- Thoughtful, kind friends
- First time trying homemade scones (yum!)
- The bright yellow tree in the backyard
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- FFXIV is down for maintenance today which gives my brain the nudge to spend some of my free time reading.
- Accidentally reread 120 pages of The Goblin Emperor without noticing the passing of time or indeed anything but the book’s events. I love this book.
- Almost done with handling my Beeminder goals for the day already.
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@aliceofbattenberg I love making scones! Did you go for plain or a flavor? My absolute favorite is strawberries & cream, but blueberry is a very close second.
- SGQ: I actually went to the gym yesterday instead of just doing a half-assed small workout at home. Which, to be clear, is explicitly allowed to keep the goal from derailing, it’s a “bare minimum” goal, but I’m still proud of myself for hitting the “aspirational” target too.
- My dog is healing up from his wound very well.
- USPS exists and is good.
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- i’m grateful i survived through all the stressfulness of today.
- i’m grateful for my flatmate.
- self-gratitude-quota: i’m grateful i’m going to bed now instead of continuing to couch around and do nothing.
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- Rooftop friends
- Protected areas where fishes are friendly
- Chicken sandwiches
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I am thankful my car insurance covers car towing.
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I am thankful my car died in parking lot instead of highway.
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I am thankful for my loving wife.
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@rperce Classic plain scones courtesy of the BBC! https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-scones-jam-clotted-cream Although I had mine with butter (less classic) because I was feeling homesick for American biscuits and these were close enough.
- My lab friend is such a wonderful human being and we also always make each other laugh; I’m lucky to have such a good a friend at work.
- Workout felt pretty good and I’m enjoying rowing more every time I practice it.
- Found some clarity in a tricky situation.
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- Finished two books today so far.
- Lisa bought me daffodils again.
- I’ve become quite close with someone from my FFXIV FC and static, and he’s a sweetie.
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- self-gratitude-quota: i’m grateful i’ll be in bed early. i’m tired. it’s good to be tired enough to let go of bedtime procrastination. (well, “good” is relative, i guess. it has its perks for sure.)
- i’m grateful i left work early today. nobody was at the office anymore, i got a decent amount of things done, and i collected a surprising amount of overtime last month, so i didn’t want to collect any more today and just left.
- i’m grateful for spending a nice evening with my flatmate. good food and a fun show—what more could one ask for!
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- SGQ: I knocked out so many errands yesterday!
- A productive meeting with a team I was nervous about meeting about.
- My ratcheting screwdriver.
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- Rereading The Witness for the Dead now and remembering how Addison’s work so often grabs me and won’t let go.
- A preordered book arrived, a new British Library Crime Classic.
- I woke up pretty naturally.
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- Yorkshire Tea Bedtime Brew
- Babel by R.F. Kuang is great and it’s helping me get over my big hardback book fear.
- Tried a new kickboxing class at the gym and got over feeling goofy/uncoordinated and just had a good time.
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- C’s visit to doctor was complete success
- worked out how to rename irritatingly mis-spelt home directory on C’s new Windows laptop
- the Linux machine I’m setting up for offspring 2.0 is going well - next up: upgraded CPU chip!
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- SGQ: I gave good feedback to my manager about handling some types of requests from other teams better.
- My brother’s been reaching out about computer parts for advice for building computers for him and his partner and it’s been a lot of fun!
- I’m leaving work later than I hoped, but earlier than I feared. It’s a small grateful, but a valid grateful.
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- i’m grateful i didn’t fight with my mother today.
- self-gratitude-quota: i’m grateful i managed to be on time today.
- i’m grateful for another fun evening with my flatmate.
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- Morning Euphoria!!!
- Bakery girl teaching me Spanish (I teach her french slang in return)
- Dance teacher coming to help me when I was visibly struggling. People being very kind with me even if I do super stupid mistakes
- SGQ: Trying to live more in the present moment
- Having something to show to my boss tomorrow when we call
- Phones being able to take pictures, it’s so easy and fun
! - I know a lot of people on the island, now
- Office being open 24/24 so I can work even if I wake up at 3pm
- Cute hats (I want one)
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- Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis.
- An abundance of Easter eggs.
- A lift home when I had a lot to carry.
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- Experiments on the microscope went super well and I’m feeling motivated!
- Meditation sessions are starting to feel more focused and calming.
- Lindt Caramelised Hazelnut chocolate has so many yummy nibbly bits.
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- Past!me did a bunch of quests for Fisher and Blacksmith in FFXIV already. A very silly gratitude, but it was an unexpected relief to discover, now that I’m trying to catch up, that I already had a good amount of progress on those two jobs.
- Really enjoying Blurb Your Enthusiasm (Louise Wilder). It has a crispness of prose that makes it addictive to read, over and above the interest in learning about those who write copy in the publishing industry.
- Lisa bought me Party Rings and Jammie Dodgers for silly holiday indulgence.
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- One of the key people who was needed to do snagging on the house arrived today, and did a bunch of work
- Took the afternoon to build (most of) a new workbench for the garage
- C made some yummy cookies
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