I've created a gratitude blog, things I'm thankful for. A store of happy memories and positive thoughts :-)
Thursday, 12 June 2025
Lift
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Birthday
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Entertained
Monday, 9 June 2025
Busy
Sunday, 8 June 2025
Friends
Saturday, 7 June 2025
Dinner
Friday, 6 June 2025
Blessed
Thursday, 5 June 2025
Games
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Activities
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Free time
Sunday, 1 June 2025
Fun
Saturday, 31 May 2025
Weekend
Friday, 30 May 2025
Hobbies
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Rest
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Car
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Supported
Monday, 26 May 2025
Social
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Walk
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Lazy days
Friday, 23 May 2025
Weekend
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Hobbies
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Treats
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Treats
Monday, 19 May 2025
Rest
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Home
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Journey
Friday, 16 May 2025
Accomplishing
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Friends
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Fun
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Success
Monday, 12 May 2025
Day out
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Beach
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Lazy day
Friday, 9 May 2025
Dinner
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Beach
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Woods
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Dinner
Monday, 5 May 2025
Roads
The traffic was ok and I found my way, the diversion was clear (free flowing traffic)
Glad I stopped when I did and toast was a good choice
Dinner suggestion worked out & oven bacon is the best
Friend likes the presents
Have recipients for all the existing blankets
Treats were spot on
Have basic plans made
Sunday, 4 May 2025
Family
Mum likes the teabags
Lunch was nice
Good progress on the scarf
Remembered to connect to the WiFi
Had a good day
Remembered my tablet
Good job I texted friend because she wasn't expecting me tomorrow, all sorted now
Brother remembered to ring for mum's birthday
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Travel
Friday, 2 May 2025
Relief
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Fun
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Easy life
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Fun
Monday, 28 April 2025
Plenty
Sunday, 27 April 2025
Social
The drive to the woods was good, pretty and I know where the arch is now
Got parked easily
Friend turned up with a hot chocolate for me, not long after I arrived
The weather held
Have reset the password for the garden centre app now
Enjoyed the walk, & it didn't make my knees worse
For having done the crystal course & being able to give myself treatments
Backed out of the garden centre space uneventfully
Saturday, 26 April 2025
Relief
Friday, 25 April 2025
Weekend
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Happy
My needle minder arrived, cute
The next library book on my list is available, plenty to keep me occupied on holiday
Had a nice chat with mentor buddy, been ages since we've caught up
Husband enjoyed his dinner, plenty to share and dinner for tomorrow is sorted
Have plans with a couple of friends
Work is at a good level - plenty to do without tine pressures
That I get to work from home with flexible hours
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Taking it easy
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Balanced
Monday, 21 April 2025
Rest
Sunday, 20 April 2025
Woods
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Shopping
Friday, 18 April 2025
Relaxing
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Work
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Social
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Pottering
Monday, 14 April 2025
Rain
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Friends
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Dinner
Friday, 11 April 2025
Hobbies
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Rest
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Content
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Exercise
Got my exercise app subscription transferred onto my new phone, was easier than expected
The timer works on the meditation app on my phone so I can go back to using them
Remembered to post the compost bin out
Got the first part of the hedge done, & the trimmings all fit in the compost bin
Husband repaired the cord I cut through
Made it to Pilates & have plans made with a couple of friends
There's room enough to do it upstairs
Monday, 7 April 2025
Relaxing
I seem to be sleeping better, thankful for that
Did husband a better fried egg today, & he cleaned the pan after
An easy day at work & I had time to play with calculations
The recording I wanted to watch became available
Glad husband enjoys playing board games with me
Had a pleasant chat with team mate
Managed to clear out a box of stuff, starting a new decluttering process
Sunday, 6 April 2025
Garden
Was up & dressed for friend arriving
The cafe was nice, lots of options - had a smoothie
Friend enjoyed looking round & is looking forward to going again
Witnessed the milk dispenser, & the farmer was there to answer questions & talk friend through the process
Found some lovely plants I haven't seen elsewhere, & new garden centre seems cheaper than elsewhere
Place friend wanted to visit was on way home, we got parked & had an enjoyable wander
Saturday, 5 April 2025
Rest
Had a good sleep, & woke at a sensible time
Got my return ferry booked
Friend replied about tomorrow, & we're off for a day out
Enjoyed my cosy corner, & looking at my cards
The weather's got nice
Heard back from contact & he doesn't need my help
Offered to meet mentoring friend & he instantly replied to say that would be great
Friday, 4 April 2025
Friday!!
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Hosting
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Refresh
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
rest
Monday, 31 March 2025
Survived
Sunday, 30 March 2025
Lazy day
Saturday, 29 March 2025
Relaxing
Friday, 28 March 2025
Weekend
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Quiet time
Managed to get parked at work
Had the quiet room to myself, glad I took my headphones too
Met the boss on the way back to the office and he let me into a hideaway til I felt better
The others were concerned and also left me alone when I needed it
Managed to have a laugh too
Husband ordered us a new game that looks good
Plus some really nice chocolate
Pizza for dinner
Husband spends time with me and leaves me alone when I need it
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Fun
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Rest
Survived the day
Had a good chat when we got to work, continuing the TV conversation from yesterday
Got my overdue item closed
That I get to come home & chill out
Got invited for a walk with friends just when I needed a break
Monday, 24 March 2025
Relief
10am bacon perked us up, we were all ready for the break. It was fun. And the bacon was perfectly done for me
I got my desk, & husband got a desk in the office too.
Got parked in the carpool space.
Lunch was fun too & I enjoyed the noodles
Came back from a walk just in time to catch the others going for air so I got to join them too
Got to leave earlier than expected
Got the big chunk of work finished today
Got my purple curly hazel, & got it planted.
Enjoyed cafe trip with friends & was glad we didn't do the walk
Got mother's day card posted, prompted husband to spend the vouchers, & got myself lunches for the week
Friday, 21 March 2025
Finished
Agreed with boss I can make up hours next week
Team meeting was interesting today, am lucky to be in a good team
Got my assignment submitted, figured out how :)
Read back over tutor's comments on some of my stories & am motivated to write again
There are some interesting themes / prompts coming up
Enjoyed playing game with husband
Going back to an old favourite game this weekend
Thursday, 20 March 2025
Wise
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Fun
Monday, 17 March 2025
Bonus
Thankful for the bonus day off
Made it to Lidl and back with husband
Thankfully I don't need to go to SuperValu til tomorrow
They had the fish pie we like so I bought them and a bag to bring them home
Found a fundamental flaw in my analysis to base the critical evaluation on
Very nearly finished the report, have the short questions done
Enjoying the new game and has a solo mode for me to play when husband's not interested
Plenty of fruit today
Got through the day without a nap
Managed to discover the top half of the cross stitch is half stitches, before I'd done any wrong 😁
Sunday, 16 March 2025
Baby steps
Got up and did a bit more on the report. Have the first half of the short questions tidied up.
Am hopeful I can get enough done to scrape a pass
Husband ordered dinner while I had a nap, is enough left for lunch tomorrow.
New game arrived, has really nice pieces and I think the cards are fine not to sleeve, husband has agreed we can play it tomorrow
Supermarket was empty, we got all the bottles into the machine and I got a good parking space
Friend told me about a few short story competitions for after I get my assignment done. Even if I don't enter they look like interesting prompts.
Glad I have the freedom to nap and be off work as I need, and that I don't have many obligations or demands on my time
Saturday, 15 March 2025
Progress
Found a game husband was looking for and have it coming this week
Also ordered another game that plays 2 - 6 so is useful for the larger game nights
Feeling better today
Got a good rest in with audiobook and stitching
Was up and dressed in time to help with the shopping
Enjoyed playing game with husband, definitely a game to keep
Had an idea for my assignment and it worked! I have a sensible map to include now
Managed to get up and spend some time making progress on the assignment
Managed to finish the bottom half of the cross stitch pattern I messed up
Had a nice exchange with a friend I rarely chat with
Friday, 14 March 2025
More rest
Thursday, 13 March 2025
More rest
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Rest
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Social
Got some interesting work tasks to do, enough to keep me occupied
Got the training sessions booked in
Got to the woods at lunch
Met new friend there - it's exciting having a new friend
Got fuel on the way home and got out into the traffic easily
Husband ordered us Chinese, yummy
The CV / interview lecture was ok, my headphones lasted through it
Monday, 10 March 2025
Productive
Sunday, 9 March 2025
Sunday
Saturday, 8 March 2025
Assignment
Had a laugh with workmates and managed to get started on my assignment.
Have made some progress with my map plots, and coloured some in by hand so at least I can perform some basic analysis on the data.
Got my lunchbag and special cup back
Survived staying late at work and there was no pilates to miss
Doing a reasonable job of spacing assignment with relaxing hobbies
Husband made me toast
We were both thinking burrito box and enjoyed it, the chicken was coated which made it nicer
Remembered to set the alarm for tomorrow's walk
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Work
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Time off
Husband woke us up on time
We survived the alternative route and got there in good time
Glad I waited with him, it was just a check-up (not a scan)
Found something to eat in the food court, & know in future it's better to eat at the hospital
Got all the bottles returned, & husband remembered to spend the vouchers
Someone waited back before a cross hatch so I had room to pull through it
Enjoyed my afternoon off & got a short story written & submitted
Heard back from my old tutor about some work I sent him, complementary as always, & I learnt a new descriptor
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Calm
Monday, 3 March 2025
Treats
Sunday, 2 March 2025
Potential
Saturday, 1 March 2025
College
Friday, 28 February 2025
Baby steps
Thursday, 27 February 2025
Self-care
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Content
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Work
Monday, 24 February 2025
Hobbies
Sunday, 23 February 2025
Sun
Saturday, 22 February 2025
Social
Friday, 21 February 2025
Relaxing
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Progress
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Progress
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Happy
Had a laugh in team meeting
Got to join the fresh air break in the afternoon too
Submitted another story
Got card posted, there was parking right opposite the post box
Plenty of steps since there were no car pool spaces
Got my saplings & have it planted straight out in the garden
The hellebore has flowers & is looking good
The black grass looks well too
Got a lovely gift set from a contact we donated furniture to, & there were sweet treats for husband too
Feeling calmer today, & got a few older tasks cleared off the list
Had a nice chat with the boss
Monday, 17 February 2025
Calmer
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Beach Reset
Gave myself the day off from writing
Took myself to the beach, glad I pretty much know the way now. Feel much better for it
Felt better even just on the drive there
The traffic was lighter than expected and I had a good journey
That I have the freedom to jump in the car and go places, both the accessibility and being able to afford fuel etc.
Had more ideas for writing, and thought of notes app to capture them
Parking was easy
Friend read my stories & gave me her recommendation
Remembered cutlery at the supermarket
Cleaned the kitchen, just for us
Saturday, 15 February 2025
Writing
Friday, 14 February 2025
Creative hobbies
Glad we made progress on the disconnects.
One of my contacts gave us the key detail that solved it.
Husband sent an update on my behalf so the lab couldn't blame any lack of progress on me
Now it's back with them to provide actual details rather than rumours
Boss appreciated me staying late and I used it to justify finishing early today
Got another story submitted and decided against a couple of other submissions.
Love listening to audiobooks as I stitch and have several ideas for stories
For the joy of creating things
Thankful for the library and the collections I have access to
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Creative
Also get brownie points for working late to sort it out
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Social
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Time for calm
Thankful to get to team meeting, have a laugh, & have a few mins to catch my breath
Got into a carpool space
Got to try hot chocolate with vanilla syrup & know not to do it again 😄
Am glad I had the opportunity to try it
We got over to the canteen & back just in time for our meeting, was nice to have it in person, & the boss booked us a room
Caught up with someone to get their task closed just in time, & found out they're on holiday from tomorrow
Managed to trouble shoot the coding issue myself & catch back up with the lecture
& they're recorded so I can watch it again to see what I missed
That the meeting I was cross about is tomorrow not today, & it gave me the prompt to notice the ball class placeholder in my calendar run out, so I've created a new one
Made it home in time for ball class & enjoyed it,
Husband had dinner ready for it ending, & we had time to watch tv before college
For enjoying cross stitch and having opportunity for calm
That I managed the day without xanax
Monday, 10 February 2025
Hobbies
Sunday, 9 February 2025
Fun
Saturday, 8 February 2025
Writing
Friday, 7 February 2025
Relaxing
Made it out for a walk at lunch
Got my chocolate eclair
Husband did me eggs
& a hot chocolate
Found some cool looking filament for the 3D printer
& some games tokens, my first time investigating files
Made it to Pilates, still have enough space cleared for me to do it upstairs
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Rest
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Social
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Productive
Monday, 3 February 2025
Ideas
Sunday, 2 February 2025
Happy
The new game is fun
Got sleeves ordered for it
Enjoyed the walk
Made it in time for a hot chocolate first
Friend got a new job
Made over 10,000 steps for the first time in ages
Boss appreciated my effort and I have the task closed out
Found a new book that looks good
Glad of the long weekend
Saturday, 1 February 2025
Hobbies
Friday, 31 January 2025
Weekend
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Timings
Dentist was running later than I was
The second choice car park had plenty of spaces & is only a few minutes further away
Deciding to take a detour home was for the best, glad to not be sitting in stationary traffic
Happy to work from home, & be able to work in the office when I want
Happy to be feeling settled & happy here
Got back from lunch well within the window I'd given
Got all our requested medications
Managed to get a few things ticked off the list, & nothing new came in
Husband got plenty of treats for me
The college module is available now & the tutor has the assignment ready to release
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Taking it easy
Got my passport posted
Got myself a chocolate eclair
There were a couple of cuppa soups left for lunch
Remembered leftovers for dinner
Being able to take time out when I need it
Felt better after a lie down
Have lots of honey for lemsips
My kits arrived, liking the plastic free packaging
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Laugh
Monday, 27 January 2025
Relaxing
Sunday, 26 January 2025
Relaxing
Passport process was straight forward
The latest envelopes I rescued were the right size
The cross stitch kit I wanted is back in stock, have one going to my parents and another coming here
The next book was ready for when I finished the other one
Have figured out where I am with the rabbit and have done a bit of that today
Still have my sololearn account and it's stored my progress, remembered the basics so far
Enjoyed a relaxing day
Husband has found container plans and is happily creating tubs for gaming
Saturday, 25 January 2025
Downtime
Friday, 24 January 2025
Safe
Thursday, 23 January 2025
Home
Team meeting is fun. Like my team mates and we have a laugh
Started executing my protocol - easy way to get productive. Corrected a small oversight.
Got out for a short walk in the sunshine
Got back from a different walk before the rain started
Have brought in the parcel box and put more weight into the shed. Also got my dragon into the big shed for safe keeping
Remembered to ask the boss's question in the meeting. He was as unimpressed by the new info as we were
Have some worktime scheduled in with a friend tomorrow.
Have plenty of hobbies that don't require electricity and lots of cosy clothes and blankets.
That we have jobs that let us work from home and the space to do so comfortably.
For having a calm enjoyable life
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Cared for
Got up early enough to take husband to work
& in time to have breakfast with the others
He'd offered to get a taxi so I didn't have to get up
Also offered to get himself home so I didn't have to wait
Managed to catch up with most of my recent oversights
cleared most of my tasks
College was interesting & lecturer is going to do a basic python session for us
After I admitted to only having basic programming, other people did too
Boss acknowledged my ability to be able to visualise processes today, was happy for the compliment
Had a pleasant teabreak with team mate & got to sit outside where it was quieter & cooler
My headache's gone
Husband ordered the dinner I want
Home delivery arrived so I have lunch for tomorrow
Monday, 20 January 2025
Nature
Sunday, 19 January 2025
Walk
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Enjoyment
Friday, 17 January 2025
Progress
Thursday, 16 January 2025
Recovery
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Happy person
Am still on good form, reducing the antidepressants was the right move
Got a chat with new boss,
Enjoying Christmas pudding, glad for supermarkets and convenience food. The microwave and that the pudding was designed to be heated in one
Glad I noticed the custard was curdling before I put any of my Christmas pudding
Found a spare thread holder for the mixed stitches
The other two books in the trilogy are available and I've already added them to my reading list
Glad I checked before heading back to work - saved myself a trip
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Social
The spot I'd selected for meetings worked reasonably well.
Was interesting seeing all the comings and goings
Lunch was tolerable and there wasn't a walk. There was bacon at the sandwich counter
Caught up with a few people socially so it worth going in
Made it back online for the meeting and was good i attended
Contact showed me the work list so I know what's coming up and where the unrealistic bits are
Realised my mistake in the cross stitch early enough to incorporate the extra column
Caught the mistakes before I passed the document back out again
The printer is neat device, husband set it up while I was at work
Monday, 13 January 2025
Work days
Sunday, 12 January 2025
Chats
Was dry for our walk
Saturday, 11 January 2025
Finished
Friday, 10 January 2025
Weekend
Thursday, 9 January 2025
Hobbies
Wednesday, 8 January 2025
Remembered
Remembered to message my dad
Card arrived in plenty time
Workmate had done his bit - I should trust him more
Rallied - managed the work day
Got my extension for my assignment & with minimal explanation
Messaged to drop out of gaming
Am nearly a book & am enjoying it
Interesting prompt yesterday that generated lots of potential story ideas for me
Tte boss is going to cover a meeting I don't want to attend
Tuesday, 7 January 2025
Getting out
My laptop recovered from its black screen and I was able to continue work
Got the urgent thing done as a priority
Got to log off before I have to revisit an unsavoury task.
Agreed my time off yesterday
Made it to the appointment on time, roads were ok & the paths once we arrived were mostly clear
Got a few bits I was wanting (& the shops were warm inside) & avoided buying too much extra
We went supermarket shopping after
All the bottles & cans got accepted
Monday, 6 January 2025
Work
Sunday, 5 January 2025
Progress
Husband put the Christmas tree back in the box
Christmas decorations are now away
Played Flamecraft - is a fun little game and should be fine for playing with friends.
Had a lovely walk and catch up with friends today, Nutella and toast for breakfast
Was home before it started snowing again
Husband made dinner and we watched TV
Made a decent amount of progress one my report, & am in th flow with it now. Hopefully keep the motivation up tomorrow.
Found the coat rack that we were going to donate
Saturday, 4 January 2025
Hobbies
Friday, 3 January 2025
Relaxing
Thursday, 2 January 2025
Games
Wednesday, 1 January 2025
Chipping away
Had a laugh with a few friends, esp with one who is currently under the weather
Plans for tomorrow look to be working out nicely & I should have plenty of time for the assignment
Remembered to start the list of games played
Enjoyed games with husband
Decided to keep the coloured LED strips and have them on the desk now
Got the titanium nose stud in, impressed it slid in without pain
Walk to the local shops
Space upstairs is now big enough for me to do Pilates in
Sink came clean
Dismantled the table & have a few spanners set aside to donate
Is fun rediscovering things
Husband read my answers & thinks they're ok, offered a few suggestions but no real changes