safe & warm

• I'm thankful I got to work safely, & so did my workmates that attempted the journey.
• & that my boss was encouraging when I wanted to leave early
• & I got home safe, & so did my workmates
• It was dry & sunny when I went out to check the bunnies, & they're ok
• I gave them fresh (unfrozen) water
• am so glad I have spare bottles so I can just replace them without delay
• went back out to check their bottles after dark, carrying fresh supplies.  Glad I checked - little one was straight for drinking the fresh (unfrozen) water. 
• Have also given them a little pot of water, even if that freezes they can still lick it.
• As cold & miserable as it is outside I have a warm cosy house, so thankful for that, & for heating & cosy clothes, & being dry & sheltered. 
• Thankful for the conveniences that make it easy to get a hot drink & warm meal.
• Remembered to ring my Granddad, he's doing well
• Pre-emptively phoned an old friend, she was pleased I rang cos she was worried about my driving in the bad weather.
• Had a lovely relaxing afternoon, & got the kitchen cleaned a little for husband's return
• husband's due home tomorrow :-)

a day of bounce

Big bunny was merely teasing me this morning & soon settled down to munching when she thought I wasn't looking.

Running late in the snow is fine, I made it safely to work.  I knew I was going to be late when I chose to stealth watch big bunny. No-one minds that I was late.

Left sharpish in a snow flurry for a safe trip home, nothing snow-wise at home so a dry walk to the shop for a treat for the bunnies.  They are definitely both eating.

Had a fab day, a positive chat with my boss.  A fun lunch out with a workmate, & the promise of making it regular.  It does us both good.  Reasonable progress on my project.  I closed a chore of a document - yay!!  Hopefully close another one tomorrow.

A decent little chat with lifeboat guy to catch up with what he's at.  He's ok, happy & entertained out of work.  Actually a couple of decent chats with people today.  A good day :-)

fun day

husband left at a reasonable time & I rolled over & had a lie-in.
A leisurely morning as I headed over to a mate's house to find she'd made me chocolate cake ❤
& then we played play-doh, she has some really cool cutters
a walk off to the park, & playing on the exercise machines, plenty of chatting.
the traffic was ok, & I got home in daylight
had a really good day
time to curl up with a book!

Happy

• I remembered to lubricate the padlock, in dry daylight :-)
• remembered to put padlock on the shopping list so we have a new padlock for the shed & a key to it each
• husband agreed to feed the bunnies for me when I was running later
• he went to the shop for hay for them because I had the only shed key
• Husband trimmed the bunnies claws with me, in dry daylight, before their yearly trip to the vets
• made dinner & it was tasty, & bread which was really good
• got a thank-you card finished for a friend.

Happy

I had a good day.
I bounced!  I bounced into my boss's office & feel like things are back on track.
I spoke in coherent sentences most of the day
I had a good work chat with a few people & have some more ideas
Husband's coming home soon

Luck?

1. My watch strap broke in the car so my watch was hanging off my wrist as I was driving. This made it obvious it was broken  & unsafe to wear, & I put it in my pocket for safe keeping.
2. I replaced the strap when I got home so all is well.
3. I chose my parking space badly, I couldn't see to pull out - thankfully the way was clear & I pulled out without incident.
4. The jeans I wanted were in the sale
5. My project (at work) is progressing nicely, & other people are carrying out their actions

the best

I had another really good day

• husband is home & surprised  me with hot chocolate for breakfast
• that meant I had smoothie in the café meeting friends (instead of their hot chocolate, which I don't really enjoy - the smoothie is way more enjoyable but hot chocolate is my go to drink)
• had a lovely time with friends
• remembered to say thank you to one who'd helped me
• remembered to return books I'd borrowed, & borrowed another one
• had a lovely time chilling on the sofa with husband
• he's leaving from work tomorrow so I get my morning cuddle with him (rather than him leaving at stupid o'clock)
• had a cuppa & catch-up with neighbours while husband fixed their pc.
• husband's so awesome, so competent
• still enjoying the book a friend recommended
• have been reading it most of the weekend, I love being so engrossed
• it makes so much sense to me, explains things clearly & I'm finding it really helpful
• am enjoying discussing ideas from the book with her
• managed to put it down to meet friends
• am feeling very thankful for my friends
• (see above) am feeling blessed & well supported by the people around me, people take good care of me when I've needed it
• I've remembered to show appreciation to husband, he's obliging & it's important he knows I don't take him forgranted (but I'd love another glass of hot chocolate 💝)
• My 5 things a day don't need to be 5 things

I'm thankful that I enjoy fruit, & that I remembered to eat it.  Because I eat it my way (peeling everything, de-sacking oranges) it takes me ages & is messy, so I do it watching tv (so I don't resent the time), & husband watches tv with me because that's how I like to watch tv.  Am glad I remembered fruit at the end of dinner & then he watched another show with me so I had time for my fruit.

Relaxing

• I've had a lovely relaxing day with husband.  He's been playing pc games all day and still managing to talk to me.  We've had a brainstorm about work, & I have ideas for how to track / measure the next stage of my project now.
• I've done plenty of reading & colouring & done some exercise & some yoga. & I've realised it's been a while since my neck's been sore which suggests I'm more relaxed in my shoulders / body as well as my mood.
• Mate recommended a book to me, & I've been really enjoying it.  it's one of these personality type / tendency ones & it makes so much sense!  I love reading, I love the indulgent feel to spending the time on something I enjoy that's just for me.
• I managed to sort through some papers into file / shred / recycle piles.  There's just the filing to do.  & now I've decided to define it as organising rather than tidying I'm finding I can motivate myself to do it far more easily.
• I've spent a lot of time around husband today, it's so good having him around again, & he's around for most of the week.

Perspective

1. Husband is only away one day next week, & I've booked an entire day with him at work so I don't feel bottom of the work priority list anymore.  I probably never was it's just there's so much else on for him.  He spends plenty of time talking about work with me at home. I've always told him about my day, & done my thinking out loud to him.  I think things through by talking about them, & husband & friends have always listened or pretended to listen.
2. Friends indulge me in my endless thinking out loud or texting / messaging.  & they still want to spend time with me!
3. Boss has started 2 of our 3 meetings with an invitation to explain my tracker to him.  This is absolutely a "here's your chance to get excited about it - come on then, I'm interested". I'm glad I realised that.  I enjoyed putting that tracker together, & I'm finding it so useful for keeping track of things.  Pleased with myself.
4. Husband's home. & I get to take last minute holidays to spend with him. Had a lovely relaxing afternoon with him to ease the weekend in.
5. I'm in  good mood & have a better perspective on things now.

friends & care

friends who care, taking the time to check up on me
some enjoyable conversations
had a good shopping trip, loads of interesting new sticky notes
mate came round for a cuppa & a laugh

had a productive meeting (pretty much the first one I've chaired & it went ok)
got some housework done
remembered to go to the shop for milk before my mate arrived

a hug & a laugh

I am surrounded by good people.  People who will take 5 minutes to follow me somewhere quiet & give me the hug I need.  & know not to ask too many question, yet ask the important ones.  The "what can I do?"  "what do you need?" type questions.

I had a good laugh today.  We quite often do.  Lunch is the social highlight of the day.  Especially now I'm not part of a team.  It's good that I've figured out that I'm a little lost not being part of a team anymore.  I can work to fix that.  I need to be part of a new team.  I can start building allies.

I also have some ideas for how to move forward with my project.  & how I can start to organise.  I had a play with excel & have some structure to part 2.  Already, before I need it.  Pre-emptive I am :-)
All goes to showing the boss he made a good choice putting me in the role, & that I'm capable & in control.

Exercise class was cancelled which I'm secretly relieved about & so friend & I went for dinner & had a good laugh.  Talking to her about work reminded me of loads of things I enjoy about being there.

It was a good day,  & I have plans with a friend tomorrow & then husband's home!! 💖

little things

It's the little things.  I found lemon cheesecake in the co-op so that's what's in the fridge as a welcome home for husband.  I'm hoping lemon's his favourite.  I remembered that he likes fruity.

Neighbour came round with greens for the bunnies, she has them spoilt ;-)
& as we were chatting & I told her husband's away she's coming round for a cuppa on Thursday.  Gives me a little window to clean up slightly.   I mean to pretend I might clean up ;-)
Thankfully the people that know me know me well enough to know what I'm like.

It was dry again when I put the bunnies to bed.
The bins were emptied before I left for work so I got to pull them up to the gate (next door put the bins out (ours if we leave if the road side of the gate) & generally pull them in too).  Feels good to take a turn for a change.  & because it's half term I still got to work on time even though I left the house late.

Friends

I'm thankful for the friends I have.

The ones who make lunch such a good laugh,

the ones that lend me lunch money (or just buy my lunch)

we have a good canteen at work, & a strong lunch culture. & breakfast which coincides with errands to run in that building 😁

friends to cheer me up & to share my excitement. & to laugh with.  & to exercise with.

& I am thankful for ice-cream. & having a freezer to put the ice-cream in 😍

& for husband arriving safely at his destination.

Plenty of things to be thankful for.

cooking

I cooked for husband again, he liked it, said I could make it again.
Am pleased, I chopped veg & even chopped onion.
Remained intact whilst using the knife ;-)

Had a good lie in that was ended by bacon, & we were watching Netflix together.
A fun relaxing day, even managed some housework in there.
Got the bunnies cleaned out whilst it was dry.

Productive

We got up early & went to the tip.
Got rid of loads of rubbish, & all the glass bottles.
Feeling productive :-D

Also changed the bedding & took husband to work to retrieve his vape, & I figured out what I needed to on my spreadsheet.
Nice relaxed day & now for some colouring :-)

satisfying

lunch was a good laugh again
I made progress on my project
& I managed to get on top of my tracking

husband is lovely, & cheered me up & was very attentive today
it was dry when I went out to the bunnies

the Chinese is open again
we had a bottle of wine & a relaxed evening

Friends & entertainment

Husband is home!!  I love husband being home.
Yesterday I was dancing with someone who isn't husband. Lucky coincidence that both our partners were away the same week.  It was good that I got to go dancing while husband was away, & I came straight home & mapped out the dance so we'll be able to run through it together & won't be behind for the next class.  I noticed my shoulder tense a few times & managed to drop it / relax it.  & my wrist was good, the angle must've been different.
& because husband wasn't there I stayed back for a while chatting to some of the others.  It's a social dance class afterall.

I arrived at work at the same time as a couple of workmates so we all walked in together (both days) which was fun.  One of them I hardly ever speak to, our paths don't really cross.  Oooh look at all these lucky coincidences.  & tonight we had a multi-department walk out, husband & I & workmate walked out together.  I love that too :-)  We used to have analyst walk outs back when I was an analyst, occasionally we'd all manage to walk out together.  I love the camaraderie we have.

& there was soup in the canteen today as I fancied soup, it was nice.  Lunch has been a good laugh this week.  I do enjoy the lunchtime laugh, & appreciate that we have a strong lunch culture in the departments (that I'm not part of anymore but I'm keeping them as my lunch buddies!)

There was a Netflix series I told husband I was interested in watching so he's been saving it to watch with me 💖.  Husband is the most fantastic person I've ever met.  I'm so glad he's home safe.

Blessed at home, at work, health, & friends & family. Feeling very thankful indeed 😀

everyday

wow nearly a month since I was last here.
I'm thankful for the friends I have, & family
& the online contacts
That I have workmate I enjoy spending the day with, & an interesting job I enjoy.

I also got the chance to investigate more functions in excel
& I enjoyed the mentoring call, as always