)

{fresh hand picked flowers from our garden, just for you}

First, I must jump in with huge words of gratitude to all my new and old friends who dropped by on Friday and over the weekend to join the virtual Potluck Party! It was amazing to see everyone stop by and bring a dish and then ‘mingle’ with the other bloggers ;) It was great fun and I’m so happy to have ‘met’ a few wonderful ladies through this event.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about… scroll down quick to Friday’s post called Potluck Party to get all the details. Oh sorry, did you think I threw a real party? Oh I only wish ~  I’m already so happy the world is such a small place now through blogging ~ and I do love connecting with so many of you in this ‘small’ world ;)

The Potluck Party It is such a great resource of amazing healthy recipes AND you can discover amazing new blogs at the same time. It’s a win win for all. I couldn’t be happier with how things worked out – and I hope you also had lots of fun. I’m extending a huge Thank You to everyone that stopped by. This was Awesome!

The question now is….. Would you like me to have more Potluck Parties?
{insert visual : millions go wild in excitement!}
What do you think of them every Friday?
{insert visual : cheering and clapping raising their glasses (of water)}
…..yes? Yes? Do I hear a YES for more Potluck Parties each Friday?

{digging for treasure in our backyard}

So a huge part of my Happiness list today has to to with the party-life ;D

(all of the above) happy happy happy
for having wonderful like-minded people in my life (yessss one of them is you)
happy the partying continued outside of my blog life and we went out to celebrate a friend’s birthday on saturday
having a great time with old friends and enjoying meeting some new
feeling good just because….. maybe it’s a spring thing
smiling on the outside and the inside

enjoying a sweet sunday with some of my favourite people
we picked up my sis with my nephew (leaving his mamma to rest for the day)
and we just had the best day (doing nothing really)
but I love those simple uneventful days the most
watching the little kids play makes me wish for one more little
I introduced my sister to eating raw kale in my rice rolls
and she loved it.

this morning we were out of regular almond milk and
we had cereal with chocolate milk – the excitement in my daughter was huge ;D
I love making her day awesome – it takes so little ;)

and I’m getting into some serious working out again….
and overdid it on the lunges that now my butt hurts LOL
but it’s that good pain that tells you results will be made. I hope ;D
now I’m excited to do more.

ohhh and my white magnolia is in full bloom today. Happiness!

MISSION FOR THE WEEK: Work out at least 15 min every day!

– and that will be true happiness when I get more fit again

{lunch with my sister, having rice wraps}

Speaking of sisters, I wanted to share this beautiful song with you. It’s by the Webb Sisters – I’ve heard these ladies on a Leonard Cohen concert a few years ago when I went with my husband. Their voices are angelic and this song is my favourite…..

So my friends, what is making you happy right now?

Please do share. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead filled with happiness, health and love. xo

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