Staying Positive

Things that have gone right lately. My attempt to be a more optimistic person.

I will post every day, at the end of the day (or the next morning), about the good things that have happened to me in that day. The hope is that I will begin to be generally happier and more positive, rather than focusing on the negative as I tend to do.

 

If you would like to join me, e-mail me or leave a comment on one of my posts and we can talk about adding you as a poster here. I think that it would be really cool if this were to become a multi-person endeavor, if others are interested in helping to make it one.

Friday, December 22, 2006

December 22, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, Pearl-McPhee At Knit's End: Meditations for Women who Knit Too Much, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 1. Maybe.

Good things that happened today:
1. OMFG I FINISHED "SECOND CHANCES" OKAY IT IS NOT QUITE UP TO MY STANDARDS BUT NO WAY I'LL HAVE ANY TIME TO EDIT IT ANYMORE SO IT IS DONE DONE DONE I PUT THE DISCLAIMERS AND EVERYTHING ON IT TODAY NOW I JUST HAVE TO PUT IT IN HTML AND POST IT.
2. Went fencing. Mostly talked to people. But it was good.
3. Root beer jelly beans!
4. Weights went okay.
5. Finished Christmas shopping! (Except one thing for Jason, but I won't see him till January, and baking for a couple of friends. But the actual go-out-and-shop part is done.)
6. Bought green tea and Pirates' Booty. :)

Thursday, December 21, 2006

December 21, 2006

Music: radio, Dresden Dolls (no clue what the CD name is; it was in Julie's car)
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, some knitting book by the Yarn Harlot (don't know title right now; it's downstairs and I can't go get it because the dog is asleep)
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2.5

Good things that happened today:
1. Talked to Jason.
2. Went to a mall with Julie -- half to hang, half to shop.
3. Sent my writing sample off to UC-Boulder.
4. Bought root beer jelly beans! :)
5. Julie gave me a book about knitting for Christmas!
6. Made gingerbread-house dough.
7. Finished buying Julie's and Gina's presents. Almost done now...
8. Got some knitting done!
9. Got some reading done!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

December 20, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, newspaper, HOT HOT HOT fanfic *g*
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 1

Good things that happened today:
1. One of Mom's and Dad's old friends came over for dinner. It was nice (and mommy made scalloped potatoes!).
2. Weights went okay (until the ab-work part... but let's just forget about that one, 'k? ;) ).
3. Hot fanfic. Haven't read good slash in so long... of course, now I'm horny, but oh well.
4. Got a little knitting done.

December 19, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 1

Good things that happened today:
1. JASON GOT INTO THE COTERM PROGRAM!!!! :D
2. Went Christmas shopping. Did not find it stressful, but rather fun (except for the pain in my wallet region... ;) ) -- in part because I got to drive around a LOT.
3. Made gingerbread house plans. Looks like this will be a multiple-day odyssey... wheee.
4. Laughed at my puppy as he fell asleep (he kept drooping, then lifting his head back up... very funny).

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

December 18, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2

Good things that happened today:
1. Talked to Jason.
2. Got back in touch with Julie.
3. Lifted weights!
4. PLEASURE READING OMFG YAY!
5. Picked classes for next quarter.
6. Watched stupid yet entertaining game shows ("Deal or No Deal" and "Identity").

Monday, December 18, 2006

December 17, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: Shelley "The Witch of Atlas," newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2

Good things that happened today:
1. Started applying to UC Boulder!
2. Discovered that I can go to a health club near my house to lift weights for $6 a pop because of a deal they have with my health insurance! Yay for not having to do annoying body-weight exercises!
3. Patriots won. :)