A Pile of Good Things

My goal this year is to reflect on my day every night and write my Happy List nightly (instead of weekly or biweekly like has been the case lately lol). And since I have a strict bedtime routine that involves no screens, that means writing it down instead of putting it here on Tumblr.

As such, I will be even more absent here than I have been the past two years or so.

Saturday, December 30, 2023

We are on our way home!

Friday, December 29, 2023

The good-bye hugs from Niece and Nephew.

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Playing GoNuts for DoNuts with Niece, SW, and GoogleMan.

Found the watch straps GoogleMan got for me that accidentally got packed in a bag for Brother D.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Hair and make-up trial for the wedding went really well! They were very nice and super helpful!

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Games with GoogleMan, SW, MW, DM, and AM.

Monday, December 25, 2023

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Chinese take-out with GoogleMan and his parents.

I played MUCH better in tonight’s game of Wingspan.

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Getting to cuddle with GoogleMan again after 2 weeks apart.

Friday, December 22, 2023

Back in-person with GoogleMan!

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Neighbor TR caught Doug, the stray cat so we can spay/neuter him!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Fun potluck with coworkers where we revealed our Secret Santa’s.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Finally got to have a one-on-one with my Supervisor. It has been over 2 weeks!

Monday, December 18, 2023

Dinner with Coworker EB and 2 teachers who sponsor GSA at the local high school so I can pass the baton for gay book club on to EB. Dinner was a lot of fun!

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Great family Christmas.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Quiet day with the right amount productivity and nothingness accomplished.

Neighbor TR agreed to take over trying to trap the stray cat.

Friday, December 15, 2023

Got to leave 30 minutes early from work for flex time.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Don’t remember

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Local TNR organization contacted me: they can squeeze our stray in this month instead of having to wait until February!

Tuesday, December 12, 2024

Monday, December 11, 2023

Someone is being a very good nurse as I stay home from work, after getting the covid vaccine yesterday.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Finally got to work on GoogleMan's final Christmas present!

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Least stressful Holiday Open House at the library!

Friday, December 8, 2023

Got the tables covered for Open House a day early.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Finally finished EMDR for childhood trauma regarding weight loss and dieting. It took 4 sessions over 8 weeks.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

The actress who played Eliza in My Fair Lady for Broadway in Austin had a gorgeous voice! It's always a good time to go to these shows with GoogleMan.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Made the yummy chicken and gnocchi soup from Olive Garden for dinner since GoogleMan had a work dinner.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Got to brainstorm with Supervisor at my one-on-one.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Did some painting for Christmas cards!

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Friday, December 1, 2023

Cuddles with GoogleMan.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Supervisor finally got through the cart of books I weeded. It only took her two months. 😒 But now I got to pull another cart-full for her.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

We finished the building the 330 graham cracker houses we need for Open House!

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

We cooked!

Monday, November 27, 2023

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Home Goods with GoogleMan.

Quiet night doing a puzzle.

Fun “adventure date” with GoogleMan.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Came home from Mom and Dad’s plenty early, which was very nice.

Friday, November 24, 2023

Made lefse with Mom, as is our Black Friday tradition.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Playing lots of games with GoogleMan and my family. It’s great seeing them get to know one another better and have fun together.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

City Manager allowed us to have a skeleton crew after 1pm, so I got to go home from work after a half day— and still get paid for a full 8 hours!

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Today was a much better day.

Monday, November 20, 2023

GoogleMan was so good to me when I have had a terrible, downer day all day. 💜

Sunday, November 19, 2023

I got to attend the neighborhood book club for the first time. Operation Make Friends is a go!

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Friday, November 17, 2023

We finally started Ted Lasso season 3!

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Good gossip session with neighbor while we made graham cracker houses for the library.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The history digitization fundraising project came together very nicely considering Coworker AC and I threw it together.

Monday, November 13, 2023

Fun Jackbox Games for T&M’s last night.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Took T&M to the winery that parents are members of. I think everyone had a good time.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Friday, November 10, 2023

Yummy drinks at local moonshine distillery with GoogleMan and T&M, talking around the fire pit.

Good work accomplished on MOH and flower girl dresses.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

T&M are here for the long weekend!

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Quiet night in: sewing and TikToks.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Monday, November 6, 2023

We booked our honeymoon!

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Great day! Brunch with Mom and GoogleMan, minimal shopping, chores done, and cuddling and watching TikToks.

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Slow day at work was very nice. And Coworker AC had over 70 people attend her History Fair!

Friday, November 3, 2023

Day off for Saturday. Got a lot of the Christmas shopping figured out/ordered.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

First Thursday of no teen program! Felt like I had so much time! 😍

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

We got some very sad news at work about a coworker, and I’m very sad she had to leave, but I’m very grateful she said goodbye so that I could say goodbye to her.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

With GoogleMan’s help, I was Elpheba for the city’s Boo Bash event. First time I liked a Halloween costume since 2nd grade when I was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz (I’m sending a trend lol!).

Monday, October 30, 2023

VERY thankful for the new portable air compressor GoogleMan got me for my birthday!

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Worked on wedding website with GoogleMan, and it is very nearly finished!

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Chill weekend after the hecticness of last weekend.

Friday , October 27, 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023

My last teen program!

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

No staff meeting.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

My birthday! 🎉

Monday, October 23, 2023

Sunday, October 22, 2023

My birthday is on Tuesday, so GoogleMan took me to Target and had me do the “browse for 15 minutes, then put as much as you can into your hand basket in 5 minutes.” It was a lot of fun!

Also, just resting after the whirlwind that is WA Bestie. lol

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023

WA Bestie arrives in 3 hours for wedding dress shopping weekend!

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Easiest teen program ever. They required so little of me-- it was great.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Good convo with GoogleMan's brother about invitations.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Watching Ted Lasso and cuddling with GoogleMan.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

GoogleMan being supportive of me when he sees me getting overwhelmed by the massive task of save the dates/invites. We spent a good 3 hours (more?) working on it, but now it’s in the graphic designer’s hands!

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Good day out and about seeing the annular solar eclipse, drinks at local distillery, lunch at McAllister’s (not in this order lol).

Friday, October 13, 2023