Simple Things

There is new equipment up and running at work. Apparently today was day two and there were problems to work out, but today went better. I didn't get to work in that area though and know very little.
Happy things from today:

• There was a beautiful full moon when I left for work in the middle of the night. With the snow it was very light outside.
• There was some lovely bird song when I got home from work this afternoon. I didn't see what kind for sure, but at least some sounded like chickadees. 
• After I ate, I was still hungry so I went looking through the pantry closet. I was pleasantly surprised to find vanilla meringues that I bought and forgot about last week. They were very good and melted in my mouth.

Tomorrow, March 8, 2023 is International Women's Day.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

National Dress Day

Had I known, before writing this blog, that today was National Dress Day, I may have worn a skirt.  None of my dresses (except the medieval ones) would be appropriate for the cold weather.

Some happy things from today:

• When I am at home, most of my mornings are spent walking around the house to get my steps in. Somehow, I miss liking walking in the snow. Maybe next year I will appreciate the snow again. I’m very thankful that my family seems to humor me as I wander around in circles and get in their way.
• The seedlings need more light. I set up one of the grow lights I have to shine onto the greenhouse. It isn’t ideal, but it should provide them more light than they had before.
• There are a few more seeds that have sprouted. So far the only ones that are sprouting seem to be the basil.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

Sunshine After Snow

After watching some planting videos, I repotted the one marigold that sprouted last week. I'm not sure if it will make it but it was time to remove that seedling from the covered seed starter tray.  Other happy things from today:

• In my struggle with depression I try to choose comedies to watch when I am by myself. When watching things with family or friends we tend toward Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Today I put on a movie that actually made me laugh out loud. Most of the comedies I've been watching lately have brought about chuckles but not much more. Don't ask me the name of the movie. It had Amy Poehler in it though.
• I was reading a nature blog by someone in NH and they have seen crocuses and other spring flowers already breaking through the ground. We had enough snow yesterday that would have buried any here if they are up. However, I decided to look for signs of spring outside by examining the rose bush. Sure enough, there are the tiniest beginnings of new growth. The camera didn't capture it well but the sunshine was pretty.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

Snowy Day

Sleep… I went to rest for a bit and woke up over four hours later. Working overnight has really changed my sleeping routines. Here are some happy things from today:

• We had a snow storm. Again I am happy that Zed has someone to come and plow us out. I got the van cleaned off and shoveled out and tomorrow the plow will be back to clean things up. I’m not sure what the final numbers are but it seems like around eight inches.

• My friend, who recently had a baby, sent me a bunch of pictures today. So adorable! I’m hoping to get to visit them soon.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

Happy Simplify Your Life Day!

TF and I had a productive time in the new Minecraft realm. We finally have armor and feel so much safer now.  With the armor, TF survived being attacked by some skeletons.  We didn’t get quite enough iron to make armor for the other players, maybe another time. Other happy things for today:

• Cheating was sort of involved, but I emptied one of my many boxes today. Part of it was put into another box because it was mostly more stationery items. Now there is one box with mostly stationery instead of two with some. My goal for Simplify Your Life Day was to empty one box and throw away at least one thing. Goal achieved.

Empty box!

• Keziah’s van has been in the shop for the last few weeks. This morning Zed, Gideon, and I drove about an hour to pick it up. We are back to having two vehicles. Keziah is still in Texas, this makes getting her at the airport much easier for Zed.  I can still work while Zed picks her up. 
•  The sun was out this morning and the porch warmed up so I checked on the seeds. The one marigold seedling is doing okay. I decided to plant more seeds in the dirt that I am pretty sure were disturbed by the cellar varmints. Still nothing sprouting from the geranium seeds. I have a feeling most of them were eaten since there seems to be a lot of holes. From the herb seeds that I just planted I only saw signs of one thing starting to sprout. It hasn't been that long though.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

Just Hanging...

Some happy things from today:

• They served breakfast at work this morning. I didn't want any of the breakfast sandwiches but I had some of the nice fruit salad. It was yummy. I feel like the food was a consolation prize because the new equipment isn't ready as planned. 
• While looking for something to watch I found a memory from when I was a little girl, Family Affair. In all honesty, I remembered very little about the program except that I would watch it and enjoy it. After watching the first two episodes today I can say that I still enjoy it. I wonder if I shed sentimental tears as a child the way I did as an adult?
• I've just spent too much time thinking about a coat/clothes hanger. As I hung up a tee-shirt to dry I thought about this one hanger that I think I've had since I was a kid. It is still fairly shiny and new looking even though it could be around 50 years old. It is a good metal hanger. It is not flimsy like dry cleaner hangers or plastic which can break easily. Tonight, maybe because I'm tired, thinking about a hanger and all the clothes it has seen and still it holds on, made me happy.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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

Happy March!

Happy first day of the month that spring begins in! March is also Women’s History Month. One of the games I play, Chrono, highlighted women in today’s game. Other happy things from today:

• Leaving for work last night there was a lovely moon and some stars that could be seen amid the clouds.

• Very little was gotten rid of, but I did attempt to go through a box today. I chose a file box. It turns out that much of what is in there are things I wanted to keep. It got overwhelming fast, but a few things were trashed/recycled.

• Tomorrow, at work, we are supposed to start using a new partially automated system. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all works.
• The greenhouse seems to be doing alright with the limited amount of heat that the pads are giving it.  There is still only one plant growing from my original group of seeds that I planted.  I am probably going to add more seeds on the next sunny day.  I'm trying to keep the greenhouse closed as much as possible to keep the heat in.

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Currently listening to: The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner

Currently reading: Camino Wandering, by Tara Marlow

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