I need to find some positives!
Glad you’ve booked your cruise s-g and well done ‘grandson’! Finally, enjoy your mother/daughter time it’s irreplaceable.

🥖🍞🥖 My sourdough starter is now 14 days old and ready to bake with. Tomorrow is D day, or maybe that should be ‘B’ day! Sorry!

🥕🌶️🍅 Made my first batch cook today. Bolognese. So glad we’ve had a bit of rain now I feel justified in making a Bolognese!

🥕🌶️🍅 Healthy meal tonight bolognese with courgetti spaghetti. I haven’t used courgetti in ages. Need to get back to all the swaps we used to make in the early days!

Have a good week.

Oooh! I see we’ve popped over onto a new page.

🥖🍞🥖 So yesterday I baked my first sourdough. My goodness nurturing the starter is worse than looking after a baby…..well almost! The procedure was long but actually the bread was quite good. According to my ‘pal’ on google it was over proofed. Hey ho, the next one will be better.

💅💅💅 Lovely PEDICURE, not manicure, today. I hadn’t realised it had been 4 weeks since my last one and must admit they look lovely.

🛫☀️🏖️ Just had an email asking us to check-in for our last minute flight to Portugal. We weren’t due to go away until November but decided to go and see our son and family for OH’s and granddaughter’s birthdays. Will be good to see them all as we’ve not seen them since May, 4 months is a long time at our age!

So they are my positives for today but I hope you have some too.

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Firstly, thank you Verano, both for posting positives and flipping us on to a new page and also for reporting to rogue post. Well done on completing your first sourdough bake, I’m sure you’ll perfect the method with experience. I’ve considered trying to making sourdough myself, but decided for how often I’d actually bake it, it would probably be too much effort keeping the starter going.

Had intended to post some positives during the week, but somehow time got away from me. Anyway, here are a few now:
😀😀 visit to some friends we haven’t seen for awhile, good to car on news in person
💧💦 watered my plants this morning, managing to keep them going, even though I’m only watering when they are gasping for a drink
🚘🚘 went to a car boot sale with OH and eldest grandson… bought a lovely purple salvia and a few little Christmas stocking fillers
Hope your weekend’s been chock full of positives and that you share one or two of them with us soon.

Just here to add my positives –

bought a whole load of drought proof plants for a small area by my pool where we took out the spreading conifer and a tall conifer. The funny thing is the tall one was a Christmas table decoration about 4 inches high and we just stuck it out. It grew to around 3 metres in 20 years and it died in last years drought. Hubby is currently preparing the ground.

Planned our trip to Vienna using AI. It is so clever, gave us routes, places to stop off to eat and hotels for the overnights. Also adds in important information like we will have to have a German Air Quality sticker and an Austrian green sticker for the autoroutes and where to get them. Then it planned our route back, same roads but different timings need different stop offs and hotels.

sleeping better after restarting my Atarax antihistimines. There is nothing worse than lying awake all night. I wouldnt care if I got to sleep at some time but it is usually around 6 or 7 in the morning.

Getting my pedicure tomorrow.

Just popping in to say hello. My iPad keeps freezing so my whole message may not appear!

S-g glad you’ve gone back to your medication and it’s helping you to sleep again. I also love AI. We chat often. I’m trying to make naans with my sourdough discard. Yesterday’s effort was meh! Will try again tomorrow but I keep getting different recipes depending on how I’m going to cook them etc. May just go back to an old fashioned recipe!

So to some positives. My SN course also encourages you to find 3 positives everyday but , no repeats!, well I’d probably run out in a week! But I also find it really helpful to read other peoples ‘positives’ because it reminds me of things I should be grateful for that I just take for granted without thinking.

So to my positives…..

🌶️🫑🧅 made a lovely red Thai salmon curry tonight with enough for another meal … bonus!

🧺🧺🧺 Finally making a huge dent in my ironing after a couple of weeks of cataract ‘recuperation ’!

🌈🌈🌈 Wonderful to see colours and ‘life’ in a ‘bright’ way now I have both eyes ‘refurbished’. Thank you NHS! Only negative is that now I don’t use lenses when I chop onions I cry!!

Hope you have some positives too!

SG, glad you have managed to get some proper sleep, I’m sure you feel better for it.
V, the naan from sourdough discard sounds interesting, you’ll soon get the method sorted … and meantime the trial ones will likely be delicious regardless.

In early with positives today ….
🫂😀 met for a family lunch yesterday on 1st anniversary of mum’s death, to celebrate her life. Was good to get together and share stories and memories. Also made a little pilgrimage to the village she grew up in, which has changed surprisingly little in the intervening years.
🌹🌹 my roses are putting on quite an impressive display
🎁🎄 have just about finished getting together the little advent gifts ready for the grandchildren calendars

Right, need to pop out to grab a few bits and pieces now. Have a positive day everyone.

Great to read your positives, mine are a bit commercial –

Had a good haul of undies from Amazon along with 2 pairs of pjs. My shorty ones were strangling me when I tried to turn over so I have bought a larger size. A bit too big but so comfortable.
Prepping the garden area for our heatproof plants, need to stop cat from pooping.

Seems like an age since I posted positives, so thought I’d drop in to add a few …
🙂🙂 today I had lunch with youngest DD and eldest GS, then we visited a garden centre and a few 🌸🌸 purchases had to be made .. was a lovely day
🧳🧳 packing list has been made and have started gathering together things ready to go in the bags
🌧🌥 enjoying the cooler weather and occasional rain
Hope other are finding positives too

Wow!
We are getting really short on ‘positives’!
Maybe sometimes we just have to dig deeper to find one positive or few or maybe we don’t realise just how ‘positive’ some of the things are that we take for granted….

So yes, my children, 👶👶, well actually grown ups now , have really taken hold of life and run with it. Great success in totally different ways but then, they were totally different children!

🥯🍞🥯 today I baked …. well … ok … could have been better, but edible!

🧺🧳🛩️ getting ready to jet off next week! I hate this week before! But I guess it’s worth it to not have to ask “what shall we have for dinner tonight” !

Hope you have some positives too!

Hi, adding to the positives.

Picked daughter up from airport this morning – we have lots of things planned.
She is vegan so we will be eating lots of healthy meals.
Prepped an edaname crunchy salad last night – enough to last us both around 3 lunches but we stink of garlic :). Check out website called Avocado Skillet.
Going for a spa tomorrow morning – something different – sauna first then soak in a wine vat, not in wine but wine extracts, includes a glass of wine and a chacuterie platter.

Will try to report in more often.

Your spa day sounds wonderful SG … I’m sure you and your daughter will have a good time.
V, it feels good to start getting packing sorted doesn’t it? Sure you’ll have a great time.

Not sure why I haven’t posted positives for awhile, it isn’t fir the lack of positives though. Here are a few to prove it …
🌹🌹 enjoying my roses, like to get out in the garden at some point every day to spent a few moments smelling them … 🌹🌹 ordered a few more roses … ooops! 🤭
🌸❄️ have been prepping the garden for winter as we will be away when frosts start
🧺🧺🧳 laundry almost up to date and packing started

Keep the thread going folks … we need your positives please.

Good evening, well late afternoon!

Sorry I’ve not posted for a while. We should be sunning ourselves in Portugal now but plans change! A threatened cabin crew strike was enough to make us change plans. No fun in spending everyday waiting for the ‘doom’ email ‘your flight is cancelled’! Been there done that. No fun. So we decided to take the stress free route and not go!

So I definitely need positives:

🫑🍅🫒 Just in the last week of my 12 week course. Can’t believe it’s almost three months. Has it worked….. sort of. It’s made more more accountable. I don’t think my weight loss is any greater than it would have been on my own but my blood sugars have remained lower than they had been earlier this year.

🌴🌲🪵 Looking to redesign our from garden so just filled in lots of enquiry forms online. Will be interesting to see how many responses I get!

🍄‍🟫🧅🥕 First ‘winter’ casserole in the oven and oh! it smells lovely. I must admit I’m less ‘scared’ about carrots and parsnips than I used to be. In fact I had quite a carby day yesterday but when I tested this morning I was only 5.7 a definite positive!

Hope you all have some positives and I’m sorry if I’ve lost track with your ‘journeys’!

A good while since I have posted positives and awhile since the thread was pushed to the top of the list, so thought I’d offer up a few positives to remind people to look out for theirs too.

😍💐 our wedding anniversary today, a relaxing start before we pop out for a little retail therapy. Will go to a fav restaurant for dinner this evening.
😃😃 have been catching up with friends here in Turkiye … always good to reconnect.
🌞🌞 plenty of sunny days and R&R … OH is settling into a more relaxed routine than back in the UK, where he still takes on too much work.

What have been your recent positives? Do tell!

Hi Sunny good to hear from you and glad you’re safely back in your ‘other home’! Happy anniversary! It’s ours on the 12th but I’m not saying how many years… too many to count!!!

Just one positive while I’m here….
👍🍞🥯 After the success with my bagels today I baked my first 100% wholemeal loaf. It’s not been out of the oven long and has to rest for two to three hours. It’s looking very rustic but at least I know exactly what’s in it. Made with very strong Canadian wholemeal flour!

That’s it for today.

Positives today

Good thing I cancelled our driving trip to Austria. Can went in for repair yesterday due to rattling and smell. Guy said we wouldnt have made it back without breaking down. That is called serendipity (my favourite word).
Daughter on flight back from a business trip to Lithuania – good news, no Russian drones but she has come back with the flu.
House now on market with 3 agents – just waiting for them all to list at reduced price. Noticed our neighbours house has just dropped its price by €50,000, so the market is bad.

Life goes on and we keep on keeping on…..

Sunshine-girl I can see why cancelling Austria has turned out to be a positive and good news about no drones although not about the flu. I love that you can find ‘positives’ despite adversity!

Yesterday I was unwell, today, positive, I’m fine.
Yesterday ate very little, today, positive , I dropped some weight!
Yesterday, my out of town cousin called to say hello, no positive, I was in bed!

Such are the ups and downs in life. We can only hope to have more ups!

In line with the most recent posts being angled at “looking for the silver lining”, thought I’d offer a couple in that vein too ….
🌦🌩 weather has become changeable, with rain showers and thunderstorms overnight last night. The positive is, so far rain has not kept us indoors (we only have a scooter as transport in Turkiye).
🪞🪞 a bronze colour mirror, one of a pair, got broken when we moved into the villa … good news is a local business has been able to replace in the right colour. (Having been born on a Friday 13th, I can’t buy into any superstition!)
Well that will do for me for this time.
Belated happy anniversary Verano, hope you and your hubby had a lovely day and that you share many more anniversaries together.

Has turned quite cool here and it’s raining this morning which is keeping us indoors, so thought I’d look for a couple of positives …
🧺🧺 was sunny and blowy yesterday, so was able to get a couple of loads of laundry done
🙂🙂 ordered curtains for the living room yesterday, which should be ready middle of next week
🖼💅 got some new art supplies, so have been having fun experimenting with them … good way to pass time when the weather keeps us inside

Right now, I’m off to tackle a bit more in the ‘room of doom’ 😂🤣

Hope there are plenty of positives popping into you life … why not share a few?

Hi Sunny thought I should pop in while I’m on the website and keep you company. Sorry you’re weather has turned cool but believe me whatever you are having is better than here in the UK at the moment!

I just have one huge positive today. Earlier this week my airfryer died. I checked my
guarantee and I taken an extended 3 year guarantee. Spoke to the company Monday, a few emails and some photos and my replacement machine arrived today. Updated, looks neater and with more attachments. What’s not to be happy about.
Lesson: always fill in your guarantees online. It doesn’t take long and it can pay off!

Hope if you have, even just one positive, you will post so we can all enjoy.

Hi all, looking for some rose coloured glasses for the past weeks events.

Car knacked again, one month after having a repair. Can get it in for a diagnostic until next week so the good news is, although not preppers, fortunately we have enough food in to be able to miss shopping this week. Things like bread and milk we can walk to the village for.
Can also add that, even though the car is off the road we have a friend picking us up for the quiz night on Monday.

Husband has finally started to paint the hallway – from our living area to the bedrooms – it has only taken 18 months to get started. So I am keeping out of his way, dont want to put him off.

Nothing much else good happening but we are safe, warm and fed. What more can we ask for.

Thanks for the reminder to find those positives SG … hope your car issues are started soon. They can be so frustrating and such money pits, but are so essential.

Anyway, time I posted positives too, so here goes …
😃😃 new living room curtains installed and really pleased with them … they make a huge difference to the room
🚗🚗 have hired a car for a few days, so we can run a few errands and visit friends who live in another town
😀🤗 enjoying relaxing time with OH, has been good for him to have time to kick back

What positives are in your life right now?

Cant really think of positives at this time.

Knackered car is going to cost us €3500 for repair. Hubby says it is normal for age of car and injector replacements. We cant buy another as we would have to get rid of it when we go back to the UK. Only good thing is the Austria trip was going to cost us €3500 so it is quid pro quo. 🙂 🙂
No sign of us going back to UK as house not moving, no clients and bank has upped interest rates.
Looking forward to having a car that will get us back to the UK for Christmas, fingers crossed the repair works and lasts us a few more years.
Just remembers, hubby has finally painted our hallway after me nagging for 2 years. It looks very nice.