Smiling

1. Thankful for a happiness challenge I'm doing, it's reminded me about the things I already do to stay well, things that make me happy, things I'm grateful for.
2. Thankful for time, for having all morning to record a video, and that I got a version that I like.  That friend was helpful (encouraging) and that my registration was saved from yesterday.
3. That we got the freezer from the shop & into the house ok, & that most of the packaging is recyclable.  That we have the space & money for the freezer
4. That we have plenty of take-aways nearby that deliver quickly, & that we can order online to avoid going in & waiting outside.
5. That the main courses were nice & I know not to order that starter again.
6. Thankful friend received mask & loves it.
7. Husband has ordered a game for us to play next week when he's off.  I'm glad he's planning on spending time with me & is finding things for us to do together
8. Glad he seems to like the jigsaws & is coming up & doing them with me.
9. Glad I trialled video readings so now I'm confident recording myself speaking.

productive day

Glad that I'm getting up earlier, that husband remembered his ma's card, 

that I got his card posted in time to arrive for her birthday

that I got back to the car at the same time as him,

that it stayed dry while I was out

husband treating me to a smoothie, & he enjoyed his sorbet enough that we're going back

that I was brave enough to ask someone out to the gardens & we've made plans

that I was brave enough to mention needing a volunteer for the crystal healing & no-one laughed

that I got my 20+ things for the happiness challenge

that friend likes the necklace

that the jigsaws arrived & husband started one with me

that I have my webcam & headset now & friend's referral codes & will sign up tomorrow

that I have a way forward with the car

that I have some cord elastic to improve the masks

that I found a cool gift for neighbour as a thank you

that I have ordered a present for another friend

Sleepy

glad I went out & met the others & we had a good laugh

that the masks got dropped off & husband opened the door & dealt with them

that I managed to do friend's necklace,

that I can have this career break without concern

that we got a house, & it's nice, & in a decent area

that it's been cooler & I've slept better

Chilling

Glad it's cooler today, 

enjoying my cross stitch & dino hunting, glad I noticed a half done stitch and finished it

found a great present for a friend & remembered present & card for niece.

remembered to do wall through of house for friend, & another friend.

jigsaws are in Dublin & I've cleared the desk ready!

bunny is now litter trained, parents are happy having her run around inside.

Rain

I heard my keys fall out my pocket, & I was on the zebra crossing so it was safe to go back for them

Husband has ordered us some cool new jigsaws & is going to do them with me on his fortnight off

I got to the supermarket & back before dinner got served

thankful I got my necklace finished & the couple of friends I asked would love one.

friend has posted my coat

husband remembered my juice

the masks are ready

got a nice notebook

Energy

Thankful to friend for my Reiki attunement, & for his support, & our friendship.

Thankful to all my friends for chatting with me & cheering me up

Thankful to another friend for some help finding work, & the laugh we shared,

For husband for remembering tonight was a rush & having food ready for when I came out of Pilates.

For Pilates friend for her free classes, & for incorporating calf stretches into the session for me.

For finding the fairy garden, & having a nice wander around the hotel grounds, & that I got back to the car before husband

That I remembered to bring my licence with me, that's becoming habit, & so I had it for the checkpoint

For being able to perk myself up & having a fun afternoon

For the satisfaction of being able to assemble the fan,

For my sand pit, cooling my feet down, & calming / grounding effect

that I found colours that work well together for my necklace & being able to improvise for the vice

Easy days

Thankful neighbour was in to give friend keys, thankful to friend for going.

That the stuff I wanted was easy to find, 

That husband has masks for his training course tomorrow, hotel looks easy to find

I'm getting a cloth one.  have a spare (too large for me) for friend which I reckon she'll love.

That I book I was thinking of buying is on prime reading so I've downloaded it for free

That I remembered to extend the loan on a book I'm reading,

Made a sensible decision with my cross stitch

Got my reading done & sent

Friends

thankful for chatting with friends today

finding rainbows in some of my crystals

found one to give to a friend who's leaving

found house really easily & had a fun evening

remembered to post husband's letter, remembered to leave the house with it!

Both my orders were ready in argos, glad I asked about the second

glad I drove rather than walked

cheered myself up

House

thankful to have a house

to be able to watch the rain from the dry,

for the newel post that I love swinging round at the bottom of the stairs

for friends & internet communication

for easily sending photos through messenger etc. 

for being able to do Reiki, & appreciative friends to send bubbles to

that I have the cross stitch that I'm enjoying, for the spare bed to lie on with my crystals & music & claim the room as mine,  to infuse it with happy energy,

that it's cooler & raining & easy to stay home.  That I've got into the TEFL I'm doing, plenty to crack on with.

catching up

Was good to be in a house rather than the park, comfy seats, plenty of room.  

Enjoyed myself & found it in half the time.  Next time I reckon I'll be able to get straight there.

Am getting a refund for the damaged deck, & I get to keep the deck.

Found the motivation to update my cv & email it to an agent.  

A few friends have messaged me out of the blue today.

A pair of trousers I couldn't even attempt the zip of last time I tried, fit & did up today.

Realised it was raining & brought the washing in, previous washing was dry so there was enough room for it to hang.

Finished the jigsaw, was complete (very thankful to have kept all the pieces safe), & husband joined in at the end which I really liked.  Plus he's agreed to come to take away night with me.

Remembered to phone my dad & had a good conversation with him.

Decisions

Am thankful for meetup & being able to meet people.  That there's a good crowd here.  That restrictions are  lifting & we're able to get out.

That I chose to go out tonight, driving was the right choice.  That I drive & have a good car, & found the place easily.  & they came out to direct me.  That it was a fun evening.  That the fruit was a good choice to take.  That I left when I did & got home safely.  That I have husband to come home to.   That even though it's noisy out the back, the bedroom is quiet.

That I remembered my grats.  That looking up the place names in the jigsaw was fun & the jigsaw's nearly finished.  That I'm enjoying the book I'm reading.  That I have plenty of hobbies to enjoy.  That it stayed dry while I mowed the lawn. 

Mentoring

I am thankful for the mentoring, that she's easy to get on with & seems driven & competent.  The session was useful.  I am glad to be useful, & that other people see my worth.  That sitting at the pc with the phone propped up is a good / professional position.  Will be workable for interviews etc.  That I had managed to set up the meeting successfully.

Also thankful my tooth is settling down.

Thankful I managed to get my reading sent off too, & there are some interesting discussions on the forum.

That the queue in the supermarket is going down, & I got some stuff for the BBQ.

That I was able to help husband with some maths stuff.  Also thankful that I understand it.  

I have found a volunteering position that I am looking forward to applying for.  Glad of the reminder that there are things I am good at & can do outside my traditional career.  Thankful I have plenty of people to be referees for me, & that the ones I asked all agreed.
Made some good points in a forum today.
Had a laugh with friends.
Had a good day

Time & hobbies

Thankful for friends, to listen & chat with, for having a laugh.

For remembering about the walk tonight, & setting an alarm

That we have hot running water as well as cold drinking water

For my hobbies & variety.

That the postman brought my package & we don't have to wait in,

That I got the utilities sorted & finally onto direct debit

For the scanner & printer & having email & being able to deal with officialdom still

For an auto acknowledgement email so I know my application's been received 

That we got the hanger to go over the bath, & we have a separate shower in the ensuite so the clothes can be left drying without getting steamy or damp, or having to be moved

That I'm enjoying the cross stitch, & have books, & colouring, & computer games, & the jigsaw, courses, & plenty to keep me occupied.

That's it's raining so I am happy to be doing rainy day things.

That I'm enjoying looking up places on the map as I place the jigsaw pieces

Thankful for Google maps, & being interested in learning

Lazy days

Had a lovely time catching up with a friend.

It was reasonably cool for my walk & there was no queue at the post office.  I remembered to get stamps too.

A walk round town got me to 10k steps, & I got a few bits & pieces & I've been after.  Also found my favourite teabrands.

Husband remembered to ask what I wanted from the Chinese instead of just ordering so now I have a new favourite, & plenty left over for tomorrow.

Got straight into all the shops I wanted.

The cross stitch is looking good.

Husband came & helped me a little with the jigsaw.

Cool

Thankful I got to speak to neighbour & find out a bit more about them

That it was cool & damp when I walked to the post office & back

That they had envelopes

That I remembered to post my Father's day card

Thankful mentee found my suggestions helpful

Sun

I heard my phone when it fell so I was able to pick it up & put it in my pocket rather than leave it / lose it.

I am pleased with myself that I resisted husband's cake, & that he got me grapes.

That I have a Father's day card, & found colouring books

That I resisted the cross stitch magazine, because the free kit wasn't very good

That I remembered Pilates, & enjoyed it.

That it was dry & I got the towels hung out

Jigsaw

Thankful for being able to lie in bed, for being able to spend the day in PJs.  

For husband helping with jigsaw with me this afternoon, & for ordering dinner.

That he helped me make enough progress to see a real difference, & we're almost ready for the map pieces.

For the friends I have & the ability to make new ones.

That the other group are doing a Carlow walk on Thursday, & it's late enough for me to do Pilates first, & for free parking.

Sleepy days

Thankful for being able to stay in bed,

For being able to recharge & have fun

That husband cooks for me & looks after me

That there's a crowd of people to get friendly with & a social tonight,

For having a house, & bed, & food, & clean running water, & a shower.

That I figured out to take the hoover apart to empty it, & got it back together again

Time & crystals

Woke up feeling refreshed, & got up earlier than expected

The day passed quickly

Got play sand & now have a sand pit / play box under my desk, I enjoyed sticking my hands in it.  The bowl I got for it is a good size.

Enjoyed spending time with my crystals & stitching

& watching shows with husband, glad we have internet & devices

Husband came shopping & I got some really cool stuff, including fluffy cushions, & new curtains that fit. & I managed to fold up the old ones so they fit in the packet.

 

Walks

Glad I got out this morning, the estate I was looking is a possibility

Not getting to the shop meant I got home for lunch & in time to get out again.

Thankful it stayed dry, & I enjoyed being at the park & reading, that I have ebooks (borrowbox) downloaded onto my phone & my library reservations came through this week.  Portable reading.  That a new friend was free to meet & chat, we had a lovely time.  I got to tell some of my story, and I can do that now there's distance.  Thankful I got home before it rained.  & in time to join Pilates.

Thankful husband ordered dinner, & it arrived at a good time.

Having my blog means I can look back & see how far I've come.

Basics

Thankful that we have gas & electric, that the supply was always active.

That we have bank accounts & internet, & the phone

That we made it over here & into a house

That I've met some people & we can get to the shops / get deliveries for what we need

That husband ordering me lunch saved me being caught out in the rain

That we have safe running water

That I have access to books

That we had room in the car for hobby activities, & have access to things now we're here.

me

• Thankful to have a new mentee, that the new questionnaire gave me a chance to re-evaluate myself
• The group is having a BBQ that I'm likely to go to, it's nice to be invited,
• I got out skipping when there was no-one around
• Enjoying the scratching & jigsaw today, thankful for hobbies
• That I got the washing out in the dry & remembered to bring it in

Peace

Thankful for friend & conversation we had today.  Is good to catch up.  Also Thankful for offer of help.  & for another friend doing me a favour.

That we're in a Nice house & have plenty of room.  That I found my scissors, esp since they were down the side of the armchair- very glad no-one was stabbed.

Thankful protest was peaceful & safe.

Thankful for  a variety of hobbies & being able to pick them up at will & switch between them.  That we live in a nice hous

That I remembered to do my grats

Husband and cake

• Thankful my yoga mat arrived
• that husband was up to answer the door
• that my friend is offering free classes
• I have space to do the exercises
• Husband walked down to the market with me
• the sanitisation station was good
• the water was warm
• it was mostly dry
• I made my 10k steps
• The spider in the bathroom is keeping to its assigned area
• I got out skipping again while it was dry
• there's a hard surface that's big enough to skip on
• that I packed trainers
• I found the money my dad gave us
• Thankful my tray has been despatched so will be arriving soon
• Thankful for my friends
• For placing a few more pieces into the puzzle 
• enjoying it again
• that I have enough room for the jigsaw
• that my eye sight is good enough to see the fine detail in the picture & pieces
• That I have a variety of hobbies to enjoy
• room to do them
• can buy new things as I want 
• Thankful that we have enough, & we have what we need
• that there are shops within reach
• the local supermarket has next day delivery slots
• Thankful that I have plenty of time to enjoy myself
• Added bonus - I found my book that I was beginning to think I'd left behind!

Rainy days

• Thankful for the rain- made staying in easier
• & i got out skipping in a dry spell while the kids were AWOL. & survived without injury.

• Husband's work calls sound interesting & it was useful refresher for me
• Have suggested a meet that's likely to happen 
• Friend suggested a chat, am looking  forward to it
• Another friend is doing a favour for me
• Enjoyed some basic maths homework for friend 
• Had enough left overs for lunch

Bank

• Thankful the renters letter came through & it counts as ID for a bank account
• & that husband went to the bank, & now has an account in progress
• that I resisted saying I told you so
• Thankful it was cool enough to leave groceries (& we hadn't bought meat) in the car & go back to the bank
• That we've found a better way to get to the carpark & I can probably find my own way there
• & the parcel hotel is nearly on the way home 
• & husband has figured out 
• That I am in a much better mood than yesterday
• a few synchronicities with friends
• That the jigsaw fits on my desk
• when I'm finished it then are several people I can gift it to
• giving up on it has given me the freedom & ability to do it
• I delayed hunger rage and managed to eat in time
• Phoned friend who was thrilled to hear from me

Plenty

• Thankful for it being cooler
• that I got the lawn mowed yesterday before it rained
• that I've made progress with the bank
• that husband took me for a walk
• that I got husband's favourite chocolate for him
• cheered a couple of friends up & feel better myself
• rediscovering my crystals & Reiki,
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Shops

• Thankful that I chose to walk down to the shops, had a pleasant walk.
• That I arrived at Tesco before most of the queue, & remembered husband's strawberries.
• That I checked my messages before heading home & saw his other request, & in getting that I saw magnets for the first time since I arrived.  Very happy to have magnets now to stick important things to the fridge.
• That I got everything I wanted shopping wise, & finding the town centre is easy
• That the lounge curtains fit, & the bedroom ones are good enough, & that the stepladder is big enough for me to hang them.
• That I said something smart funny which has cemented me into the group

Friends & bodies

I am thankful that my Grandad was in hospital / a home when he died.  Surrounded by people who knew who & where he was.  Thankful for everyone that is missed - that they had people to miss them.  That friend was found quickly, & that people are reconnecting over her.

For my health, & that of the people I know.  

For friends.  For ways to connect and reconnect.  For shared memories, and creating new ones.  

That I finally did some exercise, & it's a Monday & the start of a new month so a great day to start a new habit. Husband has ordered me a mat so I can get back to my Pilates class & do some exercise.

That we can still get deliveries, food & Amazon & online shopping.  For husband treating me to takeaway & treats.

That the fly seems to've left the room (via the window).