I know I just posted a rant about tonight's dinner, but to calm down, how about a happiness list?
1. Went on a shopping spree at Trader Joe's. The soy chorizo is gone again, but we did pick up some fun stuff like a mushroom truffle flatbread and truffle cheese and more yummy Japanese fried rice.
2. The weather was gorgeous (in the low 80s). I've been on a limited activity regimen the past few days for an unfortunate medical condition, so we couldn't bike downtown. But we took the subway down to Chelsea and then strolled across town on 13th Street. It was a beautiful walk down some tree-lined streets, past lots of restaurants, and it was such wonderful, sunny weather.
3. Finally took my mom out to dinner to celebrate her (belated) birthday and Mother's Day. It's nice spending time with family for happy occasions.
4. Good Lebanese food - kafta kebab, chicken kebab, sumac fries, toum, kebbe kras. Reminds me that I need to pick up some sumac from Fairway.
5. Watched even more Marvel movies. More Thor in the afternoon and then X-Men First Class at night (to refresh for the new one!).
6. Frozen Free Fall is so much fun! (Better than Maleficent Free Fall.)
7. Reliving our old European adventures from this day in history and actually making progress on our food blogging (but sadly not our trip blogging).
8. The Rangers won in OT! (WOOHOO!)
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Happiness List - 05.15.2014
I haven't done one of these in a while, but I have always found these really valuable for keeping spirits high and appreciating all the good things in life, no matter how small. Not a lot happened today, but here's today's list.
1. I fried eggs for the first time. This might not sound like much of an accomplishment, but until a year or so ago, I really just bought eggs in cartons, like egg beaters or egg whites. They were more convenient and I only made omelettes anyway. I've been experimenting this calendar year with more than omelettes and scrambles, and have really started to appreciate the runny yolk of poached and fried eggs.
2. I moved the sorting boxes in the living room from the exercise mats to the general clutter area. We still have a ton of clutter and I didn't get rid of or go through much, but psychologically, opening up the space makes me feel so much better. Now I can finally get back to yoga and exercise, which I desperately need.
3. Diner breakfast for dinner. Fried eggs, corned beef hash, and home fries. Not exactly the home fries that are my favorite type, but good breakfast potatoes nonetheless.
4. Haribo twin cherries.
5. Caught up a little more on Elementary by watching 2 episodes, although the DVR felt our progress was not good enough and didn't record tonight's finale. At least the DVR is now only 97% full as a result, so tomorrow's recordings should be fine.
6. I transcribed something really fascinating about how wellness programs intersect with law and taxes. It's something I've never thought about before, and I haven't felt that interested in a legal topic in a while. It was good for my brain to exercise that segment.
7. Slices of pepper jack cheese from Target for a snack.
8. The first episode of Riot made me laugh. Steve Carell is so funny.
9. Jeopardy's Battle of the Decades is in its final round and it was incredibly entertaining tonight. You have the person who won the most money, the person who won the most games, and the person with the highest single game winnings. It's the perfect trio to vie for the title. I feel a little bad for Roger, but watching the other 2 peer pressure him into a true daily double was very entertaining for those of us with nothing at stake. Thank you to whoever came up with the idea for this tournament.
10. 3 years ago today, we were on our day trip in Geneva, Switzerland. We may not be on vacation now, but I'm getting to relive some great memories. I miss those carefree days.
I told you not much happened. But it's all about the little things.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Happiness List - 08.02.2012
Every month I try to reboot the process to overhaul my life for the better. August didn't start out that well, with a late night at work, lots of time entries that I started way too late, and just sheer exhaustion. I really need a mental health day. And to appreciate the little things that make me happy. Today's list:
1. Seeing former coworkers at a goodbye party. Reminded me of what I think of as the "golden age" of my time at the firm. It was before the economy crashed, when things were good, before the dismal reality of the industry set in to my mind. It was the largest our group had ever been but there was lots of work, and everyone clicked both on professional and personal levels. Seeing everyone reminded me of how much time has passed and how people have moved on and how things used to be, but it was also nice to have that memory.
2. I went on an unsubscribe binge after claiming my Outlook email address this morning. I'm trying to separate the emails I get by priority and by mailbox to try to keep life in order. To do this, I ended up unsubscribing from a number of different email lists that I don't even know why I was still on. For example, a political party in a state far away from here that I don't live in and have never even visited. I don't need to be on the list. I deleted the emails constantly. Why didn't I just unsubscribe? In some other cases, I didn't mind the emails but there was no way for me to change the address on file so I just unsubscribed. Felt good to preemptively mentally declutter my inbox.
3. Followed the women's gymnastics all-around on twitter and news site liveblogs to find out that Gabby Douglas won. Yay! Wish I could have watched it live but I was at work and NBC online viewing isn't so great.
4. Outlook.com. I abandoned some of my hotmail addresses a long time ago (usually after I didn't log in for awhile, lost all my saved emails, and got frustrated). I had multiple since in the days before gmail I would always hit my quota size. The new Outlook looks great. It's clean. Gmail has gotten a little cluttered, especially with my gigantic multiple thousand email *inbox* and the integration of plus and other features.
5. Bar snacks. Rice balls, fried calamari, fries, meatballs at the party and a chicken sandwich slider at home.
6. Third day in a row I took my vitamins! I can't remember the last time that happened. Months ago, for sure.
TGIF!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Happiness List - 05.03.2012
1. Community, like most Thursdays. (SPOILER ALERT) The writers of this show are so brilliant; I didn't even realize that they were portraying the stages of grief over the course of the episode until someone pointed it out online.
2. The Incredible Hulk. Fun movie. Moving delayed our Avengers-prep Marvel movie marathon and we're only on movie 2/5. We have to at least make it to movie 4 because we really need to watch Thor before the Avengers.
3. Spicy pork rice platter from Big D's.
4. Basil fried rice.
5. Fitbit Aria (the excitement has not worn off yet).
6. A good conversation about life and happiness with a friend I haven't seen in awhile.
7. Songs that I should have already known about, but discovered thanks to Glee, like Kelly Clarkson's Cry, which I listened to all day.
Funny how Tuesday morning it felt like a Saturday morning, but now it's Friday (yay!) and it feels like it's only the middle of the week. My brain is confused.
2. The Incredible Hulk. Fun movie. Moving delayed our Avengers-prep Marvel movie marathon and we're only on movie 2/5. We have to at least make it to movie 4 because we really need to watch Thor before the Avengers.
3. Spicy pork rice platter from Big D's.
4. Basil fried rice.
5. Fitbit Aria (the excitement has not worn off yet).
6. A good conversation about life and happiness with a friend I haven't seen in awhile.
7. Songs that I should have already known about, but discovered thanks to Glee, like Kelly Clarkson's Cry, which I listened to all day.
Funny how Tuesday morning it felt like a Saturday morning, but now it's Friday (yay!) and it feels like it's only the middle of the week. My brain is confused.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Happiness List - 05.02.2012
Attempting to force myself to sleep at 2 am tonight (I realize this is not very early, but it would be the earliest time this week), so I only have time for a quick post. Luckily (or unhappily?) today's happiness list isn't really that long.
1. Free cupcake thanks to Sweetery and the Food Network. Brought back memories of Hawaii. I miss paradise.
2. Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23, quickly becoming one of my favorite comedies.
3. More dancing in my chair to music, especially to "Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris, which I listened to all day.
4. Watching X Factor UK clips in order to follow One Direction. I'm up to Week 5.
5. Our Fitbit Aria arrived and I love it!
Yeah... I think that's it.
1. Free cupcake thanks to Sweetery and the Food Network. Brought back memories of Hawaii. I miss paradise.
2. Don't Trust the B--- in Apartment 23, quickly becoming one of my favorite comedies.
3. More dancing in my chair to music, especially to "Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris, which I listened to all day.
4. Watching X Factor UK clips in order to follow One Direction. I'm up to Week 5.
5. Our Fitbit Aria arrived and I love it!
Yeah... I think that's it.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Happiness List - 05.01.2012
Another night of sleeping too late, but here's today's list:
1. Crisp Africa salad.
2. Larb gai.
3. Music and being able to dance in my chair at work to keep me awake.
4. Feeling like I got things done at work (despite it pushing off finishing my time entries later and later, causing me to stay later than I planned).
5. Finished the Breakout Kings finale. Such a well-done show. (Still annoyed at the network and Time Warner Cable for messing up season 1 availability and access. Thanks to them, I missed so many episodes.)
6. Good music on Glee tonight.
7. We're behind on Once Upon a Time but we finally watched "The Return" and it was every bit as good as I thought it would be.
8. Our Fitbit Aria scale shipped! I. Can't. Wait.
9. Sent my vacation absence memo at work.
10. The clip from Ellen where she looked up her audience members on Facebook & posted their pictures. So funny.
Another uneventful day, but at least there was some good TV.
1. Crisp Africa salad.
2. Larb gai.
3. Music and being able to dance in my chair at work to keep me awake.
4. Feeling like I got things done at work (despite it pushing off finishing my time entries later and later, causing me to stay later than I planned).
5. Finished the Breakout Kings finale. Such a well-done show. (Still annoyed at the network and Time Warner Cable for messing up season 1 availability and access. Thanks to them, I missed so many episodes.)
6. Good music on Glee tonight.
7. We're behind on Once Upon a Time but we finally watched "The Return" and it was every bit as good as I thought it would be.
8. Our Fitbit Aria scale shipped! I. Can't. Wait.
9. Sent my vacation absence memo at work.
10. The clip from Ellen where she looked up her audience members on Facebook & posted their pictures. So funny.
Another uneventful day, but at least there was some good TV.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Happiness List - 04.30.2012
1. Turned in the keys to our old unit. Officially done with that stage of our lives. Time for a lot of hard work to get the next stage in order.
2. Youtube videos of talented and creative people.
3. Daydreaming.
4. Healthy salad for lunch.
5. Suburgatory (finally watched the episode with the hilarious breakfast food pajamas).
6. Two expired Metrocards with money on them. Now I just need to get the MTA to transfer the money to new cards. (I'm trying not to think about older cards or cards I threw away that might have money on them.)
7. Potato salad.
8. Basil.
9. Loading up the May custard calendar on the Shake Shack website at midnight.
Uneventful day, apparently.
I can't believe it's already May. Where has the year gone?!
2. Youtube videos of talented and creative people.
3. Daydreaming.
4. Healthy salad for lunch.
5. Suburgatory (finally watched the episode with the hilarious breakfast food pajamas).
6. Two expired Metrocards with money on them. Now I just need to get the MTA to transfer the money to new cards. (I'm trying not to think about older cards or cards I threw away that might have money on them.)
7. Potato salad.
8. Basil.
9. Loading up the May custard calendar on the Shake Shack website at midnight.
Uneventful day, apparently.
I can't believe it's already May. Where has the year gone?!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Happiness List - 04.29.2012
What a long day. I should have been asleep hours ago but we were determined to finish moving and that much activity leaves me wired. But I bet you can guess what's on today's happiness list...
1. We finished moving! Finally. I was getting so tired of moving. But now begins the very difficult task of unpacking, organizing, decluttering, sorting, etc. All the things we desperately needed to do in our old unit but never did, causing so much clutter. We are determined to do it right this time around. We're not "officially" out of our old unit yet since we still have the keys but we want to check our mail tomorrow in case there are more places where we need to change our address since forwarding may still not be working.
2. We went out to Williamsburg and had a fantastic dinner at Forcella. Salads, croquettes, pizza, dessert. It was also a fabulous price, since we got a prix fixe voucher from Gilt City. We loved the pizza (especially mine with porcini mushrooms, pesto and bufala) and would definitely go back.
3. We went to the Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market for lunch and had cheesesteaks, lobster roll and our favorite slush!
4. We explored a different part of the city by randomly walking around Brooklyn after our Forcella dinner.
5. Google Maps cube game.
6. We got so much done today and were so productive. Hopefully it will be like this every day until we are finally done with our decluttering.
Super late for bed and must go to sleep since it will be an early morning. Going to be exhausted tomorrow but I had to write this list because we finally finished moving! Such a relief to be done with that step.
1. We finished moving! Finally. I was getting so tired of moving. But now begins the very difficult task of unpacking, organizing, decluttering, sorting, etc. All the things we desperately needed to do in our old unit but never did, causing so much clutter. We are determined to do it right this time around. We're not "officially" out of our old unit yet since we still have the keys but we want to check our mail tomorrow in case there are more places where we need to change our address since forwarding may still not be working.
2. We went out to Williamsburg and had a fantastic dinner at Forcella. Salads, croquettes, pizza, dessert. It was also a fabulous price, since we got a prix fixe voucher from Gilt City. We loved the pizza (especially mine with porcini mushrooms, pesto and bufala) and would definitely go back.
3. We went to the Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market for lunch and had cheesesteaks, lobster roll and our favorite slush!
4. We explored a different part of the city by randomly walking around Brooklyn after our Forcella dinner.
5. Google Maps cube game.
6. We got so much done today and were so productive. Hopefully it will be like this every day until we are finally done with our decluttering.
Super late for bed and must go to sleep since it will be an early morning. Going to be exhausted tomorrow but I had to write this list because we finally finished moving! Such a relief to be done with that step.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Happiness List - 04.28.2012
I was supposed to go to sleep hours ago in my continuing attempt to fix my sleep schedule, but I was cleaning/unpacking later than expected. One reason is that everything tonight was later than we hoped since our car battery died, delaying us. There were other minor annoyances - shower rack fell off the wall (what did the previous tenants do?!) but A was able to fix it, I was really cold all day (didn't wear enough for this chilly late April weather), tons of traffic all over the west side (what was going on?!), loud screaming manners-less kids at the museum (sigh), the stupid refs and Lebron flopping all over the place during the Knicks game (so aggravating that I'm just not going to watch if this keeps up) - so this seems like a good day to do a happiness list (even though I am half asleep) to remind myself of the (big and) little things that made it a good day.
1. My grandparents returned from their long trip and we had a family dinner. I missed seeing them and the rest of the family.
2. Warm sunny weather in the afternoon.
3. The underwater parts of the Creatures of Light exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. (The fireflies part, not so much.)
4. Really good Chinese food. Fried flounder, Japanese tofu, assorted Chinese vegetables, rice with perfect texture, garlic garnishes, green leafy vegetables - all good.
5. Looked at and put away (yay) the rest of the boarding passes from our European honeymoon. I didn't even realize they weren't in the box when I re-sorted everything last week. Glad I found them (since Netherlands/Belgium tickets are still yet to be found in our boxes).
6. A and I took a self-photo on the crappy front facing camera on my phone but it actually came out kind of nice.
7. Weighing ourselves on all the scales at the Rose Center (although I forgot to photograph my weight on the moon). I do not want to be on a neutron star where I would weigh over 2 trillion pounds.
8. Found my green Metrocard.
9. It's ridiculous how satisfying it feels to shred paper, but it just feels really good. Somehow it's therapeutic.
10. My mail forwarding went through correctly this time so hopefully I will get forwarded mail now.
11. My aunt's oatmeal cranberry chocolate chip cookies.
12. The clearance sale at CVS on generic Nasalcrom and finding a CVS that had a ton of boxes left.
What made you happy this Saturday? Did your car battery not die today? Ha.
1. My grandparents returned from their long trip and we had a family dinner. I missed seeing them and the rest of the family.
2. Warm sunny weather in the afternoon.
3. The underwater parts of the Creatures of Light exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. (The fireflies part, not so much.)
4. Really good Chinese food. Fried flounder, Japanese tofu, assorted Chinese vegetables, rice with perfect texture, garlic garnishes, green leafy vegetables - all good.
5. Looked at and put away (yay) the rest of the boarding passes from our European honeymoon. I didn't even realize they weren't in the box when I re-sorted everything last week. Glad I found them (since Netherlands/Belgium tickets are still yet to be found in our boxes).
6. A and I took a self-photo on the crappy front facing camera on my phone but it actually came out kind of nice.
7. Weighing ourselves on all the scales at the Rose Center (although I forgot to photograph my weight on the moon). I do not want to be on a neutron star where I would weigh over 2 trillion pounds.
8. Found my green Metrocard.
9. It's ridiculous how satisfying it feels to shred paper, but it just feels really good. Somehow it's therapeutic.
10. My mail forwarding went through correctly this time so hopefully I will get forwarded mail now.
11. My aunt's oatmeal cranberry chocolate chip cookies.
12. The clearance sale at CVS on generic Nasalcrom and finding a CVS that had a ton of boxes left.
What made you happy this Saturday? Did your car battery not die today? Ha.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Happiness List - 04.27.2012
1. Taco bar! (aka Mexican catering for lunch)
2. Watched L&O: Community a few more times. Still so, so awesome.
3. More good TV from Thursday (Scandal, Vampire Diaries, Secret Circle, Person of Interest, etc).
4. Got some unpacking done. Every time we finish a box or can consolidate into another box, it feels good.
5. Paper shredder arrived. I love Prime.
6. Ma po tofu.
7. Dry sauteed string beans.
8. Seamless pick up from my iPhone app. So. Easy.
9. Found more restaurant business cards for our collection in our piles of random crap, as well as more Metrocards. What's nice about the business cards is that they immediately have a place to go and what's nice about the Metrocards is that I can photograph them in the morning and then get rid of them.
10. Also found our tickets for the airport bus in Brussels. I love international transit tickets. I didn't remember actually getting tickets on the bus but I guess we did. I do remember our bus ride early in the morning, roundabout after motion sickness inducing roundabout. Thank goodness for Haribo.
I know I keep a "happiness list" so that I don't dwell on the unhappy or frustrating parts of life but (a) why is it so cold at the end of April?! (I was freezing on the way home and my legs felt like ice), (b) why does the Post Office suck so much?! (I don't think any of our mail is getting forwarded at this point), and (c) why am I so dizzy?! (It makes it really hard to pack and move). I'm sad I missed the NASA flyover but that's more bummed than frustrated or upset. Just one of those days.
2. Watched L&O: Community a few more times. Still so, so awesome.
3. More good TV from Thursday (Scandal, Vampire Diaries, Secret Circle, Person of Interest, etc).
4. Got some unpacking done. Every time we finish a box or can consolidate into another box, it feels good.
5. Paper shredder arrived. I love Prime.
6. Ma po tofu.
7. Dry sauteed string beans.
8. Seamless pick up from my iPhone app. So. Easy.
9. Found more restaurant business cards for our collection in our piles of random crap, as well as more Metrocards. What's nice about the business cards is that they immediately have a place to go and what's nice about the Metrocards is that I can photograph them in the morning and then get rid of them.
10. Also found our tickets for the airport bus in Brussels. I love international transit tickets. I didn't remember actually getting tickets on the bus but I guess we did. I do remember our bus ride early in the morning, roundabout after motion sickness inducing roundabout. Thank goodness for Haribo.
I know I keep a "happiness list" so that I don't dwell on the unhappy or frustrating parts of life but (a) why is it so cold at the end of April?! (I was freezing on the way home and my legs felt like ice), (b) why does the Post Office suck so much?! (I don't think any of our mail is getting forwarded at this point), and (c) why am I so dizzy?! (It makes it really hard to pack and move). I'm sad I missed the NASA flyover but that's more bummed than frustrated or upset. Just one of those days.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Happiness List - 04.26.2012
1. The Crepes Truck and their delicious Iberian crepe (with chorizo).
2. Deciding to order a paper shredder.
3. Teaming up to clean out the Snuggle random box of crap.
4. Finding the papers confirming that I passed the bar exam. That was such a relief when it happened.
5. Korean fried rice.
6. The Community Law & Order episode. So, so awesome.
7. Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 and Best Friends Forever continue to be funny. This is a good time for comedy.
8. Caught Wednesday's Revenge. One of the best new shows this season and still getting better!
9. Got up early again with my alarms - and today there was no sun, only a thick layer of clouds. It's sad how much of an accomplishment being able to timely get up is, but it is what it is.
10. It's May Sweeps time!
2. Deciding to order a paper shredder.
3. Teaming up to clean out the Snuggle random box of crap.
4. Finding the papers confirming that I passed the bar exam. That was such a relief when it happened.
5. Korean fried rice.
6. The Community Law & Order episode. So, so awesome.
7. Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 and Best Friends Forever continue to be funny. This is a good time for comedy.
8. Caught Wednesday's Revenge. One of the best new shows this season and still getting better!
9. Got up early again with my alarms - and today there was no sun, only a thick layer of clouds. It's sad how much of an accomplishment being able to timely get up is, but it is what it is.
10. It's May Sweeps time!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Happiness List - 04.25.2012
1. Hope, cautious optimism, flashes of self-confidence. (Sorry for being cryptic but some things have to stay private.)
2. No line at Shake Shack! Every time I've gone there for custard, for the longest time, the line has been out the door. I guess I just got lucky with the timing today because the line was out the door within a couple of minutes after my arrival. Shackburgers instead of just custard!
3. Delicious Khmer sausage sandwich from Num Pang for lunch.
4. Walking over 10,000 steps on a Wednesday that I went to work.
5. Getting up extra early with my alarms, before the sun really came streaming in, proving to myself that I really can do it.
6. Finally watched the Once Upon a Time episode from weeks ago where we found out why Regina hates Snow White. I. Love. This. Show. (How are we so behind?!)
7. I got every question right on the Survivor reward challenge except for one. Who would have guessed that was the person at camp who doesn't work? (Don't want to spoil.) That clearly doesn't match the edit I saw.
8. Went through a few more magazines. Every little bit counts.
9. I walked through Grand Central Terminal in the afternoon. Still one of my favorite indoor spots in the city.
10. My page a day islands calendar at work had a photo of little islands in Palau. Gorgeous. Maybe someday we'll see Palau. A girl can dream.
2. No line at Shake Shack! Every time I've gone there for custard, for the longest time, the line has been out the door. I guess I just got lucky with the timing today because the line was out the door within a couple of minutes after my arrival. Shackburgers instead of just custard!
3. Delicious Khmer sausage sandwich from Num Pang for lunch.
4. Walking over 10,000 steps on a Wednesday that I went to work.
5. Getting up extra early with my alarms, before the sun really came streaming in, proving to myself that I really can do it.
6. Finally watched the Once Upon a Time episode from weeks ago where we found out why Regina hates Snow White. I. Love. This. Show. (How are we so behind?!)
7. I got every question right on the Survivor reward challenge except for one. Who would have guessed that was the person at camp who doesn't work? (Don't want to spoil.) That clearly doesn't match the edit I saw.
8. Went through a few more magazines. Every little bit counts.
9. I walked through Grand Central Terminal in the afternoon. Still one of my favorite indoor spots in the city.
10. My page a day islands calendar at work had a photo of little islands in Palau. Gorgeous. Maybe someday we'll see Palau. A girl can dream.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Happiness List - 04.24.2012
1. I got up an hour earlier than yesterday! I wrote all about it this morning and was really excited about how great it made me feel. Let's hope that tomorrow (well, technically today) I can successfully get up an hour before that!
2. Snow pea tips at lunch. And I discovered that they take credit card at that Chinese place because the person in front of me paid by credit card. I always thought they were cash only.
3. I think I am finally done with going through 2006 issues of US Weekly that we found in our old unit.
4. A good One Republic medley here.
There were a lot of stressful things today, both good stress and bad stress. I need to get better at dealing with stress but I haven't been able to go to yoga or massage therapy for quite some time. Hoping tomorrow (technically today) will be a lucky and happy day.
2. Snow pea tips at lunch. And I discovered that they take credit card at that Chinese place because the person in front of me paid by credit card. I always thought they were cash only.
3. I think I am finally done with going through 2006 issues of US Weekly that we found in our old unit.
4. A good One Republic medley here.
There were a lot of stressful things today, both good stress and bad stress. I need to get better at dealing with stress but I haven't been able to go to yoga or massage therapy for quite some time. Hoping tomorrow (technically today) will be a lucky and happy day.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Happiness List - 04.23.2012
Despite the weather being cold (back to the 40s!), there were some things today that made me happy:
1. Tropical punch G2 is pretty good.
2. One of the Metrocards I found in our cleaning up was (a) not expired and (b) not empty! It had 15 cents left on it. Rather than letting those 15 cents go to the MTA, I added $2.10 to my card and now have enough for a trip. I saved 15 cents from going to waste!
3. They were doing a Blackberry Be Bold promotion on 42nd Street. If you had a Blackberry, you could enter to win free tickets (I don't remember for what, other than the Yankees). Not many people stopped. Blackberry is really fighting an uphill battle right now since the technology just isn't anywhere close to what Android and iPhone can do. But since I still have a Blackberry for work, I could enter the contest for the tickets (you need BBM). Maybe there will be less competition. Ha.
4. I still love the Seamless pickup option on my iPhone app. I've used it 3x over the span of a week. It's so easy. Almost too easy.
5. Missing is a really good show. I don't understand why more people aren't watching. It's thrilling, the characters are good, the kids aren't annoying, lots of smart people and action. And it's filmed in Europe! You can't replicate that with a set.
6. When cleaning up a pile of crap, I found a bunch of work papers that I forgot years ago to bring back to the office. At least those are easy to get rid of!
7. Diner waffle fries.
8. Opportunity and hope.
1. Tropical punch G2 is pretty good.
2. One of the Metrocards I found in our cleaning up was (a) not expired and (b) not empty! It had 15 cents left on it. Rather than letting those 15 cents go to the MTA, I added $2.10 to my card and now have enough for a trip. I saved 15 cents from going to waste!
3. They were doing a Blackberry Be Bold promotion on 42nd Street. If you had a Blackberry, you could enter to win free tickets (I don't remember for what, other than the Yankees). Not many people stopped. Blackberry is really fighting an uphill battle right now since the technology just isn't anywhere close to what Android and iPhone can do. But since I still have a Blackberry for work, I could enter the contest for the tickets (you need BBM). Maybe there will be less competition. Ha.
4. I still love the Seamless pickup option on my iPhone app. I've used it 3x over the span of a week. It's so easy. Almost too easy.
5. Missing is a really good show. I don't understand why more people aren't watching. It's thrilling, the characters are good, the kids aren't annoying, lots of smart people and action. And it's filmed in Europe! You can't replicate that with a set.
6. When cleaning up a pile of crap, I found a bunch of work papers that I forgot years ago to bring back to the office. At least those are easy to get rid of!
7. Diner waffle fries.
8. Opportunity and hope.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Happiness List - 04.22.2012
It's been awhile since I did one of these happiness lists. Considering how overwhelming life is with moving and everything else going on (not all of which I've talked about here), I want to concentrate on the good, the little things (and sometimes big things) which I am thankful for, the things that make me happy.
So today's list (for Sunday) of things that made me happy:
1. We got to see friends who live far away. R and C were stopping by NYC on the way back home and we met up with them at Newark Airport for a couple of hours. R is one of A's good friends from high school, so it was great to catch up, even though it was only a couple of hours and we hung out on the check-in line and in the airport food court.
2. We had a good dinner at Bonefish Grill. It was A's first time at Bonefish Grill and possibly mine (I can't remember if I went to one years ago). We had healthy grilled seafood with lots of veggies for sides. The fried calamari wasn't so healthy but it was tasty. We were quite happy with dinner.
3. The rain washed a lot of the pollen out of the air. I could breathe today (for the most part). According to the pollen forecast, it won't last and on Tuesday it will be up near 11 again, but a day off from tree pollen was very necessary.
4. I found even more gift cards that still have money on them. Yay!
5. While going through piles of stuff, I found some old photos that brought back good memories, like the time at Foxwoods when 6 of us crammed into a photo booth. I really don't want to forget any of the good memories but my brain feels so overloaded...
6. Going out to Jersey and driving on the Turnpike reminded me of another reason why we're working so hard on the move and unpacking (even though it is so hard to have enough energy these days). Once everything is neat and in order, we can go out and do things and not have to worry about our apartment and decluttering! It will be so liberating!
So today's list (for Sunday) of things that made me happy:
1. We got to see friends who live far away. R and C were stopping by NYC on the way back home and we met up with them at Newark Airport for a couple of hours. R is one of A's good friends from high school, so it was great to catch up, even though it was only a couple of hours and we hung out on the check-in line and in the airport food court.
2. We had a good dinner at Bonefish Grill. It was A's first time at Bonefish Grill and possibly mine (I can't remember if I went to one years ago). We had healthy grilled seafood with lots of veggies for sides. The fried calamari wasn't so healthy but it was tasty. We were quite happy with dinner.
3. The rain washed a lot of the pollen out of the air. I could breathe today (for the most part). According to the pollen forecast, it won't last and on Tuesday it will be up near 11 again, but a day off from tree pollen was very necessary.
4. I found even more gift cards that still have money on them. Yay!
5. While going through piles of stuff, I found some old photos that brought back good memories, like the time at Foxwoods when 6 of us crammed into a photo booth. I really don't want to forget any of the good memories but my brain feels so overloaded...
6. Going out to Jersey and driving on the Turnpike reminded me of another reason why we're working so hard on the move and unpacking (even though it is so hard to have enough energy these days). Once everything is neat and in order, we can go out and do things and not have to worry about our apartment and decluttering! It will be so liberating!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Happiness List 04.21.11
Things that made me happy/for which I was thankful yesterday:
1. Eating okonomiyaki with A at lunch on a workday
2. Leaving the office before the sky lost its blue hue for the first time in awhile
3. Abundant warm sunlight when walking to and from lunch
4. A toasted everything bagel with low fat scallion cream cheese
5. Crunchy toasty onion rings from Burger King
(This is kind of like a "day in review" type thing, isn't it? Interesting how that turned out, considering my past failures at doing a "week in review" but it's not like I've kept up with this either.)
(Also interesting but not entirely surprising that it centers around food. But it's often the little things that make someone happy, right? I am really trying to focus on the positive instead of the negative when making these lists even though you could read it as "X makes M happy because Y (related item to X) makes her unhappy." Positive focus!)
Edited to add: I thought it had been a long time since the last time I left work before dark. Based on my last post, it was a week ago! Add to that the fact that I left work due to my eye during the afternoon on Monday and worked from home on Tuesday, and that's not that many days inbetween where it's been dark. But it's felt like forever.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Little Things
I've been reflective lately. Thinking about what really matters in life. I suppose this has been going on for awhile, intensified around the time I was hospitalized and some recent events (which I would rather not discuss on the blog) just have me thinking about time, connections and happiness. I'm trying a new thing where, despite all the annoying or frustrating or less than optimal things that can happen throughout the day, I'm choosing at the end of the day to think about the things that make me happy or for which I'm thankful. I think maybe I'll write about them here to (a) force myself to write and (b) keep myself thinking about the things that make me happy instead of the things that make me not so happy. I really believe it can make a difference to focus on the positive.
I'm not going to list out the obvious things (A, family, people in my life, being healthy, having a place to live and not lacking for food, etc.) because, while those are all things I am very grateful for, they would be the same things everyday. I'm going to focus more on the little things - those unplanned, sometimes unexpected, things that just happen throughout the day to make it better. It's not a complete list of every single thing that made me happy during the day - just the 3 or so that stand out when I ask myself at the end of the day: "what made you happy today?"
So today's "happiness list":
- I was able to go to the chiropractor/PT, which meant I got to leave the office before it got dark and just worked from home later.
- The sunlight was really intense as the sun was setting and shone directly on my office window. I basked in the warm sunlight for about 5 minutes while getting some stuff done and it felt wonderful.
- We opened this box of coconut vanilla macaroons that we bought last weekend at Stop and Shop. They were deliciously coconut-ty and so moist. I love macaroons.
What made you happy today?
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