Thursday has always been one of my favorite days of the work week.  Maybe it’s the promise of the approaching weekend?  I’m not sure, but for whatever reason, Thursday has positive vibes for me.  So when I considered creating a regular series of posts where I share with you some of the favorite things I’ve discovered over the previous days, Thursday seemed like a perfect fit.

My inspiration for starting such a series comes from Susannah Conway‘s “Something for the Weekend” and Marianne Elliott‘s “A Few Good Things” weekly roundups.  My aim is to be a more mindful consumer of information, and to spread the goodness that I find.  So let’s try this out, shall we?

• Five scoops of ice cream in Berlin — A tour of some of Berlin’s best ice cream over at Berlin Reified.
• A wrong turn made right — Jessica writes about forgiving herself for a major mistake during a race at Pace of Me.
• Euro 2012 soccer championship: The fans — In case you don’t live in Europe (or you do, but under a rock), there’s some major soccer fever going on over here this month, and the Big Picture has gathered some pretty fantastic (ha!) photos of  Euro Cup Fußball fans doing their thing.
• Strawberries and cream biscuits — I look forward to strawberry season all year long, which is one of the reasons why this recipe from Smitten Kitchen makes my mouth water.
• The weird thing we do on vacations — Joanna Goddard of Cup of Jo recommends spending a day apart from your loved one on vacation.
• Berlin Walk — I saw this beautiful video over at Chasing Heartbeats, where Ashley perfectly describes it as transforming “a simple walk through Berlin into a work of art.”  Magical!

I really enjoyed gathering posts and goodness all week long to share — it was almost like a treasure hunt.  So definitely keep your eyes out for more posts like this on No Apathy Allowed in the future!