Happiness meme
OK, I have been incredibly passive since signing up to lj nearly a year ago, happily reading other people's contributions but posting nothing of my own. Since I was tagged for this by arnie1967, I thought "what the heck. Let's see if I can get this to work." So, here goes. Ten things that have made me happy recently...
1. Finally finishing a Pros story that has been lurking on my hard drive for about 18 months! I blame it for my recent writer's block, as I suspect deep down I'd decided I wasn't going to write anything else until I'd finished it - & it was hard to work up any enthusiasm for it after so long. But now it's done and sent off to the zine editor!
2. Learning a new piece of music - I'd never heard "Israel in Egypt" (by Handel) before, let alone sung it, & it's brilliant to learn a new piece in a small, good choir.
3. My daughter settling back to school for her pre-GCSE year with a decent selection of teachers - thank goodness.
4. Said daughter coming home from school cooking lessons with white choc & cranberry muffins - yum! - & then making them again at the weekened because we all liked them so much.
5. Being the adopted parent of a neighbour's cat - all the purring & none of the bills :) (and yes, the real "owners" do know & don't mind at all!)
6. Surviving my annual conference at work - 200 people on the day, & I was responsible for it. It's done & it was a success. Such a relief.
7. Fan fic. God, I love it. I'm immersed in SG1 stories at the moment, as we're watching the dvds, but Pros & The Sentinel are still there too. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder about trying to write in TS...
8. Seaon 1 of "West Wing". We don't have a TV, but we've been watching dvds on the laptop for a couple of years now, & a month or so ago I thought I'd try this. It's terrific. Husband & I are really enjoying it, although 14 year old definitely prefers Stargate.
9. A lottery win. Yes, really! I couldn't believe it when the cheque arrived in the post. It's from a lottery for a local hospice I've been supporting for a few years. It wasn't a huge win (quite right too - after all, the money's supposed to be going to the hospice, not me), but it was enough to help towards..
10. Planning a first time trip to the US for April 08. Mind you, this is also intimidating, as I have no idea where to stay etc. I just know I want us to go to New York for a few days, & daughter would like Disneyland & husband wants to go to Cuba. Can you even go straight to Cuba from the US? No idea. And we only have 14 days (maybe plus a couple if we're lucky).
I tag:callistosh65; lolabobs; enednoviel; myrebelcat; kimberleyfdr; rosie55; probodie
but only if you want :)
1. Finally finishing a Pros story that has been lurking on my hard drive for about 18 months! I blame it for my recent writer's block, as I suspect deep down I'd decided I wasn't going to write anything else until I'd finished it - & it was hard to work up any enthusiasm for it after so long. But now it's done and sent off to the zine editor!
2. Learning a new piece of music - I'd never heard "Israel in Egypt" (by Handel) before, let alone sung it, & it's brilliant to learn a new piece in a small, good choir.
3. My daughter settling back to school for her pre-GCSE year with a decent selection of teachers - thank goodness.
4. Said daughter coming home from school cooking lessons with white choc & cranberry muffins - yum! - & then making them again at the weekened because we all liked them so much.
5. Being the adopted parent of a neighbour's cat - all the purring & none of the bills :) (and yes, the real "owners" do know & don't mind at all!)
6. Surviving my annual conference at work - 200 people on the day, & I was responsible for it. It's done & it was a success. Such a relief.
7. Fan fic. God, I love it. I'm immersed in SG1 stories at the moment, as we're watching the dvds, but Pros & The Sentinel are still there too. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder about trying to write in TS...
8. Seaon 1 of "West Wing". We don't have a TV, but we've been watching dvds on the laptop for a couple of years now, & a month or so ago I thought I'd try this. It's terrific. Husband & I are really enjoying it, although 14 year old definitely prefers Stargate.
9. A lottery win. Yes, really! I couldn't believe it when the cheque arrived in the post. It's from a lottery for a local hospice I've been supporting for a few years. It wasn't a huge win (quite right too - after all, the money's supposed to be going to the hospice, not me), but it was enough to help towards..
10. Planning a first time trip to the US for April 08. Mind you, this is also intimidating, as I have no idea where to stay etc. I just know I want us to go to New York for a few days, & daughter would like Disneyland & husband wants to go to Cuba. Can you even go straight to Cuba from the US? No idea. And we only have 14 days (maybe plus a couple if we're lucky).
I tag:callistosh65; lolabobs; enednoviel; myrebelcat; kimberleyfdr; rosie55; probodie
but only if you want :)