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1. Discovering that I nearly broke the laptop my brother loaned me, by leaving it under a pile of clothes to overheat – WHICH FINALLY SNAPPED ME OUT OF MY MORNING FUNK and got me thinking that I can’t keep living in such a sloppy way – and then discovering (blessedly) that after it cooled down it worked again.
2. Becoming conscious of my money situation, which – while frightening – is helping me get realistic and motivated about needing to apply for jobs.
3. The new white curtains, for letting more light into the living room and making it much less cave-like.
4. My teammates in class, who all got their pieces of our assignment done so I can compile everything with time to spare.
5. The bright orange leaves on the tree outside my window. It’s rainy and dark, but they’re almost like a burst of sunlight.

1. Stunningly beautiful weather – and getting outside to enjoy some of it without a jacket.
2. My cats, JJ and Sappho – the two most awesome cats ever – for being such good listeners.
3. Having bought those 2 groupons ages ago – so I could take myself out for a self-care splurge even though I currently have zero money for such things.
4. Gorgeous moonlight jog with brother, and finally having an activity that makes me want to get together with my brother more often :)
5. Two big compliments that made me feel like maybe turning 38 is no big deal – one from the pharmacy clerk and one from Joe – and the really entertaining manicurist who told me her life story and said she had two sisters that had their first babies at 39 and 40.

Brother and I did 5K of walk/jog along the river tonight. It was incredibly warm today – like summer! – and even after the sun went down it was not less than 60 degrees.

We’re on Week 2 / Run 2 – with 90 second runs interleved with 2 minute walks. It was tough. I was huffing and puffing and almost didn’t think I’d make the full minute and a half a couple times, but I made it. We even did a couple of extra runs at the end because we didn’t turn around at the half way mark, so we had more distance to cover getting back and figured we should do a couple more intervals.

It was so cinematic, out there with the moon shuddering on the water, and the moonlight dappling the path. We even passed underneath an old wooden bridge. The structure of the hugely tall wood girders criss-crossing above us was really beautiful.

I would never have gone myself after dark, but it wasn’t scary at all with the both of us. I just loved it!