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.