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This morning I received an email about our next Mother's Group. I couldn't make it last week as I had something on, and this week I happen to have an osteo appointment at the same time. To be honest, I think I am pretty okay with just letting Mother's Group go. I've realised I've made my own circle of mama (and mama to be) friends that live nearby. A couple I have met on my own, and a couple I have met through my husband, who works at a local cafe and is one of the friendliest bastards you'll ever meet and always happy to pimp his wife out for friendship and freelance design work. (Thanks PB!)

The other day I was at the cafe waiting for my take away coffee when I started chatting to a lovely girl that was pregnant with her first child. We got a long really well and I thought it would be great to catch up again but I didn't want to be all I'm Full Of Advice and freak her out, so we parted and I figured I'd probably bump into her again sooner or later.

The next night PB came home from work with a little envelope for me. Apparently someone had dropped it off. It had my name on the front and a little green star – the kind you get at school when you've done excellent work – on the back to seal it. Inside was a note from the girl I'd met the day before saying she'd love to catch up for coffee and hang out with me and BB sometime. She had left her phone number so I got in touch and we're going to catch up next week.

That's the second good random thing that has happened to me in the last few days and I'm very grateful for it. Although I still go through the annoyances of the daily grind, little gems like this really make me feel all warm and happy and good about life.

(Image of BB's flowers she received from her mate Henry, who is only about 2 weeks old! I can't remember the name of these blooms, but they smell so good, like sweet sugary butter.)