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.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

January 6, 2007

Music: radio
Reading: Nietzsche On the Geneaology of Morals, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2

Good things that happened today:
1. Jason called!!! Couldn't talk for long because my dad was bugging me about doing something, but it was nice to chat even a little.
2. Went for a nice walk with the parents and the dog. It was like 57 degrees or something -- crazy!
3. Mommy helped me pack to go back to school.
4. Chilled out and ate lots of cookies.

Other things to be happy about:
1. I SEE JASON TOMORROW!!! :)

Friday, January 05, 2007

December 5, 2007

Music: radio
Reading: newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 4

Good things that happened today:
1. Almost finished applying to another grad school!
2. Didn't die at weights despite being kinda sick.
3. Went out to a nice dinner with the family.
4. Watched my Goo Goo Dolls DVD.
5. Dad baked more cookies!

Thursday, January 04, 2007

January 4, 2007

Music: radio
Reading: newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 3

Good things that happened today:
1. Saw Night At The Museum (?) with Gina. Decent movie. Funny, certainly.
2. Went contra dancing with Kate and her boyfriend. OMG SO FUN!
3. Dad made some of his special holiday cookies!
4. Watched some of my Goo Goo Dolls concert DVD (Xmas prezzie!). Johnny Rzeznik is just a beautiful beautiful man.

Other things to be happy about:
1. Two more days before I see Jason again.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

January 3, 2007

Music: radio
Reading: Nietzsche Geneaology of Morals, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2

Good things that happened today:
1. Slept.
2. Got some knitting done.
3. Grandma sent me yarn!
4. Went fencing for the last time while I'm home. Even though I'm kinda sick, it was still good to go.
5. Worked on grad school applications.
6. Made plans to see Gina tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

January 2, 2006

Music: RENT soundtrack
Reading: Nietzsche (or however you spell it) Geneaology of Morals, newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 4

Good things that happened today:
1. Visited John and Wanja.
2. Started swatching for my next knitting project.
3. umm... felt better in the afternoon than I did in the morning?

Monday, January 01, 2007

January 1, 2007

Music: radio
Reading: newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 3

Good things that happened today:
1. I finished my scarf! (Except for blocking.)
2. Prepped to begin my next knitting project tomorrow!
3. Hung out with Steph.
4. Petted my puppy.

December 31, 2006

Music: radio
Reading: newspaper
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2.5

Good things that happened today:
1. Dara gave me a really nice blindfold for Christmakkah!
2. New Year's Eve party. Hung out with Dara and Kate and ate good food.
3. Finished my gingerbread house (and started to eat it -- yummy!).
4. Dim sum with Mom.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

December 30, 2006

Music: radio, Darren Hayes The Tension and the Spark
Reading: Dickens David Copperfield, newspaper, ??? Symmetry (excerpts), intro to Nietzsche On the Genealogy of Morals
Current stress level (scale of 1-10): 2

Good things that happened today:
1. Went to a Danish bakery with Mom. Not only did we get yummy pastry, but after we finished buying stuff the guy behind the counter just randomly put some MORE stuff in a bag for us to take home free!
2. Yearly party given by one of my parents' friends. There was a piano concert, at which I got some knitting done, and then food, and then we all gathered around the piano again to sing -- carols for a while, and then parts of Handel's Messiah (this is a yearly tradition).
3. Knitted while watching good football.
4. An old acquaintance from high school just IMed me!