Cosy

Thankful to be inside in a warm house, that going out to the bunny makes me appreciate being inside, and being able to stay home.

To not be out in the cold or having to drive anywhere, that I can work from home and start & finish whenever suits, so I was glad of a lie in this morning.

That husband remembered to get the teabags I asked him for, & actually checked the shopping list.  That he feeds me well, and treats me.

Thankful for my health, & that my friends are mostly healthy. 

That I found my dress that's been missing for ages.

Thankful for my dressing gown & PJs & all my fluffy cosy clothes.

Chatty

Thankful team mate was in, & we had a pleasant day chatting.  That I got one of the documents I was working on finished, & had made decent progress on the second.  Also that he explained the lone worker process to me & we agreed I'd be better just working from home.  Thankful to be in a good team with a decent manager.

Thankful husband had wisely sent me off to work with a protein bar in case the canteen was shut, and having it meant I could work through & save my break for later in the day.  Also glad I'd remembered to take a cup & some teabags, & I got home during daylight, always a treat.  Thankful I now use a rucksac instead of a shoulder bag, & that workmate showed me how to work the heating, & got me a calculator.  That I discovered I'd picked up his paperwork by mistake.

Thankful that his contact got their results back before Christmas, & that they're negative.

That we noticed egg & mustard as ingredients in the cheesey chips which suggest it's cheese sauce so I changed my order.

Thankful that friend reminded me about the kindness blog & some kindness was bestowed on me today.  

Chilling

Thankful I found the interview I was looking for, all typed up and ready to send.  That I already had the photo in place too.

For another lie in & reading in bed, for snuggles with husband.  For all the time in the world to do what I want, and no pressure.  For still being able to buy books.

For husband bringing me a surprise hot chocolate, & for buying the chocolate I like.

For hot running water, & for clean safe drinking water.  For having plenty of food, and safe storage and cooking facilities.  For the electricity and rubbish collection & all the utilities and services we take forgranted.

For education and jobs, for being able to articulate and discuss ideas.

Bite sizes

Thankful for the house, job, husband, friends.  That we live in a nice neighbourhood where it's quiet and safe.  That there was no damage from the storm. 

That I got into a nearby shop when husband did the food shopping, & I got myself a kettle bell for when I decide to exercise.  That I did one of the 5 minute exercises in the book I've been listening to, & ate plenty of fruit today.   That husband got me my favourite cereal and that he's happy to do the shopping & the cooking.  

That the ted talk that was too quiet on the pc was loud enough on the tv.  For the internet & being tech enabled.  Also glad husband came for a walk today & it was quiet out with few people.  For all the information that's available, and for being able to read and research and evaluate data.

Thankful for the groups I'm part of and the encouragement we give each other.  For having friends who make me laugh & who understand me.

For feeling more settled today.  For a spread I found that looks like a good place to start for focus.

Company

Thankful for husband, for having the day off & lying in bed reading with him.  That I'm back to being myself again, that yesterday has worn off.  That there are two of us.  That he's sweet & listens & I have someone to share my life & ideas with.  That he feeds me, and encourages me, and treats me.

For having the spiky ball and rolling out my sore calves.  

That there are plenty of things I enjoy and I have plenty of time to enjoy them in. 

That I managed to do a little bit of exercise today, that I'm back to learning about habits.  That I enjoy learning and researching and that there are plenty of available resources.

For being able to read and having access to books.  

For my friends.

Christmas

Thankful to lie in bed, to have a snuggly husband, & books to read.  That kindle / phone can be held & "pages" turned just using one hand.  For having no pressure or responsibilities.  For being able to get library books & audiobooks, & for my kindle.  That books are readily available & being able to read.  That education was relatively cheap & I've done well with it & got a good job & 

That I brought the toastie machine back with me & husband made us cheese toasties for brunch.  That he cooked a lovely dinner too. 

For the game he got us & having the space & time to play, and being able to leave it set up.

That I remembered to message neighbour.

For having flow activities to enjoy and easy access to the things I need to do them.  For having a calm and drama free life.

Christmas Eve

Thankful for the lie-in & for being off work.  For snuggles with husband in the morning.  For a warm cosy bed.

That I got a video call with my brother / SIL / niece and remembered to phone a friend (I'm volunteering tomorrow).

Glad I finally cleaned the sink & it looks much better.

For the crystal match I did with friend, and enjoying the crystals again.  That I had all the cards.

Thankful that husband cooks & that he does veg for us so I'm feeling healthier.

That we have the space to leave multiple hobbies out on the go, things like jigsaws and campaign board games that just wouldn't be worth getting out if they had to be put away again at the end of the day.

Thankful that the library books I requested are available early so I downloaded them today.

Very thankful family and friends are all well.  Thankful for everyone who's in my life, and people who've been in it and left happy memories.

Holidays!

Thankful that I made it to work and made plenty of progress.  Also glad I decided workmate wasn't coming in & came home instead.  That the boss got in touch & I know what to do if I'm there alone again.

That I decided to finish early & so played Gloomhaven with husband again, & that we figured out more of the rules.  That we have a decent break for Christmas now, & plenty to keep us entertained while we relax & recharge.  That the game is fun and is going to provide hours of entertained.  Probably hundreds of hours judging by how it's taken us to do the first 2 scenarios. Glad he decided to buy it.

Thankful that I know I am better here with husband than back in England, that we have this chance for a fresh start.  And it's a good fresh start with jobs and a future, & hope.  The thing we'd lost in our previous lives.

Thankful we started the Christmas dessert tonight, since it's huge & expires on the 25th.  It helps with the feeling of settling into the holidays, as does staying up so late!

That I can have a lie-in tomorrow, read in bed, indulge the activities I love doing.

Happy

I'm very thankful we got a fresh start, that we got over here safely & managed to get a house & jobs.  That we can afford to buy the things we need / want.  That I was able to move over with husband & we're together.  Hearing the bins being put out this morning reminded me of all the times I was home alone while he was working away & now he mostly works from home & I'm enjoying him being around.  Glad we get on so well and that our lives are calm.

That I work in a friendly team & enjoy my job.  That I have enough to do without it being stressful.  That I got to have the conversation I wanted & the go ahead to do my testing.  That I noticed a couple of things & was able to fix them & still get today's date on my work.  That I've found my calculator & packed it for tomorrow.

Husband

Thankful for husband putting the bin out, that we are gradually reducing the cardboard mountain in the kitchen.

That he feeds me, & puts the effort into making things he thinks I'll like.  That I remembered my curry & heating it was the right choice (normally I eat left overs cold).

That it was dry for my walk from the car & back again, & that I made a decent start on the document task I'm doing.

That husband did a big chunk of the jigsaw so it's nearly finished.

That I'm going to tech off now & put my clothes away before bed so I can feel like I've accomplished something.

Easy Sundays

Thankful for the weekend, that volunteering on Friday night gives me my Sunday afternoon back & we spent it on Gloomhaven.  That husband enjoys playing & it's a fun game.  Thankful for the relief I felt when the alarm went off & it was because I'd forgotten to unset it for today & I wasn't volunteering & went back to the game.  Glad we figured it out between us with the rule book rather than when a friend was round to play too. That we'll be well in the swing on it by the time he visits.

That I had a good long lie in & finished my book, & that I have plenty more.  That I found my book last night before I went to bed so it was to hand this morning.  Glad I have my mojo back.

That friend arrived safely at his holiday.

That the card in with today's stone matched the stone.  That I was brave enough to try something new from the Chinese & it was a good choice.

That I noticed I was using the wrong pen on my Querkle & hopefully the colours are close enough it won't be obvious when it's finished.  Also glad I decided to use fine liners rather than sharpies because some of the areas are tiny.

Weekend

Thankful it's the weekend.  That I was already awake when the postie called, & that he found my second package & returned with it later.  That husband likes his present.  & that we're getting on nicely with the circulatory system jigsaw.

That friend cheered up when I phoned her.  That actually she phoned me, even though it was my idea, & that she had to go so it was relatively quick.

That I switched to narrow tipped pens for the latest querkle because it's got much really small, tricky areas.  

That husband suggested a film for us to watch and it interesting & we can probably watch it several times.

That the game pieces arrived so hopefully we can play tomorrow.  

Thankful that I stayed the extra few minutes at volunteering & got my conversation finished.  That I have friends to talk with, & people to listen to me & support me.

Friday

Someone reminded me that I am wild and free and it was a light bulb moment.  Yes, I am.  Thankful for the comment, & the realisation.  Also thankful for another friend who likes my alternative perspective & that I give him plenty of food for thought.  

Glad friend helped me realise I was volunteering too early, so I've hopped off & am saving myself for later.  That I called into a different book shop tonight & they had some interesting stuff.  They even sell tarot and oracle which is good to know.  I bought myself a new book which I'm looking forward to.

That I didn't call into the healthfood shop, & so even though husband got to the car first, he wasn't waiting long.

Thankful I realised I dropped my pen & had a quick look & managed to get it back from under the chair it had rolled under.

That the boss specifically told me to ensure I had a break over the holidays & isn't expecting me to work too hard.  That I have enough to keep me ticking over but nothing urgent or stressful.

That I remembered to go for my prescription, & I've got my tablets now

Laughs

Thankful that I got my request signed off effortlessly.  That there's now a box of masks in the corridor I walk down so I remembered to get a fresh stash.

That team meeting was a good laugh, & I have nice team mates.

By the time I responded to someone who wanted help they'd gone elsewhere so I didn't look unhelpful but also didn't have to do anything.

That we tried a different curry house & I liked the starters I chose.

That my documents got signed & are now in the print queue, more baby steps of progress.

Day

Thankful I had an easy day at work.

That the soup husband got me was nice.

That the work event was fun.  

sleep

Thankful that I got inspired to do the bit of work I'm on.  That I got my documents sorted by the time of the meeting so we could upload them together, & so when the boss asked later on, everything was in hand.

Thankful that I can rest and take it easy, & have plenty of calming / relaxing hobbies.  

That we got out for a walk at lunch when it was dry, & sunny.  That walking is now a habit, & husband is up for a walk

Access to things

Thankful we have our fibre now.  That husband was off work & dealt with the guy and it was painless when it happened, & we can transfer it when we move.  & it didn't require an extra line, just reactivation of the existing one.

That heating is sorted in house, thankful to friend for arranging it all & being there.

Thankful I remembered my contact sheet before I left work, & that I got to sign friend's card, & file all the paperwork I needed to, & get a signature from the boss.  & got home in time to take husband to collect his reservation.  That he bought some nice chocolate cos I asked for a treat.

Glad friend likes the gift I sent, & that other friend has sorted out enough medication for a few weeks.

That the meeting was cancelled, & I made the effort to turn up & use teams so I know for next time.

Cosy

Thankful that I brought my clarinet over, & that I finally played it.  That I can still get the notes out, & it sounds good.  That I've found a website where I can create my own music scores, & get access to other people's.

That husband wears headphones a lot so I can make as much noise & squeaking as I want 😛

That using the show means I can see what the exercises are, & how far through the workout I am.  Am grateful that I can move around, & bounce around when the mood strikes.  Thankful to be fit & healthy.

For the sweet little rose heart quartz in my advent calendar, & for friends to share passions with, & photos. 

For my weekend lie-ins, for reading in bed, access to books & cuddles with husband.

Thankful friend has found a new love, someone to share his life with.  That most of my friends are with family rather then being alone at this time.  For the reminder to get in touch with a few people.

 

Volunteering

Glad to make a difference, if only to one person. & that the platform has supervisors who are right there with us.

For the audio course I'm listening to, & enjoying.  That I can do other things (like colouring in & phone games) at the same time.

Thankful that I can leave the hot computer room for somewhere a pleasanter temperature, that the radiators have valves.

Thankful for weekends, for time to chill.  That my life and calm & drama-free.  

That I know husband put 2 crystals behind 1 day in the advent calendar so I know I'm not short one after getting an empty compartment today.  That he redistributed them for me in the first place.

Audio books

Am enjoying the free audio course I enrolled on.

Friend recommended a book & I've managed to get the audiobook out of the library, thankful for library & the selection they have.

Thankful for an easy day at work, that the meeting we had this morning was a good laugh, & I passed the assessment for the training course earlier this week.  

That I have plenty of tablets & can manage on a half dose for a while if I run out.  That there is a pharmacy just around the corner & prescriptions are ready same day.

That I took husband out tonight so I can stay home tomorrow if I want, & that my hot chocolate was drinkable temperature when I got back.

For the new fluffy PJs husband got me, & for the house being warm.  For being able to nap after work, & shut my eyes & listen to audio when I'm tired.  For the free audio courses friend recommended & sent the links for.

That husband's got a new game for us, looks substantial. & has donated his lego table to it.

That we get Christmas eve off & I checked in time to correct my holiday carryover to the agency.

That volunteering has given me better options to use in conversations with friends, & that I can replace judgemental scorn with something more compassionate.  & that I am self-aware enough to know when I'm being judgemental & can intercept it.

Books

Thankful we went for a walk at lunch & it was dry & sunny.

That husband's training finished early so we had a decent break before mine started.  That he came along at the point where I was stuck, & it had been the same for him so he was able to tell me I'd done it right.

That my training finished in time for Pilates.

That I remembered to submit my payslips to student loans.

That I noticed my fitbit battery running low & charged it.  

For library ebooks & my kindle.  For access to books.  That the tax change will make it easier to resist & wean myself off Amazon & I can try harder to shop local or save up.  

For being able to transfer money online / through the app so I don't need to go to the bank again.

Warm

Thankful friend was at house & engineers have investigated issue with heating. That friend has arranged to be back there when it's getting fixed.  & that he likes the gin liqueur, happy to be able to give him something.

Thankful we're in a warm house rather than in house with broken heating.  That I have the car to get around in the wet. That I was awake enough to take husband to the shop & the parcel motel, & he remembered to get milk for me.  & that one of the parcels was for me.  That husband got me perfect fluffy PJs for me to be cosy when I'm cold in the house, & they fit.

That the bunny is ok, & seems cleared of whatever was causing her wet back end.

That I have a good job and no pressure, & it's fairly straight forward.  That I came up with an alternative to something I don't want to do & it's something that the other guy agrees with.  Am pleased with myself that I still have ideas, & that I can recognise a bad idea when presented with it.

Thankful for the people I have in my life, & the ways to keep in touch with them.  For the post service & delivery drivers.  For the internet, & online shopping & banking etc.  For the people who are working through the pandemic, especially front line workers.  For everyone trying to help other people out, & spread a little cheer.  For the Christmas lights & decorations, & the cheer of Christmas coming.

Complete

Got my half day, so got parcels posted, & savings account opened.

Even remembered to get milk in the shop on the way home.

Glad I walked down rather than drove since the traffic was mental due to roadworks.

That husband has made me hot chocolate,

That friend is at house & isn't too cold.

That it was dry when I walked down the the shops & back.

Lazy days

Thankful friend is staying in our house tomorrow & will be there for the boiler service, & that husband is reassuring me that the house will be fine.

That I am enjoying my advent calendar.

That I made it into work & home in time for Pilates, & that I made it to the meeting I'd forgotten about.  & that the boss has a better idea than mine for some data he wanted & I managed to get him what he wanted.  Glad I told him what I was planning so he could make a better suggestion.

Glad I have tomorrow off, I can get to the post office & post parcels.  Have tonight to get things wrapped and find paperwork to post.

That I found my tax / NI paperwork to send off.

Warm

Thankful that we have heating, & warm clothes, & the car to get around in.  That we can choose to be indoors & not go out.

Thankful neighbour is checking house & friend will be there during the week when heating gets serviced.  Thankful that we have a service plan for if work needs done with the heating.

That I managed /remembered to get hay for the bunny.

That I wasn't volunteering today & so had time for a call with a friend.  Glad to be able to cheer her up & help her make sense of her thoughts.

That husband made dinner, that he cooks healthy, tasty meals for me.  That he's supporting me in trying to lose weight.

Thankful that I'm enjoying the book club book, & that I have plenty time to do what I want with, like colouring in & reading.

That I've discovered a new phone game to play.  That I have plenty to keep me entertained.

Thankful that husband got a pedal bin for the kitchen & has sorted out a bigger bin for upstairs.

House

Thankful that we have a house, warm & cosy.  For having a long lie-in at the weekend.

For friends to catch up with.  & for a few I haven't heard from in a while getting in touch today.  Glad for the ways we have to keep in touch. And for people who care.

That I found some nice tinsel & am feeling Christmassy now.  That my hamper arrived & we have goodies a-plenty.  Glad I requested the non-alcohol one.  That I went back to the shops & found charity Christmas cards.  That I got parked & out of the carpark ok.  

For being able to walk, & move.  To see and hear and experience.

Really thankful I took my phone so when husband locked me out I was able to phone him & get let in.

Thankful too for the envelopes I bought & that my mum's present fits inside it.  That I checked the post office closing time & might make it after work one evening.

bonus grats

Thankful for my friends.  When I was having trouble sleeping I quite often spoke to a friend who'd also be awake at stupid o'clock.  Thankful for the conversations we have, & that I was able to meet her one time.  That she makes me laugh & helps me look at thinks in a different way.

Thankful for friend who showed me his Querkles & got me interested in the idea, & that they do an animal one.  That I've moved on from pencil to pen, & it's easier on the wrists.  For the cafe & beach trips we had while I was off.  & for his keeping an eye on the house now.

That I'm treated with respect at work, that I have a skilled job that pays well and I'm fairly autonomous.  That I'm part of a fun, supportive team.  That my job is straightforward & 

That I was awake late & took on a volunteering shift & it's reminded me I have so much to be thankful for.  That it was a quiet shift & I got to enjoy my colouring.

That it's the weekend so I can have a lie in tomorrow, & it doesn't matter that I've stayed up too late tonight.  That I have all weekends free to do as I please with no obligations.

Warm & dry & happy

 Thankful that none of the mistakes I've made at work were serious, & I'm in the process of fixing them.  Glad I figured that out.  & that I had a heads up about the boss wanting to talk about one of the documents so I was prepared with the bits I was stuck at.  Managed to get one thing progressed a little further and a chunk of work completed.  Glad for the reminder that I do actually get things finished.

That husband's hamper arrived & it's full of treats.  & he's sharing them.

That I'm awake & well rested so took a volunteering shift, & that'll count as this month's night shift.  Also glad that it's a slow introduction back into it.

Thankful to be inside in a warm dry house, listening to the bad weather rather than being outside in it.

That I got down to the credit union to start the process of opening a savings account.  Thankful that I have enough left over each month to go into savings.  That husband & I both work, & his job is good enough that I don't need to work, so there's no pressure to find a job when my current contract ends.

Thankful friend keeps an eye on the house, & that neighbour has turned the heating up when it got cold.  That our controls are the same as hers so she knows how to use them.

Thankful that husband sorted out my advent calendar for me so I get something each day & it's still a surprise.

Cosy

Thankful I remembered grats before turning the computer off.

That I got home in time for Pilates, & the class was a little later today too.  

That husband sorted out my advent calendar for me, (so I know there's a stone behind each window, & it hasn't spoilt the surprise).

Thankful that we made the bed, & that I can crawl off into a warm cosy bed whenever I want.

That I have the luxury of being able to take it easy & relax in the evenings.  That my colouring book arrived & the pages are thick enough to take Sharpie.  That I enjoy colouring in & relaxing hobbies, & managed to resist having a nap.

That working from home means I can be cosy in my dressing gown, & that I brought my fleeces so can be cosy in them at work.  That I brought a few winter things with me too.

Success

Glad the work thing got resolved, that I got early & the support team were instantly online so when people wanted updates I was on it, & I was also able to prevent people escalating the issue since support were already on the case.  I also figured out what I decided was a better way of doing something, & glad it worked.

Enjoying my advent calendars, am up to date with the colouring one.  Glad friend sent me the link.

Thankful that I had my coat to sit cozy inside when I took husband to the supermarket.  That I had the car to sit inside so I didn't get wet in the rain.  Thankful for a the house & having a job, & being warm & dry & safe.

There's a credit union where I'm thinking of opening a savings account.  & a credit union helps me feel like I'm doing a good thing.

That reading blogs and decluttering challenges has helped me realise my issue isn't having too much stuff, it's just that I'm disorganised with it & lacking storage.  That means it should be fairly straight forward to get on top of.

Work

Thankful I didn't have any plans tonight, so got to stay til I was done at work.  That I was there for the thing I forgot, & I had a decent chat with the boss, & what I'm doing is fine, everything really is that slow.

That I managed to get something I needed signed so I can progress work a little bit more.

That I got my 10k steps today, got my walk with husband & that there was a cooked chicken for lunch.  That it was warm & dry at lunch time.

That I remembered to get more masks from work.  

That I have a job, where I can attend, or work from home.  That going into work to deal with paperwork means I don't have any at home, or need to worry about keeping it safe.  That we live near enough work that it's easy to pop in & just do a little bit.