I'm glad you fellows liked the somewhat - positive post.

Let's do it again.

Success Stories:
- I ALMOST got my to-do list at work done today.
- I decided to take the time to stop at my favorite coffee shop for a coffee and bagel and to read and blog instead of forcing myself to go straight to the grocery store/errand after work.

Gratitudes/Happy Things:
- They are playing Sufjan Stevens at the coffee shop; I haven' heard the album in a while and it reminds me of my old friend in a happy way. I just caught myself singing This aloud. Woops.
- It's a really, really nice afternoon instead of being stormy or cold or rainy as it has been.
- I have nothing on my schedule for this weekend except a little afternoon party on Sunday.

Challenges/Cheerleading:  (or, concerns and possible hopeful solutions?)
-I haven't been sleeping well the last 2 nights because of anxiety, but tonight is another opportunity to get back into a better routine.
-My house still looks like a BOMB exploded. Really. I'm not exaggerating this time. I would like to take a few minutes each day for the rest of the week to get it cleaned up by the weekend.

I found a link to this at Poppytalk. It reminds me of the sign I made for above my dorm-room bed during my difficult freshman year of college, which said "__ is a great place to be and you like it."

I was trying for the positive reinforcement. It took a few more yrs to sort of settle in.

Life Update In the Form of Positives.

I don't know who originated this "positives' thing...but I have been reading it for a while over at Miss Sarah's Lunatic Express (I added the Miss Sarah part). I've seen it around in a couple of other places, like the Sanguine Saturday at Dialectic Dichotomy. The big wedding of my friend is over. I saw a new therapist today. I have a new job, albeit at the same office for the same company. I hope I'm turning over a new leaf. I think a good way to talk about it without having a loooong drawn out bit of prose is with these:
 

Success Stories

- I overcame phone call anxiety got a new therapist and saw her today.

- My friend's wedding went off without any major issues and was beautiful and fun.

- I was able to re-negotiate to take the editorial position at my work and now I don't have to sell advertising anymore.

Gratitude/Happy Things

- My boyfriend was wonderfully supportive, sociable, kind and overly helpful the entire wedding weekend, including nursing me during my post-wedding hangover yesterday.

- I had some in-depth conversations with a longtime girl-friend (also bridesmaid), we expressed our mutual affection and are going to spend more time together.

- This song by The Avett Brothers. It's happy and sweet.

Challenges
- Work is still very busy and over-scheduled and I still feel overwhelmed by it.

- My house is a wreck and I'm having trouble focusing on cleaning it. 

- My therapy is very expensive and I will have to set a real budget because my insurance won't pay.

Wish my back patio looked like this. One day?