- Found an unofficial case for my Steam Deck that says it can fit the UK charger in it, which most can’t. Yay!
- Got some Christmas money toward the Toasty Touch gloves I need to help manage my Raynaud’s disease. Now I just need to get them imported without too much hassle.
- It’s the weekend.
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- A storm has dramatically reduced the temperature.
- I have a Chocolate Orange Toblerone and it is delicious.
- SGQ: Last night I stopped using my laptop on time to let myself wind down for sleep, even though I wanted to keep doing fun things on it.
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- Strange but powerful meditation insight is still with me
- Byron, the new kitten addition, is being super-cute, and interacting really well with the others
- C’s new class went well today
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today is apparently my first forum anniversary and this marks also my 355th gratitude post. i think i haven’t missed a single day since i started posting here! 
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i’ve made gratitude journaling a hobby, and that i still enjoy doing it.
- i’m grateful that people loved the little booklets i gave them today.
- i’m grateful for the amazing get-together we had today.
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- Lisa did a lot of tidying which made things feel so much less frazzled immediately.
- I did some much-needed tidying in my office, now that I’m not hiding a dozen Christmas presents in here.
- Had a day of surprising energy and motivation for doing all kinds of stuff, including stuff with my blog.
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- Another day of mostly cooler weather.
- A party with my friends tonight.
- SGQ: I did some work to get ahead for the coming week.
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- Found a running group with a ton of people my age close to me. Going to start Monday.
- Found a bunch of new gardens/parks to visit in my city.
- I listened to this album called Indigo today and it was so good, I might get it on vinyl.
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- Chiko rolls. The wrapping is so tasty and crunchy.
- I’ve been given a stash of marzipan chocolates.
- SGQ: I did some garden tasks even thought it was raining.
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forgot to post last night, whoops!
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i worked ahead on my goals on the 30th, so i had only two beemergencies on new year’s.
- i’m grateful for a very chill and fun new year’s party with friends.
- i’m grateful i didn’t have to go home with public transport all the way, which would have taken ages.
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- NYE with my family was pretty chill.
- Only need to find one more person to raid with this evening in FFXIV.
- Been pretty productive despite sleeping in a bit.
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- Quiet NY with no fireworks to upset the cats
- Really enjoying my book - “The Magician King”. Love the interweaved plot lines.
- Chess is going ok. Still hard, but all the practice seems to be paying off now.
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- Lovely NYE party at a friend’s house with a bunch of out-of-town folks in for the holiday. Last year we created challenges for a Survivor game; this year we created tasks for a Taskmaster evening.
- The beauty and comfort of our pool and hot tub.
- A nice beeminder break over most of December leading to some good introspection and goal adjustments.
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- I’m grateful for taking vacations this week
- I’m grateful for having made myself a tasty dinner
- I’m grateful for my work partner to be receptive to new ideas
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- A free short story by one of my new favourite authors: Someone Did Something by Kim M. Watt. It’s comedy sci fi (the kind of sci fi that makes a point about humanity rather than just gushing over advanced tech) and I love it to bits.
- We’re getting so much more rain this season than I had feared. I’d thought we’d be in a drought by now.
- SGQ: I trimmed a tree over the footpath to make it nicer for people to walk past, even though I know possums like eating those leaves (I hate trimming possum food trees).
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- self-gratitude: i’m grateful that i had set quarterly futureme reminders. currently i have 3 letters travelling into the future to myself; none yet delivered. writing to my future self is fun, and i expect it will also be fun to read snapshots from my past self.
- i’m grateful that i allowed myself to have a relaxing day today.
- i’m grateful for the tasty lunch we had, pasta amatriciana is just wonderful.
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- I think my dad’s fixed our Dyson!
- A part of me is looking forward to my week staying at my parents’ (with them away and just Simone to hang out with). I think it’ll be a good chance to reset a bit and spend more time reading, even if I will miss Lisa.
- Feeling enthused about all my new year/new month goals. It’s nice to feel some energy and motivation!
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- i’m grateful that today was significantly more productive than yesterday.
- self-gratitude: i’m grateful i got most of my red beeminder goals to blue today. small progress is still progress!
- i’m grateful for the delicious dinner we had tonight.
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- There’s a break in the rain just when I needed to wash some clothes.
- A shy, three-legged lizard in my garden has become familiar enough with me that I can throw worms to it.
- SGQ: I spent about an hour preparing a garden bed and planting some seeds for plants that will attract bees and other insects.
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- SGQ: deciding to eat a derailment rather than leave a sportball viewing early
- A pile of books on loan from a close friend that have been in my TBR for ages
- Getting back to work after a long break for the holidays is less arduous-feeling than I’d feared!
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- Owning the three extant volumes of Final Fantasy XIV’s Encyclopaedia Eorzea may be one of the nerdiest things I’ve ever done, but it’s so worth it for what they add to the story and the background information. (Thank you to my sister and my wife for getting them for me.)
- I’m ahead enough that I don’t have to study today.
- Surprisingly energetic/productive this morning.
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