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Counting 100 sheep

My flat mate thinks of a hundred things she’s grateful for before she goes to bed. A hundred is a lot, 20 I’m sure I could rattle off like my favourite foods; but at some point after that I might begin to trail into mumbles. She explained “100 makes you think more because 10 is quite easy.. but 100 stretches you, to think of all the small things you look past and might forget.”

Here’s my list, for when I’m so caught up in the chaos of the world & need a little perspective

1.Parents & Step parents

2. Siblings: blood related and step.

3. Grandparents

4. Extended family

5. Lewis

5. Good friends: the day ones and the newbies

6. Living with a roof over your head

7. Clean drinking water & food in the fridge

8. A brilliant view from the flat’s kitchen

9. Meg buying me her favourite coffee

10. The freedom to say whatever I want

11. Hair dye

12. A cool metal spine

13. The ability to hear

14. The ability to taste

15. Having something to be passionate about

16. My degree

17. Weekly planners

18. The snow

19. The Sun

20. Kind strangers

21. Deep laughs

22. Hot, hot showers

23. Living in Bristol

24. Flowers: From daisy chains to bouquets

25. Coffee: Sorry Dad, it is instant coffee!

26. Notes

27. Thick blankets

28. Not setting an alarm

29. Takeaways

28. Pretty earrings

29. Cocktails

30. Gin

31. A good old Spoons

32. Student discount

33. A well needed cry

34. 10 fingers & 10 toes

35. Magic Stars

36. Dogs

37. Cats

38. Rainy days

39. Good playlists

40. Finishing work well before the deadline

41. Big Jumpers

42. Scary films with Tom

43. Sentimental gifts

44. Late night chats

45. Text Messages

46. A place to always call home

47. Books that make me laugh, cry and angry.

48. Fiery People

49. Weddings

50. Birthdays

51. Parties

52. Watching people do things they love

53. Making lists

54. Paydays

Do schools kill creativity?

55. Ted Talks

56. Memorable teachers

57. Walks: Long or short

58. Fuzzy Socks

59. Hugs

60. Shared experiences

61. People that make you smile from their presence

62. Brutal honesty

63. Poems

64. Power naps

65. Scrapbooking

66. Having more money in your account than you thought.

67. Career Opportunities

68. Audio books

69. Dressing Gowns

70. Photographs: Analogue & Dialogue

71. Peep Show

72. My legs & arms

73. Bruises and scars

74. Chocolate

75. Reasons to get up in the morning

76. Fresh fruit

77. Painting something, anything

78. Eyeshadow palettes

79. Clothes with good memories

80. Sushi

81. Being able to help others

82. Headphones

83. Buses

84. Waking up

85. Contact lenses

86. Umbrellas

87. Good work ethics

88. Second attempts at things

89. Cute Underwear

90. Funny looking animals – Giraffes, Hippos …

91. Weekends away

92. The beach

93. Comfortable silences

94. My bed

95. Doing the impossible

96. Family traditions

97. Bad dancing

98. Holidays

99. Financial security

100. Green Spaces