Extra Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! We had a feast at work yesterday, and a pretty low-key dinner at my parents' house. Vicki was going to come over, but mom is sick, so we'll have to do that another time. I'm extra thankful this year..I got a great counselor and psychiatrist, I was able to take a few months off of work so I could get my life back together (I'm still SO grateful they let me do that!), and slowly started feeling better after getting back on Prozac and Amitriptyilne. I'm thankful for Vicki too, she literally came at just the right time, when Denise was totally falling apart. She's a great manager, good with people, and one of the most caring, comforting people I've ever met (both me and Denise said we were grateful for her yesterday, and she was very touched). I'm glad I'm again able to enjoy work, food, looking forward to things and just living. The first half of the year was dark and bleak, but I stubbornly struggled through it and came out of it kind of a new person. And of course, I'm thankful for Abby!
She was sitting on mom's lap, and I told mom to scratch her belly, and she purred REALLY loudly and did that pose. Omg she is SO adorable LOL (she's kneading the air!). I gave her some turkey, which she LOVED..so spoiled haha
The other day I left and when I came back, this is how I found Abby..she must have missed me, since she's on top of my jacket haha (I wonder what I smell like to her..)
18 - Princess Day: What is your opinion of Disney princesses? How do you feel about real life princesses? I guess it depends on which one, like Elsa and Anna are pretty cool, but I'm like "meh" about ones like Cinderella. They can be pretty cool lol
19 - Play Monopoly Day: Have you ever played Monopoly? Did you enjoy it? Yes and yes..Ryan and I played a lot of Star Wars Monopoly when we were kids..by the time we lost interest the game was trashed haha (it didn't help we let our Guinea pigs roam on the board too LOL)
20 - Name Your PC Day: Does your PC (or laptop) have a name? No, just Macbook Pro lol
21 - World Television Day: Did you watch TV as a child? Do you still watch TV? How much TV do you watch per week on average? I did. I mostly watch things on my computer, if that counts. It just depends on my mood and how busy or tired I am..
22 - Go For a Ride Day: Do you ride anything? e.g. horse, motorcycle, sled, etc. When was the last time you rode? Does riding in a car count?? If not, it's been awhile..
23 - Espresso Day: Do you drink coffee? How do you drink your coffee? No, it tastes SO gross to me
November 2023
1 - Extra Mile Day: When was the last time you went the extra mile for someone, or someone went the extra mile for you? Tell us about it.
2 - Stress Awareness Day: How stressful is your everyday life? How well do you deal with stress? Do you have any tried-and-true strategies for handling stress?
3 - Sandwich Day: Do you like sandwiches? What's your favourite sandwich filling?
4 - Candy Day: Do you have a sweet tooth? What's your favourite candy?
5 - Zero Tasking Day: The extra hour we get when daylight savings times change is often heralded as an opportunity for extra productivity, activity and ‘doing’. However, given that we’re all already ‘owed’ an hour every other time it changes, it seems a little unfair to expect us to work through it - as such, Zero Tasking Day is designed to dedicate this hour to ‘me time’, encouraging rest, relaxation and a distinct lack of work. How will you spend (or did you spend if you changed your clocks before this weekend), your extra hour? If you live somewhere that doesn't observe daylight savings time, what would you do if you had an extra hour of 'me time'?
6 - Job Action Day: It is often suggested that people should focus on finding a job that they love. Today it is suggested that you should take your passions and bring them to the job you have, i.e. find a way to instill your love and passion for a particular career into any work you come into. Do you think this is good advice?
7 - Hug a Bear Day: How do you feel about stuffed toys? Did you have a favourite teddy bear or other stuffed toy as a child? Do you have one now?
8 - Eating Healthy Day: How do you define eating healthily? Do you consider your diet to be healthy?
9 - British Pudding Day: Have you ever had British pudding? What is your favourite type of pudding?
10 - November is National Novel Writing Month: Have you ever taken part in National Novel Writing Month? How did it go?
11 - Origami Day: Have you ever done origami?
12 - International Tongue Twister Day: Are you good at tongue twisters? What's your favourite tongue twister? And to take a different meaning of tongue twister, can you literally twist or crinkle the edge your tongue?
13 - World Kindness Day: What was the last kind thing someone did for you? What was the last kind thing you did for someone else?
14 - Loosen Up Lighten Up Day: Do you need to loosen up or lighten up?
15 - Recycling Day: Do you recycle?
16 - Button Day: Do you have a stash of buttons? Does or did someone in your family have such a collection?
17 - Take a Hike Day: When was the last time you took a hike?
18 - Princess Day: What is your opinion of Disney princesses? How do you feel about real life princesses?
19 - Play Monopoly Day: Have you ever played Monopoly? Did you enjoy it?
20 - Name Your PC Day: Does your PC (or laptop) have a name?
21 - World Television Day: Did you watch TV as a child? Do you still watch TV? How much TV do you watch per week on average?
22 - Go For a Ride Day: Do you ride anything? e.g. horse, motorcycle, sled, etc. When was the last time you rode?
23 - Espresso Day: Do you drink coffee? How do you drink your coffee?
24 - Flossing Day: Do you floss regularly?
25 - Shopping Reminder Day: Shopping Reminder Day falls roughly a month before Christmas, and as such it’s the perfect reminder to go ahead and get started on all of your holiday shopping. How do you feel about holiday shopping? Do you need a reminder to go shopping for holiday gifts?
26 - Cake Day: Cake or pie? Or something else?
27 - Pins and Needles Day: Can you sew, either by hand or by machine? What was the last thing you sewed?
28 - French Toast Day: Do you like French toast?
29 - Throw Out Your Leftovers Day: How do you feel about leftovers? Are you happy to eat the same food more than once in a row, or do you crave variety in your diet? Do you take leftovers home from a restaurant when/if you eat out?
30 - Stay Home Because Your Well Day: Have you ever taken a mental health day from your job, or just decided not to go to work even though you weren't sick, because you felt like staying home or for some other reason?
December 2023
1 - Cookie Cutter Day: Do you own any cookie cutters? Any unusual ones? Tell us about them.
2 - Play Basketball Day: Have you ever played basketball?
3 - Make a Gift Day: Do make gifts for anybody? How about cards?
4 - Wear Brown Shoes Day: Do you own any brown shoes?
5 - National Repeal Day: December 5th marks the end of prohibition in the United States (back in 1933). If you're not American, did your country ever prohibit the sale of alcohol (or maybe it still does)? Does it make sense that alcohol is legal, but other substances aren't?
6 - Put on Your Own Shoes Day: How old were you when you learned to put on your own shoes? How about when you learned to tie your own shoelaces?
7 - Cotton Candy Day: Do you like cotton candy? (Also known as Fairy Floss.)
8 - Lost and Found Day: Have you ever lost something important to you and thought you would never get it back, but then you found it or someone returned it to you?
9 - Christmas Card Day: Do you send Christmas/holiday cards? How many do you send? Do you receive many cards?
10 - World Choral Day: Have you ever sung in a choir?
11 - Stretching Day: How flexible are you? Do you do any stretching or flexibility exercises regularly?
12 - Gingerbread House Day: Have you ever made a gingerbread house? How did it turn out?
13 - Day of the Horse: Have you ever been horseback riding? Have you read any of the classic horse books, e.g. Black Beauty, the Misty of Chincoteague books, the Black Stallion books, the Silver Brumby books? Are you a fan of any horse-related sports, e.g. racing or show jumping?
14 - Roast Chestnuts Day: Have you ever made or eaten roast chestnuts?
15 - Cat Herders' Day: Have you ever had to do anything where it felt like you were trying to herd cats?
16 - Chocolate-Covered Anything Day: Is there anything that would not be improved by being covered in chocolate? What is your favourite chocolate-covered food?
17 - Wright Brothers Day: How do you feel about plane travel?
18 - International Migrants Day: International Migrants Day emphasizes the protection of migrants’ human rights. The day also recognizes the contributions and efforts of migrants around the world. Has anyone in your family ever migrated from one country to another? What would your country be like without migrants?
19 - Look for an Evergreen Day: Are there many species of evergreens where you live?
20 - Go Caroling Day: Have you ever been caroling? Are there any groups in your neighbourhood who go caroling at this time of year?
21 - Don't Make Your Bed Day: Were you brought up to make your bed every day? Do you make your bed every day?
22 - Mathematics Day: Were you good at mathematics in school? How much of the math/s you learned in school do you use in your everyday life now?
23 - Roots Day: How much do you know about your own family history? Do you know the names of your great grandparents? Have any of your ancestors been a part of any significant historical events?
24 - Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve is filled with both religious and nonreligious traditions and a variety of foods. What are some of your holiday traditions? How did they begin?
25 - Pumpkin Pie Day: Pumpkin pie, yes or no?
26 - Whiner's Day: National Whiner’s Day is here to encourage people to appreciate what they have instead of complaining about what they don’t! What do you have to be thankful for today?
27 - Make Cut-out Snowflake Day: Have you ever made cut-out snowflakes? How about a string of cut-out paper dolls?
28 - Card Playing Day: Do you play card games?
29 - Tick Tock Day: Tick Tock Day reminds you that the year is almost at an end, and there are things still left to be doing, and in fact, only two days left to do them in. What do you need to get done so that you don't let the year end with regret?
30 - Bicarbonate of Soda Day. How many uses do you know of for bicarbonate of soda?
31 - Make Up Your Mind Day: How decisive are you? What is likely to make it hard for you to make a decision?
She was sitting on mom's lap, and I told mom to scratch her belly, and she purred REALLY loudly and did that pose. Omg she is SO adorable LOL (she's kneading the air!). I gave her some turkey, which she LOVED..so spoiled haha
The other day I left and when I came back, this is how I found Abby..she must have missed me, since she's on top of my jacket haha (I wonder what I smell like to her..)
18 - Princess Day: What is your opinion of Disney princesses? How do you feel about real life princesses? I guess it depends on which one, like Elsa and Anna are pretty cool, but I'm like "meh" about ones like Cinderella. They can be pretty cool lol
19 - Play Monopoly Day: Have you ever played Monopoly? Did you enjoy it? Yes and yes..Ryan and I played a lot of Star Wars Monopoly when we were kids..by the time we lost interest the game was trashed haha (it didn't help we let our Guinea pigs roam on the board too LOL)
20 - Name Your PC Day: Does your PC (or laptop) have a name? No, just Macbook Pro lol
21 - World Television Day: Did you watch TV as a child? Do you still watch TV? How much TV do you watch per week on average? I did. I mostly watch things on my computer, if that counts. It just depends on my mood and how busy or tired I am..
22 - Go For a Ride Day: Do you ride anything? e.g. horse, motorcycle, sled, etc. When was the last time you rode? Does riding in a car count?? If not, it's been awhile..
23 - Espresso Day: Do you drink coffee? How do you drink your coffee? No, it tastes SO gross to me
November 2023
1 - Extra Mile Day: When was the last time you went the extra mile for someone, or someone went the extra mile for you? Tell us about it.
2 - Stress Awareness Day: How stressful is your everyday life? How well do you deal with stress? Do you have any tried-and-true strategies for handling stress?
3 - Sandwich Day: Do you like sandwiches? What's your favourite sandwich filling?
4 - Candy Day: Do you have a sweet tooth? What's your favourite candy?
5 - Zero Tasking Day: The extra hour we get when daylight savings times change is often heralded as an opportunity for extra productivity, activity and ‘doing’. However, given that we’re all already ‘owed’ an hour every other time it changes, it seems a little unfair to expect us to work through it - as such, Zero Tasking Day is designed to dedicate this hour to ‘me time’, encouraging rest, relaxation and a distinct lack of work. How will you spend (or did you spend if you changed your clocks before this weekend), your extra hour? If you live somewhere that doesn't observe daylight savings time, what would you do if you had an extra hour of 'me time'?
6 - Job Action Day: It is often suggested that people should focus on finding a job that they love. Today it is suggested that you should take your passions and bring them to the job you have, i.e. find a way to instill your love and passion for a particular career into any work you come into. Do you think this is good advice?
7 - Hug a Bear Day: How do you feel about stuffed toys? Did you have a favourite teddy bear or other stuffed toy as a child? Do you have one now?
8 - Eating Healthy Day: How do you define eating healthily? Do you consider your diet to be healthy?
9 - British Pudding Day: Have you ever had British pudding? What is your favourite type of pudding?
10 - November is National Novel Writing Month: Have you ever taken part in National Novel Writing Month? How did it go?
11 - Origami Day: Have you ever done origami?
12 - International Tongue Twister Day: Are you good at tongue twisters? What's your favourite tongue twister? And to take a different meaning of tongue twister, can you literally twist or crinkle the edge your tongue?
13 - World Kindness Day: What was the last kind thing someone did for you? What was the last kind thing you did for someone else?
14 - Loosen Up Lighten Up Day: Do you need to loosen up or lighten up?
15 - Recycling Day: Do you recycle?
16 - Button Day: Do you have a stash of buttons? Does or did someone in your family have such a collection?
17 - Take a Hike Day: When was the last time you took a hike?
18 - Princess Day: What is your opinion of Disney princesses? How do you feel about real life princesses?
19 - Play Monopoly Day: Have you ever played Monopoly? Did you enjoy it?
20 - Name Your PC Day: Does your PC (or laptop) have a name?
21 - World Television Day: Did you watch TV as a child? Do you still watch TV? How much TV do you watch per week on average?
22 - Go For a Ride Day: Do you ride anything? e.g. horse, motorcycle, sled, etc. When was the last time you rode?
23 - Espresso Day: Do you drink coffee? How do you drink your coffee?
24 - Flossing Day: Do you floss regularly?
25 - Shopping Reminder Day: Shopping Reminder Day falls roughly a month before Christmas, and as such it’s the perfect reminder to go ahead and get started on all of your holiday shopping. How do you feel about holiday shopping? Do you need a reminder to go shopping for holiday gifts?
26 - Cake Day: Cake or pie? Or something else?
27 - Pins and Needles Day: Can you sew, either by hand or by machine? What was the last thing you sewed?
28 - French Toast Day: Do you like French toast?
29 - Throw Out Your Leftovers Day: How do you feel about leftovers? Are you happy to eat the same food more than once in a row, or do you crave variety in your diet? Do you take leftovers home from a restaurant when/if you eat out?
30 - Stay Home Because Your Well Day: Have you ever taken a mental health day from your job, or just decided not to go to work even though you weren't sick, because you felt like staying home or for some other reason?
December 2023
1 - Cookie Cutter Day: Do you own any cookie cutters? Any unusual ones? Tell us about them.
2 - Play Basketball Day: Have you ever played basketball?
3 - Make a Gift Day: Do make gifts for anybody? How about cards?
4 - Wear Brown Shoes Day: Do you own any brown shoes?
5 - National Repeal Day: December 5th marks the end of prohibition in the United States (back in 1933). If you're not American, did your country ever prohibit the sale of alcohol (or maybe it still does)? Does it make sense that alcohol is legal, but other substances aren't?
6 - Put on Your Own Shoes Day: How old were you when you learned to put on your own shoes? How about when you learned to tie your own shoelaces?
7 - Cotton Candy Day: Do you like cotton candy? (Also known as Fairy Floss.)
8 - Lost and Found Day: Have you ever lost something important to you and thought you would never get it back, but then you found it or someone returned it to you?
9 - Christmas Card Day: Do you send Christmas/holiday cards? How many do you send? Do you receive many cards?
10 - World Choral Day: Have you ever sung in a choir?
11 - Stretching Day: How flexible are you? Do you do any stretching or flexibility exercises regularly?
12 - Gingerbread House Day: Have you ever made a gingerbread house? How did it turn out?
13 - Day of the Horse: Have you ever been horseback riding? Have you read any of the classic horse books, e.g. Black Beauty, the Misty of Chincoteague books, the Black Stallion books, the Silver Brumby books? Are you a fan of any horse-related sports, e.g. racing or show jumping?
14 - Roast Chestnuts Day: Have you ever made or eaten roast chestnuts?
15 - Cat Herders' Day: Have you ever had to do anything where it felt like you were trying to herd cats?
16 - Chocolate-Covered Anything Day: Is there anything that would not be improved by being covered in chocolate? What is your favourite chocolate-covered food?
17 - Wright Brothers Day: How do you feel about plane travel?
18 - International Migrants Day: International Migrants Day emphasizes the protection of migrants’ human rights. The day also recognizes the contributions and efforts of migrants around the world. Has anyone in your family ever migrated from one country to another? What would your country be like without migrants?
19 - Look for an Evergreen Day: Are there many species of evergreens where you live?
20 - Go Caroling Day: Have you ever been caroling? Are there any groups in your neighbourhood who go caroling at this time of year?
21 - Don't Make Your Bed Day: Were you brought up to make your bed every day? Do you make your bed every day?
22 - Mathematics Day: Were you good at mathematics in school? How much of the math/s you learned in school do you use in your everyday life now?
23 - Roots Day: How much do you know about your own family history? Do you know the names of your great grandparents? Have any of your ancestors been a part of any significant historical events?
24 - Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve is filled with both religious and nonreligious traditions and a variety of foods. What are some of your holiday traditions? How did they begin?
25 - Pumpkin Pie Day: Pumpkin pie, yes or no?
26 - Whiner's Day: National Whiner’s Day is here to encourage people to appreciate what they have instead of complaining about what they don’t! What do you have to be thankful for today?
27 - Make Cut-out Snowflake Day: Have you ever made cut-out snowflakes? How about a string of cut-out paper dolls?
28 - Card Playing Day: Do you play card games?
29 - Tick Tock Day: Tick Tock Day reminds you that the year is almost at an end, and there are things still left to be doing, and in fact, only two days left to do them in. What do you need to get done so that you don't let the year end with regret?
30 - Bicarbonate of Soda Day. How many uses do you know of for bicarbonate of soda?
31 - Make Up Your Mind Day: How decisive are you? What is likely to make it hard for you to make a decision?