Friday 14 January 2011

Be of good cheer

November is a season of thanks, December a month of festivity, and January a bleak stretch of blerg. Chin up, there are some reasons to be cheerful in spite of it all. For instance:
  1. Soup. The wonderful smell of Nana's vegetable soup is currently wafting in from the kitchen. There is no better reminder of home and warmth than wintertime soup. 
  2. Pudding. Some diet in January, I eat sugar in search of hope at the bottom of a bowl. And I love to see my kids' eyes light up at the mere mention of the word. 
  3. Caffeine. Because I haven't slept properly in three years, but my trusty coffee mug has stood by me through it all, even when I lost the ability to form sentences and ceased to have any apparent hairstyle.   
I know there are some far more legitimate reasons to be chipper, and for these I look to the lovely Mummy From the Heart (thanks, such a nice idea). 

18 comments:

  1. Pudding and caffeine are always reasons to smile. No soup for me today - is way too hot. But I love it in winter and can't wait for the chill to hit the air.

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  2. I love the smell of homemade soup - always reminds me of my Grandma when I used to go to her house after school.
    Fab list!

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  3. Your post made me feel a bit nostalgic for winter... It's summer at my end of the world. Thanks for visiting me at muminsearch.com.

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  4. Great reasons, I love food soo much, Mich x

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  5. pudding and caffeine - definitely two of life's essentials
    qwerty mum xx

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  6. How I long for pudding - full fat and preferably with custard x

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  7. There is something very lovely about 'nana's soup' (: Really liking these 'reasons to be cheerful' posts! x

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  8. I LOVE soup - my favourite is ham on the bone in a thick stock with lots of pearlbarley! I always stir in a couple of tibs of pease pudding too! Can NEVER get away with green split peas - they are ALWAYS hard despite boiling, soaking etc. Nice to meet you.
    Dxx

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  9. I feel warm all over just reading this xx

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  10. I am there with you on number 3!! Jen

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  11. We are in the height of summer here so it was quite surreal reading your post! That's what I love about blogging.

    I so agree with you on the coffee issue. Caffeine has long been my drug of choice for dealing with motherhood.

    Take care and stay cosy and warm.

    AFW

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  12. Ooh yes, coffee has always been a good friend of mine and is more like a crutch these days! Great list
    xXx

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  13. Wonderful list. Tastes, smells, memories, comfort. All good!

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  14. Yes please to sugar. January is such a ridiculous month for diets. I tend to spend January fretting about money, feeling too cold and eating Nutella straight from the jar.

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  15. There is something very lovely about 'nana's soup' (: Really liking these 'reasons to be cheerful' posts! x

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  16. I LOVE soup - my favourite is ham on the bone in a thick stock with lots of pearlbarley! I always stir in a couple of tibs of pease pudding too! Can NEVER get away with green split peas - they are ALWAYS hard despite boiling, soaking etc. Nice to meet you.
    Dxx

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