Sunday, May 3, 2026

Rebecca’s mental health calendar:

​3 things I like about myself:

  • My ability to organize fun 
  • My curly hair
  • My love of learning 

I need a vision board when I get home. And I’ll watch a later sunset because today and tomorrow are super cloudy. 


What brought me joy today:

What brought me joy today:

1. Back with husband after 2 nights apart

2. Seeing him lauded over and over at opening day of conference

3. Bacon wrapped dates

4. Making friends with attendees

5. Spending the morning with my BFF

6. New dresser for son

7. A good visit with mom

8. Surprise chocolate 


Rest well, but also love friends well

Can I stay in bed all morning?

Yes. But I probably won’t. 

  • Finished the NYT crossword. 
  • Organized reading vacation weekend 
  • Scrolled social media awhile
  • Could do some reading…

But also want yo hang out with Barbara! 




Saturday, May 2, 2026

May Ins & Outs

​In: 

  • Board games 
  • Riding bikes
  • High quality chocolate
  • Reading
  • Shelves
  • Oatmeal for breakfast
  • Making new friends or at least hanging out with new people while singing sea shanties or playing bar trivia 
  • Stretching
  • Birthday cards
  • Continuing ed for tax

Out:

  • Sugar
  • Lemonade
  • Acid reflux 


Friday, May 1, 2026

10 things that I am into

​Number one. Memorizing quotes.

Number two. Baking cookies.

Number three. Reading.

Number four. Riding bikes with Sean or friends.

Number five. Traveling.

Number six. Going to museums.

Number seven. Organizing things, especially organizing fun.

Number eight. Sending birthday cards and happy mail.

Number nine. Knowledge, learned through reading, lectures, podcast, journaling, conversations, trivia.

Number 10. Otters, board games, cheese, Italian, movies, needle work,… I’m not sure what the last one is. It is the last one should just be lists. 

Avoiding regrets

​I want to finish my Crosstitch projects.

I want to read 50 books a year.

I want you to be a person as memorized and can recall great quotes.

I want to drive. I tend to Los Angeles, seeing Austin, San Antonio, and Albuquerque and the Rembrandt in Los Angeles.

I want to sing in a group, like a choir, I guess.

I want to become decent and drawing houses and sketch peoples houses for gifts.

I want to go to Maine again and Halifax

I want to go to Italy and spend three weeks

Take me to my grandkids and live long enough for them to have memories of me. I want to write them in my children letters to read after my test.

I want to buy art.

I want to finish my scrapbook that I have done

I want my office to look like an office not a story. This means getting shelves in pretty baskets and getting rid of a lot of stuff.

I want to lose weight to a healthy weight and improve my medical numbers, extending my life and improving my quality of life

I want to write a book. 

I want to go to England again in Scotland for the first time

I want to use up all my note cards and postcards sending happy mail to friends.

I want to weed down our games until they all fit in the cabinet with none on the floor. I want to have played all the games that we own.


Wednesday, April 29, 2026

What made you brought you joy this week

What made you brought you joy this week 

  • Time with Peter, getting condo tidied together, discussing history 
  • Reading in backyard with wine & cheese at sunset 
  • Getting my clothes closet tidied up
  • Getting Peter’s room tidied up 
  • Getting beneficiaries fixed up
  • Listening to Kate Bowler podcast 



Small Joys Project

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