More relaxing

Thankful for hot running water, safe drinking water, electricity and modern day comforts.

That we have entertainment (Netflix, jigsaws, gaming, internet)

For friends & for all the ways we keep in touch

That I remembered to hang my washing & it all fits on the dryer.

That the bunny went straight to bed & I wasn't out long in the rain.

That husband has batch cooking and dinner is easy.

For holidays & being off work.

Acquisition

Thankful we made it out, & that the shops were quiet.  That parking was easy, & reasonably cheap.  That I saw Penneys & that was empty & I remembered socks & found leggings while I was there & the tights I bought by mistake fit & feel nice.  That I was controlled and only bought what I needed, & didn't keep husband waiting long.  

I remembered to hang the bunny towels so when my new top arrives tomorrow I can get my new stuff washed.

That husband ordered a new jigsaw and we finished the existing one.

That we've found another show to watch online & spent a pleasant evening watching whilst eating cake.

That I have a scarf ready to post to friend & have her eircode.

That I answered when the solicitor rang and completion date might be brought forward.  That I remembered I'd sent in all my ID and so she found it & I don't have to send it again.

That I've started taking advantage of some of the things I have access to - like Pilates, and tabi, and I have the walk on meetup.

Space

Thankful my top arrived & fits well, & the other one I like is still available,

That I earn enough to afford treats.  

That I got a parking space at the woods, & it stayed dry for my wander.

That I made it to the range & they had another ball of the pink fluffy wool so I can start knitting a scarf.

That I found a good sized spiral hard back sketching book for my latest project.

That husband cooks & made nice dinner, & shared rice with me,

That we did weights.

Delivery

Thankful we got home just as the Amazon driver was about to get out his van - husband caught him & we got our parcels.

That I remembered to take my dad's card so now it's posted and out of mind.

That the woods are nearby and the path had dried out today.  That I got there before dark & enjoyed my slow wander.  That it was quiet & I got parked, & the woman with kids in the middle of the road moved before I got to them.

That we got the jigsaw finished & all the pieces were still on the table.  That we sorted out the bits that were in the wrong places.

That the shops were fairly quiet & I found husband easily.  That we still have plenty of time off to enjoy & I am being better at avoiding mindless Facebook scrolling.

That I have the kindle & library access & plenty of books to enjoy.  & there are plenty enough free / cheap books on the kindle.

Sleep

Thankful to have slept well, & for the lie-in.

That husband came for a walk & the weather was reasonable while we were out.

That we live somewhere safe and quiet, and can get out for walks.

That my legs have been fine since I started wearing my boots rather than my trainers.

That he makes dinner and hot chocolate, & generally looks after me.  That he's calm and gentle and sweet, & supportive.

Thankful for the support I have, & for friends getting in touch.

Rest

Thankful the take away was open & we got our food.

That the weather was fine & I got to the woods, & for that being open.  That it wasn't me that was blocked in.

For having the space to have eg jigsaws out, 

Husband found the film we wanted to watch.

For lie ins & easy days

Christmas

Thankful for having a house, heating, food, electricity, water...
For husband cooking & preparing fab food.  For having reduced the tablets enough to have a glass with him at lunch.  For work & a good company & our hampers.  For the little touches like the crackers that we wouldn't've bothered with.

For being in a good place with time & being able to volunteer, & also that no-one needed my help.

Remembered to phone my parents & they were in a good mood.

For the friends who got in touch, & the Amazon orders I placed, for being to replace some of the stuff that's still in storage & start getting my identity back (tied in with clothes).

That I cleared the table for the jigsaw - that we have plenty of space

Recharge

Got another scarf finished.

Glad to be staying home & relaxing, that we got a walk in, & there were still food deliveries - yummy.  That I remembered the bacon expires tomorrow so we're having it for breakfast.

That I volunteered & it was quiet & there were others on to chat to.  That I don't have to make any decisions about that yet.

That I decided against taking a reading, & that was the right choice.

Hot chocolate & treats.

Passed a Gloomhaven scenario we were stuck on - penultimate / final turn of the game - phew.

That I had a good day & am surrounded by things I enjoy doing, even peeling potatoes watching Netflix, & being able to do a task for husband that he doesn't like.

For hot running water & the shower, & the washing machine.  That the bunny towels dried in time for me to hang the bedding.

& relax

The meeting this morning was ok & I shouldn't have to do much for the other dept

That I found something useful and interesting to do (workwise), & discovered a problem to solve.  Also have created an index for the training so it'll be easier to revisit in future.  

That we went to the local shop so I got bunny treats & remembered toothpaste.  & the queues weren't bad, & I overheard people who couldn't even get into the supermarket carpark so am glad we went yesterday.

That I'm finished for Christmas & have a good long break to relax and spend with husband.  That I have a job I enjoy and am good at.  A warm, safe house to stay in freedom to spend my time how I wish.

That another card arrived & I'm reminded that I have friends.  That a colleague made the effort to connect on LinkedIn & I enjoyed reading the profile of another workmate I enjoy chatting with.  That we have so many ways of communicating.

Had some interesting discussions with husband today.

Getting ahead

Thankful to be able to nap as required, that the boss is pleased with my progress & I have everything urgent done for this year.

That I have made a start on a new piece of work & will have that ready to present when everyone's back after new year.  That I got inspired today & have some ideas.

That my hamper arrived, relieved that I had requested it, & there's some nice in.

That I remembered to phone my parents, & friend.

That my mum seemed in a better mood & was fairly cheerful.

That my headache had gone.

Care

Thankful to have the day off, & have husband to look after me.

That I can have off days without feeling guilty, 

& that husband had the day off so we spent a pleasant time together gaming.

That I've found a counsellor who's a good fit, & I enjoy our sessions.

For having the dining table and plenty of space for hobbies

That I remembered to transfer money

That we had paracetamol for my headache & the shop is nearby so we can easily get more.

Lights, camera...

Glad husband bought me the partition screen way back when, & the lights are long enough to drape over it.  That the others put their cameras on when I asked them to.  The boss left the meeting early so we got our usual chit chat.

That I found the missing flow chart, & had a pleasant chat with team mate in the meeting.  Also got my answers to the questions about the other software.  Baby steps of progress on another task too.

That we made it to the walk-in & it was quiet, we got straight in & there was no queue at KFC afterwards  so we got chicken for dinner.  

Husband's hamper arrived.

Thankful I have tomorrow off, & it's a short week.  That I've resisted buying more cross stitch kits to concentrate on the ones I already have.

Market

Thankful friend turned up on time, & has a distinctive coat so could see him coming.  That we got there & back safely, been a good while since I've driven in fog.

Enjoyed the market, & husband bought me the tower I was looking at, he also bought my candle when my card was having problems.  Glad we ate at the Jamaican stall, & husband is keen to go back.  Glad he came too, & that friend met friends from ages back & he found us ok after.  That there was a table & seats free by the time we'd got our food.

Glad it was dry & we had a good wander round. & that we had plenty of gaming time after, & won our scenarios.

That I have the partition screen & the lights are long enough to cover it & I have the extension from a spare socket.

That I am feeling much better now, & my energy levels seem to be stabilising.

Massage

Happy to decide to get a massage & have same day availability.  That I got down in good time & even managed to get to the fabric shop & get a massive crochet hook.  That I got cash back at Tesco the other day so I had plenty to cover it.  That it was dry for the walk and I got home before dark.

That there's a crossing near Lidl so I got across the main road safely, & managed to get all my shopping home.  Remembered to call in for my tablets & they had the right ones.  & I got my 10,000 steps.

That I enjoyed my evening gaming with husband.  That it's a great & easy way to spend time together.  

That even if I never go back to the knitting zoom, it's reminded me how I enjoy knitting, & encouraged me to learn to crochet, & now I've gone back to cross stitching.  That I have plenty of things I enjoy doing, & time to indulge / invest.

That my coat survived the wash.  & the crystal stall is confirmed at the market tomorrow, & husband's coming & friend is coming to the nearby car park to join us. 

That I had a restful day as well as getting my steps in, & that I can afford to indulge myself.  In food & material items, as well as timewise in hobbies.

Social

Thankful I remembered to request my tablets & it's getting sorted for tomorrow.

That I went to the team meeting & using teams means the others saw me & joined & we had a good laugh.  That I asked team mate about gaming & we had a good conversation & looks like plans are afoot.  

That I enjoyed designing trouble shooting guides, & I got them sensible. & I found where I saved them yesterday.

That I found my pattern for the rainbow, & the threads & cloth.

That I remembered to send a card to my brother, & put the IOU in.  That I have plenty of stamps so could just go to the post box.  That husband got me bits of tape & waited while I sorted it out.

That I was home today.

Smiles

Husband came for a walk, and it was pleasant outside.  I made myself breakfast & had time to eat it, inconvenient meeting was delayed & it meant I got to speak to someone I needed to at work.  & then I found the real answer to something I was supposed to fix.

Managed to get more info from a few people & stop being frustrated.  Had a good day & am in a good mood.  Shopping with husband after work & the traffic wasn't bad. Starting to feel the wind down for Christmas after getting my holiday timesheets in.  Remembered to send the email and it didn't matter that I was late with it.

Enjoyed gaming with husband, & we beat the mission, & I got my perk.  Enjoying getting into my crystals again, husband has picked well.

Fun things

Thankful husband came for a walk with me, & I got some steps.  

That dinner arrived.

That the Christmas thing was painless, & finished early, & that I went.  

That husband spends time with me & we enjoy the gaming together.

That I'm making progress with the counselling, & I perked up again.  

That I caught up with a friend & we had a nice chat.

That I was inspired for my final suit, 

Bounce

Thankful for a lie-in, for a flexible manager who trusts me to get the work done as needed.  That I took the half day & had the sense to lie down when I needed to.  

For getting to the gardens & seeing the lights, glad I went & it did me good.  Also sent some photos to friends.

That Christmas cards arrived, even those with insufficient postage.

That I got to the post office & my parcels are safely on their way.  Got straight inside.

That I figured out a flaw in my new design before doing much work in the live system, & have plenty of time to revise the flow.  That I found myself something to get started on.  & that I remembered to send the protocols.  That someone had saved the approved copies in the shared area so I didn't have to find them in the system.  That they all sent ok.

That boss was in & husband got to speak with him, & husband signed the card for both of us. & I remembered our contact forms at the end of the day.  

That I was still logged into the computer & saw the urgent request, & the requestor was still online & got it approved when I asked, & that I got it started tonight. 

That I found out the info for the meeting, & have plenty of time to prepare, & that when we declined it was rescheduled without a fuss.

That a problem I was having with the vdesktops is sorted, & I checked & noticed today.  That I noticed a couple of things that were wrong in my document whilst I'm still in draft so they are easy to fix.

Work days

Thankful I went to the woods, that the weather held, & I remembered to come back avoiding the traffic.  That I'd seen the traffic point on the way out, before it had built up.

That husband suggested weights so I still got some exercise in, & could have dinner instead of Pilates.  That I'm ok with being short on hours today because I'll make some up on Wed.

For apps and the internet, & all the technology we have for making things easier, for providing entertainment.  That we have the room to both work from home, & that the job is flexible so I can start whenever.  

That the stressful thing is over, & that work isn't so bad.  There are people I enjoy chatting with - either in calls or swapping messages.  That husband's only in for a little bit tomorrow so I can go in with him & not have to be there for lunch.  That I managed to jump into a hypercare session & get my question answered as well as my issue fixed, & I can do the same next time.

That the systems are global so I can see what else has been submitted and my proposal is first,

That we have nice chocolate for treats, & I was better at rationing myself today.  That I can jump on the elliptical & listen to podcasts for a few mins, that I've found a speaker I like.

That I calmed down, husband is a good influence, & I enjoy being around him.

Friends

Thankful I logged in to do the reboot and got the reminder to do my timesheet.

That nothing came through as urgent on Friday.

Enjoyed my time at the woods, & had a pleasant afternoon gaming with husband.  That he is good to me and knows how to keep me happy. That I couldn't get into the zoom & he spent the afternoon with me instead.

That I have friends, & people to share with, & who support me.  That the rocks sparked a couple of conversations at the woods, including a heads up about ones I wouldn't've seen otherwise.  That I enjoyed a break resting against one of the trees, & felt better after being there. That I can get to the woods and back in a lunch time & that I've remembered that.

That I found friend's address & envelope is plenty big enough.  I have plenty of time before last Christmas post.

Blog coordinator has seen and appreciates my latest submission.  Happy to be able to help.  Relieved I had that stint of covering the blog so I knew to say no when they asked me to take it on permanently, also that I can support the current volunteer, & that I can keep having ideas for posts.  

Better

Thankful it's the weekend, no obligations. That I'm feeling better today.

That I got myself to the woods & discovered the rock art.  & that led me to hosting a rock hunt tomorrow.  Being at the woods is good for me, & the knitting zoom is tomorrow too.

I remembered to write a Christmas card for family friends, & still have plenty of stamps.

Hopefully I've been awake enough of today to sleep tonight.

That husband & I have started a new Gloomhaven campaign so we have that available as another way to spend time together.

That an author / speaker I like has podcasts on Spotify & husband has shown me how to find them.

That husband isn't fussed about our lack of housework, & we get by.

Recovery

Thankful to be able to take the day off and stay in bed.

That I was feeling better by the afternoon, & husband looks after me & feeds me.  That he suggested the bottle bank & me waiting for him outside Tesco while he went in for treats, & the bottle bank was fun.

Unsolicited hot chocolate, yummy.  & he doesn't mind me sharing his food, & pays attention to what I like.

That I got what I needed at the shop, & it open late for Christmas shopping & was fairly empty.  That I might actually get friend's scarf finished & posted for Christmas.

That I got a blog piece written on the cards.  That people like the cards, & I've enjoyed designing them.

Hobbies

Thankful for waking up in the morning, & for being able to go back to bed.  For husband snuggles, and having a job with flexibility.  That I saw the meeting invite & remembered to join, & we managed to restore our numbers.

That I managed to think of an answer & get it sent.  & that I was helpful to a few people without taking much effort.

That the scarf fit in the envelope I have, & that I have money to pay the bills.

That husband feeds me & looks after me well.  That I've had lots of support.  That there's a talk I'm interested in & managed to see advertised in time to book a ticket.

That I got inspired for a few more cards, & it's an interesting project.

That I found a pattern that works for friend's scarf, & I picked up the other one without getting confused / making mistakes.

My video loaded ok into Facebook.

Rest & recovery

Thankful for a slow start to the day & that I caught miserable thoughts & changed them.

That counselling was good, interesting, & I remembered my dragon.

For the support I've had & the friends I've made, & the people who've helped.

That my boss appreciates me dialling in on my day off, & I'm glad I took care of a few things.

That I have the scarf finished, & can start on a new one now.

That friend will make a card & hand deliver it with flowers for me, & that she is getting extra support for the little one.

That I got inspired for a new project & have submitted an entry to the Christmas competition.

For my unsolicited hot chocolate.
That husband automatically remembers treats for the bunny.

Teeth

Thankful my boss is supportive.

& that I am still making baby steps.

For husband pointing out that my energy levels & mood seem more stable these days, & they are.

That he cooks for me, & looks after me,

That he filled my advent tree for me, & is full of sweet gestures.

& showed me how to use the water flosser & got me my own tips for it.  That the airer with tub lid makes a handy height table for it, & the socket is handy.

That it doesn't matter I won't get the scarf finished tomorrow, & I have plenty of interesting wool to look forward to.

That there's no deadline for the crystal homework, & I feel better for having started it.

That we got registered with a dentist & managed to get check-ups.

Woods

Thankful friend was happy to come to the woods, & be a passenger while I collected someone new.

That the drinks van was there & everyone was happy to stay for a cuppa & more chat, & that meant I got to talk to some of the others.  That a couple of people are signed up for the next one, & everyone said they enjoyed it, & I got to catch up with an acquaintance from last year.

That mentee cancelled so I had the afternoon to myself & made loads of progress with the scarf.  & husband played Marvel with me (& chopped up melon). 

& I finally made a start on my crystal homework, & found my lined paper.

That the house is warm and cosy & we have safe drinking water, & hot tap water, & central heating.  & books, plenty of books.

Day by day

Thankful I found my nose stud.  That the Parcel left on the door step was there when we got home.

That I made it to Pilates and did better than I expected.

That I was OK today, well and made it through without a nap.  That I remembered to tell the others about my contract extension.

That team meeting finished in time for me to get to hypercare. That it was dry for our lunchtime walk, & husband came with me.  That I remembered the bread from the weekend and it's still good to ear.

That I remembered milk in the supermarket at lunch time.

Social

Thankful for chatting with friends.

For a good sleep on the tablet, & husband not waking me up.

That I was functioning when I awoke, & got into the post - office (no outside queue), & finally got cross stitch posted.

That my parents got my stuff ok, & home safe.

That I resisted cheesy garlic bread & had healthier option, which I still enjoyed, & husband bought nice chocolate treats.  

That I enjoyed the zoom & knitting is coming along nicely, & I know who the cream one is destined for now. 

That husband has spent plenty of time with me today too.

That I'm enjoying getting to know my crystals again. 

That I decided against volunteering & then husband suggested a game.

Bedtime

Thankful I made it to my meetings.

That the team meeting was a laugh.

That husband made my hot chocolate, & shared his chips.

I got supervisor feedback from last shift

Next scarf is coming along nicely

That it's bedtime

Teeth

Thankful we got to the dentist's ok & there was parking right opposite.  As a bonus the parking is free for December.  That there's no urgent work required, & plenty of time to sort out filings etc.  & the jury's still out on the root canal & it seems to have settled down again.

Friend wants a scarf, glad I asked.

& that I have plenty of wool, & the 100g ball looks to be plenty for the one I'm already working on.

That I made it to Pilates, & had a nice chat with friend.  That I'm reminded (once again) to do my crystal homework. Maybe a task for over the Christmas holidays.  That I resisted cheesy garlic bread with husband & exercised instead, & there was plenty left over for when I was finished.

Got today's urgent thing done, & the next thing has plenty of time.

That my contract extension is progressed, so I'm good til June.

That we have the exercise machine & weights bench etc. so I can exercise anytime I want really.

Relaxing

Thankful for the walk at lunch, & for husband taking care of the meals.

That I made it to the woods & it stayed dry while I was there.  For the meetup group, & having people to walk with.

That there were shopping baskets at the end of the row where I dropped everything, & I found everything I was looking for & got nice wool.  That I'm enjoying the knitting, & have access to everything I need.  That I'm working & can afford to treat myself.  That I got the numbers for the advent tree.

That I've had a nice relaxing day, & even made it to Pilates.  That there are opportunities there for me, meetup, online and in person.

That volunteering was enjoyable, social & I did ok with the conversations.

That I got some useful insights today.

For kindle books and instant downloads, library books, & online ordering.  For postal deliveries, and shops.  

For safe drinking water, and hot running water.  For nearby shops, within walking distance.  That my dose reduction is going ok.  For husband filling my advent tree for me, & today's being very apt rose quartz.

Success

Thankful I finally got to log into a dodgy system to show the global team.

That I was still online for someone who needed help.

That it was dry when we went out for our walk, & we had a nice chat.

That I did weights, & husband watched.

That my contract got extended.

That we're able to take Christmas off

That I remembered to book the meeting on Sunday

Happy

Thankful I got my process flow created & my log drafted in time for the meeting.  That a few improvements & it's ready to put into practice.

That I managed to get the change created in test and followed the video and instructions.  Glad too that I watched the recording rather than attending the training.

That husband came for a walk at lunch, & with the supermarket trip I got beyond 7k steps.

That I'm still in a good mood.

That I made most of Pilates and managed all the exercises.  That it was a nice gentle intro back into exercise.

That the completion dept phoned & think it's possible to get the house sale through before Christmas.

Home

Thankful we have a nice warm house, & food on the table.  For a lie-in and a quiet neighbourhood.  

That I remembered the washing & it's hung now.

That husband is sweet & supportive.

That I got the knitting needles and wool and enjoyed the zoom.  Having the tablet enabled me to Google moss stitch when my rib didn't work out & I reckon I can get a nice scarf done.

For the internet and being able to connect online and check out shop stock etc.

That a nearby shop has bigger needles & more wool & I can easily call in tomorrow and get some.

For free knitting patterns and access to loads of resources.

For being able to read, & read music & read patterns.

Happy

That we arrived there ok, & friend was ok.  The traffic was much lighter than expected & it stayed dry. That I chose well for dinner & we had a pleasant evening.  That I got my document approved with no issues.  That I got to take my half day & have a nap before we left.

Thankful we got back from trip ok, & the traffic was light.

That the tyre pressure has sorted itself out.

We got the tree & tinsel & it looks good.

I took care of some admin, & found the mortgage details.

That I finished volunteering in good time to end my shift, & am back in the swing of it, even taking multiples.

That my mood seems better

 

Friends

Thankful the car tyres seem OK and the warning light went off.  That the traffic was OK and the weather stayed dry. 

Chose well for dinner.  Remembered the alarm code.  Friend is in good form and we found a reasonable film for us all to watch.  Husband brought fruit and juice for me and they were welcome snacks.

My urgent document went through the system OK today and I got to tidy up some loose ends. Looks like we'll all be able to off over Christmas too which is good.  Team meeting was the usual laugh.

Boss was OK with me taking a half day and I got to nap before the drive.  Stomach settled down.

Was able to get bunny in the carrier and husband moved the run so I could put the carrier back in for her.  Had enough treats that she should be ok overnight.  Glad we have the covered patio so she's sheltered

 

Lucky

Thankful the tyres were still pumped up today, & that I made it into work.

Fortuitous meeting with boss, got something quick clarified, and he decided I was right in my thinking about something else.

Got most of the info I needed, & got another task done that required us to be onsite, & was around for the boss to catch & we had a nice chat.  Also had a nice chat with office mate.

That I still have a few days holiday to take which is good.

A meeting I arranged went smoothly & we simply & easily came to the resolution we wanted.  Quick & efficient.

Found the shredder & made a start on the papers.

Safe

Thankful for my day off,

for having the tyre inflator in the car

For getting back from the post box as husband got to the car with the shopping.

That I had a nice chat with tapping friend, & asked about her advert - & she received it today.

That another couple of friends got in touch out the blue today, which was nice.

Husband sharing chocolate with me,

that he's moved the sofa so the lounge door shuts & now it's toasty warm in there.

That I got the reading typed up and sent.

Better

Glad I'm feeling better.  

That I had an easy day at work & managed to get enough done to show I've done some work.

That I've eaten less today, haven't been in the mood to mindlessly munch.

Got some chores done so I can rest up tomorrow.

That's husband moved the sofa & closed the lounge door so it's toasty warm in there.

Warm

That I remembered to switch the heating from constant before I went to bed.

That husband gave me a big hug & didn't ask questions.

That the house is cosy, & we have heating, & warm clothes,

That I get to disappear whenever I need to

That I reached out to a contact & got a favourable response.

Relaxing days

Thankful for a lazy day,

That I remembered to do the reboots so I can have a lie-in tomorrow,

That my dad's going to collect my stuff for me.

Hot running water, safe drinking water.
nice spacious warm house, central heating.

Flushing toilet & mains sewerage.

Messages from friends

Enjoying books and hobbies

for the exercise machine & getting a few steps in.

That there's a near shop for handy last minute shopping.

That I've taken care of some admin (eg student loan update) painlessly.

Lazy autumn days

Thankful for a lie in & to be snuggled into husband.

For a near endless supply of books to read.

That I got what I wanted at the shops, & realised my timing error for the social in time to cancel it.

That I got into the workshop & it was useful.

That I made it over to see friend, & we had a nice chat & I got a lovely card for a friend who's struggling at the moment, & a few new crystals for me, & had the cash to them.

& I found a jobsite link when I got back, so I remembered to send that, & hope it helps.

& husband cut up the melon for me, & we got to watch the end of foundation.

Social

Thankful for the others who were in, & that we had the usual fun team meeting & walk at lunch.

That I enjoyed lunch, & had a hot chocolate to warm me up for the meeting.

That I got a chunk of work cleared today, & remembered my contacts form.

That husband finds interesting shows for us to watch.

That I had a satisfying conversation at volunteering, & found a useful resource that I signed up for.

That I have the freedom to go to work if I want to.

That I remembered to ask for neighbour's number to give to my dad.

That he's going to collect my stuff for me, & is helpful.

That both my parents are ok.

For meetup & being able to socialise and meet people.

Work

Made it into work again.  Simple fix for team mate, & someone else who wanted to speak to me.

Fortuitous timing when someone my boss wanted me to arrange a meeting with popped up on IM so we got the call done tonight.  

Got some decisions made which went my way.

Was nice lunch on, made the right choice to avoid the sweet & sour & have the salmon & carrots instead.  It was dry for our walk, the drizzle when we left the canteen soon stopped.

The boss made time to speak with me, & we got everything cleared that we needed to, & he's trying to sort out my extension.

Work, walk & then shopping with husband got me to 10k steps.

Had a good day & managed to get quite a lot done.  Was worth staying back, boss came over before I was thinking of leaving.  

Thankful husband cooks for me, & makes the effort to make nice things, & is helping me with healthier choices.  That he got me fruit to make the oats more interesting.  That he takes care of the shopping, & cooking, & basic housework.  

That I remembered to hang my washing, & to do my contacts form when I got home.

Walks

Glad I recovered my thoughts enough during counselling to consider going out to nearby gardens & inviting someone who's lonely & available during the day.  & that I made it home in time for a nap.

That it was a nice dry & there was still some colour in the gardens.

& we got a trip to the Dolmen in too, & maybe we will venture further in the coming weeks.

That walking to massage was a good choice, glad I wasn't driving in the traffic.

that I enjoyed the massage & like the therapist, & thankful for the heated bed.

& that I had cash to cover it.

Got my steps today, & weight is still reasonable.  Have been able to enjoy a few treats recently.

Got in touch with a few friends today, thankful for friends.

Work

Thankful I got to work.  Being in meant I got to deal with some stuff.

That it was dry for the walk.

That I did tier from home so could have a laugh with the others.

That I managed to ask my boss if we were meeting today so I wasn't just hanging around.

That I finally got a submission in that he wanted.

That I have a job I mostly enjoy & am capable of.

That husband came to the shop with me & got treats to share, & carried most of the shopping home.

Food

Thankful I got up & made it to work.

That there was a teaspoon in the kitchen.

That I finally for my document scanned and routed, and managed to get all the annotations included.

That it was dry at lunch & we got out for our walk, at a reasonable speed for me.

That husband has made a new batch of curry,

Sleep

Got a walk in with husband, & it was dry & warm.

Got a pill splitter, proud of myself for getting it from the local shop, & that husband came out of the chippie just as I was going to sit & wait.

That I finally got into my revolut account and reset my PIN

Remembered mentoring & he did most of the talking so it was low energy consumption

Thankful the lid was on my dinner when I dropped it.

Sleep

Thankful no side effects from the tablet

that I slept through the night & woke in the morning

that husband came for a walk with me, 

It stayed dry while we were out

I changed my character & like the new one better

Husband looks after me well

House

Thankful for an easy work day

That I started the training courses & got about half done so I'm on track to be finished on time.

That the agent called & the buyer's paid the reservation fee & wants to complete quickly.

Also glad that relieved is greater than sadness about the house sale.

Husband has been showing me some houses.

That I remembered to make my overnight oats for tomorrow,

That friend was pleased I rang & my mum seems ok.

Work & emojis

Thankful I got husband to work on time,

That his afternoon meeting was cancelled so we came home when I was tired, that a lie down cured me & I had the energy for the afternoon.

That I remember the new numbering system before my methods were locked so it was easy to rename them.

That I got today's work finished and the timing predictions we made were reasonable.

That I had some fun emoji chats with people today

That we got our scenario finished & have gaming plans for the weekend,

Friend is signed off again so she can recover without worrying

Chat

Thankful to be able to have a lie in, for not driving husband to work.  That I got my prescription and the supermarket still had the wax burners I liked.  That counselling was productive if not enjoyable and I like her.  That she gave me the few extra minutes.  And was running later than I was at the start.

That my brother's got a job.  

That husband cooked tea while I popped to the shop for him and I managed to eat before heading to work.  That working tonight saved staying late tomorrow and my boss appreciates the effort. That I was feeling better this morning and decided to work this afternoon.  

That mentor buddy gave the opportunity to open up and I took it.  That he was sound about it.  That being part of a team means he's happy to cover for me if I need it.  

That I have plenty of books to read and can tech off now and relax before bed.

Health

Thankful to have a doctors appointment today.  That I got there in good time.  That my scan results & blood tests came back normal and that my cholesterol is low enough I don't need the statins.  Thankful that even though he was running so late, he still took the time to answer my questions & have the full conversation.  Thankful we got registered with the doctor.

That I remembered to take my tablet.

That husband ordered dinner for me getting home, & made me hot chocolate.  That skimmed milk is ok in that so I'm going to keep it up.  The blood results mean I don't need to be so strict with my diet although it has been a useful wake-up call even though it's not serious now.

That I got done what I needed to workwise, & think I have recovered enough to work tomorrow afternoon.  A couple of other things got sorted today which is useful.

That husband looks after me so well.

That I remembered to book mentoring session, & a massage.

Care

Thankful husband came to the woods with me, & when the boss checked in he told me to take the afternoon off.  I felt better after some time on the sofa watching tv.  Husband made me hot chocolate, & has some oats soaking for my breakfast tomorrow.  
That he's made me lunches & got one out the freezer for me for tea.

  

That something that has previously been a last minute panic is starting to get done earlier at work.

That everything will wait til tomorrow, workwise & otherwise.

That I made it to Pilates, & friend is feeling better.

Safe

Glad friends turned up for the walk, that it was sunny & we had a pleasant time.  That I resisted hot chocolate & had tea instead, & skipped the sugar.

That I got my 10k steps for the day

That I'm feeling better (less weary) & think I'll be ok for tomorrow, & realised I don't need to be onsite anyway - I can do it all remotely.

For husband making nice food, & saving me some of the ice-cream (that I also resisted). & for buying the chocolate I like.

That my blanket is cosy & fits well

That I remembered to hang the washing & husband helped me make the bed.

That I am warm & safe & have a house & a job, & that husband will keep me if I was without a job.

Diet

Thankful that husband chose me oats & is taking my diet changes seriously.

That we got out to the shops, & I got to pop to the market.

That I'd taken a coat & so didn't get my top wet

That I just remembered to set my alarm for tomorrow.

That I mostly resisted snacks & chocolate, & have healthy dinners for next week,

That I can take the day to relax as I need to, & was cosy in my yeti top.

Warm

Thankful the meeting I'd forgotten was quick & I got to work before team meeting.

That team meeting was a good laugh.

That we finally got our "ok" in the protocol we're executing & everything was straight forward.

That contact in other dept 

Free lunch on Fridays, & I enjoyed today's.

That husband made me lunches so I don't need canteen food any more.

That we have plenty of fruit & I can make better food choices if I want.

That my boss is trying to extend my contract.

That I have plenty of warm fluffy clothes to comfort myself.

Fluffy things

Thankful I got out for the walk & the weather was good,

That I got my steps in from going shopping with husband

That I remembered to get the things I needed

That they had slipper boots & I got a new fleecy blanket top

The bunny is dry again

Played Gloomhaven with friend

There was no traffic when I came to turn right across the main road

The temperature sensor has been recognising me recently

Sent friend some lovely Reiki bubbles & she's feeling better now.

Hot chocolate with skimmed milk is still nice

Talking

Thankful I have the therapy to make sense of my thoughts & what's going on.  That I chose well & like her.

That we have the sensory gardens & woods nearby & the weather was nice today.  For the exercise machines at the woods & for being able to get out & walk & enjoy.

That we have the exercise machine in the house, & weights, & other equipment - I have plenty of opportunity to exercise.

That the bunny was dry today, & the towels have dried so I'm back to being able to use the bunny stock for her hutch.

That we got an offer on the house & have accepted it & hopefully that will progress smoothly now.

Boss

Thankful my boss made time to chat with me, to check I'm ok.

That I'm ok,

That I always feel better after chatting with him, & again he told me to never worry about the work

That he's going to try to extend my contract.

Chatting with friends,

friend is out of the hospital and home

I have my day off tomorrow, & boss says I'm fine to always take it.

Husband

Thankful the IT guy is friendly & helpful & we got the files moved. 

That the deadline I missed doesn't matter.

That I had an enjoyable evening with husband.  He looks after me well.  We have each other & he's accepting (not blaming or I told you so).

The bunny was dry when I put her to bed.  Husband gets her treats when he's out shopping.

And cuts up melon etc. for me so I have healthy treats too

Woods

Thankful for the woods, & that I got parked.  That the gym was empty & I had a few mins on my favourite machines before the rain got too heavy.

That it stopped raining while I put the bunny to bed.

That I got to see some of the fireworks out the bedroom window

That I feel better for not taking the statins, & remembered to take my other tablet.

Husband made me hot chocolate, & did the washing up.

The kids round here are sweet and polite.

I started another stitching project & it looks like it'll work

Friend is doing ok.

Days out

Glad I remembered the craft fair and made the effort to go.  That I found it and got parked easily.

That I made the effort to go to the ACT.

That as I was thinking it would be nice to have a friend to walk with, I got a messsage saying a friend was in town.  & we met up & it was fun. 

It was a pleasant day & I got to the woods twice, and had a go on a few of the machines.

That dropping the mango packet meant I saw the wire I needed as I bent down to retrieve it.

That I remembered to do grats.

Relaxing

Thankful that my day was calmer, & I had one task at a time.

That nothing is urgent now & I can catch my breath

That I looked into a couple of things and made some progress.

That I had a pleasant evening with husband

That I got home in time to put the bunny on the grass for a while, & it stopped raining when I went out to put her to bed

That I remembered to put my left-overs in the fridge

That there was white chocolate ice-cream too & I enjoyed it

That I have all weekend to read & indulge in hobbies

Bedtime

Thankful that one of the activities got delayed

That my favourite QA officer was in & I got the answer I wanted to the 2 questions I asked,

That I was ready 5 mins before the time I'd told husband was the latest I'd be

That it stopped raining for our walk to the canteen, & for us walking to the car

That he opened my juice for me.

That I enjoy oranges, & some other fruit

Thankful it's bedtime & today is over.

Productive day off

Glad my boss messaged me to say today's important thing was delayed

& that I got to still have my day off

Got to speak to someone in IT & sort out husband's laptop.

Fitted in a supermarket trip & managed to finish the book I was reading.

That husband picked up food at the supermarket & we had early tea, & a pleasant afternoon watching tv & playing cards.

That we managed to coordinate with friend & complete a scenario in our new game.

That the burner survived being knocked off the table

That I remembered to contact the pension people & managed to get my address changed, & husband got his changed too.

Managed to get the health insurance app and upload the receipt for the scan.

Safe

Thankful I managed to get some queries answered, a bit of work done.

That I found the hospital ok & got there in good time.

That I chose well for my dinner, & it all arrived home intact

& finally made it to the shop & husband came too,

That logging back into work meant I could sort out my plans for tomorrow, & get another few things done.

Glad I have the freedom to come and go.

That I managed to implement a new "& so what" line into anxiety, so what if I'm late?  I don't know where this insane pressure comes from.

Naps

Thankful to have the day off, 

& being able to nap at will.

For a lazy day,

That Pilates sessions are available to me, & host is fine with dropping out halfway through,

For husband feeding me,

for online gaming & friends,

Woods

Thankful I remembered to put the new insurance disc in the car 

That the weather was good for our walk, that there was a nice no. & we had group chats after.

That husband made lovely dinner and we ate early cos I was hungry 

& had plenty of time for gaming, & that was fun.

That it's a long weekend cos of the bank holiday.  That I've been enjoying a new book, glad we have the  volunteers book channel and useful recommendations. 

That I had a pleasant short chat with friend.

Husband

Thankful for a day off, for not having to go anywhere.

That husband takes care of meals, & made me hot chocolate, & sorted out the marvel game for us.

That he came down to play, & that we finally won.

That I made it to the ACT session, 

That I had a pleasant day with husband & have started on my next stitching & it's looking good to be posted as a Christmas present.

That someone's hosting a walk at the woods tomorrow so I can get out & get some company.

Rest

Thankful to get my package posted ok, & that I got back to the car before husband, & before it started raining.

That I got to step away from work to have a rest when I needed one, & looking back over my past time sheets, & I have done my full hours several weeks lately, & even one a half day over.

That it's bank holiday so a long rest this weekend.

That I got done what I needed to today, & was relieved to route my documents before the session timed out (big whoop).

That husband remembered to get toothpaste for me,

That the book a friend recommended from the library was available for me to download today.

work

Thankful we got to work before my team meeting, & there were free desks for both of us.

That the extra I did was appreciated, & I look good to my boss again.

That husband finished for me to get home before I crashed.

That I felt better after a lie down.

There were knives in the kitchen so I could cut up my apple for an afternoon snack.

I'm pleased with the reading I did.

Chill

Thankful I managed to stop in time in the traffic jam, that I got to art club ok.

That I perked up during counselling, 

That I remembered to eat my left over Chinese, & husband made yummy dinner, & that he looks after me.

I remembered to hang the washing before I left.

That I found a box to fix parcel I'm posting.

That I can take it easy & nap whenever I want, & have easy days

That I have few obligations

Support

Thankful to have the easy question during the training, & that it's over now.  

That I got a short walk in with husband, & remembered to put the bunny away,

That I got to have a nap, & that I'm free to disappear off for naps whenever I need to.

That I'm well supported & part of a good team with a good boss

That the bank allows weekly recurring payments so I've set that up for counselling.

That I've been enjoying the YouTube show I'm watching & am nearly finished the current stitching piece.

For friends to chat with during the day

For finding a good counsellor that I like & feel is helping me.

For the art lunch & starting to make friends.

That I got registered at a doctors & the wait list is short for the investigations, that I have hope it'll be sorted out.

Health

Thankful the boss took the time to catch up me, to reassure me that I'm doing ok & to keep doing what I'm doing (in terms of taking breaks when I need them, & just letting him know).  Thankful I have a good boss.

& good team mates, that they let me talk & are supportive, & friendly.  That I took the opportunity to open up a bit & we have a good laugh.

That husband does the cooking & makes the effort to provide good meals.  That he's cut the iron rich food out, substituting broccoli for carrots, & giving me sensible portions.

That I made it to Pilates for the first time in ages, & have the sense to take it easy & drop out when I get too tired.  That our classes are online so I can still attend.

That I made it to the meditation too, & that seems like a nice class.  That I managed to get into the session.

That my mood is generally stable, and good, & in general (apart from these investigations & conditions suggested by the blood tests) my health is good.  I am capable of doing most things I want to, & have learnt to manage my energy.

sunshine & rain

Thankful the weather was good & husband came out to some nearby gardens with me & we had a little walk.

A friend is enjoying a show I recommended, as am I.

For interesting conversations, & support.

That I told my mum some of what's going on healthwise & updated my dad about the house, & he's offered to lend us money towards a deposit.

That the kitchen is so much better now the washer's been replaced.

For finding some useful online resources, & a mindfulness group,

Learnings

That I got up for the ACT session & even managed the yoga.  That I'm feeling better and getting my energy back.

That husband did weights with me and I'm getting stronger.

That I made a mistake volunteering and have a low risk opportunity not to dwell on being corrected, and can work on not feeling criticised.  

That I am more assertive now, both with volunteering and telling rather than asking, and with work.  Making decisions rather than asking permission.  

That husband suggested going to the range and I found a nice photo frame.  And then a more practical one in the charity shop as I was waiting for him to collect his glasses.

That I got in touch with a few friends I haven't spoken to in a while.

That I'm getting back into the habit of doing Reiki self healings and was in a lovely Reiki bubble this morning.

That the bunny went straight into the carrier when I went to get her in the rain.

That I enjoyed playing the kalimba and it perked me up 

Easy days

Thankful I got up & managed a half day at work,

That I figured out what I needed to do for my pdf & that's in hand now.

That husband's given me notice of his on site days so I can fit them in

That I got friend's card posted, 

someone let me pull out into the traffic

I was inspired to do friend's grid & am pleased with it

Stitching is coming along nicely,

am managing my energy levels better today

got a book finished & posted the review to the book club channel

got slack downloaded onto my phone again & finding it much easier than the website

energy

Thankful to be able to take the day off for rest & recovery

that my boss is easy to deal with 

& husband looks after me

for friends to chat with during the day

that nothing important came up at work

that I'm feeling better now

that I enjoyed reading and stitching and relaxing and having a lazy day

More rest

Thankful for my rest day, for a cosy bed where I can rest my weary self

For a lie in & getting a letter from the hospital so I didn't need to listen out for the phone, & managing to book a convenient appointment.

That counselling was uplifting & I felt better afterwards, & tackled some of the paper backlog.  That I found my PIN & can log into my savings, & the website was easy to use to close different savings account.

That husband cooks for me, & made nice dinner, & we had a good chat about the house & housing market etc.  That there are plenty of options for when we come to buy a house.

That I was inspired to create a grid, & managed self Reiki.  That I have opportunities to explore and develop myself and create.

 

Rest

Thankful for naps

That I stayed just long enough to find the paperwork & be there for the discovery of the error - so boss could avert us having a problem.

& my contact was in the corridor waiting for me so I could get in to help him.

That husband got me treats without me asking for any.

That the bunny hopped straight into her carrier to be put away

That my new book arrived

For friends & support

That I can have an early night, no obligations.
That I remembered to pay for tomorrow's session.

That I got to collect my prescription

Healthcare

Thankful for the freedom to disappear from work & take naps.  

That the team meeting was a laugh.

That I got a few visible things done from my todo list

That I got to the doctors in plenty of time, & popped into shop & found a nice card, & got myself a drink.

That I remembered I'd paid by paypal before I paid again at reception.

That I got home safely & husband had dinner ready.

That I saw the leaflet for the condition the doctor was talking about

That I can afford the tests & they should be done fairly quickly.

Day out

Thankful for calm hobbies, the stitching & reading, & phone games.

For a pleasant day out with a friend, weather was good & we got parked, & she drove.

That the rest of it was open so we had a decent walk, & my knee held out.

That I got to the shop for milk & remembered cash back.

That I resisted chocolate, & only ate til I was full & left the rest

That the new skein matches closely enough to the previous one & I am on the home straight with the design.

That husband takes care of meals & most of the food decision, & he knows what I like.

That I remembered to phone my mum.

That I've been thinking more about something that upset me & really it's not a big deal.

That friend told me about the drug scheme & it can be applied retrospectively if needed - better to know upfront.

Husband did weights with me, 

Lazy days

Thankful for being able to get up & volunteer for a spell (shorter than a shift) & getting to finish a conversation.  That it was straight forward & low risk.  & only needing to take a single convo.

For coming back to bed afterwards & having a lie in.

For remembering the class & enjoying it, & being able to have another nap after.

That husband cooked yummy lunch & dinner, & I got to catch up with a few friends today.

For getting the insurance renewal sorted.

For being able to count my blessings.

Timings

Glad I got to chat with the boss.  That he likes my ideas.  

That I had the volume on my phone & heard it ring - that the appointment was rearranged so I didn't need a half day off work and I got a convenient time on Monday instead.

Had a good laugh with team mate and enjoyed the walk.  That there were apples at lunch so I got one, & it's still free lunch Fridays.  Pleasant conversation on the way over with someone I rarely chat with.

The fix seemed to work, and we got our bit done.  That the work WiFi was back on and we got logged into sessions OK. 

That I got the requests sent through and got a good way through today's tasks.

That someone I met the other day was explaining how to plug in and it worked so now I can use the external monitors on the hot desks.

That I found the restaurant & the car park OK and we were on time.  That I put the bunny to bed before we went.   That it was a pleasant evening and mostly enjoyed food and company and husband let me have my favourite bit of his dessert. 

That I picked up a reading from the exchange and have done a reasonable job on it.  

That I have a cosy bed and comfortable house and have plenty to be thankful for 

Successes

Thankful that team mate was in & helped me with tech issues.  

I managed to get onto the system eventually & do what I need to.

That I'm ok to have tomorrow off, & the docs didn't phone back.

That I am better off the tablets, & can function tired rather than be exhausted.

That I got my manifesting picture drawn, on a really nice page in present book.

That I remembered to bring my coat home from work.

& that I remembered to pay for my shawl.

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Relaxing

Thankful that I had a decent break between counselling and art lunch.  

That we had a nice session & I enjoyed their company.

That one of the others helped me pick the right shawl colour.

That I got home in time for dinner, & husband had fried the gnocchi for me, & I enjoyed it.

That I remembered to hang the washer, & all my dirty laundry fitted in the load

That I remembered that I love my job & the team I'm in, & am lucky to have the terms I have.

That I enjoyed today's meditation & my slate

Work

Thankful I had chocolate to share and we had a bonding moment, & I got a hug!  & it was good for us to get our frustrations out, & that I have workmates who will listen & know the value of a rant.  

That I enjoyed lunch & the walk.

Left in time for the low sun to not be an issue when I was driving,

That I remembered my contacts form

That there was something at lunch that I liked.

Plenty

Glad it was pleasant weather & we got to sit outside & talk.  That we go for a walk at lunch, & I have work mates to join.  That the office was quiet & the work went smoothly.  That an issue I encountered was calmly resolved, & the boss came to the team meeting & is setting time aside for me.  That work is going well.

That I made it home in time for Pilates, & am getting back into it.  

That I checked my bank balance & transferred money so have hopefully avoided getting overdrawn.  That we have plenty.

Day out

Glad it was mostly dry while we were out, that I have a coat in the car & put it on.

That we eventually managed to get food, & found a seat.

That she got some clients 

That we had a nice day out, & I resisted fluorite & labradorite, & got some nice crystals.

That I found the oranges we like in the shop

That I got to the carpark just in time to meet friend, & we had a nice day.

People are still interested in coming on the walk next month.

Laughter

Got to the workshop on time / early.

Glad we went to the supermarket last night rather than this morning, so I had a lazy morning.

That I had enough money for the course, & I enjoyed it, that I survived the drive home safely & when the sun was in my eyes there was nothing on the road.

That I'm making friends.

Glad I looked at the map, & the found the hotel - it isn't where I thought it was.

Resilience

Thankful that team meeting was a good laugh & perked me up enough to go to work.

That lunch was nice & the walk was fun, 

& I was glad I went to work,

& the meeting was much more efficient and we have nothing to do til next week

& the boss came in & he's sorted out me being okay to be off on Wed.

That husband agreed to come to the supermarket tonight so I can have a lie in tomorrow

That I remembered the film workmate recommended & I enjoyed it.

& I got the time confirmed for tomorrow.

Dry

Thankful it stayed dry for the walk, that they came back with me & I got back in time for the meeting.

That things went smoothly today

I made it to the talk I wanted to catch

That I finally got motivated to chart up the other side of my stitching

That I made it to Pilates & feel better for doing it

That I was able to help husband

That husband remembered to take his washing out so I remembered to hang it for him

Rest

Thankful I went into work, & that I wasn't really needed.

That I got my open helpdesk tickets resolved

That husband ordered me better noodles

That I made a grid for a friend, had forgotten how much I enjoyed it, & she loves it

That I have plenty of time to look into car insurance quotes & am getting less than 2/3 price of current renewal

Work

Glad I went to work when I did, & had a good catch up with work mate.

That rebooting the system worked & that the issue is fixed

That I came home & got husband at a good time, handy for breakfast, & meeting was cancelled.

That I enjoyed lunch & we had a slow walk. & that weather held for us

That I remembered to pay for the session, & cancel next week's

That the boss is making time for me later in the week, & I had the chance to look at the new documents & they'll save me a tonne of work

Husband

Thankful husband met me at the carpark I suggested & was there waiting so I didn't need to park.

That the project manager thought my summary was a good idea & started the meeting with it.

That it came in useful for the chat too.

That someone higher up came to the meeting & was more forceful in pushing for answers.

That husband wanted to go to work, so I was there to take care of something I needed to, & team meeting was a good laugh.

That we went shopping & the traffic was light, & I noticed the kale was on the turn & got a better bag.

That I found a thinner yoga block.

Weight

Husband did weights with me, glad I brought them & the weights bench.

I enjoyed being at the woods, & the weather held, & I got parked, & got home in time for lunch.

That I can get round the woods without a rest, but also it's nice to & enjoy them.

I got on well with my new mentee

That having the pictures up makes the house cosier & I got my new one to sit straight.

That second mum phoned & we had a nice chat & she agrees that my mum seems better.

Flowers

Thankful for getting up in the mornings, for having the car, fuel, & the ability to drive myself places.

That I didn't drive out to the beach, & instead enjoyed some local gardens, & came home for lunch.

That I found some fabulous trees while I was there, & popped into the craft shop & got a butterfly.

For being able to sack off volunteering when I'm not in the right mindset.

For being able to modify the design of the cross stitch I miscounted & to work it away from the edges a little.

That I was there to mention the canopy when husband was arranging someone to clean the guttering.

That both of us went to the supermarket so we got enough cash out to cover it.

Support

Thankful the noisy one wasn't in the office today, & a couple of the others were.

That we got to sit out in the sunshine & at one the bigger tables so the food part of lunch was fun too.  That the walk meant I got my 10k steps, & the weather was pleasant for it.

That I stopped when I had a headache & workmate joined me for a drink in the kitchen, & I had emergency chocolate.

That we were on the call together & the boss was messaging casually so we were sharing the pain.

That I got done what I needed to today, & my first volunteering shift went ok.

That a friend I haven't heard from in ages got in touch.

Calm

Glad I pulled my mood round, & that it was worth going to work.  

That I remembered the things I needed to get done before the cloning.

That workmate made enough progress yesterday on something that had me demented that I got a break from it today.

That there are trees at work so I can get out for a little walk & enjoy the nature

That looking over a documentation project that became effective today & I can see I did a great job with it, & I was on top of getting the next step implemented.

Midweek reset

Thankful for a lie in, & for the counselling.  Am liking this one much better.  Glad I swapped & found this one.  Also that I have the money for it, & the time off work.  That I have Wednesdays off.  That I have a fab notebook to record my thoughts in & the pictures to colour in are a nice touch I enjoy too.

For husband giving me a hug when I needed one, & not asking.

That the weather was nice & I made it to the woods, that they are close by & have a carpark, & that I love being there.  That I felt once I got there & that feeling lasted.

For husband looking after me & feeding me.

That T-shirt arrived today.

Husband

Thankful we got to work at a reasonable time & that I remembered not to put the bunny out.

That husband was free to have lunch on my whim, & I got through to the auction dept on his phone.  It was pleasant sitting out with him.

That the engineer caught up with us on the walk out & I got to introduce husband to him, & they chatted about a mutual friend.

That tomorrow is my day off & helps me leave work behind & not get too sucked in.

That husband ordered dinner on the way home so it arrived soon after we did.

That there's a cool new feature on an app I bought.

Work

Thankful for doing the rebooting yesterday so I got a lie in today.  That I got to site before anyone was looking for me.  That I found a desk where my laptop connected to the external monitor.  

That being in the office meant I got to explain a few things to someone, & hopefully I have finally got my message across.

That I got a few mins with the boss & he knows I'm wanting to speak to him.  & we walked out to the carpark together, having a chat about houses.

Nature

Thankful for getting back to myself, for having the energy to make it round the woods.
That husband came to the gardens with me, & we had a pleasant time, that it looks like some of the vols will come & visit & I might get to meet them.

That I got some of the weeds mowed down, & yesterday's cutting had reduced enough to free up the needed space in the compost bin.

That the stitching is going ok.

That I finally got the reading finished & cleared a couple of things off my list.

That I enjoy going to the woods & seems to've avoided being bitten this time.  That there was no-one on the exercise machines & I got to enjoy the swinging one.

That I remembered to get fuel on the way home.

That I talked myself out of going to Aldi, & my no spend is intact today.

Weekend

Thankful I found colours that work & have made a start on new project, that so far I have managed to amend it to suit.  That I figured out how to print it.

That husband remembered we needed to wait in for the Amazon delivery, & answered the door while I was out mowing the lawn.  That I managed to do a good bit of the back.

That my mum seems better these days.

That I have plenty of hobbies & seem to be more myself again, & have enjoyed a relaxing day.

That I got to start my day my favourite way, reading in bed under husband's arm.

Calm

 That I managed a full day of work.  & calmed down once I'd logged off the computer.

That I got complimented by some of the other vols & got a lovely email from my coach.  & reading my recommendations on LinkedIn cheered me up too.  & that I've been enjoying colouring in.  That chatting with the other vols has helped me realise how well I'm doing & that I'm proud of myself.

That I feel more like myself today.

Thankful for the pencil sharpener husband got me, that it's much easier than a little pencil one, & typical of the thoughtful gifts he gives me.

Thankful for a calm & stable life, & that he lets me rants, & helps where he can.  That he proof reads emails for me.  That he is sweet & cuddly.

That husband's been looking up places for us to go & has agreed to come to the gardens & cafe with me tomorrow.

That I resisted buying a book, & put it on my wishlist instead, & while I was there I saw some interesting free kindle books so have downloaded them.  

That tomorrow is the weekend & so I have all day to read & relax.

That I have few obligations, & plenty of time to indulge in my hobbies.

Support

Thankful to be doing well enough to get up & log into work.

To be able to take it easy, & that I got through the day.

That I have a few things to add to the kindness blog.

Thankful for a chat with a friend, & that another phone call ended it.

That I remembered my brother's birthday & to send him a text.

That lonely friend is happy in a relationship now.

That husband left me alone frying chicken (usually he takes over).

That workmate is supportive, & I like my team & boss.

That wiggling the charger lead fixed it.

Therapy

Thankful the counselling went ok, & I like her.  That I perked up enough to do some exercise afterwards

For friend doing the EFT session with me, & I enjoyed that.  

That the small hoop fits the Reiki symbols.

For husband, & enjoying my job, & being in a good team.  

For having the time off I need to recover.

For being able to drive & get to places like the supermarket, & having abundance.

Work

Thankful for feeling better this morning, that I got up & settled into work.  That the boss advised me to stay in the background.  I got the training done and the team meeting & then was able to lie down & recover before collecting husband.

Glad I nearly have the Reiki symbol nearly finished.

That husband's washing was dry & I remembered to take mine out the machine & hang it.  That husband was waiting when I went to collect him, & that he chopped up melon for me.

That I made Pilates, & managed some exercise earlier in the day.  That I have the freedom to nap when I need to.

Recovery

We found the satnav!  Relieved.

Also thankful for being able to have a few more days off, that I am free to recover.  

That I feel better in the evenings, & can get up and do a few things, & that's giving me hope that I'll get through this.

That husband feeds me, & let me choose bacon for lunch.  

That we have shows to watch & there's time for me to have fruit after meals.
That EFT friend got in touch to find out how I'm doing & offer me another session, & is accepting a tarot reading in return.

That husband remembered to send me a link to something he wants, so I've ordered him an early Christmas present.

Woods

Thankful for being able to lie on the sofa & watch film with husband, that he made me hot chocolate for breakfast & looks after me.

That I remembered to phone for & collect my prescription.

That I got the second book shelf assembled 

That I've started on the Reiki symbol again and am enjoying it more now.

That I managed to sit at the laptop & go through some work emails & get the early morning task out of the way.

Steps

Thankful the weather held for the picnic, & that I got there on time & had change for the meter.

That I resisted the bedtime chocolate & had dates instead.

That husband got the back panel off the book shelf for me, & I've assembled it again - correctly this time, & I've got most of the books onto it

That I got the bunny to bed before dark.

That I can spend the day in bed if I want.

That we have the exercise machine so I have no excuses for not getting my 10k, & I have audiobooks to listen to as I step.  That posting my brother's card got me a good way towards target,

More rest

Thankful for being able to lie down, for being able to nap.

For having no obligations, & husband feeding me & making me hot chocolate.  That I made the team meeting & caught up with the boss.  That I just need to let him know how I'm doing on Monday.

That my videos are popular & being enjoyed.

That I have bookshelf packs and we have the tools needed for me to assemble them.

That I'm logged into Facebook on the tablet so can join the social from bed, which is also cooler than the computer room

That I found my library details so have logged into BorrowBox on the new phone.

That I found my tiger balm and it's stopped the itching.

For friends.  

That I remembered to get a card for my brother's birthday, & have stamps so just need to drop it into the postbox now.

Rest

Thankful for choices,

For being able to stay in bed & nap at will, & having the sense to turn down the art lunch.

For my crystal collection, & the Reiki symbols, for getting back into the Reiki cross stitch,

For husband cooking for me, & making me hot chocolate

For thinking of the cool pack & it calming my arm down

For ebooks and audiobooks & easy entertainment, 

For abundance, for a cool website domain name.  For hobbies, for time, for being thankful.

Dinner

Thankful husband came out with me tonight, that we had an early light tea, & that I changed from the Baileys cheesecake dessert.  That the others turned up on time, & chose fairly quickly so there wasn't that much of a delay.

That I am feeling ok, just sleepy & have the week off to sleep so it's ok to be sleepy.  

That friend loves the meditations I've recorded & I'm enjoying doing them.

Thankful for audiobooks for when I'm too tired to keep my eyes open but not actually sleepy.

Support

Thankful I remembered to make myself inactive for readings, & that I did so before I got assigned one.

That we have plenty of space so I can get up & not disturb husband, that he can be up & not disturb me.

For the torch function on the phone so I can move around at night without putting the lights on.

That husband decided not to go to work because he knew I wasn't feeling good, & wasn't up to driving, & he wanted to stay home with me.

That I felt better after lunch & a friend did a tapping session with me.  That I made it to the woods & had a pleasant walk.  That I got my 10k steps.  That the calamine lotion is more calming on my arm than it was on my neck.

That I got enough of the desk cleared to have a crystal zone on it.  That I remembered to transfer money across to my UK account.  That I have abundance and am well supported, & am ok so far through the tablet withdrawal.

Lazy days

Thankful that I made it to the team meeting & had a laugh with the others, & that I had the day off.  That I'm feeling optimistic about the new counselling, & like her.  That I checked my email & noticed I'd got my number wrong.  That recording tunes for a friend helped me, & I remembered how much fun the thumb piano is.  That husband came to the supermarket with me, & I got more of the soup I like.  That I started on the new embroidery & am enjoying it.  That the wthdrawal / rebound effects are tolerable & the mirtazapine eases them.

Steps

Thankful I felt ok today.  That I was there before any newbies, & that everyone enjoyed it.  That husband came to the supermarket with me.  That we've decided to resurrect the meetup group, now it looks like people are interested.  Some of the people from today's walk have signed up for next month.

Thankful for the support & encouragement I've been getting.

Calm

Thankful that husband looks after me.  That today went ok, & I was calm, & controlled my mood.

That I've had a pleasant day stitching & playing on the phone.  That I got the phone transfer complete.

That the reading exchange was good & I was in a good enough space for it.  That I'm on track to finish the book before it's due back.  That I rediscovered how lovely my thumb piano sounds & got a clip uploaded.  That I am well supported & have lots of people to turn to.

That the guy I offered a lift to dropped out.

Doctors

Thankful to have got in with a doctor here.   That my boss is fine with me taking time off.  That I parked in the proper carpark rather than the short stay.  I mentioned the blood samples & so he gave them to reception.  That I avoided the heart rate monitor.

That I am coming off the tablets, which is what I wanted.  That my boss was fab as always & we'll see how it goes next week.  That I can go to the team meetings if I want a bit of company / chat, even while I'm off.

That I got to go to the woods & enjoyed it, that I got on my favourite machines, & onto the swing for a bit. & I got my 10k steps.

Home

Thankful work is close so I was able to pop home & get my tablet.  Glad I did.  That I got an insight into what coming off them will be like.

That a big piece of work is finally nearly over & we did another mile stone today.

That I got to say bye to a team mate who's leaving.

& this has reminded me to find another work mate on LinkedIn.

That I enjoyed lunch & had a calm time with husband, & that we got to leave afterwards.

That we got a work around for the urgent thing I was working on.

That I got to speak to the boss a little & he knows I want to talk to him tomorrow.

Hope

Recording meditations for others is helping me realise that I can do them on my own, I don't need guided meditations, & that brings a lot more freedom with it.  

Thankful they are enjoying them & I am, & that I've found the voice recorder on my phone.  That I made it to the supermarket with husband & had a walk around inside.

That I spoke to the doctor, & had a relaxing afternoon stitching & typing up my reading as I was waiting.  

For a call with a friend & setting up a support network, as I wait to see if any of the counsellors I contacted will get in touch.

Thankful that after having a square of chocolate I resisted having any more.

That I found a discount code for the course I was looking at.

That I learning to be calmer & there's hope of me coming of the tablets I'm not a fan of.

Sleep

Thankful I went for lunch instead of waiting, & that they had something I liked, & I got myself juice.

Thankful for team mates to help with the trouble shooting & bounce ideas off,

that our team meetings are a laugh.

That an email came round about the thing I needed to sort out, so it was made easier, & I updated the tracker.

That the work that came in is for later for the week so I have time.

That I've found some interesting therapists to consider.

That I can have a lie in tomorrow, & a lazy day.

Rest

Thankful to be able to take time off whenever I need to.  That I like the team I'm in and it looks like they're organising a meal out.

That husband automatically brought me hot chocolate.

For the internet and access to resources and support.  For games and entertainment.  That i have plenty to keep me occupied.

For neighbour going into house to check for things we'd left and for storing items for us.

Calm

Thankful for a lie-in, for being able to transfer my convo.

For my book & deck arriving.  For enjoying this week's journalling better than last week.

That husband was cool about the satnav.  That it's cooler today.  That I remembered to submit my self-care cards ideas for the art club.  That I passed the metaphysics module.  That I got all the LACes rebooted so can have a lie-in tomorrow.

That I got a lie-in today, & to read in bed under husband's arm.  That I didn't slip on the ice-cube I stood on.

Energised

Glad I started a new yoga habit, thankful for the internet & access to youtube clips, for people sharing their content.  For enough room to roll out the yoga mat & practice.

For starting volunteering early & being able to finish earlier because of it.  For my convo ending at the end of shift, & for being able to get out into the garden & have some fun.

For husband making me hot chocolate & generally being fantastic.

For communities I'm part of, & having friends.

For remembering to phone friend & let her know I'm ok.

For noticing I'd miscounted when it was still fairly easy to unpick the work.

Well rested

Thankful for waking up & being ok today.  For a few thank yous for a work thing I took care of on my day off.

For getting the notifications through about the viewings, that the house sale is progressing.

That I have more energy today, & am recovered from yesterday.

That I made a good choice for my dinner.

For having the opportunity for a little in, & for getting up when I did & replying to the boss.  I was dithering over whether to include him on the email yesterday, & whether I do or I don't doesn't really matter.

That he's pleased with my document suite, & has forwarded them on to the global lead.

That I remembered to remind him about something, & that we'll look at a few things next week when I'm in.

More rest

Thankful to be able to take the day off work & proud of myself for recognising that I needed to.

For my boss, & his understanding, & that the urgent thing finally got finished tonight & is no longer anything to do with me.

That husband could access the documents I couldn't & emailed them to me.

That I am feeling better now, & that I realised downstairs would be cooler & went there.  

That I have access to audiobooks to listen to on days when I don't even want to read.

That husband remembered to get milk & made me hot chocolate, & that he got me snacks & a couple of other things he knew I needed.

Rest

Thankful for my lie-in, & for being able to have a lazy day.  Wasn't tempted to log in early, & have the option of a lie-in tomorrow too.

That I was able to add input of value in the team meeting.

Husband made yummy tea.

I got my reading done and sent.

Got some admin out of the way

Work

Thankful I was on the ball for escalating the issue, that I was already in a call when the boss replied, & that global contacted me straight away.  That mentor buddy brought someone else into the conversation who resolved the issue for me.  

That I enjoyed lunch & we had a pleasant walk.  That I remembered to ask about the parcels & am giving our spare to someone who didn't get one.

That I left at a sensible time, & the thing I was waiting on was done by the time I logged on to check.

Husband made me hot chocolate & the bunny had dried off by the time I put her away.  Brought husband's washing in for him.

Friend contacted me to check I was ok cos I hadn't been on messenger all day.

Office was staffed & I collected my document on the first trip.

Team meeting was a good laugh & the others were concerned about a team mate.  He was online later to say he was ok & had just taken a few hours off for something.  It was nice that they noticed he didn't seem himself, & that they know what's going on in his life, & are now more aware of how that could be affecting him.

Calm

Thankful I got what I needed to do this morning done, & fairly calmly.  

That I was around to answer queries when needed & proactive enough to go ahead with what I thought was the right thing to do.

That I made the right choice to give up & come home when I was tired, & that really the delay isn't that significant.  That I talked myself out of attempting the work tonight (& realised I don't have the info I need anyway).

That husband came to the shop with me, & I got cash.

That my cards & book arrived, & I have more resources in my toolkit.

Wax

Thankful husband came to the market with me, that we found it ok.  That there was loads of parking & the weather was good.  That there was a cafe & plenty of tables & I enjoyed the food.  And I went for food before I got grumpy, & the burner I wanted was still there and I'm pleased with my choice.

That I found friend & got the wax melts & she's set me aside the burner I liked. 

That I got loads of free samples.  

That we had enough money to pay for what we bought.

That I remembered to hang the bedding, & I took the bunny towels down while they were dry.  

That my work pass is on my desk ready for tomorrow.

Calm

Thankful for a lazy day.  For a calm volunteering shift and setting the boundary of one convo at a time.  

For starting my journalingand having the group to share it in.  For friend getting the audiobook so she can do the exercises too. 

For the internet and easy acceas to resources.  For instant downloads of kindle books & library books.  For being able to read and enjoying doing so.  

That I found the paperwork I needed and have emailed it off.

That friend got my card done and delivered it with flowers for me.  That soneone was in to accept it. 

That sending friend updates of the rainbow us an easy way to stay in touch.  

That the email from my mum has given me sonething to journal about. 

Reiki & tarot & stitching

Thankful I found my Reiki crystals, & my lighters.

That I got a chat with my boss, & he's impressed with my work.

That I got a few things done off my list & the boss saw me staying late to get something finished.

That I've just logged on now to check & there's nothing waiting for me.

That I've remembered grats, & have hobbies & am calmer now I've been stitching for a while.

For friend gifting me a journal & I've used it & posted to her facebook group as encouragement.  

Art class

Thankful for my lie in, & that I remembered to phone my mum, & got my ID check done.  That my driving licence was accepted so I didn't need to sort out a bill for proof of address.  That she's agreed to see the counsellor tomorrow.

That I know my way to Li's now, & arrived on time.  That it was fun, & I'm starting to find my people. That I found the stone that came to me in the meditation. That I found one of the ladies on Facebook and sent a friend request.

Sleepy

Thankful husband came for the walk, that it stayed dry, there was no mud, & we had an enjoyable time.

That dinner came soon after we got home.

That I got my 10k steps today, & heard the phone when the solicitor rang.  That I've managed to do the questionnaire and can send the paperwork on afterwards.

That it's cooler and I can enjoy my fluffy clothes again.

That I remembered to hang the washing.

Like my new exfoliating soap.

Boss made it easy for me to have my day off next week.

That working from home means I can have a lie down whenever I need.

That my refund is in progress for the books that haven't arrived yet.

House progress

Thankful for a lie in with husband.  For the time and conversation mentor buddy gave me, that meeting was a laugh, & they're behind my idea.

Progress on the house, the garden work is in progress and the photographer is booked.  That the auction dept rang and everything is in hand. That I turned the volume on and so heard my phone.

That I made it to Pilates, & there's space in the kitchen / dining room for me. 

That husband cut up melon for me, & made me hot chocolate.

That I have plenty of time to chill and enjoy myself.

Home

Thankful got to port ok, and onto ferry.  That the guy let me through to the loo.  That my cabin was quiet and I slept well.  Dinner was nice and the rolos kept me going til then.  That I remembered to message my mum to say I arrived.

That I followed the car in front away from ferry and when I stopped to set up directions phone took me through Dublin rather than on M50 so i got to see the city when there was no-one around & no traffic.

That I got home ok

Friend neighbour

Thankful removals turned up.  For neighbour letting them in and  finding me a cleaner, for a good price too.  And for paying her and letting me transfer the money later.

For friend who makea cards and will drop off flowers for me.  That I can suggest card designs and she makes them.

That husband is sweet and helpful and considerate.

 

Shopping

 Thankful we caught the bus ok.  That we got to the appointment in good tine and she came out to meet us.   That my mum likes her and we had a nice lunch afterwards.  That we got a taxi home rather than wait for the bus.  That it's recycling day tomorrow and they take envelopes with windows now.  And my dad took the recycling out for me so hopefully it's all gone without his reading it.  That my mum likes the scents I got her and we lit tealights and scented the house.   That i've shown her how to usee her phone again so I know what it can do. 

That i got more of husband's favourite nurs and a bottle of really nice juice.   That thw bank let me change my address easily.

House

Thankful I told them to leave me to it.  That neighbour helped and is storing some stuff for me and that I got to my parent's safely.  That they will mind some stuff too.

Friends

Thankful friend likes her crystals.  That I got to see her and put her to work.  That I got the expedit and shelves strapped up.

That I am feeling more confident about getting the packing finished and another friend has offered to help in the evening if I need her.

That strapping up the expedits has freed up plenty of bubble wrap for me.to finish packing. 

That my mum's agreed to see the counsellor and asked me to set up the intro for her.

That I still have the computer chairs so there's somewhere for people to sit, and I can sit when I eat and for work. 

Friends

Thankful friend made it over and managed to get the jobs done.  That he helped with the packing and advised on the speaker.  That we got the monitor holder dismantled - that I found the appropriate allen key.  Tjat we had am enjoyable lunch. 

That the mirror is safely in the car now and the packing is well underway.  That when i knocked the table it was a crystal that fell rather than the glass.

That friend cancelled so i had more evening to pack than expected, and she'll come over tomorrow. 

That the counsellor gas apace on Thursday and i've sent the details on to my mum

That i found the cause of my thumb issue and plasters to protect it.