Time to be grateful for what you have, asshole.
I've been acting and feeling like a miserable whiner most of the time for awhile now, but despite my pissiness some good things have been happening. I need to reflect on them.
-Today Women's Health had a beauty sale and I got a bunch of expensive face junk for $6. Didn't even have to throw any elbows to get those lovely Yes to Tomatoes scrubbing pads.
-I've been worrying about money kind of a lot lately. But I have a job that gives me a regular paycheck, it's enough to pay my rent and for food and things like pretty earrings, and I have a 401(k) again with 50% matching, so that's nice.
-The chicken and apple sausage from FreshDirect is almost indecently delicious. As is this lentil salad recipe that I made twice this week.
-My mom is doing something great and she sounded happy on the phone today. And I get to see her, and the rest of the family, in a couple of weeks.
-I'm going to see Man U play Barcelona in DC this summer with delightful friends and one of my fun brothers. I am hoping they will all be unaccustomed to the sultry DC summer and will decide to play shirts vs. skins. Not so fast, Rooney.
-I got a seat on both trains this morning. And it's not quite so hot at the Y these days; I think they finally turned off the heat.
-Spent too much money on pretty new underthings. But I enjoy pretty new underthings, and they'll give me another paycheck next week.
-My friends are great. Really, they are. I was not feeling 100% in Atlantic City last weekend, but everybody held up their end and was an adult and it was great and I never felt like finding a corner and sulking.
-Cristin loaned me the Friday Night Lights DVDs and I am going to watch the HELL out of them this weekend rather than working on the Harlequin manuscript that's in my office. Oh, I have an office! I love that.
-I have been mainlining some awesome new-to-me authors in the past two months or so, mostly due to the influence of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and I have been so entertained lately reading everything I can get my hands on by Jill Shalvis, Julie James, and Courtney Milan. My to-read pile is the size of a small terrier at this point, and that makes me really happy. Also, I have access to two enormous public library systems, and that is a great thing.
Ok. Feeling slightly better about the dark cloud that's been hovering over my head for the past three months. It appears to have shrunk a bit.
-Today Women's Health had a beauty sale and I got a bunch of expensive face junk for $6. Didn't even have to throw any elbows to get those lovely Yes to Tomatoes scrubbing pads.
-I've been worrying about money kind of a lot lately. But I have a job that gives me a regular paycheck, it's enough to pay my rent and for food and things like pretty earrings, and I have a 401(k) again with 50% matching, so that's nice.
-The chicken and apple sausage from FreshDirect is almost indecently delicious. As is this lentil salad recipe that I made twice this week.
-My mom is doing something great and she sounded happy on the phone today. And I get to see her, and the rest of the family, in a couple of weeks.
-I'm going to see Man U play Barcelona in DC this summer with delightful friends and one of my fun brothers. I am hoping they will all be unaccustomed to the sultry DC summer and will decide to play shirts vs. skins. Not so fast, Rooney.
-I got a seat on both trains this morning. And it's not quite so hot at the Y these days; I think they finally turned off the heat.
-Spent too much money on pretty new underthings. But I enjoy pretty new underthings, and they'll give me another paycheck next week.
-My friends are great. Really, they are. I was not feeling 100% in Atlantic City last weekend, but everybody held up their end and was an adult and it was great and I never felt like finding a corner and sulking.
-Cristin loaned me the Friday Night Lights DVDs and I am going to watch the HELL out of them this weekend rather than working on the Harlequin manuscript that's in my office. Oh, I have an office! I love that.
-I have been mainlining some awesome new-to-me authors in the past two months or so, mostly due to the influence of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and I have been so entertained lately reading everything I can get my hands on by Jill Shalvis, Julie James, and Courtney Milan. My to-read pile is the size of a small terrier at this point, and that makes me really happy. Also, I have access to two enormous public library systems, and that is a great thing.
Ok. Feeling slightly better about the dark cloud that's been hovering over my head for the past three months. It appears to have shrunk a bit.