Social

Thankful I got to the meeting & got one of my issues resolved.  

That I had a fun chat with a colleague, & we did some investigating which was interesting & educational for him.

That I braved the meetup & enjoyed it, made a good connection, & met like minded people.

That I had a lie down & got the boost I needed.

Think I'm on top of everything workwise.

Husband is still keeping an eye on houses so I don't need to.

Still maintaining my calm.

relaxing

Glad I'm doing better these days.  Calmer in general.

Friend appreciates me doing the daily draws again & helped me interpret my cards.

Another friend dowsed for the house for us & it's a good choice.

Resisting chocolate (mostly) & I'm under 10 stone again.

That counselling was interesting & I can see progress.

I got to the woods & enjoyed the quiet, & stopped for fuel & there was nothing coming as I pulled out.  Loads of easy turnings today with no traffic.

Am enjoying the cross stitch & am still right with the pattern.

Crafts

Thankful I got through most of the work I needed to today, & got to the craft lesson.  Have a refined idea of how to move forward & managed a reasonable practice. & managed to get parked.  Amazon have what I need & it'll arrive on Friday. That I met someone from the other craft group who also isn't going back.  Am flattered she remembered my name.

Remembered to turn on the alarm for counselling.  

That my boss is cool, & being late back didn't matter. & the usual meeting was cancelled.

Friend has booked our next workshop.

I got the viewing for the time we wanted on Friday, looking forward to it.  Husband is impressed by the size of it.

Fine

Thankful to go for a walk instead of just sitting in the car, & that I got back to the car before husband did.  Had a drive past the house we're interested in & a little explore of those roads.

That we still had our lunchtime walk, & I got some nice bread.  That I have a suitable little scarf for my head, & am happy wearing that, plus it's enough to keep my head warm.  That my hair will grow back.

Friend received the gift I sent & I got a lovely message from her, much happier with that than no acknowledgement.

Have avoided a potential crisis with a simple suggestion to someone who's taken action.

Glad of the half day & the late start.

That I found cushion covers of the right colour & am ready to start my next project, in time for craft club (lessons) tomorrow.

Perspective

As I'm getting near the end of the notebook I'm using for counselling, the shop had them back in again.  I've spent almost a year (since I bought the first one) looking for the same one, & thankfully we called in (which is unusual for us now) when they were there!

That I was up in time for the workshop after all, enjoyed it & had a good partner who appreciates my presence even when I don't speak.

That I got myself to the woods, that it was reasonably quiet & I remembered to pick up a pine cone for my next art journal entry that I've been stuck on.  For some cool photos to send to friends, & that I do the additional loops with the phone away.

That I got past the tough times for my coursework journal & to the memories of the last time I was in England & getting spoilt by friends.  Am looking forward to my trip over this summer, & was worth the reminder not to work through the shutdown again - it's so dull!

Journal shows how much progress I've made since this time last year when I was in the pits & starting on an extra anti-depressant & spending all my time sleeping or crying.  Now I'm off that & back to starting dose of the other, & know places to go & have things to look forward to (like the workshops).  That the meetup walks are getting attendance & I've found new meetups to attend.

Friends

Thankful for the walk with husband down to the town, both the walk & not having to drive.  For getting my 10,000 steps today.  Having the self-confidence to brave going out in public with my shaved head.

& thankful to him for doing his as well.

For discovering that some gardens I usually like are disappointing at the moment (no flowers & the wooded bit is shut) when I was driving past rather than having made a special trip.

That I was brave & went over to see a friend & we had a really good chat.  Possibly cos I had a big chunk of raw blue lace agate in my pocket & I'm friends with it now.  Her dogs are really cute & friendly & I enjoyed petting them too.  I was good getting to know her better & sharing the conversation.

Also braved putting a post on LinkedIn & some workmates have liked it & a few comments.  Also reassured friend told me I can pull it off & it suits me.  I think a few people said that last time too.

Thankful that I'm in a position where I can shave my head, & that my hair will grow back, & for the convenience of being able to shower afterwards to wash all the hair off.  For having a house & electricity.

For being reminded about the clock change & having time to drop out of a meetup tomorrow, & the organiser thanked me for the reminder & changing my rsvp.

Work

Thankful to have a good supportive boss & team.  That we get to have a laugh in our team meetings.

That I found the pattern I was looking for & took it for the wait.

That we got to the docs on time, & turning at the T-junction was easy.

That husband ordered tea, & we were home before it 

That I've realised how much better I am than this time last year, & am thankful for that.  Life is good.