list three things every day that made me happy

1. Taking Jimmers to his friend’s birthday party this morning. Watching him attack the pinyata (sp?) was hilarious.

2. Sharing a meal with my parents, husband and children whilst chatting about black holes and conspiracy theories.

3. Being able to turn to my Mum for support and knowing she will help me through even when it’s painful along the way.

It’s been a long and strange day, leaving me a little sad in too many ways. That’s one of the most devastating things depression does with you, it drains you of any effort to try to find or appreciate the nice things in life. This is also one of the reasons why I’ve latched on to this topic, to more or less force myself to look for the nice things in life, despite the way I’m feeling and do it in a nice way.

• I met my middle daughter in town today. Due to circumstances, I only see her once a week when we have dinner together on Tuesdays. We talked, shared a couple of mandarines and had a bit of a laugh. I miss her.
• The sun was shining brilliantly today. It’s been grey and dreary weather for the last few days, but today was a wonderful exception. I opened the sliding doors to the garden and let the fresh air in whilst I was cleaning indoors.
• Despite my lethargy, I managed to get most things on my daily “to-do” list done. Felt rather pleased with myself.

1. Het Konkeltje. A lovely little tea and cofee shop.
2. Drinking coffee with Hinke, who I hadn’t seen in almost a year. It was nice chatting up:)
3. Making my own pizza.

1. No college today, I’m only going to do what I feel like doing,.
2. Coming to Zwolle again, home sweet home.
3. Watching a film with A. and M. Fun :)

1. Mélissa made me cry of happiness. She’s so very special. :)
2. Driving my brother’s car (my old car, in fact, because I sold it to him when I bought my Mazda) and remembering how much I miss that little ride!
3. An intense hockey game (even if I could only listen to it on the radio).

1. My boss finally installed that new door, so now we can keep some heat in the store!
2. Watching my brother play Assassin’s Creed 2. Interesting!
3. The awesomeness of a Playstation 3.

1. Sleeping in.
2. Having some problems fixed on my car.
3. Shopping for baby clothes. I think I found a new hobby! I was like “awwww” in front of every piece of cloth and wanted to buy everything! :D

1. Being a tourist and walking in the old Quebec City, taking pictures… even if I go back there at least once a year!
2. Exploring.
3. Driving home in the evening.

1. Having lunch with Émilie and spending the afternoon with her walking in the student neighborhoods of Quebec City.
2. Having dinner with my cousin Katrina, and talking a bit in the evening.
3. That TV show about criminal bikers kept me awake until 3 in the night!

1. Driving to Quebec City.
2. Spending a few hours with William at his work place.
3. Having dinner with Pierre-Yves, and he made me watch an American TV show, very funny. I think it was called The Big Bang Theory or something…