Done yesterday

[mdlbear]

0315 Su
  * awake 7:40, out of bed 8:30
    bltc: flexeril lets me sleep well and soundly; I need to be careful 
    	  when I have to get up at a particular time.  
  * W=189.4; drugs; make coffee, emergen-c
  * LJ tag: bltc = better living through chemistry
    (useable in public posts w/o specifying which chemical)
  ~ 12:15 Colleen: Remicade
  & visit Colleen.  paperwork, scheduling.
    ! happy. esp. when snuggling, brushing her hair, holding her hand
    ! concerned: she scored pretty high on the depression scale.  No surprise.
  & a rare call from a phone-phobic friend with good news
  & 14:13 post what makes me happy?
    ! enthralled:  excited, accomplished, and pleased with myself
  * buy: USB charger for Colleen's mp3 player, 
  * buy coffee
  & second call from $friend.  Wow!
    ! delighted; proud of $friend's progress.
  * buy 1TB or ->1.5TB drive for Nova
  * buy quiet power supply for nova
  * buy USB charger, phone cable coupler for fax
  * locate and bring in Colleen's wedding ring.
    ! romantic
  * bring shirts, pants for Colleen to wear to PT
  & 7:30ish Colleen  ! loved
  * call from Mom
  * dinner (YD cooked).  Dishes, clean out drinks from tub
  * bath
  * bed ~11:45

Between coffee and some long-deferred computer upgrades it was a fairly expensive day; shopping is fun, but not as much as it used to be. I had a list, and stuck to it pretty well.

The high points of the day, I think, were two phone calls from a normally very phone-phobic friend. I was delighted to get the first one, not merely because I enjoy getting calls from my friends, but because I was pleased with the progress and trust it demonstrated. The second was simply mind-bogglingly amazing. Good work! Go you!!

OK, mudita is rejoicing in someone else's happiness - it's roughly the opposite of jealousy. What do you call the opposite of envy: pride in someone else's accomplishment? Anyway, that.

Figuring out what kind of things I can do that make me happy gave me an odd sense of accomplishment. This self-exploration thing is hard work, but I like it.