5 things that made me happy today (and a little extra)
I feel I am doing too much whining and with the threat of potential depression hanging over me, I don't want to do that >:-( Thus, no whining today! Especially considering that both the last two entries I wrote for LJ and then ended up deleting instead of posting were massive posts of whine. This is meant to be my livejournal, not my whingejournal >.>
So, good things today!
-I wore my GORGEOUS blue shoes. Mum treated me to a pair of amazing blue heels and today I popped their cherry and wore them around the house feeling gorgeous.
-I played with my new poi and did surprisingly well. Mum bought me some Maori poi, which aren't called poi, when we were in Trier (Why yes, my mum IS awesome - No, you can't have her! :-P). I hadn't played with poi properly since my second year at uni and I mainly remember failing at everything marked "Beginner's tricks" and getting frustrated at reading how easy poi are to pick up... while hitting myself... with poi... accidentally... a lot. Well, seeing the Maori poi, which are apparently more designed after the "original first ever poi", inspired me to give it a try again. Thus I went out into the garden today and played a bit. I can still not do the silly wind-mill, but I can do a hell of a lot of other things I didn't think I could. Also they felt amazing. Just the right weight and I love the tails. *happy* Oh and sunshine outside was beautiful.
-I FINALLY sorted out screen sharing for my mother. We have been trying to do this for a year, but her router has diligently nixed all our attempts. It was no problem while we were both within the same network, but as soon as I left the home network and had to dial in through the router.... FAIL! Port forwarding? Hates me! Remote assistance tools? HAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, today, after 2 fairly draining hours, it worked! Muhahahaha! Okay, granted, our experiment to see if I could get in while at the hotel failed, but I think that was down to the slow internet here rather than anything else. The final test will be done at home and hopefully it will work, but for now I will feel pleased with myself.
-I began the day with the full sun salutation (Yoga) which was not as hard as I imagined it would be and quite fun. Also, got me off to a good start. I need to do that more often.
-I finally fixed one of my favourite jumpers! It had big holes and mum showed me how to fix them appropriately and now it is looking good again, with no stitches escaping ^_^
-I watched a great film that has inspired me to try harder at cooking again! I also have some games from mum which are designed to be played by two people, so Garry and I should have a good time when I come back.
-Garry told me he loved me and missed me. Cuddles shall be had again soon! <3
-Mum was very happy with my mother's day efforts! Yay for happy mum!
-I managed to not think about the fact that I still have an unresolved fight with some of my friends. Normally this would be something I would brood over until I got it sorted out, but this time I managed to take my mind off it the morning after it happened. I said my share - the ball is in their court. No reason for me to stress.
-I managed to use a high pressure pot (under mum's close supervision) and did not kill myself. Actually it was not as scary as I remembered it to be. In my memory it sounded like an angry dragon, hissed and spat at me and looked close to explosion, but actually it just sort of blew a bit of steam out >.> My memory might have gotten slightly exaggerated with time >.>
Things that I expect to make me happy tomorrow:
-I AM GETTING MY GLASSES BACK!!!! I never thought I would miss them so much, but after 3 days solid of only contact lenses I can not wait to get them back. Also they are new and shiny and not falling apart and in a sexy purple.
-Mum and I are going to an amazing hat shop to look at amazing hats (again). We went there before and loved the hats, but the fact that they were both expensive and not massively practical turned me off. However, now their amazingness is compelling me to give them one more try. Who needs practical when you can have gorgeous?
-Mum is making her amazing Spätzle for me tomorrow. We call them heavenly or divine Spätzle and there is a reason for it. :-3 I can't wait! YUM!
So, good things today!
-I wore my GORGEOUS blue shoes. Mum treated me to a pair of amazing blue heels and today I popped their cherry and wore them around the house feeling gorgeous.
-I played with my new poi and did surprisingly well. Mum bought me some Maori poi, which aren't called poi, when we were in Trier (Why yes, my mum IS awesome - No, you can't have her! :-P). I hadn't played with poi properly since my second year at uni and I mainly remember failing at everything marked "Beginner's tricks" and getting frustrated at reading how easy poi are to pick up... while hitting myself... with poi... accidentally... a lot. Well, seeing the Maori poi, which are apparently more designed after the "original first ever poi", inspired me to give it a try again. Thus I went out into the garden today and played a bit. I can still not do the silly wind-mill, but I can do a hell of a lot of other things I didn't think I could. Also they felt amazing. Just the right weight and I love the tails. *happy* Oh and sunshine outside was beautiful.
-I FINALLY sorted out screen sharing for my mother. We have been trying to do this for a year, but her router has diligently nixed all our attempts. It was no problem while we were both within the same network, but as soon as I left the home network and had to dial in through the router.... FAIL! Port forwarding? Hates me! Remote assistance tools? HAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, today, after 2 fairly draining hours, it worked! Muhahahaha! Okay, granted, our experiment to see if I could get in while at the hotel failed, but I think that was down to the slow internet here rather than anything else. The final test will be done at home and hopefully it will work, but for now I will feel pleased with myself.
-I began the day with the full sun salutation (Yoga) which was not as hard as I imagined it would be and quite fun. Also, got me off to a good start. I need to do that more often.
-I finally fixed one of my favourite jumpers! It had big holes and mum showed me how to fix them appropriately and now it is looking good again, with no stitches escaping ^_^
-I watched a great film that has inspired me to try harder at cooking again! I also have some games from mum which are designed to be played by two people, so Garry and I should have a good time when I come back.
-Garry told me he loved me and missed me. Cuddles shall be had again soon! <3
-Mum was very happy with my mother's day efforts! Yay for happy mum!
-I managed to not think about the fact that I still have an unresolved fight with some of my friends. Normally this would be something I would brood over until I got it sorted out, but this time I managed to take my mind off it the morning after it happened. I said my share - the ball is in their court. No reason for me to stress.
-I managed to use a high pressure pot (under mum's close supervision) and did not kill myself. Actually it was not as scary as I remembered it to be. In my memory it sounded like an angry dragon, hissed and spat at me and looked close to explosion, but actually it just sort of blew a bit of steam out >.> My memory might have gotten slightly exaggerated with time >.>
Things that I expect to make me happy tomorrow:
-I AM GETTING MY GLASSES BACK!!!! I never thought I would miss them so much, but after 3 days solid of only contact lenses I can not wait to get them back. Also they are new and shiny and not falling apart and in a sexy purple.
-Mum and I are going to an amazing hat shop to look at amazing hats (again). We went there before and loved the hats, but the fact that they were both expensive and not massively practical turned me off. However, now their amazingness is compelling me to give them one more try. Who needs practical when you can have gorgeous?
-Mum is making her amazing Spätzle for me tomorrow. We call them heavenly or divine Spätzle and there is a reason for it. :-3 I can't wait! YUM!