A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
In all honesty, I struggled a bit this week to find some small pleasures. It was just one of those weeks – bad weather, the cancellation of a foodie event and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising programme due to Level 2 restrictions, and feeling a bit under the weather. But as usual, there were things to bring a smile and to remind us of the good things that are around us.
It is the last day of August, and as the calendar ticks over tomorrow to the 1st September, we properly see us enter spring.
It’s Monday again, so time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures, so important to look for in, … More
This week’s small pleasures comes to you on the first day of my ‘staycation’. I’m taking a week off work … More
It is Monday again and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures. There were flowers, there was food, there … More
I know I am not the only one to be startled to find we are already in August. 2020 has … More
Gosh! The 200th small pleasures post! I feel I should celebrate in some way, or at least mark the occasion, but rather than go over old posts looking for highlights, I am just going to do my usual and do the normal weekly roundup. It is fun to do, and helps you appreciate all the little things that bring us joy.
I think that we can all agree that some weeks are better than others, and last week was not a … More
This past week saw both a trip up to Napier (see Thursday’s post about wine tasting and my next post … More
On Sunday morning, during that awake but not wanting to get out of bed because it is the weekend moment, I listened to an episode of the podcast, The Happiness Lab.
