Day 21 of my #100HappyDays challenge was a very special day indeed. My baby brother got married to the woman he loves, the mother of his children, and the person he wants to spend the rest of his life with. 

I'm not really a wedding person as I'm not sure I believe in the concept of marriage, but even the cynic I am, I couldn't help but tearing a little up during the ceremony because you could feel the love and happiness inside the room as my brother and my now sister-in-law said "I do" in fro...
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I know, I know. It's been ages. But I SHALL be catching up. Starting from where I've left off, Day 20 of my #100HappyDays challenge. 

There were many things I was happy about that day. Here are but a few: 

1. Getting a lift to the airport by my sister made the journey infinitely less stressful/more enjoyable.
   
2. Flying from a tiny airport (Southend) meant everything was super quick, relaxed, and without queues!
   
3. We landed in FMO (Flughafen Münster Osnabrück) which meant no lengthy train journeys to ge...

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So it's day 2 of my #100HappyDays challenge and I've had a pretty good day. It's funny - when you know you have to write about something you were happy about, you start realising all the little things that make you happy. 

Still, there was one clear highlight today and that was when my little niece recognised me on webcam during a Skype talk with my brother and said "Hallo Carla". 

When Emily was first born, I was adamant that I wanted to be an important part of her life. Unfortunately time mov...
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Recently, I've been doing a lot of thinking about my life and what I want for myself. My life isn't perfect. I'm not perfect. But the more time I spent thinking about things, the more I realised that I'm actually quite happy. I know what I want and I'm working towards my goals. I have a supportive family, amazing friends in different parts of the world, and my very own space in one of the most exciting cities in the world!

Still, while I know all this, sometimes I need a bit of reminding. That...
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