Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

I’m grateful:

• that I didn’t spend the whole day being miserable, which could easily have happened
• that some more Neil Gaiman books exist for when I finish Neverwhere (might have to get them tomorrow)
• for the two films I watched today, one trashy and one more serious
• for frequent Kittenville updates from G
• for having a Christmas present plan – now just need to implement it!

• making it through the day
• C’s cheery presence during the tedious open day thing
• G
• having time to clear up
• having one of Moose’s songs in my head :)

I’m grateful:

• for the nice woman who came to see me today, she has been so nice about all the things we’ve fucked up, and told me lots of interesting stories about the tests that they do which measure oxygen levels and stuff
• for getting on quite well with the Upsetting Person this evening
• for ACC who did an ace wine tasting for the docs
• for G and his madeira last night and his cheery stories particularly his impression of urban youth and his story about going to Bootle and hilarious encounters with northerners while wearing his three-piece suit _eejit
• for a fun email exchange earlier in the day (gougeres, profiteroles, petits pots extreme and 24 hour duck terrine are all on the list)

I’m grateful:

• for the email I received this morning
• that the disciplinary is over (mega fireworks, not a pleasant experience, although fascinating) and that we got the ideal outcome
• for the cheeriness of henchperson H, who is a joy to work with
• for sausages, cooking right now
• for my winter coat

I’m grateful:

• that my windows didn’t break during the gale last night!
• that I took action to notify chiefy of a problem, and gently persuaded him to adopt an excellent solution
• for seeing cate and Moose ce soir, an excellent time was had! thanks cate for the pudding and marmalade, we shall have another BMG in the near future :)
• for the Pixies live concert which XFM are currently playing
• for the book I’m reading, Neverwhere, which is very engaging – I remember the TV series back in the day, particularly Peter Capaldi as the Angel Islington – he’s moved on to bigger things now!

Grateful:

• for making a decision
• for being able to laugh at something, instead of crying
• for an amusing call home – could hear Hildy squawking in the background
• that the last bottle of my beloved Beaune turned out to be a good ‘un
• for G cheering me up, feeling much cheerier now!

I’m grateful for:

• a day off work, a lie-in and some much-needed downtime
• an interesting book
• my piano
• the cheery candle
• storage-box advice from my stationery guru :)

Grateful for:

• a fun, good-tempered meeting today with some classic GVH anecdotes about members of the aristocracy going round looking like bag ladies etc.
• excellent port at the tasting last night – I feel educated
• O – French, chic, beautiful – and she fences! Like, wow! And I’m probably going to get to see her again next Friday…
• life suddenly becoming interesting again after a long period of only being interesting in an awful way. Whatever happens (and I don’t expect anything to happen) I’ll always treasure the memory of that bus journey last night
• a day off work tomorrow, I randomly decided I felt like it – really looking forward to a major lie-in _{so will probably wake up at 6.30 ;)}

I’m grateful:

• for a sunny start to the day
• for positive feedback from chiefy on yesterday’s meeting and an invitation to accompany him to some whizzy do at Fortnums tomorrow evening – a useful opportunity to get a spot of Christmas shopping done
• for having time this morning while the system was down to email PM and we have connected on FB – another RL friend on FB!
• for the lovely terrine I had for lunch, and that new minion E joined us for lunch and was very informative on the subject of Jordan’s breast implants ;)
• for the prospect of a vintage port tasting this evening

I’m grateful:

• for being the recipient of Madam Ish’s 5000th cheer!
• that the meeting went well – my bit went all right, the accounts aren’t the most exciting thing to present but nobody had any questions _{they were probably all in a coma listening to me droning on ;)}, Lord EP thanked me at the end and nice colleague P made a point of telling me he thought they were good
• that I can relax now
• for Armando Iannucci
• for the beautiful Christmas lights in the Brunswick Centre, which are very whizzy