Gratitude journaling together

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What does SGQ stand for?

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it stands for self-gratitude-quota :)

  • i’m grateful i fell asleep for a second time this morning.
  • i’m grateful that my flatmate made me tea.
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i didn’t wait until the evening to tell my boss that i’m too sick to come to work tomorrow.
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I checked out a area off trail down by a creek today. Been eyeing it up for years. Easy to get down, challenging to get back out. Mini-adventure before returning to work tomorrow.

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  1. Some fudge that I bought wasn’t very nice but when it’s eaten cold from the fridge it’s much better.
  2. I have a new Rubik’s cube that has such smooth motion, it’s a delight to use.
  3. SGQ: Ages back, I made flashcards of some of the harder Rubik’s cube algorithms, and they’ve been very useful for picking up the skills again.
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  1. This morning’s work went by quite quickly.
  2. Plans set to meet up with our FFXIV friend during our long weekend getaway.
  3. My childhood bestie’s art career is going really well. She’s rebranding soon to something more “serious”… but you can take a look at her work over on her original website for now if you’re curious. She has a couple of originals for sale (which are underpriced), and a bunch of prints. I’m tempted! Her artwork is really interesting, she uses layers of paper, sometimes really tiny strips of it, to create very complex textured effects. (NB: if anyone is interested enough to buy something, the shop doesn’t currently support international shipping, unless she changed that recently, but a quick email to her can sort things out… Ssh, I can’t help trying to support her wherever I can, I want her to succeed!)
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  • i’m grateful a thing i dropped today was made out of plastic, and not metal. didn’t break, didn’t make a loud sound—wonderful.
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i decided not to let any goals derail tonight. i do have two new ones which would have been at 0$, but i ended up making the smart decision and not let laziness oertake me :)
  • i’m gratefl i watched a movie with my flatmate together. it’s been months since we last watched a movie from our list together. it felt good to get back into it!
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  1. There were free sandwiches in the office, left over from an event.
  2. I discovered some white tea leaves at work that I’d forgotten about.
  3. The Pandorea vine on our front fence is flowering. It has pretty white and pink flowers.
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  1. My group in FFXIV have started getting to a new bit of the final raid. Our progress has been slow, but… step by step, we’re getting there.
  2. I just discovered that the first few in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series are on Kindle Unlimited, i.e. accessible to me for free… just as I was feeling a vague itch to read them.
  3. I read about a new cosy mystery series, went to add it to my wishlist (for which I use Amazon), and… it’s 99p on Amazon in the UK! I don’t know if it’ll be my thing but I’m very curious. (It’s Shady Hollow by Juneau Black, if you’re curious; Amazon Kindle link.)
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  • i’m grateful for the beautiful autumn tree view outside my window.
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i dealt with the most annoying beemergency first today.
  • i’m very grateful i don’t feel horribly sick anymore.
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  1. SGQ: Good communication and emotion management after a frustrating workday.
  2. An acceptable price on some very nice windows for our house.
  3. My amazing dnd group.
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  1. We had some aged cheddar on biscuits as a dinner snack.
  2. I found a Comic Relief Blackadder special that I had never seen before.
  3. SGQ: Lately I’ve been starting the day with my most important work project, instead of procrastinating about it until later in the day, and I like how this is making me feel.
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  1. Someone asked me a parasitological question that made practical use of my knowledge and skills. I was thrilled!
  2. My new compression gloves that may allegedly help with my Raynaud’s disease arrived. (So far, I think they don’t help. But we’ll see.)
  3. I haven’t felt much like reading, but I did make some time for it today.
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  • i’m grateful i got to hear live guitar music at a metro station today. unfortunately i couldn’t stay long, but it did brighten the moment and reminded me how wonderful instrumental music can be, even if it’s just one instrument (or maybe especially then).
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i finally sent off a homework task today.
  • i’m grateful i managed to walk 10 000 steps today.
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  1. Three lizards in the garden today.
  2. I have an invitation to a wedding next year.
  3. I’ve slept well for the past several nights.
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  1. Me and Lisa are in full agreement about trying to get our broadband contract upgraded to full fibre, even if we have to pay a fee to break our current contract.
  2. Listening to Dar Williams’ albums. Her music was so formative for me.
  3. Plans to tidy/reorganise the flat, with an actual incentive to get it done.
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  • i’m grateful for my new plushy.
  • i’m grateful that only a reasonable number of emails waited for me at work today. this was also a big surprised, since i expected it to be much differnt, after being sick and not in the office until today.
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i took a fruit into work today, and also ate it.
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  1. Heavy rain.
  2. A short work day.
  3. Being able to watch scrub turkeys and their weird behaviours from my bedroom window.
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  1. SGQ: An on-time wake-up and an early productive start to the day!
  2. Dog cuddles.
  3. Rain rain rain!
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  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i met my steps goal today. it took leaving the house again after i came home from work, to go to a post office. (not the nearest one, because that wouldn’t have resulted in enough steps, probably …) at least this way i even exceeded the goal, which always feels good :)
  • i’m grateful i have so many fluffy things. fluffy things are wonderful! (this is maybe a lazy take on “i’m grateful for my fluffy blankets,” but i really do very much appreciate all things fluffy :) still in love with my new plushy, as well!)
  • i’m grateful i don’t have to drop by work tomorrow morning on my way to the fair. it wouldn’t be that big of a detour, but a detour nonetheless …
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  • i’m grateful today wasn’t horrible. working the whole day at the fair was exhausting and draining, but it wasn’t awful.
  • i’m grateful the weekend isn’t over yet.
  • self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’ll be in bed before 2 a.m.
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