Good Things Friday (34)
October 4, 2019
This is my weekly list of things that were good this week, even if they weren’t all unadulteratedly good things. Please share your good things in the comments!
1. Our neighbors were in a horrific car accident last week, we’re so grateful that they’re all ok. I’ve known so many people who got into terrible wrecks, and we’ve buried a few of them, that it gives me a touch of anxiety every time JB and PiC go off together.
2. My eye exam put me out of commission all day. The doctor warned me that it was possible I’d lose 4 hours after the dilation but I didn’t think it’d be quite as bad as it was. Normally I really can’t afford that kind of time off with my workload, the past 14 months have been awful, but I caught a small break this week in that my urgent stuff was done before that appointment. Small favors.
3. We had a fabulous, though short, visit with a dear friend who happily embarked on culinary adventures with me. I’m so proud of myself for working on seasoning this dish well enough that the flavors were complex and not the one note that only salt, pepper, and chicken broth were initially bringing to the table. The adults approved and JB came back for seconds, then thirds after dessert. The biggest compliment!
4. I finally found time to read a novel from a fellow blogger: Family Trust by Kathy Wang. I’m still marinating thoughts because there was so much there.
5. Who’s got two thumbs and is super jazzed that Target’s Market Pantry brand green beans are regularly 55 cents a can, beating Costco’s 61 cents a can? THIS LADY. Seamus has been giving me the business for not having his expected veggies in his dinner. Costco, our main supplier, has been out for ages! I made do with extra carrots and sweet potatoes but the green beans are the cheapest and lowest cal supplement (34 cals per cup, vs 62 cals for carrots and 180 cals for sweet potatoes). We need low cal and filling to keep this old guy lean, it’s easier on his arthritis.
Bonus, I can pay for it with gift cards so those Bing rewards are feeling extra special. WOO. Now I need a sale of some sort to apply to their already cheap regular price. You’d think it was ridiculous to be thinking about saving 6 cents a can, and yes that’s just $21.60 a year, BUT with a recurring quarterly bill of $400-450 for just two of his FIVE DAILY medications, I have to look for every penny of savings that I can find.
6. If JB wants a Halloween costume, that has to be settled NOW. Ze finally picked a costume and while we couldn’t get it as a hand me down from anyone, Target had the costumes. The popular color was selling for $35 and a less canon color for $20. Since I’m not about to pay $35 for a single use item, and the cheaper one was one of zir top favorite colors anyway, that’s the one we were getting. But I made myself wait. There’s a fine balance between getting everything done early and not paying full price for non essentials and that’s the only highwire act you’ll see me engage in! Two days later, voila! 30% off Halloween costumes! Brought that sucker down to $14 with free delivery when combined with the canned green beans goldstrike. Now ze needs to love the costume and wear it at least twice.
7. Every year, my birthday present to myself is giving the library a check to buy a diverse list of authors I want to read, in e-books. This means I get to enjoy them and other people can too. I sneak back to check back on the status of those books and am elated when I find they’re waitlisted. That means people are reading them! And I hope enjoying them. I’m starting my wish list for next year now: Rena Barron’s Kingdom of Souls trilogy.
8. Earnings from MyPoints have been incredibly slow in the past two years so I’m happy to finally have enough points to redeem for a $10 Amazon gift card.
:: You know the hard thing about emotions and chronic pain? As much as I can look back and say I had lots of little bright spots in this week, it was still really hard to feel happy because every single day has included hours of flare-up pain. How was your week?
Your number 7 is just the best idea 💛
Thank you, it does make me happy 🙂
I also love the library idea!
Good things:
-Survived a trip to Tokyo for work.
-Was able to spend time with the kids, despite the jet lag this weekend
-Found out that there are kids at our local high school who don’t have bikes to ride to school. (There’s no bus service). They are walking an hour/day. The kids also don’t have lockers, so are hauling giant backpacks as well. The local PTSA was look for bike donations, but I offered cash instead, as we don’t have a bike to donate. I hope it makes logistics for a family so much easier each day.