Good News
I know that my postings tend to incorporate bad news far more often than good news, so this is my one attempt to ensure that (at least) on my birthday, the news will be good.
A listing of good things that happened today (which I will add to as the day goes on):
1. Despite an obscenely early wake-up time for my 8:00 class, I managed to get out of bed after only hitting the snooze alarm once (a dramatic improvement from my normal 5 or 6 times).
2. On my way to school, I sang "Oh, what a beautiful morning" from the musical "Oklahoma" and actually nailed it (my voice is usually pretty fuzzy in the morning).
3. I was actually semi-prepared when my Evidence professor called on me this morning, which is good since I'm usually unprepared in most of my classes every day.
4. Two of my dear friends gave me a birthday card, which was both hilariously entertaining (I'll have to show people the card) and touching. It was the first birthday card I've received so far this year, and, for being so sweet, I now owe the two of them more than I ever have before.
5. I was covered in little red glitter bits and got to use the phrase "Glitter emergency."
6. The word 'fair' was used 3 times in Evidence class this morning, even if none of them actually involved a discussion about fairness. I counted them as amounting to 1 full mention, though, because they got close.
7. My wardrobe of old clothes I could no longer wear got smaller today: I could wear 2 pairs of pants today (not at once, of course) that I couldn't wear a week ago.
8. All of my dirty laundry is now clean and in my dresser where it belongs.
9. Despite its recent highly extensive and invasive plant-surgery, one of my houseplants is recovering nicely with no apparent signs of infection (alway a worry when removing parts of the plant, leaving open wounds).
10. I got an 'A' in Constitutional Law II, which makes this last semester about on par with all of my previous ones, grade-wise.
11. I came home to find out that the apartment maintenance people had finally swept the loose paint flakes from in front of my door (previously in the week, someone had gone through and scraped all the peeling paint off of the ceiling in the corridor outside my door, but left all the flakes on the floor).
12. I wasn't called on in tax to answer any questions, even though I am fairly sure that Kansasgirl and I were one of the only ones in class who knew what was going on. Any class where I am not required to answer on cue is a good class.
13. My dining room looks fabulous with the lights on.
14. The can of mixed vegetables I had for lunch and the can of green beans I had for dinner, along with the leftover bits of a bag of carrots put me in excess of the number of recommended servings of vegetables per day I should have (as per the old food guide pyramid; I don't trust the new one) for the first time since I began living on my own.
15. My brother called me from Seattle this evening to wish me a happy birthday, even if my parents haven't made the call yet from 8.5 miles away. I like hearing from him, so that cheered up the evening.
A listing of good things that happened today (which I will add to as the day goes on):
1. Despite an obscenely early wake-up time for my 8:00 class, I managed to get out of bed after only hitting the snooze alarm once (a dramatic improvement from my normal 5 or 6 times).
2. On my way to school, I sang "Oh, what a beautiful morning" from the musical "Oklahoma" and actually nailed it (my voice is usually pretty fuzzy in the morning).
3. I was actually semi-prepared when my Evidence professor called on me this morning, which is good since I'm usually unprepared in most of my classes every day.
4. Two of my dear friends gave me a birthday card, which was both hilariously entertaining (I'll have to show people the card) and touching. It was the first birthday card I've received so far this year, and, for being so sweet, I now owe the two of them more than I ever have before.
5. I was covered in little red glitter bits and got to use the phrase "Glitter emergency."
6. The word 'fair' was used 3 times in Evidence class this morning, even if none of them actually involved a discussion about fairness. I counted them as amounting to 1 full mention, though, because they got close.
7. My wardrobe of old clothes I could no longer wear got smaller today: I could wear 2 pairs of pants today (not at once, of course) that I couldn't wear a week ago.
8. All of my dirty laundry is now clean and in my dresser where it belongs.
9. Despite its recent highly extensive and invasive plant-surgery, one of my houseplants is recovering nicely with no apparent signs of infection (alway a worry when removing parts of the plant, leaving open wounds).
10. I got an 'A' in Constitutional Law II, which makes this last semester about on par with all of my previous ones, grade-wise.
11. I came home to find out that the apartment maintenance people had finally swept the loose paint flakes from in front of my door (previously in the week, someone had gone through and scraped all the peeling paint off of the ceiling in the corridor outside my door, but left all the flakes on the floor).
12. I wasn't called on in tax to answer any questions, even though I am fairly sure that Kansasgirl and I were one of the only ones in class who knew what was going on. Any class where I am not required to answer on cue is a good class.
13. My dining room looks fabulous with the lights on.
14. The can of mixed vegetables I had for lunch and the can of green beans I had for dinner, along with the leftover bits of a bag of carrots put me in excess of the number of recommended servings of vegetables per day I should have (as per the old food guide pyramid; I don't trust the new one) for the first time since I began living on my own.
15. My brother called me from Seattle this evening to wish me a happy birthday, even if my parents haven't made the call yet from 8.5 miles away. I like hearing from him, so that cheered up the evening.
posted by The Academian | 9:22 AM
2 Comments:
I feel intoxicated by all the positive energy that you're radiating. It should be your birthday everyday--then we could solve the energy crisis.
How droll, DD. I'm a little ball of energy sometimes. When I actually get the 10-12 hours of sleep I need per day, my exuberance can power small cities! The weird part is how much sleep I need to be cheerful. I wonder if it is possible to have mono for 25 straight years.
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