#ThinkPositive2020

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#ThinkPositive2020: Jun 12

DAY 87: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING AT HOME DAY 63: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Got more than six hours of sleep last night

Honey nut cheerios for breakfast

Had a good check-in chat with my supervisor before my co-worker joined us to discuss an idea I had for editing proposals/donor letters

Got another grant proposal submitted

Reheated twice baked potatoes for lunch

Flat bread pizza from BJ’s for dinner

Enjoyed a nice evening on the back porch with mom in very nice weather

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips today

Picked my car up from the shop - it now has new breaks both front and back. It’s so nice to slow down from higher speeds and not feel like my car is going to literally fall apart from shaking so hard because the rotors were so warped from last summer’s extreme heat 

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#ThinkPositive Update

Hey all!

Over the last couple of days I’ve done some thinking and have decided to start a separate blog for all my #ThinkPositive posts. I don’t know if people who follow me pay attention to/like (dare I say, enjoy) those posts. When I started posting them almost 6 years ago, they were something I was doing for myself because I needed some kind of exercise to help me focus on being more positive. And posting them to my blog was the best way I knew how to do that and to hold myself accountable. If any of my posts have inspired someone to do something similar for themselves, or even if my posts made someone smile or brightened their day a little bit, that’s a bonus. 

Over the next several days, I will be working on transferring all of my #ThinkPositive posts to the new blog, which can be found here: THINK POSITIVITY.  Starting on Friday, January 1, 2021, all of my #ThinkPositive posts will be published on my wordpress blog. All of my #TP original posts will remain published on this blog because that’s where they originated from and I have a hard time deleting original posts like that.

As crazy as this year has been, and even though COVID has undoubtedly fucked up any New Year’s plans we might have had, I truly hope everyone has a safe an enjoyable New Year. 

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#ThinkPositive2020: Oct 10

DAY 199: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME

Slept in until 9:00

Honey nut cheerios for breakfast

Had a nice chat with Susie this morning

Smoked sausage and sautéed onions for lunch 

Took a nap

Had my own Disney movie marathon

Panera for dinner

Enjoyed a slice of cheesecake for dessert

Kitchen is mostly clean

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#ThinkPositive2020: Dec 19

DAY 267: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME

Slept in until 8:30

Picked up some sweet treats and banana nut bread at the bakery

Helped my mom with a photo project

Mom helped me with some ideas for a logo design for a new program we’re currently planning at work

Pesto and goats cheese croissants for lunch

Mom’s homemade chicken tortilla soup for dinner

MY PARENTS GOT THE PUPPY!!! We got to meet her and she was able to leave with us. She’s so damn cute I can’t handle it!! And I’m so excited for my parents because it’s been a rough couple of months for them trying to adopt a rescue pup

Got to see the best friend for the first time in god knows how long!!!!! We were more than socially distant and wore masks. It was so good being able to have a conversation in person again

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#ThinkPositive2020: Dec 15

DAY 263: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 180: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Einstein’s Bagels for breakfast

Had a productive work day

Had a good RISE committee meeting

Turkey panini and fries for lunch

Had a nice chat with Susie

Had a good counseling session

Made chicken tacos for dinner

Went down the Graham Norton YouTube rabbit hole

Had a piece of cheesecake for dessert - it was so good

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#ThinkPositive2020: Dec 3

DAY 251: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 172: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off and got more than 4.5 hours of sleep last night

Chicken biscuits for breakfast

Had a decently productive work day

Potato latkes for lunch

Did a little bit of grocery shopping

Made a ground beef and potato casserole for dinner

Harry’s Golden behind the scenes video - that was OVERWHELMING

Harry’s thank you/speech for his Variety Hitmaker of the Year Award - he’s so fucking cute I can’t handle it

Nick Kroll’s speech presenting Harry with his HOTY Award

Niall’s intro/presentation speech for Lewis’s Variety Hitmaker award

Cleaned up the kitchen

Discovered Topo Chico mixed with Cranberry juice is very, VERY good - that is now my new alternative to soda

Had a nice chat with Susie this afternoon

My Ashton vinyl has finally shipped

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#ThinkPositive2020: Nov 29

DAY 247: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME

Slept in until 10

Did some cleaning around the apartment

Took a nap

Bagels for lunch

Re-heated left overs for dinner

Discovered The Prom is going to be released on Netflix in a couple weeks and legit geeked out - that is an ALL STAR cast list too!!

Watched movies most of the afternoon and evening

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#ThinkPositive2020: Nov 28

DAY 246: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME

Slept in until 8:30

Big bowl of cereal for breakfast

Parents had a virtual meet and greet with the golden retriever rescue place in hopes of adopting one of their doggies that will be available for adoption soon - fingers crossed they’ll get to meet the pupper they want to adopt in person

Found my candles in the attic at my parents’ - my apartment now smells like eucalyptus mint and I am happy

Did some grocery shopping for the next few days

Pizza for lunch

Busted out one of my London crockpot recipes for dinner

Had a nice chat with Susie this afternoon

Had a nice chat with Jess this afternoon as well

Watching The Nutcracker and the Four Realms for the first time. It’s still on at the moment so we’ll see. I like it so far

We’re finally getting some much needed rain

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips this morning

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#ThinkPositive2020: Nov 20

DAY 238: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 165: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Graham crackers and peanut butter for breakfast

Had a good (albeit long) check-in call with my supervisor 

Had a very productive work day

Toasted tomato sandwich for lunch

Picked up some groceries for the weekend

Had a nice chat with Susie this afternoon

Spaghetti and garlic toast for dinner

Figured out how to video cast YouTube videos from my computer to my TV and went down the YouTube rabbit hole

Caught up on some of Steven’s reaction videos for 5sos and Harry and it made me so happy

Found out my parents are applying to adopt a puppy/dog and I’m very, very, VERY excited about this

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#ThinkPositive2020: Oct 26

DAY 215: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 146: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Chai tea and banana nut bread from the bakery for breakfast

Had a pretty productive work day

Had a good chiro appointment today - my shoulders and neck feel much better now

Made breakfast for lunch

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips today

Made spaghetti for dinner

Cleaned up the kitchen and remembered to start the dishwasher before going to bed

My new winter coat got a good trial run today with a much colder temperatures. Tomorrow will be the big test

Oatmeal raisin cookies from the bakery

Harry dropped the music video for Golden and I fucking love it. He looks so happy and carefree and content in it and that’s my favorite Harry. I would like to go running (well... I’d prefer to leisurely stroll) through the Amalfi Coast with him please and thank you

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#ThinkPositive2020: Aug 16

DAY 146: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING AT HOME

Didn’t sleep in as late as I wanted, but did get more than 6 hours of sleep so I’ll take it

Cleaned and organized my room/closet some more - looking forward to having my dresser so I can finally have a place to put my clothes that’s not a paper bag or tote bag

Took a nap after getting my room/closet a bit more organized

Got all of my laundry done today

Had a nice chat with Susie this morning

Ordered myself a rocking chair for the apartment - I miss having a rocking chair so much

Had breakfast and dinner at home

Fuzzy’s for a late lunch while I watched the Stars game - I needed the comfort food

Stars won in OT and tied the series at 2-2!! I’m glad they pulled off the win, don’t get me wrong. But THEY DID NOT need to make it that difficult on themselves (or the fans). That was an emotional rollercoaster from hell type game

Watched playoff hockey for most of the day

IT RAINED EARLIER TONIGHT AND IT’S STILL RAINING AS I TYPE/POST THIS AND I’M SO FUCKING HAPPY CAUSE NOW IT WON’T BE HOTTER THAN BLAZES TOMORROW

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#ThinkPositive2020: Jul 8

DAY 110: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING AT HOME DAY 79: WORKING FROM HOME

Made it through a rough day of feeling the side effects of a tetanus shot - I was not fully prepared to feel like I did today

Managed to get a little bit of work done before having to clock out early and use a couple PTO hours to cover the last bit of my work day

Napped for most of the afternoon

Watched Hamilton again - I will never be ashamed of how many times I watch that show

Managed to eat a small bowl of cereal for lunch

Mom made her homemade spaghetti sauce tonight - I love that it can also be eaten on it’s own without pasta

Watched a new episode of Property Brothers: Forever Home tonight

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips this morning

The sleep story featuring Harry has dropped - his voice. That is all

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#ThinkPositive2020: Oct 22

DAY 211: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 144: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Pretty sure I got more than 8 hours of sleep last night

Bagels for breakfast

Had a very productive work day

Chipotle for lunch

Got some stuff packed for my week of house sitting at my parents

It was unseasonably warm today, but it wasn’t too hot so I’ll take it

Made it through the final presidential debate

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#ThinkPositive2020: Oct 15

DAY 204: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 139: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Tried out some new bagels from the grocery store for breakfast - they were really good

Had another fairly productive work day

Had breakfast for lunch because it sounded good

The cold front blew through and it finally feels like fall

Made a smoked sausage and rice casserole of sorts with bell peppers and onions for dinner and it turned out better than I thought it would

Got to talk to Jess for a little bit this afternoon - it was nice to catch up since we haven’t done that in a while

I’ll get to sleep with my window open tonight :)))))

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#ThinkPositive2020: Sep 28

DAY 187: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING HOME DAY 126: WORKING FROM HOME

Slept until my alarm went off

Had a good, easy, first day back at work after having to be off the last two weeks due to my heart issues

Made chicken nachos for lunch

BJ’s Brewhouse for dinner

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips

It actually felt like Fall today and it was glorious

Congrats to the Dallas Stars on an incredible post season run. You may have just missed out on winning the Cup, but you are still the best in the west and nobody can take that away from you. You proved so many people wrong and I couldn’t be more proud of you. Thank you for giving me something to smile about in the cluster fuck that is 2020

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#ThinkPositive2020: Jun 13

DAY 88: SOCIAL DISTANCING/STAYING AT HOME

Slept in until 7:30

Lounged around in bed this morning and watched a movie I hadn’t watched The Great Mouse Detective

Got the couple of errands done that I needed to do even though I didn’t want to be out and about today

Reheated pizza from last night’s dinner for lunch - it was really good... especially when I added the goats cheese to it

Made my own version of a stir fry for dinner by reheated my chicken fried rice from dinner a couple nights ago and adding some ground beef and veggies - it was really good

Lots of cuddles from Mr. Chips today

The one place I can find my chocolate oranges and favorite tea bags is open again so that made me happy

Had a nice chat with Susie this afternoon

Took a nap

Enjoyed cooler summer weather on the back porch and watched Aladdin

Continued my Disney movie marathon before bed and watched Sleeping Beauty and Robin Hood