Happy things
Aug. 15th, 2011 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
averygoodun42Today was not a particularly good day. It had the makings for a really bad day, actually. But there were good things throughout the day that kept it from becoming unbearably miserable, and then it ended fairly happily.
+ The decision of whether or not to let Page swim in the cool, heavy rain was made for me (I was against, he was for). Classes were canceled.
+ Tea. Lots of it. Most of it uncaffeinated, but all of it pairing very nicely with the last batch of zucchini muffins.
+ Rain. It hasn't been a particularly dry summer, but it's always nice to not need to water. It's also cooling the house down so that I can make more muffins and roast a chicken and all that.
+ Vengeance weeding. Since it was raining and I had no desire to kneel on the wet, muddy ground, I went for the pruning. Heh heh heh. Invasive bush is no longer invading our yard, and the branches have been chopped into nice, neat little pieces that will fit in a yard bag without a struggle. My hair, jacket and socks were completely soaked by the time I came in, but it was worth it. (And I figured out what I want for Christmas: good secateurs!)
+ Hot shower. No way I would have gone outside without the reassurance of warming up quickly.
+ Page's hugs. At some point I was feeling pretty bummed, while he was being cheerful and attention grabby. Instead of asking for alone time, I asked for a hug. He threw himself at me and gave me a huge bear hug. It was just what I needed.
+ Page's understanding. Page had been a bit recalcitrant today, and that continued throughout the evening. When it was finally time for bed, and he was starting to gear up for another struggle, I calmly and sincerely asked that he cooperate because I hadn't had a good day. And he did. There were still (imaginary) battle sounds and such throughout the bedtime ritual, but he was cooperative. For me. <3<3<3
+ Just before we started brushing our teeth, the phone rang. Thinking it was Geoff calling to say goodnight to Page, I ran down. It was not Geoff. It was my dad. Offering money. So I can go to school! Whee! I wish they didn't need to rescue me like this, but I am grateful beyond description that they can and do.
Had they not, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. I would have got a job and saved up for the next year or two. But this is better. This helps moves things along, which is good because time keeps on flying by.
+ And while I made the arrangements for paying the college, I managed to stumble onto how to get into my student email account without my password. Yay! Not that there were any useful emails, but hey! Another email account! The best part is that I figured it out before I emailed the email guy! (I was looking for my student email address to add into my signature when I found the pathway. It was a close thing.)
And finally,
+ Antidepressants that work. It is wonderful to have a bad day and not succumb to the dark spiral.
+ The decision of whether or not to let Page swim in the cool, heavy rain was made for me (I was against, he was for). Classes were canceled.
+ Tea. Lots of it. Most of it uncaffeinated, but all of it pairing very nicely with the last batch of zucchini muffins.
+ Rain. It hasn't been a particularly dry summer, but it's always nice to not need to water. It's also cooling the house down so that I can make more muffins and roast a chicken and all that.
+ Vengeance weeding. Since it was raining and I had no desire to kneel on the wet, muddy ground, I went for the pruning. Heh heh heh. Invasive bush is no longer invading our yard, and the branches have been chopped into nice, neat little pieces that will fit in a yard bag without a struggle. My hair, jacket and socks were completely soaked by the time I came in, but it was worth it. (And I figured out what I want for Christmas: good secateurs!)
+ Hot shower. No way I would have gone outside without the reassurance of warming up quickly.
+ Page's hugs. At some point I was feeling pretty bummed, while he was being cheerful and attention grabby. Instead of asking for alone time, I asked for a hug. He threw himself at me and gave me a huge bear hug. It was just what I needed.
+ Page's understanding. Page had been a bit recalcitrant today, and that continued throughout the evening. When it was finally time for bed, and he was starting to gear up for another struggle, I calmly and sincerely asked that he cooperate because I hadn't had a good day. And he did. There were still (imaginary) battle sounds and such throughout the bedtime ritual, but he was cooperative. For me. <3<3<3
+ Just before we started brushing our teeth, the phone rang. Thinking it was Geoff calling to say goodnight to Page, I ran down. It was not Geoff. It was my dad. Offering money. So I can go to school! Whee! I wish they didn't need to rescue me like this, but I am grateful beyond description that they can and do.
Had they not, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. I would have got a job and saved up for the next year or two. But this is better. This helps moves things along, which is good because time keeps on flying by.
+ And while I made the arrangements for paying the college, I managed to stumble onto how to get into my student email account without my password. Yay! Not that there were any useful emails, but hey! Another email account! The best part is that I figured it out before I emailed the email guy! (I was looking for my student email address to add into my signature when I found the pathway. It was a close thing.)
And finally,
+ Antidepressants that work. It is wonderful to have a bad day and not succumb to the dark spiral.
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Date: 2011-08-16 02:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-08-16 01:21 pm (UTC)Need to do some heavy weeding/pruning myself soon.
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Date: 2011-08-17 01:43 am (UTC)