The little bliss list 2

Well, I had a very good week full of blissful moments:

1. finding that 2nd duvet set for the kids' beds. Seriously, small things like this cause me untold joy.
2. receiving one of my etsy parcels (the first set of pearl earrings). I feel 100% me again. The parcel arrived, I grabbed mys scissors, opened it and immediately put on the pearls instead of the gold studs I've been wearing. Mmmm :)
3. meeting F at the infertility support group. She's gorgeous, warm and with the most beautiful accent. She also brought me a gift which is displayed on my side table. I did a small crafty thing with her wrapping paper too; I loved it so much.
4. finally getting a parcel of books from MandyE. There is a story to this but basically she sent it in June last year for my babies' 2nd birthday. Yes. I will download pics and show you sometime...
5. getting booked and paid for a talk in two weeks time. I'm trying to raise money for my airfare to She Speaks in North Carolina so every bit helps. This is a quarter of the money target God and I have set for me.
6. I had a brainwave this week and decided to pay someone (my VA) to enter all the books I've read over the years on Goodreads. She did 3 hours this week and it's looking good. Makes me so happy to see more of a record on there. Random weird fact - I started keeping a record of all the books I read on 18 November 1991, the last day of my matric exams, probably because I looked forward to all that non-studying time. I still have those notebooks. Most of it was on a spreadsheet at some point but there are years missing although I should still have the books. That's 20 years people - scary!

What were some of your blissful moments this week?
Do you keep records of the books you read? How?

The little bliss list 1

So I found this linky over at Aimee's place and since I do like thinking about the things that ARE working well in my life, I decided to play along.

I also love that BLISS is this lady's word for the year :) Yes, I went and read HOURS of her archives last week because I was just so inspired.

Here are the things that are on my bliss list this week:

1. Receiving a little package from MandyE. I literally squealed when our messenger handed me the letter. Mandy CREATEd something for me - a bookmark - with the most beautiful words of encouragement. She also sent me a New Year's card with the loveliest words and a beautiful pic of her family. Yes, it's going up on the friendship wall.

2. Going to meet friends for supper on Thursday. Truth be told, I was REALLY not feeling it (didn't know where to go, etc) but I did it and, as usual, it was lovely once I was there. Also, it's clear some girls from the old group are never coming back LOL

(I need to tell you about a moment I had that night but it's more serious so is the topic for another post)

3. The children are getting quite civilised. I cut an apple into quarters, handed one to K who first said, "NO PEELS!" I stayed calm (although rudeness is like a red flag in front of me) and said, "ask me nicely" and she said with a lovely tone, "Mummy, please take off the peels" and I said, "with pleasure" :) I love the little moments 

4. Finishing the week at work with just two emails in my inbox. I realise it's very nerdy but I get SUCH happiness from an empty inbox.

5. Sending off 5 little packages in the mail this week. It's so satisfying to see envelopes neatly (!) addressed with stamps on, ready to go!

6. My one coaching client did one little thing I told her to do and saved $1000 in one week. I'm over the moon excited and she is too! (the husband is also happy :))

That's me!

What's on your bliss list for the week?

PS And now I'm going to look for bedding for the kids' beds