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Not gonna lie, I've had a bit of a crap week. No specific reason (general happy fun PMS/rejection letters related times). Watching a documentary on the beauty pageants in Columbia does NOTHING for my mood.

So fuck it. What DOES make me happy? Like, right now? Well.

• The whats app-group conversation with my beloved friend-family, which has been going on daily since  I left Scotland.
• That I get to SEE andf HUG above mentioned friends in like 3 months time!
• That after THAT visit it's only about 2 months (of summer) until they come over for THE RETURN OF THE LADS: summer edition. Also known as a few days holiday in Sweden.
• It's almost the weekend and I've found the perfect gin cocktail. which I will be sipping on come tomorrow night.
• I'm so goddamn good at my internship that they never ever want me to leave.
• It's warm enough to ride my bike.
• Saturday will include an art show, a bbq, sparkling wine and general unexpected good times.

"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing"

I worry a lot. Worry about not being good enough, worry about money, worry about the future. I worry about the state of my heart, the state of my mind, the state of my teeth.
Worry about my student loans, about my eye sight, about my skin, about my weight about my health.

Worry about my friends, worry about my family, worry about the state of the world. I worry about winding up alone, I worry about being with the wrong person. I worry about the enviroment, about politics, about walking home alone when it's dark outside.

It's exhausting.

So in order to cancel out all that worry I also enjoy the little things.
I enjoy the fact that the sun has been shining for weeks. I enjoy my morning coffee and listening to the morning radio while walking into work. I enjoy writing lists and ticking things off, one by one. I enjoy feeling like I'm actually really good and what I do and I enjoy feeling like maybe, just maybe, the jigzaw pieces are falling into place.

You have to enjoy the little things. You have to laugh. Because even if the world might feel truly fucked at times there's still so many things to smile about. Like videos of kittens falling over, drinking coffee on the steps in the sunshine, songs which makes your heart beat faster and people who care and try to make a difference.

If we don't try to focus on the good stuff we'll all go mad. And not the good kind of mad, just plain sad, down in the dumps-mad. And we don't want that, do we?

Even though the rest of the world may disagree you still believe it to be a beautiful place

Things I like today:

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Ab Fab. Did I say today? I mean forever and always. It's just so AMAZING, sweetie darling.

Caitlin Moran. Éverything (well almost) this woman says makes sense. And if it doesn't make sense it's funny as hell. Read her books, read her articles and follow her on Twitter.

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This sign. I would drink there.

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This bike. It's gloriously clever.

Tom Hanks spoofing Toddlers and Tiaras. He's a brilliant pageant-mom. Watch it here.

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This Photo of David Bowie. *Swoon*

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This trampoline bridge in Paris. 

Will Ferrel taking on the internet trolls. Because he just seems so LOVEABLE. Watch it here.

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This Totoro bed. I need it.

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This beautiful crockery. (And, you know, a flat to keep it in would be nice too.)

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. I can't begin to describe how happy they make me. Watch it here.

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This otter. Which, yes, I made bigger than the other pictures. Because it's f-ing AMAZING and it makes me HAPPY. How could it not make people happy?! It's the best otter in the world.