Sick of Being Sick

 This cold has finally brought me down.  I didn't go to work last night.  Depending on how much I cough while trying to sleep will determine whether I go in tonight or not.  They do everything electronically and I have no idea if my request for the time off is approved or not until after my shift is over.  A few happy things for today:

• Gideon is a wonderful and compassionate human.
• I crafted a little.  The only picture I took was in-progress.  I cut out the rubber to make a stamp.  I think Keziah was going to print it today at the studio but I haven't seen it if she did.

The green is what was carved out at this point.

• I happened to catch a glimpse of the sunset through my closed blinds before going to bed.  Beautiful flaming oranges.

Happy Solstice!

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Currently reading: The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, by Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

My Birthday

 It was a rough day.  Here are some happy highlights:

• First thing this morning I went outside with Aesop, our dog, for his morning quick walk.  I love the freshly fallen snow and Aesop seems to as well.

• It has been one year since we got our cats Nanni and Winston.  Of course I didn't have my camera when they were being cute this morning.
• I forced myself out of the house in the afternoon for a nice walk with Aesop.  Despite having a cold I really wanted to have more of a real walk in the snow.

Turkey footprints.

• Keziah colored Gideon's hair and he is super happy with it.  It looks great on him.

Christmas green!

• Keziah and I held an online court today where we officially gave out three awards.  After, we kept the Google Meet open and got to virtually visit with many friends from the Barony that we haven't seen in a while.
• Getting love and support from --K and other friends and family.
• The sun shone and now the Christmas tree is lit up.

• I took some coughing, sneezing, stuffy head, fall down on the floor and go boom medicine...

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Currently listening to: The Autobiography of Santa Claus, as told to Jeff Guinn.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Wednesday

 It has been another week of not sleeping as well as I would like.  After work today, instead of gardening, I just rested.  I didn't sleep, but I also wasn't very productive.  There are a few productive things that I did that are my happy things for today:

• It is cold out today.  The high temperature was supposed to be 48 degrees.  The air smells cold and it is welcome.

Pretty sure that the tree isn't leaning,
it was just a weird angle.

• I reached in deep and got the energy to do the dishes.  In all honesty, I wanted ice cream and needed a spoon, so I washed some silverware and loaded the dishwasher.  I think the rest of the dishes will be clean by the time the rest of the family eats dinner.
• Every day there are six things I try to do, including this blog.  For November there is one more thing, NaNoWriMo.  Once this is posted, all of those things will be done for today.  I only typed 106 words for NaNoWriMo, but the total for the week still falls within my goal.
• Self-care is maybe what I did this afternoon.  As I prepare for sleep my happy ending is a nice hot rice pack to keep me warm and rest my aching back.  

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Currently reading:  Mount Washington A Guide and Short History, by Peter E. Randall.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.