I've created a gratitude blog, things I'm thankful for. A store of happy memories and positive thoughts :-)
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Models
Friday, 30 August 2024
More recovery
Thursday, 29 August 2024
Rest
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
laugh
Team meeting was a good laugh, & so was lunch
Food was nice too
Then had a laugh with team mate after
arrived early enough for chairs, & they had tray bakes - enjoyed what I chose & had a bonus strawberry
successful trouble shooting for the lab
got my next custom fields built & protocol ready for review - much easier this time & next one will be even slicker
got all my browser tabs closed, ready for a fresh start
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Support
My boss and workplace recognise us as people, it's a good place to work
Spoke to a team mate who interpreted the instructions in a way that let me follow them
I got my protocol executed without issue - big relief
Calmed down over lunch so I was able to write a considered reply. The boss is as frustrated as me over this project, solidarity
Enjoy lunch with team mates & we have a good laugh.
College was useful, & I have written up my model so far in the challenges section.
There is still time to try a different base model.
Finished work in time for ball class, & friend remembered to record it
Sunday, 25 August 2024
Friends
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Walks
Friday, 23 August 2024
Hobbies
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Books
Got out of blood donor's in time to collect husband on time
Glad I took my book, is easier to read one handed than use phone one handed
Enjoyed a few chats while waiting,
Found out where the new library is
Enjoyed sitting in the cafe, glad I took my book
Got my book finished, next one is now available from library and I have a reservation placed.
Good choice for curry for dinner
Someone else also commented that they had followed the referencing guidance
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Fun
Preferred candidate got the manager role
Enjoyed being in work and office was relatively quiet
Got my urgent thing moved on - sorted out all the ways I'd been daft and am ready to roll now. I have a week longer to finish it than I thought
A quick word in person got my question answered
Got the next task mostly complete too
Next book I want is ready early - looking forward to starting that
Counselling was interesting
Husband watered the flowers for me with the fish water
My plants are surviving and it's going to get cooler soon
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Friends
Thankful for friends,
We got to eat outside as hoped.
I like the new yoghurts I got
Tutor is going to provide more coding examples, phew
Last week's lecture slides are up so I can revise my model
Remembered to water the plants,
Survived all today's meetings
Monday, 19 August 2024
Time
Got my document draft done
Revised my calculation code and it works much better now. Agreesld with team mate to leave the building blocks in too in case we ever need them for trouble shooting.
Should be an easy fix to the execution document.
My units have reset so I was able to use a faster processor for my revised model which was much better - confirmed it's bad and played with a few parameters
Still have plenty of time to find a decent model.
Got out for a walk to the chippie so managed to get a little exercise in
Got myself out skipping in the drizzle. Happy there a concreted area out the back for skipping on.
Got our results back from the previous module, very happy with my marks. And that I figured out how to find them.
Feeling less stupid now
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Progress
Saturday, 17 August 2024
Books
Friday, 16 August 2024
Phew
The pint of water I dropped missed my phone. And the glass stayed intact and the pilates towel came in handy.
Resisted chocolate this evening.
Made pilates
Got my steps in walking to the chemist
Liked the chicken husband got for me and it arrived after I got back
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Under control
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Reminders
Managed to clear a few things off my list
Had a nice catch up with the boss, & being in his presence is calming - there is nothing for me to worry about. Everything is in hand. Also I'm getting a reward for the good catch I did.
I was on top of the work we went through, all is ok.
Found an example runtime to work through & some more code fragments for my assignment, still making progress & have more than a month to go
Got all the bottles recycled - phew
Thankful I keep managing to study, & that I can keep chipping away at it - baby steps
Enjoyed a laugh with the team
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Calming down
Monday, 12 August 2024
Progress
Managed to load my images into colab. Baby steps.
Having the boss support me being unavailable so I can focus is great, & I made decent progress on a task I've been avoiding. Will have it ready to route for review tomorrow if I get left alone again.
It's reassuring to have him confirm everything else can wait.
Enjoying my little sand pit under my desk.
Logged onto the pc and did a bit of study instead of vegging in front of the pc.
Got out with the skipping rope, am ready to extend the time a little.
The wire mesh remained in place because I had the hedge weaved through it. We don't need the pole that's gone missing.
Enjoyed a little lie-in this morning.
The weekly check only took me an hour, hopefully the users will continue to behave.
The headphones have the ability to connect to two different devices and husband got me a Bluetooth adaptor. Connected them to the pc and the mic works well too.
Sunday, 11 August 2024
Recovery
Saturday, 10 August 2024
Friends
Had a lovely day out with a friend
Glad the weather was nice
Enjoyed peppermint tea (my new default drink rather than hot chocolate).
Toast was a good idea - Glad I changed my mind from cake
Managed to get about the half the bottle recycled
Did a good stint on the study - slow progress is still progress. There are loads of resources available.
Husband got the aircon out and I can tolerate the noise (think it was being in the draught I disliked anyway rather than the noise)
Friday, 9 August 2024
Time
It's sunny while i'm sat around
Glad I remembered a book and have found some shade by the river
Braved a cake and enjoyed it
Lunch was fun and I enjoyed being in work
Had as much as was tolerable - will put my headphones in my bag next time.
Glad we left it as late as we did rather than leaving when husband suggested it
Workmate has suggested somewhere to buy bounties.
Thursday, 8 August 2024
Productive
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
Time
the assignment deadline got extended, relieved
meeting went ok, I was mostly out of nudging range & the boss dialled in
chance meetings with friends
had a laugh with team mates when I got in, happy with my job & the team I'm in
book arrived, & I can return the library books tomorrow while husband is at the doctor
managing the basic programming well, relieved about that too - have time to investigate the coding, & can manage at least a step an evening as a target to get through it
a couple of walks to the chemist today, husband came out at lunch too
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Reading
Monday, 5 August 2024
Dry
Sunday, 4 August 2024
Progress
Saturday, 3 August 2024
Beach day
Walk with husband to start the day
Fresh bread and cake
Glad I took myself to the beach. That friend took me to a nice big beach with carpark, toilets, cafe and am confident getting myself there now.
For maps and being able to get myself places, being able to drive and having a reliable car. Freedom to travel and explore. Being able to afford food and fuel etc.
Got parked easily and found a quiet area of beach
Enjoyed reading and made some notes for a new piece. Weather stayed nice while I was there
Husband made me a yummy cheese toastie when I got home
Thankful for long weekend and having plenty of time to relax
Access to doctor and medication, and health care.