I needed to make a list today, so I thought I’d post it.
And if you need a little happiness boost, you can join me in the comments.
1. DST starts a week from Saturday.
YESSSSSSSS.
I don’t enjoy the hour switch in and of itself, but I really, really love having an hour more of daylight on the later end of the day.
In a little over a week, the sun will not set until around 7:00 pm and that makes me feel like spring and summer are well on their way, even though it’s still cold.
2. I opened a new pack of coffee filters.
You know how they get sort of stretched out after a while? And how hard those stretched-out filters are to fit into the coffee maker?
I had completely forgotten how tidily they fit when they are new out of the package!
Definitely happiness-inducing.
(in case you missed it: yep, I started drinking coffee.)
3. Sonia’s knees are gonna be ok.
She’s had intermittent knee pain for a while, so I took her to see an orthopedist.
Happily, we found out there is nothing structurally wrong with her knees; she’s just a little too flexible (which can cause alignment issues) and she needs stronger quad muscles (which help with alignment issues.).
So, PT it is for her.
(I had knee pain at her age and ended up having to be on crutches for three months, followed by surgery. So I am very happy that PT is all she needs! Phew.)
4. Sonia’s birthday is this weekend.
This lil’ peanut is going to be 15! So some birthday fun is coming up.
5. It’s sunny here today.
If there’s light pouring into my windows, the world seems much more full of hope and happiness.
I can mange to be grateful when it’s cloudy, yes, but it’s just a whole lot easier to feel perky when the sun shines.
Randi Macdonald
Sunday 3rd of March 2019
I can't wait for Daylight Saving time. I'm in Socal and the temp never reached 70F any day in February. ( I know, I know), first world problems. Its been rainy and cold and somewhat depressing. We spend a lot of money to live here for the supposedly good weather.
Marianne
Saturday 2nd of March 2019
Spent hours on the phone with my son who is having anxiety issues and lives 1000 miles away. He was very thankful.
So happy that Aldi is opening a location about 2 miles from my house. The other locations are a ways from my house.
We are also getting an Freakin Unbelievable Burger joint. So Yay!
A friend at work needed some cables to move her router and I had some for her. She was happy and traded some lemon balm with me.
Thankful that several co workers have been great listeners with some major issues at work. I am praying that what I think is going to happen won't. I am so stressed out I have twitching eyes.
I HATE daylight savings time. It totally messes with me and my sleep. I wish they would do away with it. I say swing a half hour and call it good. :P
Deidre
Friday 1st of March 2019
Good post Kristen, thank you 1. Saw short Pixar film Kitbull about a stray cat and a dog; so cute especially loved the animation of the cat 2. Found Depression Cooking with Clara on utube, she was adorable and now I want to make poorman's dinner... 3. Thai takeaway & movie with my sis 4. Tea 5. Beautiful caring friends at work
Ps I love DST too - I love it still being light when I leave work, but funny although I always berate myself for not going to bed earlier the night before it starts I also love the extra hour in bed when it ends - always feels like a treat
Amanda
Friday 1st of March 2019
Despite the fact that I am really feeling this pregnancy, I can't help but be happy about these things:
1) A healthy pregnancy and the promise of a fourth healthy little baby next month. It's crazy how your experience changes with each one. With our first we had no idea but found the lack of sleep and constant caring for a tiny person exhausting beyond anything we'd ever done. Our second was easier because we were "broken in." Our third came when I was commuting to grad school (and in the middle of the semester), so her infanthood is a bit of a blur. This time will be our last, and circumstances are a bit easier, so we are ready to just sit back and relax this little blessing about to come our way.
2) It is cold and dreary outside, but I can't help but feel spring in the air. (It could be the pregnancy happy hormones.)
3) I've been offered a fellowship at, as my friend said, a fancy pants school to continue my research. It is commuting distance from our house, which never happens in academia. I am sure they just mixed up applications, but I am going to take advantage all the same.
4) Our daughter decided to start potty training (by refusing to wear pants constantly) at exactly the time she started waking up at 5 am and declaring "suns up!" But we're making good progress on the potty training and got this clock that tells toddlers when it is time to stay in bed and when to get up. Gimmicky gadgets never work for me, but so far we've had some easier mornings, and I am all about it.
5) We're finally having our porch rebuilt in one month! The house has needed a new porch for years as it has been slowly falling apart, but other savings goals (and babies and grad school) have gotten in the way. Finally we have the cash and I'm working with our contractor to get started.
Kristen
Friday 1st of March 2019
How much longer until your due date? I hear you on being more zen about the fourth...I was in way better shape after having Zoe than I was after having Joshua, despite the fact that I had three small people plus Zoe!
Diane C
Friday 1st of March 2019
Oh, how I hate when the time changes! DH and I were building a fence the weekend after we "fell back". We were nearly finished as the early dusk loomed. We were hustling to get the project done when I caught my foot on the edge of the thick, new concrete patio and fell over like a tree. I had a freshly cut fence board in my hands, so I could do nothing to break my fall. It took four weeks to get the correct diagnosis: two fractures of the pelvis, ugh!
I am finally starting to feel better, just in time for the return of longer days. I cannot wait to move on from this chapter of my life. Bring on the sunshine and more daylight hours.
Here are my FFT, broken pelvis edition:
1. Before the correct diagnosis, a friend saw my pain and insisted I borrow her cane. In fact she threatened to beat me with it if she saw me without it. Love her! And the free use of a cane.
2. We have excellent insurance, so when an MRI was finally ordered (X-rays didn't show anything amiss because they were taken from the wrong angle), it cost virtually nothing. And thank heavens surgery was not required.
3. I am RE, so this accident did not result in loss of wages.
4. Because our co-pays are low, I am out of pocket less than $100 for the whole experience.
5. Though I did much less than usual, I was somehow able to keep up with my volunteer obligations, cook meals for my family, and get through the holidays, including takedown. This experience has made me so, so grateful for having sailed through a relatively pain-free life thus far. I have a new awareness for anyone using a cane or walker and make sure to politely give them plenty of room to maneuver. One jostle can send such a person sprawling. I also make a point of looking them in the eye, smiling and greeting them. It's easy to feel invisible when your body is impaired, especially if you're in pain.
Did I mention I've always hated DST? Yes, yes indeed. Now more than ever. I admire the states that don't observe it. My state has recently voted to abolish it, but it will take a few years to be eliminated. Can't happen soon enough.