list the good things about every day

1. “Got” a bunch of new clothes, including some booty shorts and yoga pants, both of which I’ve been wanting for a while now but haven’t been able to find any that fit well.

2. My boyfriend opted out of a gaming tournament that he would have had to pay to enter – we’re really, really short on money this month and he’s very impulsive when it comes to spending, so I was glad when he rethought it.

3. I know this is a really small, really insignificant sort of thing, but since school let out I’ve been playing a lot of video games (particularly Super Smash Bros) and earlier I kicked ASS with my character, Game & Watch. :3

4. When I told my boyfriend that I was feeling down, he came out from doing whatever he was doing and sat with me while we snuggled and watched a movie. I could tell he was also putting in extra effort to being super cute and affectionate to boost my mood – it was really sweet. ^.

1. I got to tutor my favorite student today – I wrote about it in my entry for ‘become a better teacher’. I felt so good after teaching her – I managed to get her excited about reading the book, and we came up with some good ideas for getting her fluency and comprehension level up. I was totally stoked :D Oh, and as a ‘thank you’ for our school year of working together, she and her mom got these cute bird-shaped earrings for me ^.

2. In general the rest of the day was pretty chill, and perfect like that – both my boyfriend and I needed the break after a hectic week, so playing video games, watching movies, and just hanging out was ideal.

3. After we got back from the movie at a friend’s house, my boyfriend set up a little light fountain behind a curtain that hangs in front of our bed so that there was a dim glow behind it. Once we lay down, we made the best love we’ve had in a long time – it’s nice finally having the energy to do it.

1. I wrote a goodbye letter to my friend/colleague who’s retiring this year. I put a lot of things in it that I’ve always thought but never said to her. Today she told me that it moved her so much she cried. It was nice to know my words could mean so much to someone.

2. In Instructor’s Training today we finished up the practice teaching sessions. Mr. K wrapped it up by telling us, the five students, to help each other and practice teaching on each other. Then, he told me that I was the best out of everyone right now, and that the others should watch and try to emulate me. Saying that I’m the best is one thing, but to be good enough that he’s telling the others to use me as a model for their own teaching is beyond a simple compliment.