Today’s Small Joys (March 16, 2025)

Posted on by Astrid

Hi everyone. I’m struggling a bit but don’t want to share why. Instead, I’m sharing some small joys from the day again today. I’m participating in Sunny Sunday. Here goes.

1. Sunshine. It’s chilly (about 9°C in the afternoon) but sunny. With this being the case, my partner and I were even able to sit outside for our lunch.

2. Good coffee. The lunch we had was a bit disappointing to me especially considering how much it cost, but the coffee was good.

3. Being able to wear a nice, handmade necklace and being complimented on it by my spouse. I bought glass beads and wire a few days ago and I created my first necklace with them yesterday. I wore it today, which made me feel good.

4. Finding a couple more necklaces, most handmade by me many years ago, in the bag my spouse brought me after clearing out the house.

5. Unicorn soft toys. I was clearing out my box of stuffies this evening, because my spouse had also brought me some stuffed animals and my box was already quite full. I didn’t seriously know how many unicorn soft toys I have. Those, I all kept.

6. Looking forward to the sensory room the staff are creating on the other side of the home. I actually plan to donate some of my unwanted soft toys to that project.

7. Finding one of my first polymer clay creations in the bag too. It’s a baby. It’s extremely ugly, so I threw it away. However, remembering my making it, as well as realizing how far I’ve come along on my creative journey, made me smile.

Honestly, many of these things are more nostalgia-inducing than purely joyful. Remembering the good times is a positive thing though, so I’ll still focus on that.

21 thoughts on “Today’s Small Joys (March 16, 2025)”

  1. I’m sorry to hear you are struggling, but well done for picking out some lovely positives. Sending you a big hug and I hope next week is much kinder to you. 🙂

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    1. Thank you. Unfortunately, part of this was pretending inn order to get myself in a better place. That is, like I said, most things were nostalgic and, to be very honest, nostalgia sometimes leads to melancholy.

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  6. Send some sunshine here, we have about the same temperature but it’s grey here today.
    The necklaces sounds wonderful and the unicorn soft toys too! That is a great idea to donate some to the sensory room.

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  7. Good for you to choose the positive in everyday events. I believe each day we decide whether we are happy or sad. Bad things happen to us all, but our attitude is a choice. #MMBC

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    1. Thanks for your encouraging comment. I don’t think we are fully in control of our feelings, or that being sad is a bad thing per se, but I do agree that we can make the best out of each situation.

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  8. Struggles seem to happen more often as we get older – perhaps it’s because we’ve had more years of life. I’m praying that your struggles abate. Focusing on good memories and being creative (your necklace!) should help. Get out in the sun – soon spring and summer will be here. Best of luck!

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    1. Thank you for your kind comment. Re people struggling more as they get older, I have significant emotion regulation issues and was always told those would lessen with age. So far, they haven’t. I’m so glad I can still be creative indeed.

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