everything

everything seems quite a lot in the world at the moment, doesn’t it?
wars, politics, the climate… trying to seek out the happy gaps and relief online is tough, and usually in the form of dog videos. for which we are all grateful.

it got me thinking about things in real life that i am grateful for. so, à la Amèlie…

jumping in the cold cold sea

fireworks exploding in navy skies

midnight phone calls from loved ones, to peel you off the ceiling of panic

hot coffee in my devonshire mug at 11 o’clock

finding three pairs of earphones you’ve lost over the past year, seemingly on walks but apparently only in the depths of your room

gillian anderson

important hand-written signs

belfast voices

randomly doing the splits when you least expect it

running down unknown paths

grinning in the background of stranger’s pictures

remembering to pack essentials for a trip, excluding the phone charger

hot baths with big bubbles

finishing a thought

communicating in absolute codswallop nonsense to the one person who actually understands it, and them responding as equally bizarrely (you know who you are)

lists

postcards from people across the globe

hugs

big wooly jumpers

robins singing their tiny puffing red chested hearts out

heavy duvets

crazy hair days

‘symbiotic relationships’ from 1991

unnecessary sarcasm

being on the cusp of sleep and awake

dancing

frances ha (notably this scene, but also in general)

waking up and going out and doing things in real life

laughing