Getting My Mind Off Of Stuff

I've gotten pretty good at cheering myself up rather quickly. The blue days are few and far between, and the ones I can't kick and have to ride out are REALLY few and far between. By the time I posted my post yesterday (which I had written Sunday) I no longer felt that way, and I was back in hopeful awesome girl mode.

This is my dilemna with the blog. I often write things that are totally how I feel at that moment, and then by the time they go up things have completely changed. It's nice but I'm sure it's also quite confusing. I am just a god damned rainbow wrapped in a ball of sunshine. What can I say?

I am back to being excited about life and all of the opportunities it has to offer. I am going to have a lot of girl nights, and a few more dates, and maybe I'll meet someone awesome. Maybe I won't. Either way it really doesn't matter. What matters is all of the good stuff. So here are all the things in short order I'm grateful for today.

-I got to see my friend Patrick on Sunday and give him a huge hug. He told me it was good to see me and that he missed me. We live close but we're both super busy so this is the first Patrick hug I've gotten in about a year.

-I got to go out with my friend Raylynn who just got back in to town on Saturday. We hung out at a biker bar and laughed and had so much fun. I really needed that.

-I am broke right now, but it's because I'm penny pinching to save up for a trip to New Orleans. I am blessed enough that I get to go to New Orleans. A trip my mom completely footed the bill for with money she got from my gma passing. I am trying not to focus on how this will be my first birthday without gram. The first one where I can't call her and tell her what color Fiestaware set I need for my birthday. I am grateful I get to stay in a fancy hotel on her dime. I usually stay at cheap places. So thanks gram. You're still being awesome from the beyond.

-I have kitties I adore, who no matter what I do tend to find something to tear up. I am thankful I can laugh it off instead of getting so frustrated I want to get rid of them.

-I have awesome hair. No seriously, my hair deserves to be on this list.

-I got some new books on Sunday. One on 50s design, one biography of Charles Bukowski, and one erotic cookbook I got as a joke to put on my coffee table. I laughed so hard at the recipes and pictures in the book I had to have it. I couldn't pass it up. It's ri dick ulous.

-The weather is badass in my part of the world right now.

-My friend brought me hecka loot from her garden on Friday. I have all kinds of tomatoes, sunburst squash, green onions, eight ball squash, and some other stuff. I am gonna gobble up some purple or blue tomatoes tonight with my salmon.

-Today I am hopeful about life. I like that I'm so cheery and I don't mind that it annoys the crotchedy folk.

-I am spreading the word about getting a new job, because my boss said something Friday that made me really want to lash out, but I didn't. Today I am grateful that I can hold my tongue.

That's about it for me today. I'm just really happy that the sad day is over and that I get to wake up and start over all the time. I like do overs.

Happy picture of the day: all of the awesome veggies my friend brought me. Beautiful!