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Happy Thursday, pals!!
This week, nay, this month (and by that I mean everything since 2016 began!) has been a rollercoaster in more ways than I could have ever imagined. How are you holding up? Are things going well? I truly hope so!!
Did you know, the last time I did TiLT, I was in the same situation I am now: housesitting, rocked-but-hopeful, and with great hair. HaHAAAA!!!
This is what's lighting my fire so far in 2016:
♥ Can I still say great hair? I still have great hair. Allow me to be vain for a moment.
♥ Apartment shopping. Just kidding, I am beginning to LOATH apartment shopping. It's taking ages, is full of rejection and misleading craigslist ads, and is SO EXPENSIVE. But what makes me happy about it is that I am refining my process, and really honing in on what it is that I want from my apartment by honing in on what kind of LIFE I want to live in this imaginary apartment... and that is pretty awesome. I'm thinking more and more about who I want to be and what kind of life I want to live, and no, I won't settle for any old digs that doesn't reflect that! (But I will compromise, because I'm practical! And getting slightly desperate)
♥ Spontaneous happy plans. Someone just texted me and said "Do you want to bake cookies tonight?" DO I?!?! YES I DO!! Especially awesome since it's going to come on the heels of an apartment showing that has me both excited and nervous (see: vague and potentially misleading Craigslist ads).
♥ Speaking of my friends, MY FRIENDS!!! Make me so unspeakably happy!! The other day I was talking with a friend and they were talking about how happy they were in life and what an amazing uptick they've had in life and happiness, and I was just so overwhelmed and bursting with joy for them and all I could do was blurt out "I love you!!!" like a huge dork. Ahahahahahaha! I love my friends so much, though, it's true!! See: rad stuff my friends have done recently:
- Sent me a list of amazing, thoughtful discussion questions about life so that I could process a difficult situation, instead of just telling me what to do. So helpful and really changed my approach!! ♥
- Given me a spontaneous gift, just because it reminded me of them. Now wearing it reminds me of you! ♥
- Sent sweet Christmas and New Year's greetings ♥ (I am SO SORRY I am still sending out my own cards... I'm awful at this)
- Cooked for me ♥
- Signed up to run races with me (I'm looking forward to seeing SO MANY friends this running season!)
- Told me silly, clever, and/or inappropriate jokes ♥
- Talked to me when I was sad, patted my head when I cried, and helped push me towards help ♥
- Shared things that made you think, laugh, or feel something. This includes the news that SMAP broke up. I'm sorry James. ♥
♥ Running Oh my goodness running... And working out in general makes me feel both physically and emotionally happy! It freaks the dog and cat out when I'm working out in the living room and breathing really hard, but it's meditative to me! I also love running club, because I get to go outside and chat with folks while taking a nice trot around the city. Last night we ran past places that smelled of PIZZA, WARM DONUTS, and CHICKEN.
♥ My new job! I work one day a week as an archival assistant now, and I loooooooove it! I do so many different things every day, I'm learning heaps, and everyone is incredibly nice. Plus I get to listen to Classical NPR all day long, hooray!
♥ Shopping. I went to Express the other day to buy this shirt:
because I wanted something funny to wear for the 5K I'm running on ♥ Valentine's Day ♥. When I was in there, I saw this shirt and had to grab it too:
I used to hear a lot that I don't talk very much, or that I don't give away much of my self or my secrets, and that's basically true... because I am not especially close to many people and don't trust many people with my full self. But... when I do trust someone fully and completely... there is no filter. ♥ If you think insane crap comes out of my mouth on a regular basis, just multiply that by 5 and remove some boundaries and social norms :) This is the perfect shirt for me. (Photo shot with the iPhone Transfer filter, because everybody looks better under Transfer) (See, I would never lie to you).
♥ Sirens on Netflix. Have you guys watched Sirens? It's a sit-com about ambulance drivers and it's soooo good. It's snappy and funny and has the requisite host of stereotypical characters, but also is occasionally thoughtful and almost profound. Not in a deep "We are all going to die someday" way, but in more day-to-day life. It also doesn't drag the amusing situations into grotesque and implausible awkwardness just to force a laugh, which I appreciate.
♥ Doctor Who! I always love Doctor Who, of course, but today I switched it on when I was on the treadmill and BBCAmerica happened to be showing Blink, and a great Jack Harkness episode (classic Russell T. Davies) and I remembered how great Martha is.
PHEW that's a pretty good list of happy stuff for 2016, don't you think?
Don't forget to think about what you love and what makes you happy.
If nothing makes you happy, here is a hilarious joke for all you nerds out there:
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