Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)

It is Saturday and I am grateful …

... that I’m ahead on NaNoWriMo.

... for a simple yet deliciously tasty lunch.

... that I had a good excuse not to work on my car’s starter today.

... that I’ve figured out how the milliohmmeter circuit works. It’s very simple, yet I couldn’t instinctively see how it works and it bothered me.

... that a reply has taken the possibility of the Florida trip a step nearer.

It was Friday, and I am grateful …

... for hellopeter.com and the call from Vodacom.

... for the new bandwidth at work that allowed me to watch today’s landing of the Space Shuttle live.

... for good company for the write-in.

... that I kept my promise to myself of going to the gym after somebody had come to see me and gone.

... that I found a non-disruptive way to modify the SFC×GC to get the power to the cryo shut-off valve

It is Thursday, and I am grateful …

... for another circuit successfully built.

... for being saved from insanity yet again by the gym.

... that I could show a friend my lab.

... for the thousand NaNoWriMo words I wrote today.

... that there’s only one NaNoWriMo per year.

It is Wednesday, and I am grateful …

... that the people laughed at my joke.

... for an afternoon out in the sun with my wonderful colleagues.

... that I got some soldering done today. It means a plan is coming together.

... that there was time for a nap.

... that there was time go get to the office before the meeting to print out the things I forgot because I was in a hurry to get home for a nap.

It is Tuesday, and I am grateful …

... for the energy I had today despite the disorganized sleep.

... for the electronic components that are waiting for me on the bench for assembly tomorrow.

... that the headache stayed under control.

... that I showed some creativity in fitting everything into today. I stopped by a supermarket on my way to the electronics shop, instead of making a separate trip for it as I first thought I would.

... for the thousand words I wrote today and that I’m still ahead.

It is Monday, and I am grateful …

... for another emptied drawer. How I love creating order from chaos!

... for how tired I felt after gym today.

... that this time next week sleep will be resuming normal scheduling.

... for the food in my magic fridge.

... that I was trusted enough to be asked for help twice today.

... for online friends when I’m alone at work.

It is Sunday, and I am grateful …

... for seeing my sister, and that she’s in good health and spirits and has a good companion.

... for the immediate mood-lifting effect that the little exercise of vacuuming vigorously gave me.

... for a pretty good word count for today.

... for having enough to eat.

... that I could rest today.

It is Saturday, and I am grateful …

... that the rain stopped before it started flooding.

... for the internet which makes it possible to help people far away.

... for a chance to laugh out loud.

... that there was space inside, out of the rain, to get the paper strapped

... for groenmielies for supper, first of the season.

It is Friday, and I am grateful …

... that I got all the papers marked before the weekend started.

... for the quiet satisfaction in having an instrument working again, and knowing exactly what the problem was.

... for the prospect of making some more modifications to the instrument before the next round of chromatography.

... for another good write-in, where I met new people.

... that I didn’t cancel the write-in because of work commitments, but carried on with it, just limiting the time I would put in on it.

It is Thursday, and I am grateful …

... that I found the loose bolt that gave me all those troubles this past year.

... for the beautiful noise-free temperature curves I get now.

... for another 2000 fresh words today.

... for the rain that’s falling.

... that too much sweetness isn’t toxic, just fattening.