Celebrate the Small Things: 17 April edition

Hello and here we are ready to Celebrate The Small Things hosted by the Lovely Lexa Cain!
Thanks so much to Lexa for hosting and carrying on 'CTST'.

To join in the blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week. 

What could be easier than that?

I apologise for missing a couple, there have been various things going on here. But I could do with focussing on the small things in life. So.

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Here is a picture of the wee guide dog puppy I am sponsoring: link here HUDSON isn't he cute!
• Went for a chair back massage which was nice
• It is nearly the weekend and I am celebrating a friend's birthday with her

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things - 20 Mar edition

Greetings everyone! Here we are ready to Celebrate The Small Things hosted by the Lovely Lexa Cain!
Thanks so much to Lexa for hosting and carrying on 'CTST'.

To join in the blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week. It's that simple ;)

I have missed a couple because work and life has been SO SO busy but let us not dwell on that! Let us celebrate!

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Saw a good friend for lunch
• Sponsored a wee guide dog puppy to help him learn
• It's my birthday v. soon! YAY CAKE!

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things: 27 Feb edition

Hello Hello Hello All! Here we are NEARLY AT MARCH already. Where DOES the time go?

So this is Celebrate The Small Things hosted by the Lovely Lexa Cain!
Thanks so much to Lexa for hosting and carrying on 'CTST'.

To join in the blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week. It's that simple ;)

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Saw some friends for dinner and a catch up
• Got a day or two off work next week with no especial plans
• Going to a wildlife photo exhibition which will be good!

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things: 20 Feb!

Greetings everyone :)

As you know, Lexa Cain is hosting the blog hop Celebrate The Small Things! Thanks so much to Lexa for hosting and carrying on 'CTST'.

To join in the blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  It's that simple ;)

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Dinner out for Valentine's plus 'Return to the Forbidden Planet' the musical which was fun
• Boots broke but hey! Excuse for new boots ;)
• It's nearly the WEEKEND

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things: 13 Feb edition

Hey everybody!

Lexa Cain is now hosting the blog hop Celebrate The Small Things! Thanks so much to Lexa for hosting and carrying on 'CTST'. I'm very happy to see it live on!

To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever!

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• I had Sunday Roast around a friend's house last weekend, yum!
• Also got some time in with my Godson which is nice, he's wee and cute and it's nice to see him.
• Seeing the boyfriend for Valentine celebrations, which are really just an excuse to have dinner/go out/etc.

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things - 30 Jan edition

Hello All! Lexa Cain is now hosting the blog hop Celebrate The Small Things! Thanks so much to Lexa for carrying this on.

To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever!

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Catching up with a friend's news
• Continuing my 'couch to 5k' runs
• That runs of TV Shows like The 100 and The Good Wife have started up again yay

Here is the linky so you can celebrate with others:

Celebrate The Small Things: 23rd January

Greetings! Lexa Cain is now hosting the blog hop Celebrate The Small Things!

To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa's Blog, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever!

Here are my celebrations for this week:

• Saw James McAvoy in a play in London. He himself was Excellent and Very Close and Took his Shirt Off, for those who are interested.
• Caught up with my friend at the same time
• Have a weekend to rest hurrah

Here is the linky I hope if it doesn't appear I will have to work out why:

Celebrate the Small Things: CONTINUES

Hi Everyone!

I have good news: LEXA CAIN has kindly offered to continue to host CELEBRATE THE SMALL THINGS.

It will have a new linky/sign up list so do CHECK OUT HER BLOG and sign up anew!

I will retire the old linky to avoid confusion.

If you aren't aware of this, this is a weekly hop where we celebrate the small things in life - or whatever we fancy from the week gone by.

This week I am celebrating Lexa, kindly offering to take over!

Here's the current linky:

Celebrate the Small Things - anyone want to host?

Greetings everyone.

As you may know every Friday for the last TWO YEARS I have Celebrated the Small Things and many of you have variously joined in over that time.

I have loved doing it, I like the weekly habit of thinking of things to celebrate even when frankly, the week feels a bit rubbish or blah or whathaveyou.

Lately however I have been finding it hard to find the time to hop around everyone's posts, or be sure to join in every week and frankly it has only been kept going with the assistance of my lovely co-hosts who I thank MUCHLY: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So this is me saying: I am likely retiring this weekly post. If anyone would like to take over hosting it, just drop me a comment and we can email about the list of names etc. Or happy for someone simply to take it over, even if in new guise. However I can't guarantee joining in, though would love to see it continue and join in if I can.

If nobody can, perhaps we can all endeavour simply to celebrate more when we can. I am certainly going to try to Tweet my celebrations every Friday using #CTST as that feels more manageable.

In the meantime: Here's to all of you and your celebrations, thank you for joining in and reminding me there is ALWAYS something worth celebrating.

Here's the linky, for the records.....

Celebrate The Small Things - 26 December

And so it is time for a Christmas edition of CELEBRATE THE SMALL THINGS.

Traditionally a time of year for goodwill to all men, and so I am celebrating, first, the help my lovely co-hosts have given me this year:

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


And secondly, another year of celebrating - thank you to everyone who joins in or comments on my posts here.

It is boxing day here in the UK (and Canada, Australia, I think though happy to stand corrected!) so I am mostly celebrating Christmas with my family.

Wishing good things for all of you.

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - 19 December

Can you believe the date folks? How is it nearly the end of the year? Time flies when you're celebrating...

and it's celebrations time again. We celebrate the small or the big things, whatever size you like!

Thanks to my lovely co-hosts:

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


I have actually had a busy stressful week so this is probably a good exercise for me as I am not feel especially celebrate-y but here we go:

• Roll on Christmas time off. 
• Three work days until Christmas days off.
• Did I mention the rest period? You know you're getting older when you don't look forward to toys or gifts or even parties and 'do's', but rather: simply the time off!

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - 12 December

Here we are Celebrating The Small Things again... this is the time of the week where we post our celebrations of the week, big or small, and celebrate with each other!

Thanks as usual to my co-hosts:

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• We're nearly at Christmas and time off! I can't wait.
• I saw my friend for Christmas dinner
• Went to see the musical 'ONCE' and really enjoyed!

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate the Small Things - 5 December

Here we are Celebrating The Small Things!

This is where we post our celebrations, no matter how big or small, and hop around and celebrate with others.

I am hosting this with my fab co-hosts: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• That I had a lovely spa day with facial and massage
• I seem to have given up caffeine and feel much better for it

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - 28th November

We're so nearly in December everyone! In the meantime November hangs in there by the skin of its teeth as we celebrate the Small Things. Hope everyone is well and welcome to the weekly celebrations where we celebrate everything, no matter how small.

I hope my American friends have had a good Thanksgiving.

I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• A night out with my mate and THAI dinner
• A spa day this weekend

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate the Small Things - 21 November

We are Celebrating the Small Things on Friday 21st November. Hope everyone is well and welcome to the weekly celebrations where we celebrate everything, no matter how small.

I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• A restful weekend ahead
• Meeting up with my writing group
• Getting to the end of a busy work week

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - 14 November

We are Celebrating the Small Things on Friday 14th November.
How are we all this week? Wondering how it's suddenly so close to Christmas?

This is my weekly celebration of the events of the week - big or small, all are welcome!
I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• Night out with a friend and hearing all her exciting news
• Starting to plan Christmas presents!
• New winter boots!

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - 7 November

We are Celebrating the Small Things on Friday 7th November.
Let's just stop for a HOW ARE WE IN NOVEMBER moment shall we?

This is my weekly celebration of the events of the week - big or small, all are welcome!
I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• Work drinks with my colleagues, all very nice
• Starting Nano - not sure I'll finish but nice to be drafting
• Having a free weekend - what shall I do...

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things: 31st October HALLOWEEN edition

We are Celebrating the Small Things on this day Friday 31st October - HALLOWEEN!

How many people will be celebrating Halloweeny related things today, I wonder?

This is the weekly celebrations of the past week, no matter how big or small.

I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 


Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


So I am celebrating:

• Having a nice day out with my friend last weekend
• Having a text message chat with my wee nieces - very cute
• Halloween and the excuse to eat chocolate!

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate the Small Things - 24th October edition

We are Celebrating the Small Things on this day Friday 24th October.

Celebrating the Small Things is my weekly post of the small or big things I am celebrating from the seven previous days. 
I am hosting this with my awesome co-hosts: 


Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


I have had quite a busy week this week so a bit behind in lots of things, but let's see what I can celebrate:

• The weekend
• The clocks falling back - extra hour in bed! YAY.
• FRIDAY!

How about you?

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...

Celebrate The Small Things - Friday October 17th

We are Celebrating the Small Things today - Friday 17th! :)

Celebrating the Small Things is my Friday celebration of the small (or big) things of the week. It's very easy to join in with. As usual I thank my fine co-hosts:

Diana Wilder
LG Keltner @ Writing Off the Edge
Katie @ TheCyborg Mom
CaffeMaggieato @ mscoffeehouse


This week I am celebrating:

• The Apprentice being back on TV - I enjoy that show!
• Finally being all caught up with Game Of Thrones - now to ponder what the future of the show will bring!
• A meeting at work with a friend and so included a natter!

What are you celebrating this week, small things wise? 

Here's the usual linky for the celebration posts...