u/cyankitten

• Grateful that I found a nice place to get lunch yesterday before the event. Got to chat to the chef, yummy food, nice decor in the café etc. Sat outside. And nice area to walk around after that, lovely green area.
• Grateful that the event went well & good socially & in some other ways.
• Grateful that I managed to swap numbers with another person & that I have built up enough confidence to start asking recently. And for some good conversations with people & honest sharing.
• Grateful that the journey there and back was reasonably quiet and flowed smoothly.

• Took a day off work yesterday - booked in advanced - SO nice to be in a job & career where I can do that sometimes & really nice to have a day off work after the day before which was lovely but full on with busy work day then busy time at the work event. Good day, but a busy one & nice to have a break from that.
• Landlord arrived with contractor they did some things - sorting the boiler etc. Anyway, have held onto Landlord's mail for him - sent screenshots. But he took the pile of letters, FINALLY!
• My virtual coaching & hypnosis session I had (as the client) went well, helpful again and another lovely session.

• Yesterday, there was a work event straight after work (left work early to attend) I'd agreed to help with & did. Grateful it went well, attendees seemed to enjoy it, things seemed to flow smoothly. Yummy, free refreshing healthy sodas on ice & canapes. Grateful for finding people to talk to at the networking part & that previously I learned some things to help with that & remembered to use them. Grateful that I had 2 people outside my work praise my help (from other days) & 1 of them also told my boss! Grateful for interesting convos.
• I'm also grateful that I've recently found 2 new to me subreddits on social things.

• Yesterday, there was a work event straight after work (left work early to attend) I'd agreed to help with & did. Grateful it went well, attendees seemed to enjoy it, things seemed to flow smoothly. Yummy, free refreshing healthy sodas on ice & canapes. Grateful for finding people to talk to at the networking part & that previously I learned some things to help with that & remembered to use them. Grateful that I had 2 people outside my work praise my help (from other days) & 1 of them also told my boss! Grateful for interesting convos.
• I'm also grateful that I've recently found 2 new to me subreddits on social things.

Was suggested I post on this subreddit instead, so here I am: (Edited out the other 2 parts)

For Friday among things I appreciate is:

The kindness of others. The bus driver asking if I needed that bus, making sure. The free bottles of water at the station. The 2 girls on the train - at that point I was struggling a bit physically & emotionally - asking if I was OK, the 1 with a seat offering me a seat, reminding me to drink water (heat wave). Also grateful that when I sat down I was next to some1 with a battery fan and some1 with a paper fan & felt the breeze from both.

• For Friday I appreciate the lovely & when needed refreshing meals I had. Lovely breakfast at the accommodation & a different one from yesterday, refreshing protein-rich healthy lunch & drinks on the train, pizza for dinner but with lighter toppings and a milkshake.
• The kindness of others. The bus driver asking if I needed that bus, making sure. The free bottles of water at the station. The 2 girls on the train - at that point I was struggling a bit physically & emotionally - asking if I was OK, the 1 with a seat offering me a seat, reminding me to drink water (heat wave). Also grateful that when I sat down I was next to some1 with a battery fan and some1 with a paper fan & felt the breeze from both.
• The event for tonight being postponed, rescheduled. I would have been late & I might still be for the rescheduled date, but shouldn't be as late as I would have been last night & I might feel a lot more up for it when I haven't been battling transport issues & a heat wave! I didn't want to miss out but cos of everything else, part of me didn't want to go - Shröedinger much? And this way I still get to go but hopefully under better conditions!

Not really much to report from yesterday, but grateful that I got to have a chill Saturday. I needed that. It was very hot & I was still tired so it was nice to just have a chill day to relax.

• For yesterday I appreciate the lovely & when needed refreshing meals I had. Lovely breakfast at the accommodation & a different one from yesterday, refreshing protein-rich healthy lunch & drinks on the train, pizza for dinner but with lighter toppings and a milkshake.
• The kindness of others. The bus driver asking if I needed that bus, making sure. The free bottles of water at the station. The 2 girls on the train - at that point I was struggling a bit physically & emotionally - asking if I was OK, the 1 with a seat offering me a seat, reminding me to drink water (heat wave). Also grateful that when I sat down I was next to some1 with a battery fan and some1 with a paper fan & felt the breeze from both.
• The event for tonight being postponed, rescheduled. I would have been late & I might still be for the rescheduled date, but shouldn't be as late as I would have been last night & I might feel a lot more up for it when I haven't been battling transport issues & a heat wave! I didn't want to miss out but cos of everything else, part of me didn't want to go - Shröedinger much? And this way I still get to go but hopefully under better conditions!

TW: LGBT+

I booked a lgbt+ dating mingle event that is in my age range which gets a lot less stuff for us.

I'm returning from a city break - yes that is lucky and lovely.

I found out about the event AFTER everything booked etc.

BUT

due to this horrible heat wave our train was too crowded and they said if some of us didn't get off & wait for a later one they wouldn't go!

I was standing knew I would NOT be able to handle it so got off.

Waiting for later one.

I will be late to the event if i even go.

If I DON'T go - like we get 10% of the events it's like I have to keep trying.

But I just feel 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

It is on the other side of the city as it is but I feel like I have to.keep trying & take any chance I get.

I am just so discouraged about this delay etc and a bit bored, way too hot.

Anyone who feels like saying anything to cheer me up would really be appreciated.

• My main appreciation for yesterday is the sight-seeing I got to do. I had to do it with breaks factored in but I got to see and experience the 3 sights in this area I wanted to see & the main reason I planned a city break for myself! I enjoyed seeing them, taking photos, soaking up the atmosphere.
• I got to see two of the sights for free to me and the other one is free.
• Finding nice & varied places to eat breakfast, lunch & dinner.
• Some good conversations yesterday.
• Cars stopping to let me cross the road even when I wasn't at a crosswalk thing.

• My main appreciation for yesterday is the sight-seeing I got to do. I had to do it with breaks factored in but I got to see and experience the 3 sights in this area I wanted to see & the main reason I planned a city break for myself! I enjoyed seeing them, taking photos, soaking up the atmosphere.
• I got to see two of the sights for free to me and the other one is free.
• Finding nice & varied places to eat breakfast, lunch & dinner.
• Some good conversations yesterday.
• Cars stopping to let me cross the road even when I wasn't at a crosswalk thing.

• My train still running, despite some being cancelled from hot weather & for air conditioning on the train. 4 seats to myself. Nice people across from me, but 4 seats to myself, I spread out, enjoyed the space. Lovely view from the train - paddocks/fields, water, trees, houses, some flowers etc.
• Gorgeous room to stay in, was reasonably priced and yet is very clean and quite fancy and lush!
• Some sightseeing done, went to one of the sights, enjoying the architecture of that.
• Getting help on where to get some dinner.
• Being able to have this city break, break from work and enjoy seeing this. I HAVE been to this city before, but I didn't get to see much, this time I get to explore more.
• Given some more free money.
• Wifi etc. working, could enjoy watching the next episode of my show while I had my nice dinner, everything working, I remembered to pack everything I needed etc. So I get that nice combination of traveling but still having some home comforts.

For yesterday, I'm grateful for:

• My train still running, despite some being cancelled from hot weather & for air conditioning on the train. 4 seats to myself. Nice people across from me, but 4 seats to myself, I spread out, enjoyed the space. Lovely view from the train - paddocks/fields, water, trees, houses, some flowers etc.
• Gorgeous room to stay in, was reasonably priced and yet is very clean and quite fancy and lush!
• Some sightseeing done, went to one of the sights, enjoying the architecture of that.
• Getting help on where to get some dinner.
• Being able to have this city break, break from work and enjoy seeing this. I HAVE been to this city before, but I didn't get to see much, this time I get to explore more.
• Given some more free money.
• Wifi etc. working, could enjoy watching the next episode of my show while I had my nice dinner, everything working, I remembered to pack everything I needed etc. So I get that nice combination of traveling but still having some home comforts.

• Yesterday early morning it rained, thundered too etc. but it finished before I needed to go to work.
• Bus driver waiting for me to cross the road and reach the bus stop. Was going to drive off, but waited for me.
• Line manager agreeing to the next 5 more days off I've asked for for the year. And being able to choose the days off that work for me.
• Getting things done more but also having the confidence etc to manage expectations and set a boundary that some of it would be done after I get back from my days off work (different days from the ones I asked for yesterday.) And the staff being fine with that & appreciating what I DID get done.

• Aqua aerobics being fun again & refreshing and I managed to keep up well. I love that I have the time, energy, money, this being available in my local area etc.
• Being able to do a bit more planning for my upcoming city break & finalise some parts.
• Lovely service on the phone when I called the train line, nice chat & even that I go through so quickly!

• Yesterday I found another tv show to watch
• Workout went well. And, again, being able to sprint briefly on the treadmill.
• Given free food by someone in my household - this made up most of my dinner & was nice.

For yesterday, I just really needed a sort of rest and reset day and I'm grateful that I got to have that and also to do some sort of inner work a bit, but things to relax my mind and body. And mostly just chill time. And that I had a nice day.

• Several days ago, something reminded me of an exercise that could benefit me & so I have started to do this. I'm pleased I remembered. Did this yesterday evening too. So pleased I remembered or something reminded me this recently.
• A show I am watching was available to view a day earlier than usual so I got to enjoy that yesterday evening.
• Someone in the household mowing the grass, cleaning the flat - the bathrooms, kitchen and hoovering/vacuuming. For free to me and it means things look better and I don't have to do it!

• Awesome chats and laughs with some of my colleagues yesterday.
• Lovely nature break at one point, just nice to be in the breeze etc. out of the office for a bit.
• Yummy lunch from the market.
• Work flowing well again, nice pace & variety.
• Just all in all yesterday was a great day, grateful for that!

• Nice pace & variety again yesterday work-wise and having enough time for some non-work todos and some chill time too.
• Found a helpful exercise & that's a new habit that I think will bring some benefits
• Just a lovely day all round