100 Happy Days: Day 56 to 65

Day 56: Doing my first ever parkrun at Panshanger...I'm now a little bit addicted

Day 57: An impromptu glass of wine and risotto at my Dad's, I love those sorts of evenings

Day 58: Sampling lunch at The Old George in Ickleford, conclusion...I think I might have to go back and try their grilled cheese sandwich again, just to double check that it really was good!

Day 59: A glass of fizz in my Mum's garden, bliss

Day 60: A day off chilling out in the sun on Windmill Hill

Day 61: Finally plucking up the courage to brave the weights area of the gym #thisgirlcan

Day 62: Funny texts from friends

Day 63: Reminiscing on my London Marathon 2014 experience, this photo of my red and sweaty face will forever be one of my favourites

Day 64: Stopping the car outside Hitchin to appreciate the view

I love how this 9 days of the challenge really represents the small things in life that are making me smile. That's what's it's all about really. 

I'd love to know if any of you have done/are doing #100happydays or perhaps this post has inspired you to start? Send me your Instagram/Twitter name and I'll check it out. You can see all my happy moments by following me at @ohhollygosh on Instagram under the hashtag #ohhollygosh100happydays

Holly

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100 Happy Days: Day 47 to 55

Day 47: Sitting down to dinner at work, homemade butternut squash and parmesan sauce with homemade bread

Day 48: 50 days till Ibiza (41 when this goes live), the excitement is building now

Day 49: Cheese and wine night at my friend's house last weekend, how grown up we've all become

Day 50: Sunday brunch in the new Wetherspoons with my boy before heading to work. I can't believe I'm half way through this challenge already.

Day 51: Reliving running the London Marathon last year, I still can't quite believe I did it. I'm looking forward to watching it next weekend knowing that I've done it (and got the t-shirt)

Day 52: A gorgeous falafel wrap from Chef Martin Burke's stall on Hitchin Market. If I'm off on a Tuesday or Friday thats my lunch sorted!

Day 53: A post work Starbucks in the sun with my Mama, one of my favourite ways to spend a sunny afternoon

Day 54: Experimenting with the humble baked potato, do I feel a recipe post coming on?

Day 55: Starting personal training, my face after doing intervals. I absolutely loved it though.

Over half way now, what will the next half of the challenge bring?

Holly

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100 Happy Days: Day 38 to 46

Day 38: 60 days (now 48 days as this goes lives) days till my girly holiday to Ibiza with my two best gal pals

Day 39: A spontaneous Wednesday night of Mexican food, 90s songs and selfie sticks

Day 40: An Easter graze box gift from my bestie

Day 41: So apparently 11pm the day before Good Friday is not the best time to go to Tescos and expect there to be shelves of Easter eggs...getting creative making some creme egg brownies for my boyfriend's family for Easter

Day 42: Hot cross bun pudding for Easter Saturday dinner

Day 43: The Easter Sunday dinner table at my Mum's

Day 44: An Easter Monday walk on Barton Hills

Day 45: Joining the gym and my reasons for doing so (I feel another blog post coming on)

Day 46: Hanging out with Isla, my Dad's friend's gorgeous choccy lab

Whether you do the church thing or just like to chocolate egg, roast dinner and family time bit, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend.

Holly 

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100 Happy Days: Day 29 to 37

Day 29: Doing my best to find my running mojo again

Day 30: Belated birthday treat of Pizza Express takeaway and cava with my mamma

Day 31: Discovering the lunch of joy that is Itsu

Day 32: The best delivery, is a delivery of Quest bars

Day 33: Heading to Edinburgh for my friend Lucy's hen do

Day 34: School girl fancy dress for the hen night out

Day 35: Hotel breakfasts are the best

Day 36: I have found my dream shoes...and they will be mine!

Day 37: Post hen do/'I have nothing in the fridge' dinner

The last 9 days have been a good 'un!

Stay happy

Holly

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100 Happy Days: Day 11 to 19

Day 11: My first ever Krispy Kreme, stuffed and topped with Lotus biscuit. I shouldn't but I did and I don't regret a thing

Day 12: A slight contrast, my new addiction to smoothies from my Blend Active blender

Day 13: Enjoying a coffee from The Ground Works in the sun with my bestie

Day 14: Bread and cheese for lunch, need I say more?

Day 15: Working for 10 days straight equals 7 hours in the kitchen to make sure I have lots of healthy  but yummy meals to hand

Day 16: Hanging out with Ambrose at my friend Tom's new house

Day 17: Finding other uses for my Blend Active bottles. Slices of lemon + a few sprigs of mint = healthy flavoured water

Day 18: Saying goodbye to my friend Mel who's moving to Turkey with tea and churros

Day 19: A post work glass of fizz with my Mum to celebrate Mother's Day

So its looks like I didn't do too badly on trying to branch out from food posts wouldn't you say? Even on a week thats been work work work, its great to look back and see the snippets of happiness and fun in amongst it.

Stay happy

Holly

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100 Happy Days: Days 1 to 10

My first 10 days of the 100 Happy Days challenge on my Instagram.

Day 1: Grabbing a morning coffee to enjoy at work

Day 2: Free lunch at a work meeting

Day 3: New Sharpies (I love a good Sharpie)

Day 4: Having a glass of fizz with my Mum and Aunty

Day 5: Even if I'm only travelling home by EasyJet, theres always something I find exciting about air travel

Day 6: Grilled cheese sandwich from The Groundworks, one of my favourite coffee and food places in Hitchin (this place is likely to feature again in the next 90 days)

Day 7: One of my favourite ways to spend a Sunday morning, gentle flow Yoga at Yogaflower. Absolute bliss.

Day 8: The first run I've genuinely enjoyed in ages

Day 9: The best falafels I have ever had, if you're local get yourself to Hitchin Market on a Tuesday and Friday

Day 10: Finding some old photos on my Macbook, me messing around with Photo Booth circa 2008

I know, its mostly food and drink. I'd like to say that my life doesn't revolve around these things, but it does. I shall challenge myself to post about things that aren't the aforementioned for the next 10 days (no promises however).

Stay Happy

Holly

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100 Happy Days

I know I'm very late to the party with this, but after feeling a little down yesterday I decided to sign up to the 100 Happy Days Challenge.

If you're not sure what 100 Happy Days is, it is a a commitment to post one photo a day to a social media network of your choice (I'll be using Instagram) documenting the small moment in the every day that makes you happy. The idea is to find happiness and positivity in every day and remember that its not just the things we count down to such as holidays, weekends and special occasions that are important...it is also these small moments that make life worth living.

For me I'm hoping that this will help me refocus on a down day and remind me to appreciate each day as it comes...expect lots of coffee moments and food posts with the occasional view thrown in for good measure. 

From now until June 3rd I'll be doing this challenge on my Instagram account so feel free to follow me and join in if you fancy. 

Have you done the 100 Happy Days Challenge? Whether you're taking part in this challenge or not, I hope your next 100 days and beyond are all happy ones.

Holly

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