Gratitude journaling together

Life
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  1. Invite for dinner with my dad and Simone on Thursday.
  2. Bellowhead are doing a reunion tour! Not sure if I’ll feel OK to go to a big event like that, especially knowing how crowded their concerts are, but the idea is exciting.
  3. Had a chill day and had a bubble bath instead of one of my study hours today, since I’ll be attending a thing tomorrow that’ll make up for the missed time.
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  1. My cat demanding that I pat her.
  2. At work in the office today, a manager brought us pastries.
  3. Apricots.
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  1. A chance to chat with other students on my course.
  2. Booked in for a haircut soon, since my hair is all in my eyes, gah.
  3. Chatting with a university friend and sharing our woes. (I don’t have many woes, these days, but still.)
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  1. At work I had the office all to myself for half the day. It was peaceful!
  2. A large tree in the park behind my house has exploded with fresh green leaves and white flowers.
  3. A pleasant interaction with the staff in a cafe I haven’t been to before.
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  1. Dad made roast potatoes with dinner. He makes the best roast potatoes; I miss them. Lisa knows his methods, but has never quite replicated the results yet.
  2. My dad got me two chocolate advent calendars, with a silly excuse.
  3. Dad always treats my wife in much the same way and got them two advent calendars too.

It’s a very grateful-for-my-dad sort of day!

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  1. I can stream David Bowie
  2. I got to ride down a street of Gingko trees
  3. Weather looks good for a walk tomorrow
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  1. A work friend who’s going on two months holiday said good bye with a hug.
  2. Jeremy did a lot of tidying in our messy living room.
  3. Sultanas.
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  1. Chocolate
  2. My second-hand coffee press.
  3. I solved an annoying work problem, as pointed out to me by a colleague.
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  1. The clean, relaxed feeling I get after a shower.
  2. Hannah Gadsby. I saw her new show today.
  3. Google’s automatic photo captions that are sometimes funny. I took a photograph of a large crocodile sunning himself next to some trees and Google thinks it’s “a walk in the woods”.
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  1. Something I did for my wife was very well received (and continues to help this week).
  2. My wife bought me a cheap Kindle so I can still read ebooks comfortably while my Poke2 is being fixed, since we don’t know an ETA on when it will be fixed.
  3. @mary, for being a joy to work with.
  4. @adamwolf, for the handy “megadueby” table he made me a while back. Just ridiculously handy for me when I’m planning my study time.
  5. Honestly everyone here, but I’ll stop for today. :grin:
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  1. Australia’s health care system that lets us have regular colonoscopies for free to check for any potential problems if we are likely to develop them.
  2. The prep for a colonoscopy includes a restricted diet that includes chocolate so for two days every three years I give myself permission to eat as much chocolate as I want. :smiley:
  3. Last night at a restaurant I had a cocktail that consists of a martini glass full of fairy floss (which I love) and an alcohol mixture in a small bottle to pour on top of it. Such fun!
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  1. Perl.
  2. Helping family.
  3. Realizing a feature I asked for already exists.
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  1. Got to ride in an area I don’t get to visit much on a beautiful day, partily without cars
  2. Got to have a pastrami sandwich, which I’ve been wanting for a while
  3. My heart rate monitor arrived early, allowing me to use it on my big bike ride today
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  1. Singing. I’m so glad I can sing, and that I’m a soprano – when I can hit a really high note, it feels amazing.
  2. Didn’t have a power cut today despite Storm Arwen’s best efforts. (Touch wood, since we still have a standing warning of the likelihood of power cuts.)
  3. My backup ereader fulfils the most important test of an ereader for me: it fits in my pocket. (This is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that isn’t the most important test, but it’s definitely another reason to be pleased with my base Kindle. Dang, I still miss the Kobo Mini, though. Someone build me a Kobo Mini-sized ereader with Onyx Boox’s operating system and a backlight built in, please.)
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  1. Going a full 28 days without a habit I’m trying to break. If I ever get a journal/goals thread up, I’ll post about this some more.
  2. Lots of goals going strong.
  3. Laundry backlog steadily declining.
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  1. I found some clips that I think will keep my sunsleeves up while I’m
    riding
  2. I’ve just thought of a use for slap bracelets, if the clips don’t work
  3. A visit to a park that I thought I didn’t like very much revealed that
    the park had some features I had forgotten about
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  1. There’s new Doctor Who episodes for me to watch.
  2. I have two days off work!
  3. I have a fun coding project to work on.
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  1. Nearly Advent! Looking forward to Lisa opening each day’s little box of sweeties + a gift.
  2. Also looking forward to my advent “calendar”, which is a selection of classic mystery/crime fiction and related items.
  3. Having a “take it easy” week because I’ve noticed some stress symptoms (acid reflux, blegh). Still grateful I have that flexibility when my body tells me I need it.
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  1. Receiving money from the tax man.
  2. A very nice dinner with family.
  3. A compliment at work.
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  1. Getting my hair cut today, phew. Needs it.
  2. A surprise postcard.
  3. Watching the bunnies eating their hay. For a few days they were on shop-bought hay and now they’re back to the good stuff from a farm, and they’re showing it with adorable enthusiasm.
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