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1/2/17:

* Anticipating the weekend
* Our new home which actually stays warm and cozy in the winter instead of bleeding all our heat out a thousand cracks and holes and bad patch jobs
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2/25/17:

* Making tasty food

* Weird Japanese movies

* Finding good new music

* Weekend on the horizon
2/24/17:

* Grass sighting!

* Getting some errands done

* Takeout and trash TV

* MBMBAM
2/23/17:

* Time with my gf

* Short films

* TRAPPIST-1

* A nice and unexpected Facebook message

2/22/17:

* The arrival of my monthly tea subscription box! Had some adorable sweets and cards included this time.
2/19/17:

* Cirque du Soleil and dinner out with Del! Awesome awesome evening

* A beautiful show

* Dressing up and feeling really good about my looks

* Tasty tasty local food

* London Fog martinis which I did not know were a thing

* A drink called a violet femme
2/21/17:

* Feeling really good about a second round job interview

* A new tea house downtown, which I've really been wanting in my city

* Pistachio rose latte

* Homemade cupcakes!

* MasterChef Jr, because I enjoy being outdone by small children
2/20/17:

* My best friend Ashley, who is there for me in really hard times
2/18/17:

* Rain outside my window

* A random Lyft driver while I was facing an hour wait for a bus

* My delicious book

* Good friends
2/17/17:

* A gorgeous spring-like sunny day and a long walk outside

* Opening the windows and letting lots of fresh air in

* Stir fry and TV with Del

* Getting up early to get lots done

2/16/17:

* A call back for a second interview round at the job I really, really want

* Feeling super proud of Del overcoming challenges

* Our new kid at work, who is verbal and smart and hilarious and creative
2/15/17:

* Catching up on sleep

* My favorite velvety blanket with its navy blue and white patterns all over

* When I feel Cal settle on my stomach and start to purr

2/14/17:

Super amazing day!

* Sweet, indulgent breakfast

* Some amazing sales out shopping-- new dress, new shoes, new jewelry, some bath stuff, some Valentine's things for later

* Spending the afternoon on a home manicure, pedicure, facial, new bath stuff to feel gorgeous for my night out

* An amazing night at the ballet

* One of the most beautiful art deco theatres I've ever seen

* A bath with a Valentine's Lush bomb and a glass of wine before bed when I got home and took off my heels
2/13/17:

* Actually being able to stay up and accomplish things

* Almost everything I need for Valentine's cupcakes

* Against Me!
2/12/17:

* An awesome new kid at work

* This gift of time I have been given at my new job
2/11/17:

* A warm, sunny forecast

* A night in the kitchen cooking dinner with some good music on

* Watching horror movies with Del

* Randomly and wonderfully, Del brought home astronaut ice cream
2/10/17:

* A quiet morning cooking up a big breakfast in my cast iron and reading a book

* Everything I need to make some awesome meals
2/9/17:

* Absolutely devouring my new book

* Tater tots and Marxism with a fave coworker
2/8/17:

* Getting out of the house and curing some cabin fever with Del! Very much needed

* Brunch at an amazing little place; local coffee and delicious, colorful corned beef hash topped with scrambled eggs

* Browsing a really neat, super weird little indie bookstore, my favorite kind of pla (...more)
2/7/17:

* Getting the house all tidied up and looking fantastic, especially the kitchen

* Some new backgrounds for my desktop, which is a silly little simple pleasure of mine-- something gorgeous on the screen when it's dreary out

* Plans for tomorrow
2/6/17:

* Long long post-night-shift naps

* Trying an awesome new recipe and a new TV show as well
2/5/17:

* Looking out my window at the streetlights in the fog and snow

* Ballet tickets AND Cirque tickets to drive away the Great Gray Beast February

* An entire weekend to come, with no trainings or shift changes

* New pen friends
2/4/17:

* Getting on the tourist website for my city, and discovering a whole host of fun things to do and see that I had either utterly forgotten or never heard of

* How my orange cat Cal has one single black whisker among all the white

* Finding out BalletBoyz are going to be in my city thi (...more)
2/3/17:

* An unexpected connection at work, for procuring Things

* An even more unexpected connection; an email from a favorite and long-lost uncle who none of the family has heard from since I was a little girl, wanting to know how I was-- apparently I've been on his mind since my mother, h (...more)
2/2/17:

* Joking around with Del

* Making plans for the weekend (despite it being my Tuesday at work)

* My best friend Ashley and how much fun she is, and how long we've known each other
2/1/17:

* Salvaging a seriously-overslept-oh-no day to still get some stuff accomplished

* The complete and utter escapism of Stardew Valley
1/31/17:

* Lunch with Del

* Some decorating inspiration for the apartment

* A couple of cute glittery nail polishes just because

* Making a gorgeous dinner of from-scratch risotto, roast chicken, and green salad

* One particular quiet moment at the stove, stirring colorful ingredients and watch (...more)
1/30/17:

* Getting out of training early with hopefully no more training for a little while

* Heading home with a latte to unwind in the tub with bath bomb and book and coffee

* A great chat with an old friend
1/29/17:

* Good talks with cool coworkers

* The sweetness of my boy at work

* Plans for the weekend
1/28/17:

* Surviving the shakeup at work without any massive schedule changes or being moved to a terrible house

* Slim rays of hope for my country's future, in the people and organizations I see fighting
1/27/17:

* A really good book of short stories

* Surprising Del with a small gift

* My fave coworker surprising me in turn with homemade lunch
1/26/17:

* Becoming a regular at my cafe

* Getting out of training early

* FitBit working out great (no pun intended)
1/25/17:

* Surprise Lush package from a friend! Yay bath bombs

* Feeling a lot more capable and accomplished as a cook

* New Fitbit to help reach my fitness goals here

* Thaw thaw thaw with the end of winter in sight
1/24/17:

* Getting home from work and starting the weekend off with some good music and strong coffee and cooking a big breakfast

* Naps

* Working on my film goals

* Getting a decent amount of chat time with my girlfriend finally while she's away
1/23/17:

Tough one to come up with anything, hard day. Bad bad brain day. But that's the point of this.

* Getting everything done by myself at work and showing them what I can do on my own.

* Reading before bed.

* Animal tracks on the snow across the frozen pond.
1/22/17:

* Feeling like I am making real, lasting change in my life and not just temporary gains, like my life has turned a corner

* Peace and quiet at work

* Plans for the future, thanks to this site
1/21/17:

* Seeing a movie with my family, which takes a lot of finagling between 4 adults, 5 kids, and 3 schedules
1/20/17:

* The passion and determination of my family, friends, and community as we prepare to rise up and resist.

* Richard Spencer getting punched in his smug Nazi face.

1/19/17:

* Letting the housework go for a day

* Trying one of my new bath bombs, deep cobalt blue water and gold glitter and vanilla and jasmine

* Reading in the tub

* The navy blue edges on my pages

* The little terrarium bookmark my brother got me for xmas

* Tasty new tea
1/18/17:

* Butterscotch latte at my favorite cafe

* Getting in and out of a meeting super quick

* The whole house smelling like pot roast when I got home

* A heating pad for my freezing slush-soaked feet

* Spooky movies by candlelight with pot roast and hot cocoa for a hyggelig evening with Del
1/17/17:

* Weekend!

* Finally getting in a good long workout and shaking off the cabin fever of the winter

* Getting ready to bundle in all hyggelig for several days of freezing rain

* Ingredients to try new recipes

* Cheering up Del when he's sad

* The contrast of my caramel-colored body wash o (...more)
1/16/17:

* Big leafy green salad, lots of water, feeling really healthy

* Almost to my weekend, rain on the forecast and looking forward to snuggling up by the fire with books and cocoa

* A great new book and some down time on my shift to make a cup of tea and read

* Plans for the movies this weekend
1/15/17:

* Getting home early from work

* Lemony Snicket!

* Feeling accomplished with my new routines
1/14/17:

* A mug of tea and my coloring app to relax with

* Newly organized cupboards that make me feel calm and accomplished instead of stressed and frustrated

* Shaping the new year into really good, solid routines

* Fitz & The Tantrums
1/13/17:

* How beautiful the snow in the woods is

* Trying new recipes

* How much I love cooking in general, the flavors and the textures and the scents and the look and feel of the ingredients as I work with them, wearing my cute aprons and playing good music
11/12/17:

* An extra day off instead of scheduled training

* Getting my house all cleaned up and tidy and smelling fabulous

* Date night with Meg, including arm wrestling for the check
1/11/17:

* Moana! So good! It was so good!

* Sushi afterwards with Del

* A long lazy soak in the tub when I got home

* Cancelled training tomorrow = extra weekend!
1/10/17:

* Weekend!

* A night on the couch with apple-cranberry chicken and veggies and Neon Demon, which I've wanted to see for ages
1/9/17:

* Cocoa and cookies after coming home through horrible snow

* Nearly to my weekend
1/8/17:

* Hot tea and warm blankets on a snowy night

* All the Golden Globes fashion

* Ryan Reynolds smooching Andrew Garfield
1/7/17:

* A quiet, relaxing night at work

* An amazing new book
1/6/17:

* Delivery pizza and trashy TV, because sometimes you have to.
1/5/17:

* Sleeping in

* Cooking a lovely healthy dinner

* Tea and Black Mirror

* Managing some time online with my girlfriend Meg
1/4/17:

* Blue skies and sunshine out the window, even if it is still freezing out

* New decorations in pastel blue and greens for spring to make up for taking down Christmas stuff
1/3/17:

* Cooking a huge breakfast in the new cast iron skillet I got for Christmas

* A long hot bath with a bath bomb, tea, petit fours, and a good book

* A long nap after my bath

* Home-cooked dinner, beer, and homemade Christmas cookies while watching Magnificent Seven
1/1/17:

* How much time I have to chill out before work
* Hanging out with my brother Del
* A fridge full of fresh healthy food to start my new year right
* Christmas tea with little stocking shaped sugar cubes
* How much I'm looking forward to all my goals for the year