2026 Happy Blog Challenge

 Ah, the miracles of good sleep.  Here are some happy things from today: Taking my time to get out of bed is a luxury.  So is having enough property to walk a dog on.  Some birds the Merlin App heard Bjorn and I went on two actual walks today.  One walk was near where I live, the other was north of Concord, NH on a rail trail.  Between the two walks we visited where I live so I could get a few things I had forgotten about.  It was good to see some family. After the second walk we went to Craft Night where my studio is.  I was able to get the SCA checking account balanced and updated.  Bjorn was a little too anxious with all the activity and change over the day so I didn't get to do a craft.    I believe this side of the post means 62 miles to White River Junction. I believe this side of the post means 81 miles to Boston. For a very short part of The Muffin Story I am researching the Andes Mountains. ☮ Continued listening to: Th...

Here are some happy things from today: My work week is over.  In two weeks I’ll be working at least another ten hours a week and I am going to take advantage of not having to do that this week.  It is highly unlikely that I will take any extra hours this weekend.  I can’t take a full shift without someone else to watch the dog anyway, and I will use that reason to not go to work. Bjorn and I went for a walk along a rail trail near where I used to live a long time ago.  This trail is maintained to allow for dirt bikes, ATV’S, and snowmobiles.  One dirt bike went by us and was very polite by slowing down and waving.  I wasn’t sure how Bjorn would react with the loud noise.  He was distracted by listening for a squirrel though so it was not an issue. 😂 🐿   There was a large number of red-winged blackbirds in a wetland along the trail.  I only saw a few in the distance perched on the plants, but the noise suggested many.  I pulled out...

 Exhaustion has hit me again.  I didn't sleep well last night and worked a long day.  Here are some happy things: The interview at work for the Seasonal Process Assistant was today.  Thankfully I think I did okay.  I don't know when I will know if I got that or the Seasonal Safety Associate position that I interviewed for last week.   There was a spill at work right before I was supposed to leave.  I stayed to get it contained.  I'm very grateful for the coworker that stayed with me and helped to finish that up. Bjorn and I went for a short walk along a paved rail trail.  I forgot my phone at the house so no pictures, but the walk was nice.  The temperature reached around 80 degrees, in November, in New Hampshire.  Weirdness is what that is.   Two pictures I took before sleep: Twilight time Bjorn ☮ Continued listening to: The House Witch 2 , by Delemhach. Continued to read: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? , by Jodi Tayl...

 The bad news is that I found a tick today.  The good news is that I stopped it in its tracks.  This might also mean less field time for Bjorn.  Here are some happy things from today: It turns out that the time it takes to get from where I am petsitting to work is only about five minutes more than from home to work.  That means I got to work on time even with taking the time to say goodbye and safe travels to my friends.   It was crazy busy in Problem Solve at work.  That made the time go by quickly, which was nice.   The line to vote was also crazy busy.  I tend to choose to not look at the time when I have no control over the time something will take and have no timed appointments.  It makes that time in line (or whatever) go much nicer.  That is a long way for me to say that I have no idea how long I was in line. There was a dog waiting for me so I couldn't dally.  After voting, Bel and Corvidae brought me to pick ...

 Here are some happy Monday things: The urge to resist anything productive was strong today.  It took a while and a bit of mind coercion, but I got the rest of my things packed and ready to go to where I will be staying for the next few weeks.  I left a few things at home that I will get tomorrow.  I’m happy to be settling into my new temporary home. My Muffin Story had no forward motion today either.  I did read more of it, but no editing today.  I’m hoping to pull out sentences everyday that I like from it.  Today that is “Early on she spilled some of her coffee on her shoe.  She was determined that that moment would not shape the rest of her day.”  The things I left at home mostly include things to do that aren't playing on my phone or laptop.  It turns out that after 31 days of doing artsy things, I'm not as ready to stop it as I thought.  I'm not going to carve out time like I did in October, but if I have some time, I still wa...

Here are some happy things from this first November day: With no art challenge to do (I'm not currently planning on GratitangleZ), I almost felt lost.  Instead I spent much of the morning rearranging my bedroom.  Well, at least I made a start.  My desk is now in the northwest corner instead of the southwest and my chair is now in the southwest instead of the northwest corner.  There are still way too many boxes and random things that I need to go through.  Enough things were moved around that it is easier for me to move around.  Yay!  There were even a couple of small things that I said goodbye to.  Downsizing in baby steps! The five minutes after I moved my desk where it was still cleaned off!  😂 My November daily goal (task? challenge for myself?) is to work on rewriting the short story I started last year in November.  I used the book You Are a Muffin , by Exeunt Press to help me write a story.  I had hoped to get back to it bef...