gaming

• glad I went, it was fun
• recovered nicely from a wrong turn on the way
• friendly
• got invited straight into a game
• lunch was fun too
• like my new boots
• easy parking for post office

A new chapter

& a new commitment to post every day

• I have time
• I have holiday & free time & room to think about what to do next
• I have the energy & resources to find a new hobby
• I am curious & interested & plenty grabs my attention
• there is so much potential for projects around me

I slept well, & everything looks rosy.

Exam

• arrived safely in plenty of time
• got a seat in the waiting area
• had plenty of time spare to revise
• reasonable exam
• was the nicer head invigilator
• met a friend & had dinner out
• got to vote, husband came with me for the walk
• more weight training
• glad we have the room & the resources
• I can see progress!

return

• Am glad I kept this blog, have enjoyed going back & reading it.

• Exam is tomorrow, glad I had plenty of time off to revise, & for all the past papers & answers.  & for all the people answering questions on the revision forum.  Thankful that I am so well supported.
• Happy I have plans made for my birthday, & there are friends around to have fun with
• am warm & dry inside, listening to the rain
• husband is weight training me.  is fun to do it together, & I know he's watching out for my form to keep me safe.

ETA: 3 blog posts so far this year.  105 my first year 2015.  Time to make this a habit again.  To remember how excited I was to get this (not so new now) job, & the potential I saw.

been a while

Enjoyed the abseil, warmed up & dried out.  Had fun.
Enjoying the shorter commute & shorter days of new job.

Happy

• I am happy at work,
• I have a job that provides adequate challenge, variety, & comfort
• the freedom to wander, the autonomy to plan my work
• Workmates that get me
• A rewarding wage
• a short, easy commute
• I am blessed with husband
• we get on well
• he looks after me
• he keeps me calm
• I love just being around him
• I am healthy
• my body works
• & does as I ask

surroundings

been a while,
I'm fortunate enough to have a job, hobbies, & husband that keep me busy. 
I'm enjoying a shorter commute to a new job.
A new job where I have plenty of scope for autonomy, access to real improvement initiatives, & the senior managers.
Husband who looks after me & adores me, who I adore in return.
A manager who understands, encourages, & supports me.
Work mates who recognise the pressures we're all facing & are working as a team to get the best done we can. 
Who've started coming to lunch & having a laugh with me.

So many ways to relax & enjoy if I think of them, started the colouring again, love it.
Friends who I enjoy spending time with