#fivethingsaday

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• I was able to read a book for almost an hour straight!!!

• HOLY BRIGHT SUNSHINE, BATMAN

• none of my family got hurt by the hail or hit by a tornado

• cheese sandwich

• paper that has a good-feeling interesting texture

[sluttypatrickstar]

five good things for today

i went to my dad’s and had soooooo many midi cuddles today she is just a little old lady

we also had pizza and chips! i saved my leftover chips for tomorrow lunch :)

i crocheted a little star with a 2mm hook to see if i would enjoy micro crochet. i fear not for me but the star is super cute and i might try some more things with it, the colour would be nice for some earrings! (drop pattern recs if you have any, all i can think of rn is making clouds)

went to a book talk by one of my favourite authors :D

the way there involved walking along a street i had never been to before and it was very nice and pretty and atmospheric and there was a gap in the hedge and i wanted to run through it

[timmydrakewings]

Five Good Things

My sisters came over for their every other weekend stay over with my dad and it's nice to see them for the first time in a while

My kitten. Is so. Dumb

Seven deadly sins is really fun

Playing stardew with the four of us was nice

Oreos

This just seemed like a nice idea!

[goldkirk]

I’M STILL HERE. I STAYED ALIVE. PAST ME I KEPT MY PROMISE TO YOU I FUCKING DID IT. TEN YEARS TODAY SINCE MY LAST-DITCH PROMISE TO MYSELF AND TEN YEARS LATER I AM STILL HERE.

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• FINALLY A DIAGNOSIS! After all this time I got to know that and understand my body better as I move forward, instead of playing a guessing game of whack-a-mole

• the texture of specifically the shiny-cover paperbacks

• hot green tea poured straight over ice in the summer

• also, silicone straws.

• baby steps, over and over again

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for today

• I FOUND A PLACE THAT SELLS SALT BAGELS. PLAIN BAGELS COATED IN PRETZEL SALT. THESE ARE AMAZING

• the cat was so happy in the box we opened that she hung out in there for ages purring and playing and chirping

• got to watch another Godzilla movie with my cousin

• started figuring out what I’m going to read this autumn

• looked out the window at exactly the moment rain droplets started to hit the metal roof in little dark circles magically popping up before my very eyes

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• much lower hip pain than the day before

• Journey and the way it got me crying over a video game for first time in years

• extreme dog snuggles

• the hanging lantern style lights over the community park at the iceplex

• late night shopping at a grocery store

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for today

• zofran

• a Good Partner

• getting to do a task that I love and my coworker hates so I get to have fun WHILE sparing them from doing it

• zofran again because thank you zofran for my life today

• the sun came out a bit ago!!!!

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• saw the lady with the yellow lab guide dog for the first time in MONTHS! So happy to see them heading down the opposite sidewalk across the road, I was worried about her

• the narrow tiny Fitbit fits my body so much better than that 7 year old Apple Watch did, wow, it’s like I’m wearing nothing. Hopefully this does the tracking I need nice and accurately

• Instead of wanting to windowshop online I took myself shopping in my boxes and containers in my own house lol and it worked awesome tbh

• heartening news here and there wherever you go looking for it even among all the hard news going on. there are always so many people and groups working for so many good ends in the world at all times. they just don’t get airtime and social media coverage, or discussions of how big an impact the good ones actually have. our daily lives run on the good people and groups whether we see them or not 🫶

• the moon was SO beautiful during my middle of the night pain walk. So clear and that beautiful honey-white-gold color with clear craters and shadow

[goldkirk]

My five ten happy things for today

(because I already know I’m gonna be getting through some complex feelings and grief in my journal and I want to plan for that. I have not slept yet no but that’s okay. I can always adapt. I believe that about myself again these days.)

• the Alice in Wonderland movie soundtrack (the live action one)

• writing in a journal when I don’t already know what’s on my mind (yet)

• the specific sound violins can make when they’re sounding like allllllmost-ticking-clocks in a music piece

• the specific show the STL symphony orchestra puts on to teach kids the different parts of an orchestra and how music is made up of different sound chunks. That was so fun and really effective when I was tiny and I’ve been grateful for it ever since

• my Comfort Hoodie

• organizing things into things inside of other things!

(coming back to add the rest later when I need a boost)

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for today

• free PBS documentaries on YouTube thank you PBS I hope you never get defunded and thank you for teaching us soooooo much

• compression knee sleeves. How do you do so much when you’re not even a sturdy brace. Textiles are incredible

• Boost shakes even though I Strongly Dislike them. thanks for being at least less gross than other ones

• people making art

• the old lady who always does at least one round of walking workout moves every morning while carrying a picture of her golden retriever that died years ago in a conference neck lanyard thing so he still goes on a walk with her every day, always right over her heart 😭

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• coworker is less sick and more human again finally!!!! So glad they’re feeling better than they were

• another coworker is (partially) back after vanishing for months after surviving a STROKE AND AORTIC DISSECTION? SO GLAD THEY’RE ALIVE AND DOING BETTER GEEZ

• being able to read again pretty reliably without it taking seventy years and a semester’s worth of mental effort

• being able to use different meditation methods in the toolbox when things are jumbled

• little rain splatters on the window!!!

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• assorted sizes of damp dog paw prints on concrete leading away from puddles

• All Eyes On Me by Bo Burnham

• Sammi came and purred and made biscuits on a spot that hurt a lot

• my brain and body are letting me process some more memories and sensations for the first time in a while

• my dissociation’s been kicking in on and off for a few weeks now and didn’t abandon me forever just because I was safer and doing better for a while. It’s still a tool in the toolbox of coping

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• journaling

• saying I love you

• microwave ovens. We’re so lucky. can you imagine an ancestor from a century ago learning we have THIS?

• I remembered where I put something (and promptly lost it) yesterday!

• lots of people are still alive and lots of people are doing kind things all over the globe at this very second

[goldkirk]

My five happy things for yesterday

• thumb brace. if younger me knew there were things like this thumb brace. changes the course of a full day. man that’s awesome.

• books. books. books. books. books.

• happy dog wiggles

• making a tiny bit of progress every day. I’m so sick of clawing my way up from backslides but it IS going to happen and I DO accept that and I DO choose to be understanding and patiently helpful to myself when it does and I WILL keep getting better and better at handling it like I handle different types of pain or nausea and minimize it in my life while continuing to increase the rest of life. amen.

• I’m trying! I keep trying! every bit of practice matters! from self change to systemic change to new hobbies to new foods! etc!

[goldkirk]

My five happy thing for yesterday

• successfully rode out the worst mental health day I’ve had in MANY months and didn’t allow myself to decide or do anything stupid

• got 3+ admin things done that I’ve been overwhelmed and scared and racked with guilt about

• Aoife was thrilled and very wiggly about the towel after her bath (which she tolerates much less happily than the drying off part)

• Animal Crossing

• free PBS documentaries on their various YouTube channels