- I managed to get my studying done on Saturday, so I at least had Sunday free from it. (Normally I wouldn’t study at all on the weekend, but at least this way I confined it to one day!)
- I think Lisa’s in less pain today?
- We found something that I will consistently eat for breakfast that’s more or less good for me. (A certain kind of nutty protein bar.)
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- i’m grateful i had a short work day today.
- i’m grateful we had a fun time at the theatre tonight.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i managed to keep up with all my language goals today.
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- My gardening purchases arrived! Exciting new elbow-length gloves with kid-skin on the palms and under the fingers, a compost turner (which isn’t as good as I’d hoped but still nice), and some scissor-like shears for one-handed cutting.
- Jeremy has had his latest COVID vaccination.
- SGQ: I’m doing a long-running command on a server that increases disk space used by dramatic amounts, and I’ve worked out how to display the percent used on a terminal tab title, updated every minute, so I can easily monitor it to avoid filling up the partition while doing other work.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful that i dealt with all but one language beemos before leaving for work this morning. (the one is always the exception, because it (more or less) requires my laptop, which i almost never turn on before work. all the others can be done on my phone, in bed, while waking up, which is honestly ideal.)
- i’m grateful that we were able to find a place at the second restaurant we went to tonight. the first didn’t have free tables anymore, and we wouldn’t have run out of options, but it’s still nice not to have to run around longer.
- i’m grateful i feel more motivated today than yesterday. it’s weird because today was both a longer and more stressful workday than yesterday, but i guess it all depends on a lot of different things, and i’m just glad i don’t feel like only-sleep-no-motivation tonight.
:)
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- SGQ: I found the courage to ask if I can work at a café (I unlocked a new capabiility: working at coffee places)
- We met and she gave me a book
- I found a bug
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- SGQ: I did so many dishes!
- Root beer with cream in it. Soda with cream in it in general, but right now it’s root beer that’s on my desk.
- An unusually restful sleep last night has me in an excellent mood today.
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- cooked one of my favourite meals for dinner
- chess practice is coming along ok
- lovely autumnal weather: cool, crisp, and a bit blowy
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- A rissole for lunch.
- I have a new power bank for my phone.
- SGQ: A week ago I set a reminder for something I needed for today, which is lucky because when the reminder appeared it was a complete surprise - I’d forgotten all about it.
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- YNAB! I’ve budgeted for a new computer, including peripherals, so today when I was buying the new monitors it was just… painless. I have plenty of budget. It’s fine.
- Thanks to YNAB I have also been able to afford an Onyx Boox Palma, which I’ve been eyeing it since the limited edition version released a few months ago. (I bought it from the European store and they have a UK warehouse, so it also won’t be long until it’s heeere.)
- Cookie Clicker still exists (and has even had updates). I had no idea. It’s been years since I played it.
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- i’m grateful i found a present for a friend. it’s a snowy book which i hope he’ll enjoy.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i got very into the one homework tonight, that’s due on friday. downside is that it’s late now and i haven’t dismissed all beemos yet, but, yay for motivation and focus?
- i’m grateful tomorrow is my last work day for the week. friday is uni, saturday too, and then weekend
:)
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- An electrician finally arrived to do a quote for some much-needed work (they had to postpone the visit twice).
- Two rainbow lorikeets did a little mating dance in a tree, just a metre away from me while I was standing on the back steps.
- I watched magpies eating some mandarin slices in the front yard, right outside my window. It was delightful to see their enjoyment, although I was curious about where they’d found a mandarin. (And then I looked at my open lunchbox next to the open window… Worth it though.
)
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- i’m grateful i didn’t oversleep today.
- i’m very grateful for seeing a happy dog today. i was just passing by, but his visible joy in life rubbed off even if just for a few moments.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’m doing my best to make beemos go away now, even though i don’t want to and it’s late.
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- I was able to take a couple of hours off work today when I wasn’t feeling awake enough to do anything.
- Pizza for lunch was quick and easy.
- I can get to bed early tonight.
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- My Onyx Boox Palma is here!
- My new screens got here yesterday!
- My new soundbar will get here later today!
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- SGQ: I have the skills and had the time to replace some broken light fixtures for my mother-in-law.
- A lovely trip visiting my parents this week.
- One of my coding projects is being really fun and energizing to work on.
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- The countdown to our holiday is now in single figures
- Although we had a nasty flood in one room due to a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, all the water is out now and it doesn’t look like too much damage
- The cats are sitting on us more (doubtless due to all the rain!)
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- i’m grateful i got to see lots of amazing books today.
- i’m grateful that uni was online today. this has ups and downs, i certainly wasn’t able to concentrate as well, and i’m glad it’s not always online, but it is nice not having to travel to a different city, even if it’s only about an hour away.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’ll be going to sleep early today, i need it.
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- I got my studying done, so I don’t have to study over the weekend.
- Will get to sleep in a bit.
- Washing my hair is less ughy now it’s short again. I really should remember to get my hair cut more often.
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- Board games and mint chocolate biscuits.
- I met one of Jeremy’s friends finally. She’s visited several times but never when I’ve been home or awake.
- SGQ: I painted a Shoggoth figurine and he ended up in vomitous shades of yellow and orange - perfectly disgusting.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i made a derailment-self-care-choice today. gonna have to pay $5 because it was a long day and i just don’t feel like tidying up, even for 10 minutes. there was a point an hour or two ago when i thought “i could continue working on this project, or i could take a break and deal with this beemo,” and i decided i’d rather continue working on the project.
:)this is only my third derailment this month so far, compared to 10 (!) in august and 5 in september, so it doesn’t feel like i’m burnt out or too hard on myself. (i did manage to dismiss all other beemos, even without dealing with most of the language ones in the morning like i usually do, so, i definitely could have dealt with /wtf as well, if i’d wanted to …) - i’m very grateful that i’m happy with how the project turned out!!
:Dit’s a little collage booklet, and i’ll have yet to print it and cross all fingers and toes that it won’t look too atrocious printed with my home printer—it’s not a big project, it doesn’t need to look professional, but i’d still prefer it to look good without spending the money and time i would have to in a copy shop
- i’m grateful tomorrow is the weekend, still. i have a lot of things i want to do (laundry, book fair again, homework things, a bit of tidying to build up buffer, maybe build up buffer on a few other goals as well, deal with a few things i consider “overdue” …). sometimes when a day is completely free (i could do none of those things, i didn’t make any fixed appointements or plans with people, there’s nobody to keep me accountable but myself), i end up ““wasting”” it and not do any of the things i’d wanted to … with how motivated i’m feeling right now, i hope that won’t happen, but you never know … even if it happens, i’ll still have a relaxing free day tomorrow
:)yay for weekends!
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