Sunday, May 1, 2011

Listography - Simple Pleasures

For me simple pleasures are the little things that get you through a bad day or make you smile despite being in a grump. They're not expensive or hard to achieve, just little things that make you happy.

So here's my list of Top 5 Simple Pleasures:

1. A chubby arm thrown around your neck in the middle of the night. (And no, that's not meant to refer to my husband trying to strangle me in my sleep).

2. A cup of fresh coffee after two thirds of the kids have been dropped off to school.
Sometimes it's home brewed, on a bad day it's a large one to go. Though last time I got one of those I was so sleep deprived I thought a bird had shat (shat? shitted? shited?) on my car as I left the car park - only to discover that it was my coffee I'd left on the roof of my car...

3. Grazia and a cup of tea in bed.
Preferably brought to me on a tray with a bacon sandwich and involving zero involvement of kids.

4. A walk on the beach in the sunshine.
Love the beach. Love the sea. Love the sunshine. 

5. A glass of wine and a curry on a Saturday night.
I say glass in the loosest sense of the word.

Easy huh? Now all you have to do is write your own list on your blog with a link back here and then add your  details to the linky below so that others can find you.

Want to find out more about Listography? Just click the link at the top of my blog.

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  1. Mummy...Mummy.....MUM!!May 1, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    I am laughing at you driving off with the coffee on your car. I did that with my purse once. Totally agree that a good coffee when you have 5 minutes of peace is amazing. Its the small things isn't it?

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  2. SammyMay 1, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    I had to steal number 4, i love it!I'm afraid I made a silly mistake and linked the wrong list, not sure if you can delete the first one, sorry!

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  3. Sydney Shop GirlMay 2, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    Such a fun Listopgraphy this week, Kate. Just what I needed.

    Have a great week,

    SSG xxx

    Sydney Shop Girl blog

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  4. KerryMay 2, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    HI Kate - sorry it's been a while. This one was too indulgent to miss. Even if I'm not currently experiencing simple pleasures (which I'm not - kids screaming and covering me with jam as I type) I can at least be thinking about them!

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  5. I'm So FancyMay 2, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Yes, I also like those "glasses" of wine. :-) Nice list. Will get to work. x

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  6. Reluctant HousedadMay 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Great idea. One of life's simple pleasures is doing your lists, Kate (though I won't include that on my list)

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  7. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Awh great great idea! However, my list will practically be a copy of yours, but I'll give it a go anyway. xoxo

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  8. NelMay 2, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    oh yes, its been ages since I was at the beach. Love it in a windswept way!!

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  9. AnonymousMay 2, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Good list theme. Thought of loads but tried to pick ones that may not be used by others! :)

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  10. Melly BentleyMay 2, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Lovely list. I agree with every word of that. Sounds like the recipe for a perfect weekend.

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  11. jfb57May 2, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Great to have found this! Hope to join in next week so have subscribed!

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  12. UnknownMay 2, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    I love all of your things but I think my favourite is the coffee....that's just such a great one!

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  13. fun as a granMay 2, 2011 at 10:14 PM

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  14. Lisa @FacelessFoodMay 2, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    What lovely lists. Just goes to show that you don't need to spend a lot to cheer yourself up!

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  15. fun as a granMay 2, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    have linked mine up as well, laugh at the coffee, we did it with a digital camera when in Sanquhar about 12 yrs a go, didnt realise till we were over 50 miles away - at that point realised it was camera and not something on the road we had hit - but went into police station on the way back 5 days later and somebody had handed it in and amazingly it still worked.
    please can you delete number 15 under my name instead of my heading please - sorry

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  16. Bibsey MamaMay 3, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Ha ha. Who would have thought it?

    Tired mummies in addicted to coffee shocker!

    BM
    x

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  17. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who doesn't like coffee...

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  18. amberjasMay 3, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    this is the first time I've written a listography, so can't wait to read the other entries too. Carole - I don't like coffee either ;)

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  19. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    I also love sneaking a bit of Grazia. Right, firing up my keyboard now...

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  20. KatharineMay 3, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Just found your blog and its great. Especially this posting, what is important to people says so much. My husband and I are planning where to move when we leave expat life in Beijing and we have been considering Ireland, so I'm glad I get to follow an Irishwoman's life :)

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  21. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    I love this! As I'm not a blogger, am just working out how I can post a comment here?
    Siobhan

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  22. SiobhanMay 3, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    and not as anon? Ok I see...

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  23. This Mid 30s LifeMay 3, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    What a fantastic idea!! I am so in. Love it, and love your list too - so, so true. And I believe the past tense for "shit" is "shat." xx

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  24. KateMay 3, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    You dipso Siobhan, or should I say anon..

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  25. Michelle Reeves - Bod for teaMay 5, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Sorry, but late this week... lovely list idea :D

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  26. I'm So FancyMay 5, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Finally, finally, on board. x

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  27. SarahMay 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    I loved this one and made me realise I need to make more time to enjoy my simple pleasures!

    Thank you!

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