1. A beaming smile from my favourite boss

2. The cats enjoy the excitement of a new cat food.

3. My once snug trousers now need hitching up every few minutes from where they settle past my hips. The weight is coming off as I feel happier about my life and my new job.

1. Smiling encouragingly at a child as they read from the whiteboard.

2. An unexpected beautiful view as we leave a classroom to walk across the school grounds. I'd forgotten there was beauty in Leeds after 4 years working in a built-up and deprived urban area.

3. Unloading my worries onto a work colleague and getting understanding and support in return.

1. Idling in traffic, lots of us are watching a large dog with a pannier full of leaflets over his back patiently helping his owner with her door to door posting! Everyone smiles at the novelty.

2. The squirrel and the fox at work - how lucky I am to work where I can see wildlife every day.

3. Waking up to find one of the cats tucked up happily under my arm.