Hope

Thankful I got to have a word with my boss while the office was empty, & that he was free later on when I needed help.  & that I made a couple of decisions.

That the project moved on & am happy to be productive.  That the boss has ruled that we will follow the instructions as told & that was a good meeting too, & I enjoyed chatting with lab friend.

& that we have a plan to get the project back on track.

Husband automatically made me hot chocolate again :)

Is likely I will get tomorrow off, & even if I don't, I know the boss did his best to accommodate me. 

That I got my library books returned & new ones collected, & there wasn't a fine.  Even though I was nearly twice as long as I thought I'd be, I still got home before the food.

Husband

Thankful for another lazy day.

Husband doing the cooking, & snuggling on the sofa, I even got a second episode out of him tonight.  Glad he's so sweet & cuddly.

For friends to chat with & air my thoughts.

That we have plenty of space and time to ourselves, that I am easily entertained and can read & write & there are plenty of hobbies I have that I enjoy.

That as much as we complain about the weather, really it's tolerable & rarely extreme.

Husband calm

Thankful I had a pleasant walk to the town, & back.

That I got the present finished.

For having friends to chat with and husband for support.

That he looks after me and cooks for me, taking care to create meals I will enjoy.  

For a house and hobbies and that we live somewhere safe and quiet.  For the opportunities I've been blessed with. 

Calm

Enjoyed the wedges at lunch, nice to have a team to socialise with, & we all fit round the table.

That I got a decent chair & managed a full workday.

Got everything I needed to closed before the end of the week, phew!

Caught a few mins with my boss & everything's ok.

Am calm & happy, & enjoyed catching up with friends tonight.

sleep

For being able to take it easy, & that there was nothing challenging workwise.

Kept my cool when everyone wanted me at once...

& that I perked up today.

That I can lie down / nap during the day, & set my own schedule and tasks

That we have hot water and safe drinking water, & heating.

For the house, & furniture & access to the supermarket & everything we need.

That it's bedtime

Reading

Glad to lie in bed and read & start my day whenever I feel like it.  & I got to rest at lunch time. That I went into work with husband & got done what I needed to.  Also glad I came home rather than waiting to take care of the urgent thing. & we got to the car before the 

Had a nice catch up with a workmate in an empty meeting, & I held my tongue about things I didn't need to complain about.

Survived the dull meeting, & managed to get a couple of things progressed.  Baby steps.  Can be calm & unconcerned if I choose to be - must remember that.

Made it to Pilates & we had a laugh.

That I have no obligations, & I got to read my book in bed again tonight.  That husband sorts out the food & I have a comfortable life.

woods & flowers

Fortunate to have woods nearby & that they have a miraculous effect on me.   That I got onto the swings when they were empty & the shower soon blew over & I got a pleasant walk around.  

Thankful to friend for identifying flowers for me, & to chat with.  We keep each other entertained.  & having seen flowers at the woods I then called into the sensory gardens on the way home.  The guy there would have let me in free since it was late in the day (& told me not to rush cos he was staying past closing).  He saw me pick up the tourist trail guide when I left & we started talking about places - he recommended the fort that the woman sat next to me at the lunch event had.

That I'm enjoying my book.  For belonging to the library & free interlibrary loans here.  For the variety of books available (including the borrowers - written in the 60s!).  That I love reading & have loads of free time to indulge my hobbies.

outings & friends

 Thankful we all enjoyed the woods walk, & that the rain didn't spoil it.  

I had some really good conversations, & braved sending a couple of people messages & I got a lovely reply back from one.  That we have nice places to go, & ways to meet people.

That I have the car & am comfortable with the drive.

That husband did weights with me, glad we have the space & I brought the bench over.  He's talking  about getting more weights so we can progress.  Is nice that we do them together & he ensures I've got good form.

That I've enjoyed doing the crochet squares & the blankets are looking good - & now I can move on to a different hobby.

Calm

Thankful to be invited out at lunch, & that I went.  Brave enough to ask for hot chocolate & got one, also there was some food left & it was ok.  That the people who came after were good company & got sat with me & I enjoyed the chat.  Also glad I pointed out the letter or it would've been lost in the squares.

That I got to speak to my boss today.  Everything is generally ok when I speak to him, calm & acceptable.  He knows I work hard & am good at my job.  My other issue got easily and simply sorted too.  Pretty much got all my questions answered.

Had a good chat with team mates too, & got brownie points for taking care of an urgent (last minute) task.  Glad I didn't upload my document because it wasn't finished.

For a lie-in this morning, & reading in bed.  Am loving the borrowers, fiction makes a nice change.

That I took husband to the supermarket & the queues were down by the time we were finished.

Made a flower square which I'm pleased with too, & a couple of people are coming with me to the walk so there'll be some good company.

Friends

Thankful that I was in good time for my appointment & fitted in a trip to the library.  The book is bigger than expected though during the wait at the dentist I finished the one I was reading.  The audiobook I currently have out is fascinating - I love learning.  & bits of it remind me of other books (that I can remember) so I am relieved that my memory still works.

A friend was supportive as usual today & really cheered me up over a problematic work situation.  & another work mate that I was explaining a process to is really appreciative.  There have been plenty enough examples of me explaining things well to people to counteract an on-going bad experience.

That as I was thinking I would like cheesey garlic bread husband said he wanted a kebab.  

I got a bit more of the grass mowed & into the compost.

Remembered to hang husband's washing, that mine was dry to allow that.

There was a spare desk so when I went to collect husband from work I was able to sit for a while & finish off my document corrections.  That one of the friendliest of the downstairs crowd held the door open for me & helped me find the document.

That I got a lovely message of one of the volunteer centre staff & a look forward to seeing you tomorrow from her.  Taking a half day today but working most of the day gives me time for a long lunch at the event.

That I got the square finished on the big (plain metal) hook so now my finger can recover as I use a cushion hook.  Glad I discussed it with a friend when I was buying them & went with her recommendation.

Lazy days

Thankful I have access to counselling & healthcare, that I got my tablets collected, & it was dry while I popped round.

That husband mopped the floor when he thought I was having people round & I have hoovered a bit since too.

That he's agreed to keeping a list of what we're ordering & whether we like it or not (he didn't like the donner yesterday & I didn't like the pakora but he said the bhaji was the best).  & he's rearranged the viewing.

That I friends to chat with, & another friend rang tonight to see how we are.  That I have my 4 day week, & can take it easy when needed.

That I got invisible thread the other day, it's handy to have what I need when I decide to craft.  & a lovely selenite bar to make friend's present.  Thankful for the people in my life.

Socials

Thankful I made it to craft club, that masks off & the tables are pushed together so it's a better social experience now, & we had group chats so it was more balanced.

The cushion cover is ready to be filled now - it looks reasonable.

That I got my letters posted & have remembered to send the email.

That we have a better lunch experience now, & the soup was ok.

Husband sorts out dinner, & we went back to curry house tonight - enjoyed it.

Was calmer once wearing my new chakra wand, & the day was ok.  Glad I made it, & the friend coming tomorrow loves it too so that's what we'll be making.  Glad I'm starting to get to know people, & get to things.  & that I remembered about the walk on Sat so husband can rearrange the viewing.

People

Thankful that I can go to work or not, & that the office was quiet & I got a good desk, & a spare mouse.  That it didn't matter than I wasn't prepared for the day, still getting used to the laidbackness of everything.  Lunch was nice & we got our walk in, & I got plenty of steps with going up to the other dept too.

Friends are coming round during the week, & another library book is ready for me to collect.  Thankful for the library & being able to read, & all the things I have access to.  That I have a life outside work, & people to socialise with.  For having a house & heating & running water, & electricity.

That I have a team to have lunch with, & nights out are resuming.

Perking up

Glad I made it to the zoom, & there were other people there - really enjoyable session.  

That it as fine weather & I made it to the woods, pleasant time & I got to go on the swings too.  That's how I should've answered about I create that feeling of space in my life.

That husband left me to cook the bacon without interfering & I got to do some hula hooping while I waited.

That I got to play with my dragons again.

The thinnest leather husband gave me works for the chakra necklace.

Hobbies

Thankful I've perked up, that the chakra wand turned out really nicely,  Glad I got the wire the other day, & that I have the chips & selenite bars.

That I finally got my coursework finished & sent, & had a nice few messages with friends today (ones that I don't often speak to).

That we checked out where the house is & it looks fine, & was quiet.  That the carpark was fairly empty & husband got what he needed.

We managed to get the duvets swapped over, & the old one into the new one's packaging so hopefully it'll fit in the bin.  & the bedding is changed, I love fresh bedding, glad husband helps with the duvet cover. 

That I've got the hang of the star stitch now, & have a decent collection of squares to hand over on Friday.

I finally wrote the envelope for the nursing home letter & it's ready to post, & I've got a letter written to a friend too, plenty of time to get to the post office.

It was dry enough for me to mow a bit more lawn, & I got it done before it rained.

Abundance

Thankful I got to do weights with husband.  & that I remembered to log it.

That we live in abundance, food, heating, water, house space, entertainment...    That I get to work 4 days a week so really I have an abundance of time too.  That we have enough space to work from home comfortably & to have things like a gaming table & the exercise equipment.  That we have a garden too & a drive - we were fortunate with this house.

That we have jobs & friends, & family.

That we found a house to look at, so can get excited about another viewing.

Day off

Thankful for a lie-in, & that I was well snuggled.  That I get my Wednesdays off.

The rain stopped when I got to the play area & I was there alone.

I found pink bluebell, very happy.

Got to library & collected my book, also remembered to get tweezers, & found some nice wool.  

Enjoyed learning a new stitch today.

I can just pop in for the thank you event, & even take a colleague if I want.  Project is still on-going so I can take more squares with me, may even finish the granny square I dislike.

Friends & resources

Thankful for the workshops being on zoom so I can attend them, & that we keep having ideas for more.  That host says he'll make sure the ones I'm interested on will be put on when I can attend.  For the reminder of all the resources / toolkit I have, & that I know how to use them.

For husband doing the cooking, & ensuring we eat well, & he got the cake out early for dinner so it was defrosted a little when we were ready to eat it.

That I found the answers for the coursework & am in the process of typing them up, & that there's no time limit on the course.  Also that I am so nearly done & have the hope that I'll pass.

Watched a show a friend recommended & it's ok, glad I stuck with it through the boring start.

That I have a desk at work tomorrow, & am packed ready to go, also remembered to make breakfast ready for tomorrow, & a spoon in my bag.

& Relax

Thankful for snuggling with husband this morning.  For the freedom to get up & start work whenever I want 

& for the boss popping into the team meeting for a few mins & answering my questions.  That I'm in a good team, & I had a nice chat with mentor buddy for the first time in ages.

Helping someone out reminded me of something I'd forgotten in my own documents - glad to have taken care of that now.

For the freedom to leave early too, & that we had a pleasant drive out to the viewing.  That we have a delightfully calm, drama-free life.  And we're well aligned on important things.

That I managed to offer some comfort to a friend & created a grid for her.  And shrug off my annoyance.

Husband brought me hot chocolate, & I'm enjoying the scents of the wax melts friend gave me.

That I have a friend I speak to every day, & I enjoy chatting with.  Thanks :) 

That we live somewhere safe & quiet, & it's bedtime.  For having a safe, private place to live, & thrive.

Friends

Thankful that I got to rest this morning, & am enjoying the book I'm reading.  Thankful for books & the library, & that I can read.

That I took my cards & did the reading for friend, & she was very happy. Very glad they were positive cards.  That I spent the afternoon is good company, & the workshops & art classes are starting up again.  Also that I got the crystals I was after, & remembered to get soap.  & I came away with a box of wax melts.

That I organised the viewing & am quite excited about the house.  The woman remembered me from booking the last viewing.

I got home before husband messaged, & the traffic wasn't bad so we got KFC for dinner.  Love husband, & how he takes care of me.

It was dry enough to mow the lawn & I got the front done, & the compost bin is full now.  By the weekend it'll've gone down enough for me to start on the back.

The dandelions are mostly clocks now so I don't need to honour no mow May, husband wasn't happy about that anyway.

Remembered to text & phone my mum, & the card had already arrived.

Home sweet home

That I got up & got myself to work at a reasonable time, even had time to shower.

That I got there before anyone claimed the desk that was booked for me.  & I got to move to a better desk too.  It's the boss's problem not mine.

I was there to help a couple of people.

That we got to sit outside at lunch, & got a group table to ourselves.  That we get the walk & the weather held, & I have workmates to chat with.

That we got back in time for the meeting & there isn't much revision to do, & my doc is nearly ready to go out for approval - on course to meet my deadline.

That husband is sweet, & made yummy tea as always.  There's a house we're interested in, so I can arrange a viewing 

Rest day

Thankful for getting out for a bit, & getting most of the twigs into the compost, that the prickle weeds came out easily enough.  

For libraries & their ecollection, & also all the apps I enjoy.  Am doing well with the German - maybe I will revisit other languages later.  That the books are instant download & I have been through several this afternoon.  That I enjoy reading & have access to plenty of books, & reading material in my native language is readily accessible too.

That the shopping centre & carpark were empty & we got straight through a till in Tesco.

Husband managed to get some of the gas he was after.

For the bonus day off & being able to take it easy.