Baby steps

Got my prescription 

Had a pleasant walk with husband

Enjoyed the vegetable soup 

Got my eclair

Also enjoyed cake with husband watching TV

Found some data I can use for my assignment

Got to have a decent rest 

Found an audiobook I can listen to 

Self-care

Lunch was a laugh

Husband cooked the corn on the cob and did me a carrot

The other site are coming to us - remembered to ask at tier

Found an observation for husband

Enjoyed an evening off college & finished another book

Glad of the chance to lie down and recover

Pizza! 

Got a few things progressed

Content

They collected everything we'd set aside for the housing project

Is good having it all gone & saves us having to drop it off

Made it to crochet club, got a chair this time which was much better

Figured out how to make a square from scratch, & was able to adapt a circle someone was making

Making nice progress on the black scarf

Made some progress with one of the software issues I have

The urgent thing is completed, phew!

Work

Global support team contacted me for help

Instantly knew what the issue was

Ego stroke

Had a laugh with team mates 

Enjoying the cross stitch 

Have my summer holidays booked off work

With option for a few days either side

End user likes my instructions and clarified some of the issues they have

Husband made me hot chocolate for college 😍

& scrambled egg for breakfast 

Hobbies

Snuggles, being cosy in bed

That we have a big comfy bed and nice bedding

Started early so got my long hours in

Got to stay home til after lunch - finished the soup husband made

Remembered to give workmate the chewing gum

Enjoying cross stitch 

Starting to plan my holiday trip

Access to library books, being able to read, & enjoying it

Sun

Had a lovely relaxing morning

Enjoyed reading in bed under husband's arm

BorrowBox light mode works and is better for reading in the dark

The game friend recommended is on board game arena so I got to play it with husband

Glad friend came to meetup, we had a good catch up

Weather improved and we got to wander round the gardens

Glad we had soup leftover, & there's enough for tomorrow

Social

Enjoyed a walk with husband down to Lidl

It was reasonably warm, & dry 

Remembered face cream

Am meeting friend early tomorrow - to finish the soup and have a chat

Glad she's up to it

Enjoyed the gaming, started earlier than usual and got 2 games in

The printed pieces are much nicer than the cardboard ones.

Relaxing

Thankful for an early finish

For getting my hours done early in the week

Husband made food for tomorrow

Felt better after a lie down

We have a lovely house and plenty of space to do the things we want to 

Got my issue report closed and approved - phew

Noticed another issue so it can be resolved before it's an issue

Progress

My games arrived - & we had sleeves that fit

Survived a full day at work without my noise cancelling headphones

Managed to escape the rain at lunch

Got parked in the carpool

Got the wording on my issue report agreed painlessly

Slowly making progress on a few things

Storage unit is getting collected on Wed next week

I was on break when they rang so taking the call was easy

Progress

Was persuasive enough to avoid editing my document

Will be ready before deadline

Mostly calm again 

Successful twice with trouble shooting 

Friend has an interview

Remembered to message support to a friend

Had a good laugh at team meeting and quiet team mate was back on form

Got to email someone about something else I need to progress

Phoned to get some donations collected - another dreaded task off the list

Husband sorted out his clothes too

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

Calmer

Survived better than expected

Calmed down once I got stuck into work

Boss agrees my wording 

Team meeting was a laugh

Pleasant walk with husband at lunch

Was online when global guy started so made some progress

Was able to rectify husband's mistake before it was noticed, and learnt something new

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

Writing

Had loads of ideas today for new story

Interesting conversation with husband about it too, spawning new ideas

Glad I have big pieces of paper to capture it all and plenty of pens

Also discussed another new story, husband is fun to chat with, and he is providing new concepts

Chatting with a friend

Got poem coloured in 

The game pieces look good, the meat will be nice for another game we play too

Have enjoyed my day

Husband ordered me plenty of fruit for snacking on, and more carrots

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

Creative

Re-reading one of my stories as a final edit before submission, & had forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

Glad I have a body of work ready, & also plenty of ideas for new works.

Was online after hours for a few mins, & was well placed to deal with an issue.  Also the boss supported the decision I made & it worked out as being the right choice.
Also get brownie points for working late to sort it out

Enjoyed cross stitch as I sat waiting for messages

Husband got me dessert at dinner, & not at lunch so I had a reasonable cake intake today

Also have a few mouthfuls of cake left for tomorrow

Social

Got to the canteen early enough to beat the microwave queue

And when I got to my seat and found my food warm (not hot) there was a microwave still available 

We got to the hall in time for a good seat

Got out without much delay

Husband gave me his corn on the cob

The chicken he did for dinner was really nice

Had a laugh with colleagues 

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

Hobbies

Glad we live close to work & I can pop in for half an hour

Bonus cake

The others waited for me for teabreak & we had a laugh

Gaming was fun

Husband remembered he had a delivery coming & stayed home to receive it

Glad the other 2 turned up

Husband remembered to get me the yoghurts I like, even without me asking

Fun

Enjoyed chatting with friend

We walked past another open cafe so can suggest that next time 

The 2 tone filament arrived and husband printed the new toy I wanted

It's fab, and I can see it being a good gift for friends

Minor edits to improve my other flash fiction

Friend read my music story 

Sent the 2 flash fictions to tutor

Am thankful he was so encouraging and he offered to read work after we'd finished the course

Nice progress on the cross stitch and it's sufficient to just have a few of the major horizontal grid lines.  

Placed them early enough to recover the mistakes 

Writing

I got my story, once I sat at the pc and put some effort in it wasn't bad

Have sent it to a couple of friends for comment 

Revisited another friend's comments on my other work and am thinking about his suggestions for new storylines

Have found some more submission windows I want to hit

There are plenty of opportunities to submit work and I have loads of ideas for stories

Thankful to have the time to put into writing 

Husband got me treats with the shopping 

Remembered to get my patches and we had a bonus trip to the bakery

Managed to only eat half the eclair

Initially I satisfied myself with a yoghurt instead

Friend got in touch for a cafe trip tomorrow

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

Rest

Team meeting was a good laugh

Got out for a reasonable walk 

Husband accepted my suggestion for pizza & we got a bonus one

Enjoyed a computer game I haven't played for a while

Got some impressive stats and new achievements in the game

Being able to have a short day and a lie down, felt better after

Noticed something else that was off in the software and got it fixed

Managed to progress a few things

Social

Went in with husband and got to meet my contact early 

Glad I took my own lunch, enjoyed it

Braved the crochet circle and enjoyed that too

Reached out to a contact in the canteen and she was happy to join us

The chocolate went down well in the office

Got to catch up with the boss and he's agreed with our suggestion 

Reached out to global and they're going to fix our issue - glad I didn't react 

Productive

Husband did the bacon for lunch, glad I hadn't gone to the woods

Had a short walk around the block

Ball class was fun

The cards look really nice edged, & it's hidden the damage, glad they had black borders

We got into the tracker & held the meeting

Remembered to message friend 

Had positives as well as negatives for the review meeting, & there was plenty enough opportunity to speak up

Got my good catch logged

Was able to help someone with the software and have some options for investigating tomorrow, something to look forward to

Have posted the meetup and organised a gaming session with friends

Ideas

Started the day my favourite way: Reading in bed under husband's arms

For ebooks on the phone and being able to read, for access to books 

The bonus day off and a short week

Made it to pilates and my space is big enough to allow it, full stretch

Remembered to get socks

Friend is enjoying reading my stories

For books seeding ideas and having new ideas for stories 

For being able to listen to audiobooks as I stitch and being free to enjoy my free time 

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 

Hobbies

Got an idea for a story and have an opening and some endings

Got a walk in with husband and enjoyed the soup at lunch, always nice to have a plan work out

Wasn't needed for work

Spotted a mistake early enough to undo easily in the latest project

Enjoyed a lazy day 

Interesting chats with husband, enjoy talking with him