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DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 142 (more marker amusement)

Learning to be happy with little mini-projects instead of being frustrated that the big project is incomplete.

Knowing when it was time to take a break from work to tidy up the office and make it more inviting… for me AND the kitties!

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The thrill of getting a surprise gift for no special reason, and then the fun of knowing that after work I’d get to play with my new toys. Thanks, DH. You made my day!

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DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 140

Beautiful gifts from Singapore from my beautiful friend, Kat!

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What a lovely surprise!

The absurdity of weather so cold it requires the wearing of two sweaters and a scarf…. indoors!

The supremely fun Improvised Jane Austen auditions tonight. What a wonderful group I got to play with and what fun we had playing pretend!

DianaK

Year 1, Day 123: audience, fellow improvisers, the Delaneys, family visits

Oh, today is so easy. I appreciate:

  • Everyone who came to the show at HUGE Theater last night. You were an awesome audience!
  • Jen, Kristen, Liv Augusta Anderson, Carolyn Blomberg & Dan Linden, for making the whole solo show such a wonderful experience. 🙂
  • This morning’s solstice/birthday/christmas gathering with T, E & R. Perfect in every way!
  • The anticipation of seeing my siblings and all my nieces and nephews (who are coming to town this weekend!) It will be so much fun to see everyone again!
DianaK

Year 1, Day 121: wackiness, feedback, open venue

I appreciate the continued wackiness of meeting people out of context! Today’s version:

  • Meeting Mary, my fellow laughter yoga leader, at the bead store (unscheduled stop during errands today).
  • Seeing Elyssa (from my CSz class) at Huge (I was on my way out after rehearsal, she was heading in for class).
  • Ending up in line behind Katie C (whom I haven’t seen in several years and doesn’t live in my neighborhood) at my post office.

So. Much. Fun!

I also appreciate Katie, Ryan, and Pat, for patiently watching and then providing good feedback on the solo improv show I’m working on. 😉

And I appreciate the fact that HUGE Theater is letting me try this out tomorrow night! In front of real live people! (Okay, well I both appreciate and am terrified by it….) 😛

DianaK

Year 1, Day 120: sleep (usually), tiny world, friends

I appreciate:

  • The fact that I usually sleep more than 4 hours! Really, really, really appreciate that. Also that I have a warm house and comfortable bed to sleep in.
  • The truly bizarre way different part of my life are intersecting and criss-crossing these days. So many people connected from the past to the present, from one activity to another. Pretty freakin’ cool.
  • I deeply appreciate my generous, loving, supportive friends – both in town and far away. I know I am blessed beyond belief to be surrounded by such amazing people. ♥
DianaK

Year 1, Day 119: Cimmy, frog, knowing, Kari, work, Suz

Today I appreciate:

  • My cat, Cimmy, for relentlessly walking around on my lap, my desk, and my keyboard, purring. “Hello,” she seems to say, “You have a large, purring cat who adores you. Things can’t be too bad.” Thanks for the reminder, Cimmy!
  • I also appreciate my little squishy froggy friend (one of the squishies I use for laughter yoga) who’s sitting on my desk, reminding me to laugh.
  • I appreciate knowing that what’s going on is just a state of mind and that it won’t last forever, that all will be well.
  • I also appreciate Kari’s gentle words of comfort and wisdom.
  • Oh, and the fact that I get to work with people I truly adore. That’s pretty cool.
  • Plus, a short but sweet text from Suzie.

Okay, things are already getting better. Breathe in, breathe out. Smile.

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DianaK

Year 1, Day 110: a bit of bitwordy

I appreciate:

  1. My Bitwordy friends! It’s been interesting to meet these amazing people from all over the world. Not only are they word-geeks like me 🙂 But they are super smart, funny, and sweet!
  2. My dream this morning in which I was playing Bitwordy and found optic, myopic, biopic, topic, and tropic and was super happy. So fun to be a geek! LOL.
  3. All the goofy holiday avatars my Bitwordy friends are using right now. ♥
DianaK

Year 1, Day 105: rain, awards at HUGE, Molly

I appreciate:

  1. Today’s rain. Of course it’d be nicer if it was snow — but we’ll take whatever precipitation we can get!
  2. The Improviser of the Year Awards at HUGE last night. What a ridiculously lovely and amazing group of people! ♥
  3. Thanks to Molly from whom I stole the wording “ridiculously lovely and amazing.” A perfect description of the event – and the community. 🙂
DianaK

Year 1, Day 99: getting better, more appreciations, sunshine and other sunshiny things

I appreciate:

  • I am wildly grateful that the sore throat portion of this cold is nearly past. What a relief!!!
  • I appreciate David’s excellent movie suggestions. Though I seldom watch movies, his predictions about what I’ll like are 99% accurate. 🙂
  • I appreciate understanding that everything is temporary — which allows me to survive the challenging moments of my day, and truly savor the beautiful moments. ♥ Middle age rocks! 🙂
  • It’s amazing how happy I feel that my throat feels more or less normal.
  • The relief of being nearly well is awesome!
  • Also, I’m loving the sunshine, the fact that my adorable husband has begun posting appreciations on FB, the purr-purr-purring of Luna, and today’s fabulous series of hot drinks: coffee, more coffee, orange-spice tea. ♥