Hope

Got into work in time for a chat & tier.  Enjoyed being in & getting the social, & caught up with a few people that was worthwhile.  My emoji returned.

I figured out how to make the methods work, & am pleased with myself.  

Husband brought me unsolicited hot chocolate.  

I made it to Pilates & enjoyed the whole session, glad I went, & for the variety she includes.

That husband fixed the internet so I could come home & work, & take him to the viewing.  That he finished his meeting in time to come to the viewing, & it's a lovely house.  Think that definitely the right area for us.

That boss is flexible enough that I could take the time for the viewing, & that I could disappear for a while the other day for the mortgage appointment.  That husband is well underway with the process of getting the approval.

Got my 10,000 steps.

That the crafting meet is starting this week & it's on Friday rather than Wednesday which is much better.

& I got a supportive reply from the mentoring coordinator.

That the boss came to the team meeting & I remembered what to ask the questions I needed to & everything is ok.  That team mate reviewed the urgent methods for me, & the people at the other site were helpful.

What went well?
I did great at Pilates, figured out how to make the methods work, 

Still happy

Pleased I'm still in a good mood.  That husband came to the forest with me, & we found the cafe.  That it was dry when we at the woods & it didn't start raining til after we were back in the house.

That he reminded me about bunny greens and it was dry when I walked to the corner shop - & that trip got me the steps I needed to make target.  

That we did weights, & are restarting that habit.  I haven't lost too much progress since last time, & it's only a month since our last session which isn't bad compared to other breaks.

That the mentee turned up & is grateful for the sessions even if I'm not meeting his expectations.  Have emailed the coordinator & maybe this is my chance to retire from this too.

That I found a cool crafting bag and once it arrives I can tidy up my wool and projects.

Thankful to the friends I've been chatting with today.

That it was easy to open the savings account, & I was right not to get the money transferred into my current account where I'd worry about it.

What went well?

Proud of my second square, the edges are straight.  That I did the weights with husband rather than making excuses.  I resisted chocolate at bedtime.  & started a savings account.

Calm

Thankful to still be in a good mood.  For the house selling & it being a massive relief.  That husband's starting to look into how to get our stuff out of storage there & over here instead.

That I decided against attending the conference & instead did some shredding, letter writing, & enjoyed the knitting zoom.  That it's a stable group & I'm starting to get to know them now & join in more.

That I got stitch markers when I went to the knitting shop.

Am glad I found & joined the knitting meetup, & that I'm learning crochet & getting the chance to practice with the squares. That this green seems to be going better than the blue & there's plenty of scope for experimentation once this one is finished.

That I got to the post office to post a couple of letters, & have a few more ready to go.  That writing these has given me loads of ideas for writing to the nursing home.

That I brought the shredder & am finally getting through the paperwork.  & I managed to get a few more pieces into the jigsaw.

What I'm proud of:
Writing letters to friends & spending the day doing things I enjoy.  Am proud of my crochet skills & I'm still a total newbie to it.  & that I recorded my favourite hole so I know how to make the flowers.  That I thought to use stitch markers instead of counting from scratch and recording the rows.  And for resisting going back to the wool shop today.

That the house sale & viewing is something I am sharing with loads of friends & gives me something to talk about in counselling - that I don't exclusively dwell on the negative with friends.

House progress

Glad to be so much lighter after the house sale.  That I got to share the news with the team & the boss.

That a feasible house came on the market yesterday & husband agreed to go for a viewing (which I managed to arrange).  He's started the process of getting a mortgage agreement in principle.  & the amount we can borrow is in line with where we were expecting & the houses we're looking at, so that's good.

There are starting to be houses on the market again & there are a few of interest.  That my boss is fine with me taking the time to speak to the lender, & to go & look at houses etc.  That he's happy with me in general & supportive, & I like working for him & being in the team.

That I asked a couple of friends to dowse for me regarding my current first choice & the answers are positive.  Thankful they did that for me, & the results.  For the internet and easily sharing links with people so they can share my excitement at house hunting.  

That husband agreed to go to the supermarket when I said I'm busy tomorrow, & the shop I wanted was open when I got there (cos it's Friday) & I checked the times for the rest of the week.  That I got more crochet hooks of different sizes & am excited about my next square, & maybe learning a different style for it.

That I found my set of crochet hooks before we went out so I knew what sizes I had.  That I like the bigger ones, & had a good range now.  & I can build up the knitting needles collection as required.  Plus I resisted buying more wool til I decide on a thickness.

What went well?
I am pleased with my square, I got a reply & she's asking for photos so I can send one with the ruler on to show the dimensions.  Was in a good mood all day, & made a start on a task I was avoiding.  I like the way the variegated wool comes out in the squares. 

House

House is sold!!  I am so relieved and super happy.  Neighbour went in earlier in the week & so I have meter readings.  Glad I found the moving out service too & our insurance agreement is cancelled etc. too (& won't renew).

There's a house on the market today on the estate we were originally interested in, & it's well within our budget.

Dinner was enjoyable & I chose well (with husband's help), & glad dessert was mentioned in time for me to leave half my dinner & get it take-away so I have it for lunch tomorrow & was able to enjoy cheesecake.  

Remembered the lunch meeting & that was pleasant too.  Feeling calmer & less antsy in general now.  

Am loving the crochet & this second piece has much neater edges.  Am proud of myself.

What went well
Really pleased with myself for deciding to turn the wobbly edged crochet into a bookmark for friend's birthday.  Have it flattening now and might embroider her name onto it.
Managed to create the QDa method, & spoke up in a meeting with a suggestion that was well received.
Reached out for help - was courageous.  Have been braver in general risks with opening up to people.

Decisions

Thankful for counselling, that I calmed down & learnt a new technique, & that I remembered how well supported I am & how I like the team & my boss.  & I recognise how good I have it where I am.

That I managed to do enough today to calm my recent overwhelm about work, & it was worth going to the meeting I said I'd attend.  That the team catch-up was a good laugh, & I had another nice chat with mentor buddy.

That husband agreed to Chinese for dinner.

That we can look seriously at houses now, & am looking forward to the things that come with it (like a new sofa!  I am so uncomfortable on this one).  That we managed to get a house here & are comfortable & the rent is reasonable.

That I went back & watched the tutorials again & the crochet is going better.  That I found the bigger hook & it's working out - the right size piece.  That there's a more local crafting club & I'm on the list to contact when it resumes.

That a friend got in touch out of the blue & we had a decent catch-up.  2 friends, & they both have new jobs & things are going well for them.

What went well?

The chat with mentor - buddy, that I've been opening up to them.  Pleased with myself over my answers in the meeting, & the opening to state our wants to the boss.

Pleased with myself over the crochet, that I can see progress.

Refresh

Glad I had the crochet hook with the wool & watched a different tutorial that is more my style and have plenty of wool to practice with.  

That I am excited about learning, & the volunteer coordinator got in touch so new things are coming up.  Also glad I gave up the previous volunteering, & glad I met friend in Cork through it.  Thankful she reached out & we became friends.

That the boss likes what I did with the review, & I logged back on later & fixed an issue.  

That I managed to switch half of tomorrow to get time off today & went to the woods.  That made me feel better & I got back in time for lunch & to take husband to work.

That the meeting was worth attending.  That I had a few sensible inputs & the organiser is thinking along similar lines to us.

Friend is happy with her scarf & it survived the wash.