What brought me joy today

​What brought me joy today 

• Finally rearranging my office after 5 months (and a whole tax season). Much work to do, much to unpack but at least the pieces are in place 
  
• Getting a game plan for revocable trust -an again, much to do! But all good. 
  
• Sunset time with Sean, Luna, cheese, a lemon poppyseed muffin, and limoncello cream
  
• Journaling 10 images 
  
• Finding 3 more pairs of scissors, 2 pieces of art to frame, and my backup prescription glasses while unpacking journals 
  
• Walking the dog with Sean at 7 am on a still morning 
• Getting my work schedule organized and communicated to the bosses and entered into my calendar 

What brought me joy today

​What brought me joy today 

• Reading… about joy in fact!
• Hanging out with Sean and Peter and briefly Nora
• Texas sheetcake
• Lemon drop martini
• Our van
• My cat
• Peter reading to me something he found delightful 
• Sunset and fresh air 

What brought me joy today

​What brought me joy today: 

1. Exploring books
2. Being around book people
3. Being amused by people’s opinions on books
4. A good video appointment with my cardiologist who has seemed uncaring and clinical in past, and somehow I felt more connected with him and confident in his care, and hopeful
5. My cat asking for love and also being cat-like in her refusal to accept love
6. Half a banana from Sean 
7. Appreciating the quality of Cadbury chocolate vs the cheap stuff 
8. Rhinoceros stickers — the sheer variety of them, and letting people choose them for their Book Crawl passports 
9. A book about joy inspiring me to write down my joys lately because apparently I spend a lot of time being grateful and appreciating whimsy than most people so I should document it
10. Doing exercises in front of my little gold-framed Rembrandt postcard in the bathroom 
11. Tidying my 50-year plus stuffed animals and telling Sean I’ve manifested space for him to go to Costco for a TV.  

Make fabric envelopes, houses

​fabric envelopes

Second tutorial

Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling

​Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling 

1. Talked blinds and shades 
2. Tidied the house
3. Repaired a 17 year old red penguin 
4. Signed up for a library class
5. Met a bunch of ladies and drank wine
6. Watched Survivor 50 

What made you happy this week

What made me happy this week:

• ​Peter having conversations with me
  
• Kate Bowler's new book about ache and joy 
• The backyard
  
• Bingo with Sean 
  
• Talking taxes with Heidi 
  
• Being tipsy on white wine
  
• Good sleep
  
• Potential of new blinds 
  

Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling:

​Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling:

1. Made cinnamon rolls

2. Worked on 3 gift tax returns

3. Increased my withholding

4. Got a Pap smear

5. Tried on new dresses

6. Danced to Johnny Cash & June Carter

7. Drank lemon drop martinis

8. Played Bingo

9. Admired the stars & moon