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What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

ChasingsunsetsSenior Contributor

What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

Hi everyone! This is my first ever forum post so do hope it lands where it’s meant to 🤣

Most days, I like to find a highlight 😊. Usually, that means during a walk with my dog, I try to spot something different, something cool or something that brings me some happiness. Whether it’s something big or small, it doesn’t matter. A highlight can be anything!

I love taking photos and would really like to share and see what you've come across. Something that made you smile, sparked your interest, or simply caught your eye. For me, it’s all the little things that count on the hard days.


To start, I’d like to share these beautiful birds I came across today. They like to appear like branches of a tree or the tree itself. They are called Tawny Frogmouth’s. Has anyone else seen these types of birds? My pics below -(hopefully not too small to see two in the tree on the left pic).

What have you seen today? ☀️💛🙏

 

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@Mustang67 hugs and hugs stupid backs giving us grief! i hope you get some relief soon. xx and yes what a good partner you have got doing that. it is hard work mowing a big lawn. i just have a courtyard no grass to mow but lots of weeding.

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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I doesn't take much to upset my back @MissGremlin That’s why I can no longer go shopping or out anywhere untilIam stayingin the car.

I was just talking to my mum standing in her door way and had to sit down as I could feel it starting to tighten up again. Which was a good thing because then I received a visit from my beautiful cat.

Mum's neighbour just came over and gave me two lots of these that she made for me, because she knows I love Butterflies. How awesome is that.

 How are you going my sweet ❤️

@Bunniekins @Chasingsunsets @Cuddlebear @AlwaysMyself @ENKELI @heartathome @Faith-and-Hope @Dimity @NightFury @Oaktree @PeppyPatti @Ru-bee @Rosepetal96 @Shaz51 @SmilingGecko @Sophia1 @TAB @tyme @

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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@Mustang67 I'm sorry that your back gets so sore sweet, sending you gentle hugs ❤️.

Oh my, they are absolutely stunning 😍. I want some, especially for my straws that I take with me and cutlery cos I can't use paper/wooden ones due to my phobia.

I'm feeling like a failure today, 10 years of doing my washing and having it dry before Monday and this weekend I completely forgot. My brain is just such a mess with everything going on and I'm forgetting to do things. I'm frustrated with myself for it but I've been reminded that it's ok and to try to be gentle with myself.

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AlwaysMyselfSenior Contributor

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10 years of having your washing done by Monday every week @MissGremlin ??

My goodness! Can I pause and celebrate that achievement with you for a moment? That is actually incredible!

In within that context of your consistent achievement over such a long time, I honestly do not feel/think you have "failed" by missing it once! (or even a number of times a year if that were the case).

Forgetfulness is soo understandable - especially with stress. That's my experience at least. You should have seen me yesterday. I was prepared so early to go out... ...and I still forget 5 things I meant to take! Yet I had packed my bag 5 hours before needing to go -- I just didn't think about needing those things until i was in my car driving. And that was a not-stressed day! lol. My brain is a mess too!

Yes, I encourage you to be gentle with yourself and loving of yourself and compassionate still. *hugs*

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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@AlwaysMyself yes every week, it all has to be dry ready for Monday so it's necessary to get it done.

I find it hard to see it as an achievement though as it's just what has to be done, it's routine. But thankyou sweet.

Missing it feels like such a big thing and it's a reminder of just how bad things are at the moment. I try to have things ready before leaving so that I don't have to stress at the last minute but I still manage to forget things so I can relate. Actually as I'm typing i just remembered that I was in the middle of getting things ready for yesterday and I've gotten distracted 😂. I try to do multiple things at once and then my brain seems to just lose complete focus and I forget everything that I was trying to do.

I'm doing my best to be gentle with myself, I've at least done the washing now though I'm not sure if things will be ready for tomorrow but we'll tackle that when we get there. Thankyou for the hugs sweetheart ❤️

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Mustang67Senior Contributor

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You are dead right it is ok to be gentle with yourself @MissGremlin You have so much going on, no wonder your forgetting things. I would be amazed if you weren't. And you are not a failure for forgetting the washing. It will still be there tomorrow.

Yes I am going to put the cutlery sets in the gloves box for those days you need decent cutlery. The straws are silicone. Well I hope they are, as I am allergic to rubber and latex.

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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@Mustang67 i managed to get the washing done then head to the shops and hang it out when I got home.

I love those 2 quotes, thankyou sweet ❤️.

I struggle with the silicon straws, the ones I have are plastic but reusable ones.

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MissGremlinSenior Contributor

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So this morning I found this cute little friend ☺️

 

 @Bunniekins @Cuddlebear @heartathome @Mustang67 @AlwaysMyself @Appleblossom @Chasingsunsets @REDLINEZ750 @Jynx @rav3n @Ru-bee @AuntGlow @Shaz51 @NightFury @Captain24 @ENKELI

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heartathomeSenior Contributor

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Aww. Very cute. @MissGremlin Great closeups! 💚

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REDLINEZ750Senior Contributor

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@Chasingsunsets

 

 

 

 

 the sunset made me think of you through in Pooky giving me the stink eye coz I got my bags on my shoulder

@heartathome @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself @Mustang67 @ everyone else not in pop up box

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