Trivial things that make you happy - Part 3 - The Happyning

Been tasked with co-organizing a family holiday… mentioned and as soon as I did about 10 people on board and everyone agreeing in no time, potential suitable dates and in principle the type of getaway……..

By fück it’s needed, and happening. 😎

Having tried the Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodles in the past, it brought a smile to my face when I saw the Aldi version: Mumbai Mad Boy. 😄

A Thursday evening beer and meal with the OH

Washing paint work and walls, strangely satisfying.

Can't beat a bag of Okey Dokeys as well

Brought what was described as "too many clothes" to a stag weekend (necessitating the need for a 10kg bag - everyone else just brought a small one).

Walked into deep slush outside Heuston while running for the airport bus on Friday. Runners and socks soaked. No problem, had brought a pair of shoes just in case.

Someone spilled a pint on my jeans. No problem, had a spare pair.

Ended up using everything.

Department of Transport, don’t know if it’s the norm but spoke to two different people today one who I wasn’t expecting the call back from until tomorrow. Both were beyond helpful in sorting out a situation that wasn’t of mine or their making but did it with professionalism, gusto and a charming courtesy and efficiency…. Positive experience and some.

A perfect day for making electricity in the sunny (and windy) North East. And a perfect day for drying clothes washed in a machine using that electricity. And giving thanks for not having to deal with the drudgery of the past, like living by candlelight at night, and having to wash clothes by hand.

Everyone seems to have disappeared….

decided after all to go vote around 6pm, only about two other people in the room, I think I woke up one of the polling staff 😅 I was presuming it’s going to be packed… but in and done in two minutes.

gym Friday always dead and again, lots of room and pick of equipment….

Judas Priests' new album is 🔥 Really looking forward to seeing them on Friday.

Spent a few days in New York there. Fab time, but the place is gone eye-wateringly expensive. Arrived at JFK for our flight home on Saturday evening to be told it was overbooked, and would we consider a thousand quid each and a hotel for the night on Aer Lingus to fly back last night instead. Eh, yes please!

That it’s nearly a new week of Wordle . I don’t have much else to be doing

plus a thing I ordered has arrived , and for once I don’t seem to have made a balls of it 😷

When you get your beard trimmed and the barber goes at your overgrown ear and nose hair with a single simple graceful move, when you know in reality it's the barbering equivalent of hacking his way through the Amazon rainforest with a machete 😁

Leisuring around a local chain supermarket, I heard the unmistakable sound of teens on a mission, I could see from their clothes they were first years in one of the local fe colleges/uni's.

They had handed in their end-of-year assessment and were a bit hyper, so they had pooled their money and were scouring the shelves for marked-down soft drinks and sweets. What struck me was how quick they were to add up the costs and find the best value by checking the weights of the items as it impacted the prices.

Two th's in this, as someone who deals with that age group a lot, it's great to see some who have a good grounding in personal/household finances, they were so happy that they made everyone else in the aisle smile as well.

Went into an apple green station for a coffee and they had one of those big green smiley frog bins outside the door. Someone has taken the time to give him a big Salvador Dali style moustache made out of the stickers you get on bananas 😁

Going to see The Jesus and Mary Chain tonight. Drinking on a monday night, just madness.

The face on Jordan pickford as the ball rolls by him , **** a penalty , and scored for england

When you are walking down the road in the cold irish rain, hood up and shivering, but suddenly the clouds break behind you and the sun shines through and suddenly your whole back warms up beautifully and you audibly go aaaaaahhhhh

Someone bought me a doughnut

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Thanks for that the 7 year old is falling around the place laughing after watching that!