Blue Monday & Little Joys

While some may argue the most depressing day of the year was on Monday two weeks ago, yesterday or that it doesn't exist at all, I have to say I was feeling the down vibes. Being ill, having had four hours sleep in the early hours of the day, having run out of gas to heat our home and being completely wrapped up in thoughts of finances doesn't help matters and while it was a beautiful, bright and chilly day (my favourite) I didn't get to experience any of it. Instead I was at home working in a medicated haze fuelled by coffee and the sheer joy of life that radiated from my three year old's face whilst she recreated yoga moves on the living room floor. But I couldn't stay so down because after Sunday's post about perspective I realised I could apply the logic to any situation - even being laid up on the sofa.

So I got my camera out and started snapping my favourite little parts of the day. The Yankee Citrus Water wax tart burning and the way the oil burner cast heart shaped shadows against the brick papered wall. The drawing of me, Layla and Amelia that Layla brought home from school. Instagram which has been my lifeline during this boring, uninspiring time against the two blankets that were giving us both life all day. Citrus water which is delicious when you ignore the extra sugar warnings with a little sniffing pug in the background and the grand double chocolate muffins that boyfriend brought home to help everyone cheer up (that were 50p for all three at the end of the day in Greggs, no less).

I thought Blue Monday would literally be all that and more due to the varying circumstances coincidentally combining on that day but it turned out to be full of little joys, minor wins and major relaxation that I thoroughly enjoyed. Today I will be getting some fresh air, no doubt worrying even more about finances and paying those pesky bills that weigh heavy on my mind six days out of seven per week but I'll always remember that no matter how tragically sorry for myself I want to feel, I am surrounded by little joys.