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reflecting on may: little joys and little sorrows #25

hello quiet readers,

i feel like we’ve had one of the most beautiful springs here in england, or perhaps it’s because it’s my first time spending a spring away from a big city. i think having a garden for the first time has made it easier for me to notice the change in the air, which is why i will be forever grateful for the blessing of having a garden. how sacred! your own little patch of soil that you can call yours and plant whichever flowers give you the most joy. still not a fan of all the outdoor spiders i’ve seen though. i leave most of the gardening to my partner, i’m just here to admire and write about it.

can you believe it’s june already? somewhere within me still feels like it should be april or maybe i just want spring to last forever. either way, i’ve loved watching spring unfold this year, and i can’t wait to see what summer in norfolk is like. i’m thinking lots of beach visits and maybe a bit of kayaking?

okay, let’s get into the lists~

little joys

• my partner is doing such a good job with our garden and seeing how much he enjoys buying new flowers to plant makes something melt within me. i cannot tell you enough just how much i love sitting in our garden and staring at all the plants, the blossoming flowers, taking mental pictures of the acer tree in the corner and imagining how big it’s going to get, all the bees (that i’m becoming less afraid of) hurry about and quietly drink nectar and collect pollen, the bright blue damselflies! the occasional dragonfly! birds! i’m getting carried away.

• i feel like i have another short story brewing somewhere inside me. i’m excited to bulk up my collection this year.

• had a surprisingly good time at the arsenal parade in london on sunday! i know next to nothing about football but my family and my partner support them so i support by proxy. do love saka though. and rice. and who can complain about seeing mikel arteta on the screen every so often. okay maybe i’m interested.

• my bestie and i finished our 12 week year! she did way better than i did and i’m so proud of her progress. i made a lot of intangible progress mainly.

• my other bestie came to visit me in norfolk!! we had the best time and bought each other early birthday presents for each other as we’re both summer babies :’)

• loving how my retail job keeps my body moving. i haven’t done a proper “workout” in months but i feel more active than i did squeezing in intense cardio workouts during lunch when i worked in an office.

• also not missing my office job at all. my eyes sure don’t miss it either.

• inspiring people to make their own personal websites! the comments under this note brought me so much joy.

• the many, many trips to various garden centres with my partner.

• finally getting a parasol and being able to sit outside in the warmth for hours without retreating from the beating sun every 20 minutes.

• i bought my first sun hat and i love it very much.

• all! the! sunshine!

• the little community bookshop i went to in wymondham and spending about 20 minutes in one corner because the selection of books were right up my street and buying a fun contemporary novel (annie knows everything by rachel wood) with the cutest edge design! already looking forward to my next visit.

• found a new game to be completely obsessed with: cozy caravan! you play as a little animal of your choosing and help out the community with tasks like retrieving library books and delivering sample packages across different little towns and also cook meals to sell at the market every weekend. it’s absolutely adorable and the perfect way to wind down after a busy day, that is, if you’re not like me and want to make everyone happy all at once and end up getting stressed out :)

little sorrows

• as with all retail jobs, i had one or two too many shifts last week on top of going to the arsenal parade in london and i am very much still recovering even though i have to work today.

• i’m going to need all shops that have a 14-day return policy instead of a standard 30-day one to shut down because now i have to stare at a lampshade i don’t want every time i sit in my living room.

• annie knows everything was good but not great. i really love romance, yearning in particular, but i really struggle to enjoy any contemporary romance media. i did enjoy bridgerton though, might have to rewatch season 2 to get my yearning fix.

• i might have been a little stressed over the past couple of weeks which induced a mini eczema flare. my face has cleared up thanks to some dermol 500 but my hands still bother me. and this isn’t the time when people look at my hands folding their clothes all day.

• missing the library dearly

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lots to be joyful for this month! thank you for reading this week’s post and sorry it’s a little later than usual! i really didn’t want to miss a little joys and sorrows so better late than never. i might print out all these collages i make every month and have something to look back on at the end of the year :’)

anyway, i hope you all had a lovely may. please let me know of your own little joys and sorrows for the month, i always love to read about them.

okay that’s all from me. i might pop in again this sunday for our usual weekly post. i’ll see you then, in the sun room <3