#BeautifulSunday: Sometimes the Littlest Things Can Make Your Day Beautiful

I had many plans for today. There is a French Fair in town and I had thought to head down with my family to check it out. But things did not go as planned.

The Mann had to work an afternoon shift, and the rest of the family decided to bike into town around 13:00 to visit the fair. The Mann and I do not own bicycles yet (we have thought about getting one since The Mann’s previous bike got stolen a couple years back, and even took part in a bike auction, but had come away empty-handed), so we were two bicycles short. Somehow, I felt too lethargic and tired to deal with the planning.

So I put a rain check on the plans.

I went up to my room and slept for a good 2 hours, woke up, and slept for another 2 hours. I felt as if I hadn’t slept at all! My whole body felt heavy, and my head, groggy. I headed down to the kitchen, and drank a fortified drink that supports blood-building.

My little brother came into the kitchen to announce his boredom. We decided to bake something - a chocolate cake! As it cooled, the chocolate cake cracked! Sighs

Then I noticed that the crack curved slightly upwards. So I put two cashew nuts where the eyes would be, and we had a lopsided smiley cake! :)

Somehow that helped my whole demeanour to transition. My moodiness evaporated, and things started looking up!

We had dinner together with the family. Everyone enjoyed the chocolate cake. And the Mann’s mommy took a plateful of longans out of the refrigerator and placed it on the kitchen counter.

Yes, LONGANS! Those fruity little gems of my childhood that are not so easy-to-come-by here. I pounced onto one and pierced the skin with my nail to get to the best part — the meat!

Look at the plump, juicy flesh and the glistening smooth seeds.

Happy and reenergised from my mini longan feast, I decided to tidy up my room and fold a surprise swan towel for The Mann when he comes home from work later. It's sitting on our bed, faithfully awaiting his arrival :)

Sometimes the smallest details in life can totally change your attitude and bring beauty into your day :)

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