I wasn’t feeling very grateful at all this week, due to a big work task I had to complete, with a few outside stresses.

But my work was done at lunchtime today, nice and early for the weekend, so I was able to have a walk outside.

This week’s gratitude for:

• Organised and helpful people to work with
• My husband for buying Chinese  takeaway when I had no time to cook
• A car tyre change in the office car park
• The National Trust for having lovely outdoor places to visit
• Squirrels everywhere
• Autumn colours emerging
• A dry afternoon to wander
• Unexpected smell of pine needles