10 Things That Have Made Me Happy Lately

So if you’ve been following our blog for a while, you know it’s no secret that we aren’t shy when it comes to talking about mental illness. Speaking for myself, I do struggle with mental health and there are just days when you want to stay in a horizontal position for approximately a week. You try reading these ‘self-care’ posts – you know the ones that suggest ‘going for a run’ or ‘hiking up a mountain’ and ok, maybe those things (in the long run) would benefit you but when even breathing seems like too much of a task, it’s the last thing you want to do.
Maybe I will tackle my own self-care post in the future but for now, and for the days when I am feeling shitty, I can look back on this post – 10 things that have put a smile on my face in the past few weeks! I thought today would be a good day to do this as I am feeling ok – I’ve got soup on the boil and I’m watching my dogs tear up all their new toys.

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• I went to my first ever archery lesson!! I’ve been obsessed with the sport for years (yes, even before Katniss) but I’d never got around to doing it until now. I bruised my arm majorly but I had the best time and can’t wait to go again!
• I have been catching up with this year’s Celebrity Big Brother purely because it’s the ‘Year of the Woman’ series and I’m really enjoying it.
• I tried Quorn ‘chicken’ nuggets for the first time and I fell in love.

• Becky and I have planned to visit Salzburg in Austria hopefully in April! It’s our first time travelling together and we couldn’t be more excited!
• I ticked one UK city off my travel bucket list – Bath! You can see my travel diary of it here.
• Yoga! I have been practicing yoga since the start of last month but for January I have been joining in with Cat Meffan’s Yoganuary. I’ve finally found the exercise for me!

• I got invited by Penguin Random House to an Instatour for the book Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller. So keep an eye out on my Instagram for the upcoming photo!
• I finally got out of my reading slump and have read 5 books so far this year including Warcross by Marie Lu which is already a favourite.
• I signed up to LinkedIn for our blog as I’ve made it a mission this year to focus on it more and hopefully collaborate with some brands, shops and publishers!
• Yesterday, I danced around to 80s music in my kitchen whilst chopping up some vegetables. It’s a huge turnaround from crying for no reason last week. I’m learning to appreciate and remember these moments.

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Tell me one thing that made you happy this week in the comments!
Lots of love,
Angharad