Wake up and smell the roses. What does it even mean? I think that it actually comes from a mixing up of metaphors, namely;

• Stop and smell the roses (rough meaning: appreciate life).

• Wake up and smell the coffee (rough meaning: get real)

I think "appreciate life" is much more agreeable than simply "get real" and today the sun is shining and we have been outside appreciating it.

Unfortunately our morning has been more about running through the daisies and blowing bubbles than actually stopping and smelling the roses, (maybe I should scour those gifts for her and get some roses shipped in), but in the meantime, we have been appreciating the little things.

Appreciating a day when the pollen count isn't too high, as the little one suffers with a touch of hay fever.

Watering my hand made hanging basket and actually seeing the flowers grow.

We have made daisy chains.

We have "tested" to see if we like butter .... using the very technical method of a buttercup under your chin.

We have blown bubbles into the wind.

We have run away from bumble bees.

We have chased squirrels out of the garden.

We have spent no money. We have used no technology. We just woke up and appreciated life. Roses might have been nice but the daisies worked as a pretty good substitute!

This post is in collaboration with Floraqueen.