Last night out of the blue my bestfriend messaged me and we decided to have a reunion and meet up for a coffee or a bite to eat. When work and life manages to drag you down and keep good friends apart having a reunion can really bring sunshine to your life...
During work I kept looking at my watch wanting the time to go faster for my work day to end so I go see my friends.
Once the clock hit 9 I walked out the door and even though it was raining my spirits couldn't be dampened. I saw my girly mates from a mile away and kept smiling. We stood outside my workplaces door trying to work out if the coffee shops were still open and if we would rather eat or have a hot chocolate instead. My tummy rumbled and I knew where we were going, the plan was to to go hot choclate and instead we hada spicy doner...It was amazing I enjoyed the food but I must admit I loved the company more. We talked about where I lives have taken us in the last few months we've spent apart.
There was stories of my engagement preparations, a proposal that one friend decided to reject (the guy happened to be shorter than him so it wasn't the best match) there was then the talk of work life and how boring and repetitive it can be.
Being able to seperate even just an hour together with my friends made my day and all the months that we spent apart seemed to disappear. Close friends should always be cherished because they bring sunshine and warmth to our lives.
Lots of love x
MLP
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Sunshine in friends
Once again my blog includes a little ray of sunshine from work. Having a nice close knit environment at work, makes me feel like I'm surrounded by friends that we are a big happy family...
The other day I was feeling a little bit down because I was feeling a little bit left out from all the chit chat and was feeling a little bit paranoid.
At work there are a few girls that are my age and after a little heart to heart with one of them I realised that our relationship had changed. We went on break together and we talk about life, all the guy stories we have, all the things we want to do for new years eve and just having a proper laugh. We have a few jokes and a laughs and now we are a lot closer.
Having the confidence and strength to confide in a someone can make you so much closer and you begin to find alot of things in common. Having a friend turn into a close friend can really brighten up your day, because the people in your life and all you friends bring colour and sunshine into your day to day life .
Lots of love x
MLP
The other day I was feeling a little bit down because I was feeling a little bit left out from all the chit chat and was feeling a little bit paranoid.
At work there are a few girls that are my age and after a little heart to heart with one of them I realised that our relationship had changed. We went on break together and we talk about life, all the guy stories we have, all the things we want to do for new years eve and just having a proper laugh. We have a few jokes and a laughs and now we are a lot closer.
Having the confidence and strength to confide in a someone can make you so much closer and you begin to find alot of things in common. Having a friend turn into a close friend can really brighten up your day, because the people in your life and all you friends bring colour and sunshine into your day to day life .
Lots of love x
MLP
Sunshine in good news
Sometimes when you hear good news you can't help but be happy, even when the good news doesn't affect you at all...
I know a lovely girl from America she's kind of like a pen pal. We email and stay in touch, sometimes we send letters on Christmas and new year. In a weird way we've never met but we get along so well.
She was mentioned in one of my previous blogs when I found her present she sent me one Christmas and putting a smile on my face. Well I've known her at her best and at her worst....to finally hear some good news from her made my day. Finally all the good she does has paid off and she was lucky enough to find a guy that makes her smile and laugh the way she deserves to be treated.
Hearing that other people that you love and care about are having good luck and fortune can make you feel good too. The sunshine in their day can bring sunshine to your day as well. We shouldn't be jealous and envious of the good things that happen to others but be happy for them and hope that good things might come your way too.
Lots of love x
MLP
I know a lovely girl from America she's kind of like a pen pal. We email and stay in touch, sometimes we send letters on Christmas and new year. In a weird way we've never met but we get along so well.
She was mentioned in one of my previous blogs when I found her present she sent me one Christmas and putting a smile on my face. Well I've known her at her best and at her worst....to finally hear some good news from her made my day. Finally all the good she does has paid off and she was lucky enough to find a guy that makes her smile and laugh the way she deserves to be treated.
Hearing that other people that you love and care about are having good luck and fortune can make you feel good too. The sunshine in their day can bring sunshine to your day as well. We shouldn't be jealous and envious of the good things that happen to others but be happy for them and hope that good things might come your way too.
Lots of love x
MLP
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Sunhine on the sales
I hate to admit it but most of my blogs these days seem to be around work and the store I'm in...all my blogs seem to include shopping,buy,or sales. For this I probably should apologise, but in a rather sad kind of way, my life does revolve around my job in a retail store. Today the store is on a 'up to 50% off sale' which lets be honest is pretty deceptive(but lets put that aside for now) the sale being om the lower ground floor while I work in the foods department on the first floor. Well today as I was on my way to my break as I went downstairs I had my first encounter with all the lovely sale stuff. I saw all the Christmas cards on sale, the cookbooks, and the calendars notebooks and organisers...
I've had my eye on the organisers for 2012 and had been waiting for them to be a bit more reasonable in the finance department-times can be tough sometimes and your purse strings are pretty tight. So here I saw my chance and had a quick rummage through the organisers and that's where I saw this pink metallic 2012 diary. I opened it up and had a flick through the pages and realised it was what I like to call a 'proper diary' the kind you write stories and the goings on of your life, this wasn't just a '9 o'clock doctors appointment' 'call nan after work' kind
of diary.
Looking down at this diary I couldn't help but want to buy it but had that horrid feeling in the pit of my stomach, the kind you get when you watch an animal programme and deep inside you want one, but know after a couple of months you'll lose interest and never look after it. Well that's the feeling I had as I put down this beautiful diary and decided to get a 2012 planner/diary instead.
This feeling of sadness had a bit of silver lining and made me want to work that little bit harder to update my blog more often, and hope that I may get the confidence to buy the lovely diary before the new year and have it be my new years resolution to keep a diary, because I really do get the feeling that this year will be a really important turning point in my life. This are really looking up for me in the love/relationship aspect of my life, my work/career aspect of life also hopefully going somewhere this year or next since I've finally graduated university/college and family life being on a nice stable level.
I've realised that I've started rambling and seem to be going on a tangent and missing the sunshine completely. But my point today, is that sometimes the bad feelings that you get when your unsure about your ability to do something, can actually lead you to work harder so that maybe next year you will be able to do it. That there is always a silver lining in everything. You just have to look.
Lots of love
MLP
I've had my eye on the organisers for 2012 and had been waiting for them to be a bit more reasonable in the finance department-times can be tough sometimes and your purse strings are pretty tight. So here I saw my chance and had a quick rummage through the organisers and that's where I saw this pink metallic 2012 diary. I opened it up and had a flick through the pages and realised it was what I like to call a 'proper diary' the kind you write stories and the goings on of your life, this wasn't just a '9 o'clock doctors appointment' 'call nan after work' kind
of diary.
Looking down at this diary I couldn't help but want to buy it but had that horrid feeling in the pit of my stomach, the kind you get when you watch an animal programme and deep inside you want one, but know after a couple of months you'll lose interest and never look after it. Well that's the feeling I had as I put down this beautiful diary and decided to get a 2012 planner/diary instead.
This feeling of sadness had a bit of silver lining and made me want to work that little bit harder to update my blog more often, and hope that I may get the confidence to buy the lovely diary before the new year and have it be my new years resolution to keep a diary, because I really do get the feeling that this year will be a really important turning point in my life. This are really looking up for me in the love/relationship aspect of my life, my work/career aspect of life also hopefully going somewhere this year or next since I've finally graduated university/college and family life being on a nice stable level.
I've realised that I've started rambling and seem to be going on a tangent and missing the sunshine completely. But my point today, is that sometimes the bad feelings that you get when your unsure about your ability to do something, can actually lead you to work harder so that maybe next year you will be able to do it. That there is always a silver lining in everything. You just have to look.
Lots of love
MLP
Monday, 26 December 2011
Sunshine after Christmas
I'm hoping that all the craziness of Christmas is over. The rushing around we did on Christmas eve to get the present we forgot to get that person. The Christmas day unwrapping presents and spending the day surrounded by family. And now boxing day where we have all winded down and recovered from the hangover from the office Christmas party.
I do wish that everyone had a great Christmas holiday and found a little bit of sunshine in your lives. My little bit of sunshine is how much I enjoyed being around family and my almost inlaws.
I spent Christmas with my brother watching our favourite sitcom laughing the whole day. Today I spent my day with my boyfriend and his family and felt like I belonged there. Feeling like one of the family brought sunshine to my day and made me smile and wish that I spend the rest of my life feeling like I belong and a part of the family.
Lots of love
MLP
I do wish that everyone had a great Christmas holiday and found a little bit of sunshine in your lives. My little bit of sunshine is how much I enjoyed being around family and my almost inlaws.
I spent Christmas with my brother watching our favourite sitcom laughing the whole day. Today I spent my day with my boyfriend and his family and felt like I belonged there. Feeling like one of the family brought sunshine to my day and made me smile and wish that I spend the rest of my life feeling like I belong and a part of the family.
Lots of love
MLP
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Sunshine in card shopping
Everyone is going Christmas crazy, but there are some that still want to continue living their lives as normal, and the thing that made me smile was a customer today who was shopping for a card...
Lets be honest in the build-up to Christmas everything seems to be cranberry sauce, turkeys and chestnuts that's not to mention the wrapping paper, stocking fillers and Christmas cards. The only problem is that to make room for all these wonderful Christmas things some things need to be cut out and less is stocked in store.
Today she was looking for a birthday card for her 18 year old nephew and I have to say that the selection was pretty bad. there was only one card left that said 18 and that was a pink hello kitty card. No where had cards there was soo little choice that I couldn't help but laugh.
All the craziness of Christmas makes you think...The people that stock the shops for Christmas don't seem to realise that we all don't want to eat brussel sprouts and roast potatoes everyday or buy Christmas cards every day of the week...we also have birthdays to plan, stir frys to cook and the little things that you need everyday.
Hopefully once all the Christmas preparation is over we can continue to our everyday lives where the shop shelves were filled with everyday food for everyday life.
Lots of love x
MLP
Monday, 19 December 2011
Sunshine in a smile
When you have been in work for 7 hours its really hard to smile sometimes...your body is tired, your head is buzzing and your often put under pressure to finish before the shop closes. It can be really draining and hard to find something to smile about...
I'm rather lucky to work in a store which really just feels like a bunch of friends working togetherto keep the store up and running. I have my special someone working with me, my almost mother in law and the girls that are well-my girls.
This always makes me smile knowing that whenever I look up theres the chance of seeing my special someone stick out his tongue or having a cheeky smile from one of the girls as they steal my ladder.
Today I had a customer comment on my smile and told me "whenever I come in I see you always smiling and looking cheerful"
I can help myself...when I'm at work surrounded by friends you'll see me smiling as I fill up shelves and make the aisle look tidy and the closest thing to perfect I can get it.
Always smile, it brightens your day and puts a smile on someone else's day. Spread the sunshine and joy.
Lots of love x
MLP
I'm rather lucky to work in a store which really just feels like a bunch of friends working togetherto keep the store up and running. I have my special someone working with me, my almost mother in law and the girls that are well-my girls.
This always makes me smile knowing that whenever I look up theres the chance of seeing my special someone stick out his tongue or having a cheeky smile from one of the girls as they steal my ladder.
Today I had a customer comment on my smile and told me "whenever I come in I see you always smiling and looking cheerful"
I can help myself...when I'm at work surrounded by friends you'll see me smiling as I fill up shelves and make the aisle look tidy and the closest thing to perfect I can get it.
Always smile, it brightens your day and puts a smile on someone else's day. Spread the sunshine and joy.
Lots of love x
MLP
Sunshine in Christmas shopping
Shopping, something you do most weeks of the year but for some strange reason when you go Christmas shopping is just soo much more different...I don't know why but Christmas shopping is better than any other kind of shopping.
With me I like to put thought into my presents, I take time when picking them out and I like to get presents that are useful...not just for Christmas.
Shopping for other people is just nicer to do because the whole time I'm shopping I enjoy myself. I keep in mind the image of how much they will smile when they unwrap my present I picked out with care and how happy it will make them.
I hope that every one gets a presents that has meaning and was picked with love from people that care.
Lots of love x
MLP
With me I like to put thought into my presents, I take time when picking them out and I like to get presents that are useful...not just for Christmas.
Shopping for other people is just nicer to do because the whole time I'm shopping I enjoy myself. I keep in mind the image of how much they will smile when they unwrap my present I picked out with care and how happy it will make them.
I hope that every one gets a presents that has meaning and was picked with love from people that care.
Lots of love x
MLP
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Sunshine in mother and daughter
There is something about the bond between a mother and daughter that is just soo special...
No matter how old I am, my mum is always looking after me. She makes sure I've had a good dinner when I come home from work. She notices when I have redder cheeks than normal and checks my temperature to make sure I'm okay. It's this kind of love between two people that makes me smile and makes me appreciate what I have and I hope that all you lovely people have a nice bond with your loved ones, whether it's a mother who loves you a father who looks out for you, a sister who you can't live without or that best friend who is always there for you in your darkest hour.
Appreciate the loved ones around you and make them smile.
Lots of love x
MLP
No matter how old I am, my mum is always looking after me. She makes sure I've had a good dinner when I come home from work. She notices when I have redder cheeks than normal and checks my temperature to make sure I'm okay. It's this kind of love between two people that makes me smile and makes me appreciate what I have and I hope that all you lovely people have a nice bond with your loved ones, whether it's a mother who loves you a father who looks out for you, a sister who you can't live without or that best friend who is always there for you in your darkest hour.
Appreciate the loved ones around you and make them smile.
Lots of love x
MLP
Sunshine in children
I'm sure everyone has noticed that my blogging has recently declined. I honestly can't seem to find the time to sit at a laptop and blog about my day, to blog about the things that make me smile, the things that bring sunshine to my day and I'm sorry about that and will try very hard to blog that little bit more often....
Here is the cutest thing that made me smile...Now that all the crazyness of Christmas shopping has began it is hard to find something good among all the madness and stress.
While I was putting bags of apples on the shelf I had a little look round the shop and saw one of the ladies at the til saying "goodbye gawjuss" to the most cutest curly haired little boy in the store...and the next few words that came out of his mouth made me smile for the rest of the day...
He turned back as he was walking away and simply replied,
"I'm not gawjuss, I'm Cameron"
Lots of love x
MLP
Here is the cutest thing that made me smile...Now that all the crazyness of Christmas shopping has began it is hard to find something good among all the madness and stress.
While I was putting bags of apples on the shelf I had a little look round the shop and saw one of the ladies at the til saying "goodbye gawjuss" to the most cutest curly haired little boy in the store...and the next few words that came out of his mouth made me smile for the rest of the day...
He turned back as he was walking away and simply replied,
"I'm not gawjuss, I'm Cameron"
Lots of love x
MLP
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Sunshine in a weekend off
Sorry about being gone for soo long. Sometimes just having a weekend off can make you smile...
I've had a very very long week. I walked into work one day and a work friend needed to have the weekend off and have a break. Everyone else said no...But I couldn't do it, I wanted to see her smile so I said to covering her Sunday...I thought why not I've got the next Tuesday off that I won't have to wait long for my break...
There was only one flaw in my plan...
Turns out the following week was not my Tuesday off and I would have to work a whole week til I could have a day off...
So here I was. I had already been in work since Tuesday and now I was working my Sunday off and would not be getting a break til Friday...I worked a total of 10 days straight with no days off.
It was really tough, but knowing that my friend who was in a bad place at the time was able to have a weekend away made me feel that little bit better and knowing that I was there for someone when no one else would...I spread a little bit of sunshine in my own way, and I hope I've inspired you all to try and do good and spread a little sunshine in life.
Lots of love x
MLP
I've had a very very long week. I walked into work one day and a work friend needed to have the weekend off and have a break. Everyone else said no...But I couldn't do it, I wanted to see her smile so I said to covering her Sunday...I thought why not I've got the next Tuesday off that I won't have to wait long for my break...
There was only one flaw in my plan...
Turns out the following week was not my Tuesday off and I would have to work a whole week til I could have a day off...
So here I was. I had already been in work since Tuesday and now I was working my Sunday off and would not be getting a break til Friday...I worked a total of 10 days straight with no days off.
It was really tough, but knowing that my friend who was in a bad place at the time was able to have a weekend away made me feel that little bit better and knowing that I was there for someone when no one else would...I spread a little bit of sunshine in my own way, and I hope I've inspired you all to try and do good and spread a little sunshine in life.
Lots of love x
MLP
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Sunshine in old men
Sunshine isn't ageist it can be found in the smile of a child, the infectious giggle of a baby and today I found sunshne in the pride and honor of an elderly man...
While filling theshelves with brussel sprouts I turned and saw a lady looking around as is shes lost and looking for something. I simply asked her "do you need ans help"
Her reply was a nice little tale of how she's a carer for an elderly man who's 94 years old, she does her shopping every week and this week he noticed that the biscuit box he bought this week was half the price compared to the previous week. When he noticed this he sent her back with the difference and asked her to find out if there was a mistake, and if there was told her to pay the difference.
Once I heard this I couldn't help but be in awe,as to how sweet and lovely and on the right path this man was...he went through all that trouble because he didn't want to gain anything he didn't deserve.
This act of goodness made my day.
Lots of love x
MLP
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