Positive things, day 41, 42, 43

We’re having some great weather. It’s cooled down a bit, which is good because I am miserable in heat. Today we got free ice cream at work. This is apparently a tradition, but I’ve managed to miss it both the past summers I’ve worked there.

I felt oddly light as I left work today. Like I wondered if I had forgotten something because it felt like I’m usually more burdened, not skipping down the steps so easily. I don’t know if it was the air being less heavy or my mind. Maybe the antidepressants, maybe the fact that I’ve run out of the migraine pills that worsen my depression so I’ve had to skip a couple of doses while I wait to get my prescription filled (this is obviously not really a good thing, since I need those, and it’s maybe not great to skip doses randomly, but I think I’ll get them tomorrow).

The cross stitch thread I ordered was shipped today. I didn’t have all the colours I needed for mom’s present, and I’m quite concerned I won’t finish in time. Need to find a frame for it too. But I’m still able to work with the colours I have until the rest arrive.

I found a new blog to read. It’s a fellow Bloggess Tribesperson! Only a few posts there so far but they were interesting, especially a very good post about mental health after the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. And they’re also doing a similar thing to this positivity thing, but weekly rather than daily. Linky.

Positive things, day 40

This list. Read it and smile.

Positive things, day 39

I found a pattern and made a small start on mom’s birthday present. It was a free chart from DMCs website, and they have them tagged with estimated completion times. This one said 2-10 hours, which I find strangely low. I guess I’m a slow stitcher. This is how far I got today, after about one hour (but some of it is white, so it might be hard to see.) (Picture to come when my phone decides it can upload photos again.)

And this is what the finished piece will look like:

Positive things, day 38

I feel like being creative. Which is bad timing because it’s midnight and I have work in the morning, but it’s been a while since I’ve felt up to doing much of anything crafty, and hopefully the feeling will still be there tomorrow after work. I said I would try to make something for mom’s birthday and it’s coming up quickly. Cross stitch birthday card or attempting painting again?

Positive things, day 37

Books. Just, books. They’re great. Escape into another world, be amused, learn stuff, think about things differently. Books are magic.

Positive things, days 33, 34, 35, 36

Whenever I’ve not blogged for a couple of days, I feel pressure to make the next post a good one, which sometimes makes it hard to post anything. I was gonna tell all about my weekend, but I’m really not up for that today. So it’s gonna be quick and dirty for now.  

1. Tessa Violet, and especially this song. This I Pray for You

2. While I was listening to Tessa Violet the other day, Spotify started playing me Dodie instead. I liked what I heard, so I’m gonna have to remember her. 

3. New season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I actually started re-watching the previous season because I need the reminder before I watch the new one, but that’s also good and now I have quite a lot to watch.

4. Got my tax refund today. I had forgotten about it and only remembered the other day so it was like a little surprise. Not a huge amount this year, but nice enough. 

Positive things, day 31 and 32

Went out after work yesterday. I didn’t stay out too late but was too tired to blog. It was fun. We went to a restaurant with a very nice atmosphere, but the food was only OK and service was slow.

It’s Friday and I travelled to my home town after work. It’s nice to visit, we’ve got a birthday party tomorrow which will be fun, but damn, it’s hot here. My parents have air conditioning downstairs, and all the hot air rises upstairs. Where my bedroom is. Yep, I’m being positive but also whingeing. It’s the good with the bad. Good word, whinge, but is the present participle “whingeing” or “whinging”? Google seems to say both.

This fan is loud.