Life In My Thirties Is Far Better Than Expected

Today I write a post on happiness.

Being a 30 something really does feel good.

It probably is a little premature making comparisons when I am only 12 months and 1 week into my thirties but I can honestly say that life has not been better!

I was glad to be out of my 20's. Whilst they seem a long way off and I feel that I did so much in a relatively short space of time, there was alot of times where I made mistakes.

It's the mistakes that make for a better future much of the time so whilst I made wrong choices from time to time and had my own fair share of ups and downs, there is nothing I would change.

I don't know if it's been since I met my hubby or as late as when we moved house, but in the past few months, I've noticed that things have clicked into place. I cannot pinpoint a time or date but life feels like this is how things should be.

In a way it's almost surreal as it really is a good place to be.

I'm a happily married mother of 3 lovely little boys with a beautiful house in a beautiful village.

I have some great friends and despite the fact they can always be a pain at times, I have a great family and really good in-laws that have always been welcoming. I know a parent should always support their children but there was always a fear I would be judged and disliked by my hubbys family when I first met them. I know we all get the nerves of meeting the in-laws at the beginning but that is more so when you are a single mother midway through an awkward divorce.

I think part of me changed when I lost my grandad earlier this year. I think it changed all of us to an extent. He was probably the most fit, active and healthy of all my own and hubbys grandparents so to say it was a shock was an understatement. It has made all of us more appreciative of how precious life is and how you have to live it to your best and enjoy what we have from day to day.

I don't feel sorry to have lost my grandad. I feel proud and honoured to have had him in my life so long.

I do feel incredibly blessed in life.

I've always been very open about my feelings and have never really hidden too much of the person I am. Good and Bad - I've blogged about it.

I think that's why I love blogs the way I do.

You see REAL LIFE on a daily basis, although I will never know many of my readers or those I read about daily, these people are real friends.

We see real emotion, real love, real heartache, real beauty, excitement, sadness, strength, determination, honesty and hope in each and every post. It's like having a favourite tv drama with your most favourite characters all in one spot but it's real and you are experiencing it first hand.

I know some people are dismissive of blogs but it's reality  at it's very best. We have good times and bad times together, things are not dramatised or played up for the camera as in reality tv. It's human nature in it's most simple form.

I love the simplicity yet intricacy of nature. I've really become a country-girl. There's nothing better than the warm fresh air, sunshine, blue skies on a beautiful autumn day like today. I've had two wonderful walks in the village this morning, I took Matthew along the nature trail to school and later took the two young ones to the shops through the village.

I also have grown to love baking! It used to be my nemesis. It just goes to show that with the right equipment we can do almost anything we set our minds too.

I love the way my kids surprise me every day. Life with 3 children under 8 can certainly never be called dull. They are intuitive, crafty, sneaky, smart, cuddly, exciting, loving, healthy and everything I wish my children could be. They are inspiring in their own little rights and they are the most hilarious bunch of monkeys.

And my husband - Well I love him just because he is who he is. He's the best husband and daddy around and I will never fail to be grateful for all he does for us all. He's just the best and I love him dearly.

So that's a few of the things that make me appreciate the world I live in. Like the saying above says, happiness is about letting go of the things that aren't so perfect and focussing on the things that are.