- SGQ: I said goodbye to some childhood books that I still like but will be better served going on to someone who will actually read them instead of just leave them on their shelf.
- We’re home from visiting parents and everything appears to still be in working order!
- An excellent book yesterday.
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- My favourite lizard ate mealworms from my hand.
- Jeremy’s friend that I met yesterday was lovely. The three of us went out for brunch today.
- SGQ: I did some gardening that I’ve been putting off for a while.
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- Been doing a lot of reading this weekend.
- Lisa made American-style pancakes for me for breakfast, at my whim.
- Lisa seems to be moving around and standing a lot more easily now, without too much pain. The nerve is still under pressure from something (there are huge numb patches on their leg) but still, this is better.
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i basically didn’t have any beemos before leaving the house today.
- i’m grateful that i went to the fair today.
- i’m grateful that i got a lot of things done today, and still had a lot of fun, free time as well.
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- SGQ: I made focaccia today and did a great job!
- An excellent read of Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson.
- An eager message from a friend asking when I’m next planning to host a get-together.
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- SGQ: I make porridge with two methods, using identical quantities of oats and water. The easiest method produced the best result.
- I hurt my back yesterday but it’s already significantly better.
- Lentils are easy to eat and count as vegetables.
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- I have an appointment for a scan I need all sorted out.
- Managed to take a couple of breaks to read so far today.
- Knowing myself and what will help my anxiety.
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- i’m grateful today’s meeting didn’t leave me with a headache like the last time we had this type of meeting.
- i’m grateful the toner cartridge arrived today, as planned.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i immediately printed and bound the little homework booklet. we only need it in just under two weeks, but there’s a lot of other homework as well, so it’s nice to have things i don’t need to think about anymore.
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- Jeremy convinced me not eat the best batch of porridge that I made yesterday after I left it out of the fridge overnight. I was SO tempted.
- My back is even better than yesterday. I was expecting this to take days but it seems less serious than I first thought.
- SGQ: I reviewed all of my task list yesterday and marked the ones that I want to focus on this week, so I know that I can ignore everything else. I feel more in control now.
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- SGQ: Some good chore-handling this evening.
- A nice biscotti this morning.
- Midday rainstorm nap!
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- SGQ: I got up on time and made a nice breakfast and didn’t waste much time on the phone.
- Sharp knives!
- A very good meditation session last night, I like to think, helped contribute to sleeping really well.
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- i’m grateful i saw a great show tonight.
- i’m grateful we got a lot of things done at work today.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i walked a lot today.
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- SGQ: I went to bed early last night, and woke up early, and haven’t felt tired all day.
- Lunch and a tea break with one of my favourite co-workers.
- Jellybeans.
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- Lisa let me have some pretty leftover yarn to make a case for my new ereader. I don’t want that nice screen getting scratched!
- Ginger beer in the morning really helps sort out my throat from the acid reflux ick.
- Sudden ideas for nice things to do for someone.
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- SGQ: I made annoying difficult schedule decisions yesterday and it’s a big weight off my shoulders today.
- A well-considered and very pleasant snuggly sleep-in morning.
- A little mini book club with my wife and a friend is chugging along and we’re liking the book well enough!
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- i’m grateful the book i’m currently reading is funny.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful that i finished a thing at work today.
- i’m grateful that tomorrow is a national holiday.
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- slowly getting to grips with a process for improving chess tactics
- enjoyed a concert at the local Abbey
- nearly time for our holiday!
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- i’m very grateful that i was able to fall asleep again this morning, after waking up at normal alarm hours. (i’d completely forgotten to turn my alarms off, of course.)
- i’m grateful for my fluffy blankets.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’m doing a decent job at keeping up with my language learning beemos.
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- SGQ: I pulled myself out of my early-week work-funk for a satisfyingly productive past two days, without overcorrecting and throwing off my work-life balance.
- It’s sooooo nice to have a pool. All the common downsides are definitely true - it’s not cheap, it’s nontrivial to keep maintained - but the flip side is I can go swimming whenever I want and then get in the hot tub right after. Turbo worth.
- My driver’s-license-getting appointment at the DMV went — while not quite as well as my wildest hopes — far better than I feared, and I got my new driver’s license.
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- Car’s all set for the drive tonight.
- Hotel let me do an online check-in and arrange for contactless pickup of the room key, so we don’t have to interact in a civilised manner when we reach the hotel at 10-11pm, we can just grab the key and go flop.
- Plans to see friends from back in uni.
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