Dec 31

• The way he looks at my mom.
• The way it just seems so normal and natural, like they've been together all my life.
• New Year's Eve spent with good music, good drink, delicious food honouring my late dad, & these two amazing people.

Dec 30

• Warwick Castle!
• Lenny's kindness & generosity
• That connection to Canada, Ontario and Toronto that I don't have with many other people.

Dec 29

• Mom made me dinner. I mean, she made dinner for everyone. I can't explain it, but since this is the first time we've gotten to interact as mother and daughter IRL everything is just *different* like that and it's wonderful.

Dec 26

• Everything.

Dec 25

• Everything. Just every single thing.

Dec 24

• They're here
• I called her Mom in person for the first time
• I made them a full English breakfast and we feasted
• Ravenstone for Christmas

Dec 23

• Last day of work until Jan 4th!
• Tracking Mom's journey - they made it!!!

Dec 22

• Fabric arrived for my little plush Noruh
• Got all the cleaning done
• All gifts are bought
• After work tomorrow I'm not back until January 4th
• Using the Life360 app to track Mom's train journey from Roanoke to Baltimore
• Turkish for dinner... yay!

Dec 21

• Albert the dog was at work even though I didn't expect to see him again before the new year
• Lynette brought a gorgeous sandwich cake to work and passed it around
• Being able to have a laugh with the guys in the trade area

Dec 20

• One day closer to Mom coming
• Christmas carols at the church across the street
• Gingerbread mulled wine
• Coffee with Jon at the dog cafe

Dec 5

• Coming home from work to my husband, some music, and the tree lights on

Dec 3

• Outing with us and Matt today
• Christmas makers market - scored a couple Christmas gifts today
• Delicious cocktails
• Dinner at Shimla Pinks

Dec 1

• DECORATING DAY!!!

Nov 24

• Getting to watch the Macy's parade on a really cool guy's livestream
• Not feeling the severe effects of depression - finally feeling HAPPY

Nov 23

• Greeted by a VERY excited and glad dog at work - and his love for me isn't even food-related!
• Taking advantage of Black Friday sales for Christmas gifts I was after!
• The feeling after cleaning & organizing something

Nov 18

• I've suddenly been hit by the Christmas spirit!
• Grey skies, yellow leaves

Nov 12

• A delicious Starbucks winter drink to brighten the morning
• A sunny, pleasant drive home with Matt
• Back at home in familiarity, comfort, and takeaway
• Our own bed!

Nov 11

• A little house bunting landed on the riad floor near us and it was very cute
• Driving through Fes back to the airport looked amazing in the daytime
• The relief I felt upon FINALLY getting to our gate was extraordinary
• I wound up with a window seat and saw Fes all lit up underneath us
• Settled into our hotel, took a shower, and watched tv with TONS of junk food!

Oct 21

• It's Friday
• It's a rainy, icky day and I'm looking forward to sleeping when I get home
• Covid has mostly left me alone after plaguing me for nearly two weeks

Oct 9

• Diwali kick-off festivities with Jon, Elaine, & Amelia
• Lunch at Tegtat
• Spectacular fireworks
• Delicious pink chai and apple pie chai at Chaiwalla

Oct 8

• Shopping for homemade ravioli ingredients with Jon
• Drinks out with Jon and the lads
• Dinner date, complete with a special bottle of plum wine, at Bonzai to celebrate my new job

Oct 7

• Matt and Elaine over for dinner at Merchant of Venice for Elaine's bday!
• Dessert at Haute Dolci

Oct 5

• It was a pleasant work day; my little four-legged work friend was very cute and happy to see me.
• It was a very blustery, dark, grey day with beautiful gold and orange leaves blowing about everywhere - this weather gives me energy!
• Hot dogs for dinner - and realizing I had relish in the fridge!

Oct 2

• It's my favourite month of all!
• The energy bill doesn't seem to be as bad as I thought it'd be.
• I've been able to consume a bit more food today and stay awake a bit longer.

Sept 21

• First day of fall!!!
• I finally have a new job.
• MY MOM IS COMING FOR CHRISTMAS
• I've been surprised with a five day vacay... we haven't been anywhere together since 2017 and not only is it on our travel list, but it was extremely cheap.
• Latera chapter 19 is finally fully inked. The home stretch on that one has begun!

August 5

• It's not boiling hot for once.
• I like the warbling screeches of all the gulls that appear at 5am every day, when the sky is light blue and the gulls' bodies catch the first golden-orange rays of the rising sun.
• We can afford bills and rent this month. I don't know for how much longer, but every month that passes and we can do so is a huge blessing.
• I just had fizzy lemonade with blue matcha ice cubes in it. The lemon turned the dark blue cubes bright pink-purple, and it was a delicious little drink here at 8am when I can't sleep.
• I found the softest, nicest long socks from last year's winter stock at Primark; they were marked down to £1 for two pairs and I snapped them up, looking forward to autumn!

June 30

• It's been grey, cool and drizzly today, with some hard rain late tonight. The sound was wonderful.
• I'm almost done with the remastering of my comic's third chapter.
• A nice shower, some tea, and several American Dad episodes to ease my mental state
• Planning some good eats for my birthday shenanigans!

June 5

• It's chilly enough to wear fuzzy socks. IN JUNE.
• Treated myself to a little set of gel nail polishes, all galactic and reminding me of the general colour palette for my webcomic's characters.
• I've been searching for YEARS for something similar to Bath & Body Works limited edition lemon sugar line that came out in spring 2011. I followed Fragrantica reviews and I have found that in an Arabian perfume oil called Soft. It's incredibly cheap, very long lasting, and it is IDENTICAL to B&BW lemon vanilla. The smell has transported me back to a time when I was really, really happy.