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A week where I just could not get enough sleep. Let's hope a restful weekend in the countryside will fix that. 

But there were at least 5 happy moments:

1. Lunch at On the Bab

2. Maple syrup walnut buns for Monday breakfast

3. Summer holiday planning

4. Headstand progress

5. A good night's sleep

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Spring is coming. Smiley me.

5 happy moments from this week:

1. The sun streaming into the yoga studio, even though it's only 7am.
2. Mutual Benefit playing in Bethnal Green
3. Pancake day, a day late
4. Light mornings and slightly lighter evenings
5. Discovering Dum Dum Donuts

I hope you're all enjoying the sunshine and longer days, and feel more energised and alive as we finally leave the grimy part of the year

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We ran away from the cold on Thursday. It was my birthday, do I need more of an excuse than that? So, there's lots of big things that have made me happy cette semaine, but here are a few of the smaller ones:

1. Left over Green Kitchen Stories baked carrot cake oatmeal for breakfast on Monday
2. Strong coffee at Violet Cakes first thing on Tuesday morning
3. A massive breakthrough in yoga... I've moved on to headstands!
4. Being 'allowed' to open my birthday presents a day early because we went on holiday super early on my birthday morning
5. Lunch at el Kiosko Universal as soon as we arrived in Barcelona. Pimientos, squid, and a crisp glass of white. No complaining.

Happy Friday to you all.

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Apologies to have missed out on last week's 5 moments. I was away skiing in the permanently snowing mountains and had no idea what day of the week it was. I'm now longing for that freedom from time, where I have just the snowflakes and their silent falling to think about as I swoosh down the slopes. Back to reality on Monday it was, and here are five little things that have kept me chirpy this week:

1. A pale pink sunrise on my way home from yoga

2. Joining the 100 happy days challenge - I have a feeling this is going to be great. Come and join me!

3. Strong and beautiful coffee from the new Macintyre Coffee just round the corner from the office

4. Smoothie for pudding, so thick I had to eat it with a spoon (my attempt and joining in on this January health-kick thing the world and his wife seems to be so keen on)

5. An evening in with Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Read it now. It's fabulous. I now spend much time pretending I'm in an isolated Italian coastal town in the 60s. Dream on girl.

I hope you've all coped with going back to work okay and the holiday blues haven't kicked in too hard.

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Moments of happiness this week:

1. Moro's recipe for the most delicious cauliflower and cumin soup for Monday dinner

2. Homemade mincemeat and (consequently) mince pies to break the mince pie virginity for the season in style

3. The sharp intake of breath that comes from stepping out a hot yoga studio into the freezing early morning air

4. Satsumas and mince pies at the end of a delicious meal at The Ten Bells with maman and papa and their wonderfully inspiring friend

5. My first piece of fan mail

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