Rest

Thankful for a lie in and a lazy day.  

Found the fruit I was after & had a good shopping trip.

Was home when my parcel arrived.  Love the new game, it's short enough that husband will play sometimes.

Got my stability ball inflated & it's a good size so I'm ready for the class.

Pleased about a friend who replied & is managing her struggles.

Have remembered my tablet in time to function tomorrow, & set an alarm for the doc's.

Finished the square I wasn't enjoying.

Friends

Thankful we had a pleasant walk, & the weather was good to us.  Remembered the cake & they enjoyed it. Interesting & varied chat, evenly distributed airtime.

Washer finished in time for me to hang before the walk. & I got there on time.

Enjoyed lunch with husband, & then straight out with another friend.  Was good to see her & catch up, & we went to the park where I rarely go - the flowers were pretty.  The weather was much nicer than expected and we got a bonus walk in by the river with her dog & partner.  I managed to pay for the drinks.

Borrowed a ladder so I can get into the loft.

Tomorrow is a bank holiday so bonus time off, & I get to rest after a tiring day.

Stability balls arrived while I was out, thankful they arrived & husband was in to receive them.

Got a chatty opponent for a new game I've started playing, & we had a few rematches & became friends on the site so we can play together again.  Has said the tiles in the game are really nice as well.

Gaming

Glad the cake was ok in the end, that friend enjoyed it.

That the shop is near enough to walk to, & the weather was alright while I was out.

That we finished lunch before they arrived.

They stayed for dinner & enjoyed it.

We got our tax returns completed & will getting a refund

Thankful to friend for helping (& her encouragement to get husband to do it as well)

I can get back into Amazon on my pc

Found another simple little game that I'm enjoying on boardgamearena & have just ordered it 

Actually didn't mind cleaning & the place looks much nicer clean

Unsolicited hot chocolate from husband

Thankful for the long weekend, & an extra day for hobbies

Hobbies

Glad friends are coming tomorrow.  Gaming time!  Also helping with our tax returns.  Glad we know to claim - esp the renter's credit.

That the local gaming group is friendly with a crowd of semi-regulars so I'm getting to know people and there's usually few enough of us  for one big game.  There are groups out there I can join.

Husband's made a lovely vegan curry and is happy eating it giving us the option of serving it or just eating it ourselves.  That he simply went ahead and made it.  Love how easy everything is with him.

Past me sorted out my receipts and left them out ready for tax return - being thoughtful towards present me and future me.  Glad I got the opportunity to go on the training at work and that I actually see the benefit of implementing some of the ideas.  Like the idea of being future me's friend rather than enemy.

I got to play with my new blender experimenting with dessert.

Got a new stability ball so class isn't waiting on me any longer, & I chucked the manky one out.  New one has a pump so I can inflate my pilates balls properly too.  Glad there's room for them all on the shelf downstairs. When I got to the till it was less than half price.

Also that I managed to log back into my amazon account and ordered some smaller balls which are due Sunday - well in time for class.  That the bath seems like a handy place to store them where they're not in the way.

Hung the picture friend gave me.  Glad I kept it, & for the magic of the Internet and being able to send her photos.  

Shop is close enough to walk there and back in a lunchbreak & tends to have the basics.

Treated myself to a new diamond dotz that was on offer and resisted wool and stationery.  Have tidied up all the wool out of sight in storage cubes in the lounge expedit.  Glad I have plenty of supplies and ideas for projects.

Messaged pyramid friend and have provided the encouragement and motivation for her to get moving.  She is pleased with the ones she's made already and has a surprise one for me too. Happy to have arranged the workshop and enjoyed the day.

Am feeling lucky with the friends I have, esp to have one I enjoy talking with everyday, and ones that share similar hobbies. 

Got the urgent thing done and out of my hands for now.  That boss will do the necessary if he wants it pushed through quickly.  That I noticed and corrected my own mistakes rather than have someone else find them.

Have the link for the creative writing now and it's on Thursday so I can make most of Pilates class (if I want) and then go - meaning it doesn't mess with existing activities and is probably my preferred evening for it.  Am enjoying the journalling and have managed 6 days in a row now.  Thankful for my obligation-free life and ability to spend loads of time on hobbies and relaxing.

Have realised how much better I'm doing on the HRT than I was 3 months ago before I started.  Have got some of my exercise mojo back - managing daily walks and am back to pilates, & have just started skipping again.  Am looking forward to things like the stability ball class and the creative writing.  Am hopeful I'll get my work mojo back as well.  Very thankful for boss allowing me the space I need and spreading out my hours is working well for me. 

Support

Colleague said to be sure to reach out to her if I need help, and team mate is always happy to help.  Am lucky to be in a good team.  Helped out a team mate and was pleased with myself for being able to help.  

Am proud of myself for quietly sorting out someone else's mistake.  Have benefited from the team helping me out loads.

Urgent thing moved along another step, and another step is looking promising for tomorrow.

Thankful to have met pilates friend and to have joined her classes before they went online so i'm on the zoom list now.   Tomorrow is an evening class so I might actually make it - or sleep through it.  Happy I lasted the entire class today and she said I looked so happy on the rolls.  She knows I enjoy them and throws them in sometimes.

Managed a full workday, even after sleeping badly.  The early starts really helps.  So I have earned a short day tomorrow or can bank hours for next week.

Went to friend's meeting to support her and made some useful contributions.  

Friend recommending a book is a test of no-spend resolve.  And I shall manage to resist which gives me some hope of being better controlled around chocolate.  Have decided to donate the crisps to the food bank.  Is nice husband got them for me and I appreciate the gesture.

Left alone

Nothing came up during the training and I was happily on do-not-disturb.

We got today's urgent thing done and moved onto the next stage of my priority task.

Enjoyed gaming.  Glad I made the effort to go.  Was a nice crowd.  Got there just in time to join the first game.  My cup of tea was free.

Home delivery arrived after we'd finished eating. 

Got accepted onto the creative writing course.  My short statement worked its magic.

Found the vegan recipe I want to try, & found a second one as well.  Have sat morning to go shopping if needed. Might need to raid the cupboards first.

Social

Bank holiday on Monday!  Glad to be reminded.  

Had a good laugh at a daft Facebook story.  Glad I have a friend who appreciates such things and I have a laugh with her during the day.

Colleague also had their brain melted by an email reply I received  & other people in the team share my frustrations - nice to be in company.  Colleague is a useful ally and is happy sharing her knowledge on the systems.

Feeling virtuous because we have a milkman now.

Made it to counselling and am glad I did, & that I've stuck with it.  Had an interesting conversation with husband afterwards.  He is so lovely.

Got as much progressed as I could today amd now everything is with other people, I'm not holding it up. 

Am enjoying the lego building, it's satisfying just doing a few pieces at a time.  Same with the crochet squares, am enjoying seeing the collection grow.

Remembered to book in for blood tests.  Thankful I got registered with a doctor and have good access to healthcare.