Just wanting to bring this back above the reported posts. This ‘reporting’ is becoming a full time job!. I just wish these posters would stop pestering us!

I’m here so a positive… only managing one a day at the moment….

🧺🏖️🧳 All my washing is done so just waiting to be ironed for our next, and possibly last ‘hoorah’! As time marches on travelling is becoming more difficult and stressful so we are doing a long 5 week trip which could very well be our last cruise and stay holiday! Who knows only time will tell!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Ahh …. just flipped over onto a new page ….this must be a record?

Thanks for bumping us on to a new page of positives, V. Think it is a record for this forum, to have a thread run to this many pages. Hope you have a wonderful holiday Verano and that it isn’t your last trip away.

It’s been awhile since I posted positives, so here goes ….
🌻🌻 pleasant family meal out last evening, with my sister, her OH and my dad.
🌻🌻 received lots of spring bulbs I ordered recently, have created a planting plan and will be planting them up in the next day or two.
🌻🌻 caught up with some admin which had been sidelined over the last couple of months.

Hope you can find some positives to tell us about.

Sunny you shame me! If you can find positives then the rest of should definitely be able to.

So here I go ….

🧅🥦🌶️ Probably already admitted to making my first few pans of ‘winter ‘ soup. Today had my squash and ginger soup and have to say it was really lovely.

🧺🧺🧺 All my holiday washing done just need to start ironing now. The positive is that we won’t be wearing summer stuff before we go away so at least no further washing and ironing!

📺📺📺 catching up on lots of tv while ironing! Loving MAFS!!

Well done on gettin the laundry sorted, V. I’m thinking I’ll soon need to start making a packing list and ensuring things are clean ready to pack.

Positives from me today …
🌼🌼 ordered new swimwear for OH and myself, as we only bring one set with us when we travel back from Turkiye and will need more for our upcoming holiday
🌼🌼 we had our flu jabs this afternoon … thank you NHS
🌼🌼 have arranged for GS to join me for another gardening session tomorrow…. going to get those bulbs planted in and tidy up containers ready for winter

Glad you’re finding ‘positives’ Sunny.
Anybody else out there with even just one positive?

Struggle for me at the moment but ….

💐💐💐 Sent a present of flowers to celebrate the beginning of autumn and they were really appreciated.

🥬🥒🧅 Organised my last shopping list for dinner party at the weekend. As time goes I seem to need more and more lists!

🧺📺🧺 Lots of ironing in front of the telly today so nearly ready to start thinking about packing.

One positive … not too hard really????

Hello. Hope the weekend has been ‘positive’ for you.

Just one, or maybe more, for me today …

🥦🌶️🥒 had a lovely evening here last night … dinner for ten. Lots of Greek / Mediterranean food. So all good carb wise and caters to almost every taste.

🧳🧺🚰 Monday, will be lots of washing , then Tuesday the ironing….

But hey soon the 🧳🛩️⭐️ … can’t complain!

Hope you have a positive.

Not sure when you head off V, but have a wonderful holiday.
It occurred to me this evening, it’s been a few days since I posted here, so decided to rectify that …
🌸🌸 lunch with youngest daughter on Monday, dinner with eldest son last evening and plans to visit Dad this weekend
🌸🌸 batch of new salvia plants arrived today, looking forward to getting them planted in
🌸🌸 village newsletter compiled and sent for printing
Hope others are finding positives… if you’ve a moment, please post one or two here for us to share.

Finding it hard to find positives as so much going on that is causing difficulties but I will try:-

Went to quiz night and the food was terrible, bread and cheese with one slice of 3 meats each to share – €22 each. We came last, I don’t know how but the positive is we still got a prize, one bottle of wine each, fellow team member swapped my chardonnary for a rose she won in the raffle (hate Chardonnary – too oakie).
Won a bottle of Cremant d’Alsace in the raffle.
And finally, we have found a housesitter for Christmas. It was a match made in heaven, clicked straightaway. Looking forward to welcoming them into our home.

Guess things arent so bad. House hasnt sold.

S-g WOW! Great that you can still find a positive!

Sunny we are off on Sunday for 5 weeks! Still in the last throws of ‘panic’ although I know that whatever we leave behind won’t be the end of the world anyway…we aren’t going to Outer Mongolia!

So yes I do have some positives….
Hair cut and coloured today.
Pedicure tomorrow.
Packing going well.
Just looking forward to no ‘what shall we have for dinner tonight.’ for the next few weeks!

Keep positive!

You will be there on your holidays now Verano, not looked in for a few days. Dont really have positives but can turn some negatives around.

Learnt a lesson that the theory of turning carbs into resistant carbs (look it up) doesn’t really work if you want to lose weight or are diabetic and want to keep BG in check. Hey thats a positive, I wont be doing that again.

Just found out we cant just turn up in the UK with our possessions. Besides having to pay duty (we shouldnt as things are not new) we have to apply to the Home Office for permission to come home. At least we know what we are facing. It is the same thing immigrants have to do – apply for residency.

Struggling now but we have got a housesitter so will be seeing family soon.

V, hope you got off on you holiday with no issues and are having a wonderful time.
SG, sounds like you have plenty on your plate, so well done on finding positives despite the negatives.

Have a few positives to report myself ….
🌻🌻 pleased to report Dad is doing well and actively seeking out social interaction. Some friends and neighbours have been checking in on him too, which is lovely of them.
🌻🌻 have been tidying Dad’s garden for him, there is still lots of colour out there and I so enjoy pottering in a garden
🌻🌻 treated myself to a veggie meze lunch at a Lebaneses restaurant today …. (negative) ate too much, but (positive) will fast now until dinner tomorrow evening.

Have a lovely evening everyone.

Sunny glad you’re Dad’s doing well and he has help around him.

Holiday started as a nightmare… plane cancelled! We’ve been travelling for over 40 years and been to many parts of the world but this is the first time our flight was cancelled.
Anyway despite this there’s a positive…..

🛩️👎🛩️👍 We were rebooked on a later flight. We were flying SAS via Copenhagen to Athens, went Lufthansa via Frankfurt. Flights were excellent, assistance was excellent so we arrived , albeit 6 hours late, but we arrived and made the ship as scheduled. That’s the positive.

🥬🌶️🥒 Food is really good with lots of BSD friendly choices. Fortunately I love fish! But must admit to one cookie and part of a small muffin! In three days …. not bad? Oh but then there’s the blue cheese!
Anyway, not giving up my usual way of eating with ‘gay abandon’ just adding a few bites of something I fancy here and there!

Hope everyone has some positives although I know this time of the year can be really difficult.

Decided to make a comment to bring this thread up over all the scammers who are posting. Admin, please do something about them.

My positives are:

started to lose weight again and definitely under the 74kg bete noir.
thrown out the DVD player but managed to find my favourite exercise on Ytube, Shaun T. Glad I can still keep up with him even with the asthma.
120 days to our next cruise, got to get Christmas over first with hopefully little or no damage to my weight. Not much chance of that.

Apologies for a lengthy absence from this thread … a little over two weeks of sun, relaxation and a bit of a tech detox in Tunisia to recharge the batteries after a difficult summer. Back now and looking at positives to report….
🌻🌻 being able to escape for a little winter sun before the festive season
🌻🌻 four rose bushes I ordered a couple of months ago, arrived the day before we got home, just need to get them planted up now
🌻🌻 only been home four days and already ticking things off the Christmas gift list

Hope you are able to find positives in your day … let us know about one or two of them please.

Quick pop-in to post more positives….
🌞🌞 driving to the post office on a bright chilly morning and really appreciating the beauty of the Somerset countryside
🌞🌞 set up a mango chutney ferment today … excited to taste the results, have to wait a few days though
🌞🌞 more online Christmas orders placed. I’m enjoying ticking things off the list!

What positives blessed your day today?

Both adverts for Dubai carpets and curtains have been reported.

To make this thread relevant to it’s name again, I’ll post some positives ….
🌸🌸 put my first Christmas decoration out last night … a little ‘crystal’ Christmas tree with a sparkly lite interior. Bought it last weekend and it’s so pretty I wish I’d got two.
🌸🌸 managed to get advent calendar fillers for grandchildren finished yesterday … phew!
🌸🌸 one of my close friends has landed a permanent job, after struggling all year to secure something more than a temporary role. So happy he can look to the new year with positivity.

Please post a positive yourself, to keep the thread going …. it’s always uplifting to read all the posts.

Hello.
Time to add some positives….

🛩️🧳🛩️ home safely albeit delayed resulting in a post 2am bedtime…. my goodness the bed was freezing! But the positive we’re home safely and the bed will be warm tonight!

🧳🧺🧳 Cases unpacked and first lot of washing done.

🥒🥦🌶️ Fridge restocked. Cauliflower in the steamer and salmon in the oven …. so looking forward to a home cooked, low carb meal.

Going to have a fourth…..
🦶🦶just had a lovely pedicure. My toe nails were a mess after five weeks so really good to see them looking pristine again!

Hope you’re well Sunny and S-g so glad you brought this thread back up. It would be a shame to lose the longest running thread on the site.
Have a good Sunday and a good week.

Glad you arrived home safely Verano … sounds like you’re getting settled back in nicely. Enjoy your home cooked low carb meal this evening.

My positives for today ….
🌼🌼 lovely date night with my OH last evening
🌼🌼 two catch up phone chats with friends this afternoon and one planned for tomorrow
🌼🌼 all holiday laundry done now … just need to sort out the non-holiday laundry now!!

Hope you all have a pleasant weekend full of wonderful positives.

Well I’m trying to post more positives so yesterday ….

🍗🍅🧅 Made a very nice chicken casserole for dinner with lots of vegetables and a can of ‘5 beans’. Trying my best to increase my fibre intake.

✉️📧📩 Sorted out a stack of post yesterday most of which was junk but also dealt with the few important bits. Always a chore when you’ve been away!

☀️❄️☀️ Looks like being cold but sunny today!

Defrosted the freezer. It’s a job I hate doing, so I feel a bit smug.
For the first time in my life, I paid for a cosmetic procedure – 20 minutes in the dentist chair, and I now can smile with confidence. It’s my early Christmas present to me.
Christmas tree has made its way up from the cellar. Looking forward to the family decorating it tomorrow.

Sounds like you’re settling back in nicely, Verano. Thanks for finding time to post here again.
Heidi, good to see you posting some positives too. My freezer needs defrosting, but not sure it will happen before Christmas …. well done on getting yours sorted.

Positives from my little corner are ….
🌹🌹 it’s taken me 10days, but have finally got around to planting in my four new rose bushes.
🌹🌹 youngest DD and oldest GS came to dinner last night, lovely to gave their company
🌹🌹 had a pedicure today … now have pretty tootsies again 👣🙂

Whatever your day has held, hope it included plenty of positives.

Sunny read your post and thought I DO have a positive too….

I have a pedicure every three weeks and last week decided to have a manicure every three weeks too! My finger nails are awful so thought maybe if I had them taken care of every three weeks it might just help!

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Just one positive today …. this morning I had my BSD go to breakfast of yogurt, stewed rhubarb and walnuts. I love the cold yoghurt with the warm rhubarb and the walnuts are just a bonus!

Good to treat yourself, V … 🤞🏻the new regime helps improve your nails.

My positives for today…..
🌻🌻 it didn’t rain here today so did a little garden tidying
🌻🌻 think I’ve pretty much finished the Christmas gift shopping now
🌻🌻 the mango chutney ferment I set up last week is yummy … now in thefridge and being consumed
🌻🌻 Sri Lankan friend seems to be okay following the cyclone, as he’s read my WhatsApp message

Keep looking out for those positives folks!

Hi Sunny… and everyone else!

Just one positive for me today …..had my hair cut and coloured… feeling renewed!

Good idea Verano. I shall make an appointment next week. Hair colouring is always a great boost.
Positives from me:
1) my sons have decorated the Christmas tree. Lots of tree decorations from a lifetime of holidays. presents, chilldhood and so on. All my favourite cards are out from previous Christmases, and suddenly we are surrounded by family and friends. Feels good.
2) Finished planting tulip and daffodil bulbs. A bit late but I shall be optimistic.
3) Tried making my own seaweed rolls today. They weren’t very elegant, but were very tasty with a filling of smoked salmon, avocado, edamame beans, salad, and a bit of cream cheese. I liked the extra texture that the roasted seaweed gave.

Hope you all have some positives in your weekend. x

Heidi your decorations and cards sound really uplifting… enjoy!
Sunny thank you for finding positives most days it certainly spurs me on to find my own…

Despite a miserable dark day here today there have been positives…..

🥩🫑🥦 Daughter and husband have decided to join us for dinner Boxing Day. Just four so easy peasy!

🥬🥒🫒More food … eight of us for lunch tomorrow but my shout so apart from dessert all carb friendly.

🌒🌘🌔 Just two more weeks before the days start to get longer …. has to be a positive!

Have a good weekend full of positives.

Sorry to have been absent for a few days, but good to see others have been posting positives here in the meantime.
Anyway, I have a few positives to post today ….
🎄🎄 Christmas tree and decorations have been put up and it’s starting to feel Christmasy now
🎄🎄 gift wrapping is progressing well … trying to do a bit each day, so it doesn’t feel too much like a chore
🎄🎄 youngest DD and eldest GS have decided to join us for Christmas day, which I’m really happy about
Whatever your days are bring, I hope there are positives for you to find too.

Good morning all. Sorry I have been absent for a couple of months.. I have been reading your positives via email..
Today:
1. 🐩Our new puppy is a terror and a delight! 😉
2. 🤞I am still in remission from diabetes. 😅
3. 🎂my weight is steady and the least it has been for over 30 years! 🎉
😄😄😄😉

Oh! Well done Pootle and a huge pat on the back for you.

So sorry I’ve been absent. We all need to just post those ‘odd’ to others positives even if it’s just enjoying a slice of really good sourdough!!!

So yes, here I go…….

🥒🥬🥦 Food wise I’m a bit up the wall but having fun! Weight is an issue but then tomorrow is another day!

🥂🍸🍾 Lots of people for drinks and canapés here on Sunday and really enjoying the organising …… I think!

Enough positives to say just at the moment I feel ‘positive’ and hoping you do too!

So today I have a birthday!
I’ve decided that it’s time that I just nurtured my body and forgot about ‘weight’ per se. I’m just going to eat ‘well’ and ‘healthily’. Too old now to worry about fitting into a size ??
Just need to be as healthy as possible….so my new positive … eat as well as you can!

Pootle, good to see you posting here and huge well done on the weight front.
V, wishing you a wonderful birthday and a great year to follow. At this time of year, it’s tough trying to keep our consumption of tempting fayre under control and we all have to find the approach that suits us best.

My positives today are …
🎄🎄 good visit with Dad over the last few days. He is coping well with a little support and taking care ov himself
🎄🎄 did a huge amount of gift wrapping today. Still a bit to do, but the bulk of it is behind me

I’m sure there should be more, but my sleepy brain isn’t working properly!

If you have a moment in the busy festive build up, please post a positive or two.

Sunny … all is sounding good . Take care.

Just popping in while I have a moment to pop this thread back up to the top!

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In the early hours if this morning, inexplicably awake with various thoughts parading through my mind, it occurred to me, that in finding and recognising the small positives in our day, there is a danger of overlooking the big ones. The things we often take for granted, even if we don’t mean to …. like having a roof over our heads and warmth on winter days, enough food to eat and clothing to wear.

So, while I ‘m happy for today being the shortest day, heralding longer one’s from here and recognising the joy of spending time with friends today and being gifted a lovely healthy hellebore plant for my garden, I’m also acknowledging how privileged I am to have a warm, safe home and all I need to be comfortable and content in life.

Very true Sunny! We absolutely do take things for granted.
A few days ago I withdrew some money from the bank, not a great deal, but I thought how fortunate I was to be able to do that without giving it too much thought. The newspapers are full of such doom and gloom about jobs, unemployment etc and the thinking seems to be that next year will be no better. Yes we do need to count our blessings and for me today it’s that it will be a lighter day than yesterday! Spring is just around the corner, well nearly!

Thanks for your observations Verano. I’m with you on the longer days, it will be so good to have more daylight.

My small positives for today are ….
🎄🎄 lovely flying visit from a former neighbour, good to have a face to face catch up, even briefly
🎄🎄 very last Christmas gift has been wrapped now
🎄🎄 found the ‘lost’ remote control at last….somehow wedged in the reclining sofa! Pleased to say it’s still functioning.

Hope your day had gone well and brought positives your way.

🎅🎁🎄 Just a quick post to wish you all a wonderful festive season and only good things for 2026. Hope you’ll have a joyful time over the coming days whatever you’re doing 🎄🎁🎅

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed whatever special things come your way. Now we are fast approaching new year celebrations and greeting 2026 and all it may hold for us. Before then though, I thought I’d post a couple of positives ….
🙂🙂 had lovely three way video chat with a good friend in Turkiye and his daughter this evening
🙂🙂 today I started packing for our upcoming trip next week … really excited!
🙂🙂 OH and GS who are working together, came back for lunch today … sounds silly, but I enjoyed catering for them
Whatever yor have planned, I hope you all enjoy your new year celebrations, ours will be low key, just the way I like it.

Happy New Year to all.
It is time I returned to the site and forums… I probably won’t post as frequently as I did until October 2025, but will be lurking!!
So to a couple of positives from the Christmas period:

👢👢👢Husband bought me new boots from Clark’s, had them delivered and wrapped as a surprise present. When I opened them, one was size 5, the other a 6!!! Returned to Clark’s shop.. picked out a slightly different pair, which were in the sale 😄. The refund paid for a second pair from Pavers next door! 😉 So we got 2 for the price of 1!!!

🐩🐩🐩 I have found a ‘puppy class/group so hoping to get him behaving round other dogs and people!

🌧️🌧️🌧️ It has been dry…no rain = no mud!!! 😄

Hello!
Guess I need to check-in for the last time this year….

🥂🫒🍸 We had a lovely pre-Christmas gathering here. It was so lovely to catch up with friends. Hoping to make 2026 a more sociable year!

🍇🥦🥂 Relatively quiet holiday time which has suited us well.

🧳🛩️🧳 A surprise three day visit from our son🎉🎊🎉 Just ended!

Sunny enjoy your upcoming trip.
Pootle ‘popping in’ as and when is fine. I think we probably all use these boards for moral support as we need it.

Wishing everyone a ‘Happy and Healthy’ 2026!

Happy 2026!
Well my first post of the year …..

🍅🫑🌶️ Huge great pan of bolognese bubbling on the stove. My first ‘batch’ cook of the year.

🧺🧺🧺 First wash of the year in the machine … now just have to do the first iron!

🥬🫒🥦 First three days of no carbs from ‘boxes or bags with bar codes’ went well. Day 4 … all good so far!

Hope you have some positive too.

Happy New Year 🤸‍♀️🎉🥳 … hope 2026 has started well for everyone wherever you are and whatever you’re doing. 🤞🏻it will be a good year for us all.

Thank you for kicking things off for a new year on this thread Verano. Hopefully we can keep it running for another year!

Thought it must be time to post a positive or two my first in 2026 … so here goes …
🌸🌸 lovely new year’s eve date night dinner with OH to herald in the new year
🌸🌸 have a basket of hyacinths in the living room, which smell fabulous
🌸🌸 have been enjoying using the retractable fountain pen a friend gifted to me at Christmas … hoping it will help me neaten up my hand writing again🤞🏻

Please take a moment to post a positive or two, we all love to read them.

Thanks for the New Year ‘start’

Well done on the washing front Verano.. Hope the ironing goes well! 😉
Sunny, hyacinths… don’t they just perfume a room, reminding us spring is on the way!

So just a couple of positives from me today:
🐩🐩🐩 Our new pup actually likes food!! 🎉🎉🎉 ( our previous 3 all were very fussy eaters and had to be coaxed into eating!)

🥂🥂🥂 despite having said we wouldn’t, hubby and I saw the New Year in and toasted it with a glass our favourite sparkling wine. 🍾🍾🍾

🫣🫣🫣because we just don’t drink anymore, we had a second glass last night and are having a third tonight (from the same bottle) 😉😉😉
Time was we would have had a bottle each!! 🥴🥴🥴

Good to have positives in our lives!

Glad you got to see the new year in Pootle and that things are going well with the new pup.

Been a couple of days since I was last here, so it must be time to post a few more positives.
🌼🌼 Christmas was put back in the loft yesterday and youngest DD and eldest GS came to dinner. Double positive and we got to spend time with them, as well as used up some food before we go away.
🌼🌼 picked up some festive silicone stamps in a charity shop today, a good find as I’m planning to make some Christmas cards for 2026
🌼🌼 packing almost complete and pedicure done, so close to being ready for the off tomorrow … very excited 🤸‍♀️😊

How is your new year going? What positives have popped into your life recently? Please take a moment to tell us about them, so we can share in your good fortune.

Sunny hope you arrived safely and are ‘enjoying’!

Well for me 2026 is a year of reset in many ways. So today was my first ….

🏝️🏝️🏝️Visit to dentist… no more hiding the head in the sand!

💼🎓👁️ Spoke to doctor about cataracts! Oh dear!

That’s enough for now… just being positive!

Well I thought that I really needed to post today because I really, really, really do need to find some ‘POSITIVES’!

I can only describe this last week as one when my behaviour has been ‘destructive’ so I really do need to change…..
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🍞🥯🥐 My first win is that I’ve found a new, to me, low carb and keto bakery. So first order on its way! Hopefully it will live up to expectations!

☀️🫑🫒 Today is working well . I’ve found a new ‘meditation’ source and that set me up for the day despite making me very teary at first.

🔥💦🌈 Reading through the posts today there are so many others who have ‘real’ problems, not just ‘weight’. Weight is a ‘number’. If it’s too high we know what to do.

Let’s just live the best life we can with what we have!

Verano, I agree that reading through the posts on other threads has made be realise that I should be counting all the positives in my life!
Sorry that you are struggling and in need of finding positives..I really hope the low carb, keto bakery order works out. Is it on-line? If it is good, please share! 😄
So finding a couple of pluses today:

👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳 My cooker has been fixed!! 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳
🐓🐓🐓I took in 3 new ‘rescue’ hens today. 🥚🥚🥚
🍳🍳🍳 Eggs for breakfast tomorrow (would love some low carb toast to soak up the yolks!) 🍞🍞🍞