Sweet talking my work husband into ordering me a new phone for my office. Mine now sounds like it's been under water for three years. Things like a new phone are like Christmas morning here in the world of not-for-profits. I should have it in a few days :)

Walking into the office yesterday and finding some drawings for me from sweet Amaya. She's a talented and sweet little girl who's a delight to be around. Lucky me.

Driving to work in my new car with all of the windows and the moon roof open while blasting Janis Joplin.

The infamous email we wait for every semester stating our names have been added as instructor! woot woot...now to get my "classroom" all set up!

So pretty and I never knew they exsisted!
 

The gorgeous scenery of the Okanagan Valley. I'm in BC for work this week and the scenery is nothing short of wonderful.

Joy...all kinds of joy.

I don't have a patio deck anymore, so I've hung both sets of patio chimes at the end of the chiffon curtains rod and when the oscillating fan moves the air in my home, the chimes make tiny tingling soothing sounds.

I also got my LED strings of lights put up in certain areas of the perimeter of my studio, which the LED lights add an ambient feel to my quarters at night.

Even the gigantic red bow I hung on the inside of my front door, made me feel joy and happiness.


Happy Happy, Joy Joy.


<<<<<<<<--- still unpacking boxes of my stuff since I moved the first of summer.

French toast and bacon

Joy
 

spending the evening with my serogate family. My daughter chopped up some fresh cold fruit which I hardly ever buy as it goes bad.

her husband (I call Mr. Handsome) did some computer stuff for me.

My granddaughter sat with me all evening and laughed and hugged and played and I read to her. She just turned 3 and I love her to death.

Tadpoles... A whole bunch of the tiniest tadpoles I've ever seen.

Neighbors in my new neighborhood who honestly like me and don't try to get all up my skirt about my life, where I've been, or being nosy (in general).

Just tonight, one neighbor drove by me after I had just parked the car and they waved the peace sign to me. Then another neighbor saw me struggling with my work bag, carrying it on my own, and they came up to me without one word and took the bag and helped me get it upstairs. It's nice to come home now, now that I have really nice neighbors.

They respect my privacy and I respect theirs. It's just a breath of fresh air, the type of neighbor's I have now, and I feel joy, now that I live in a calmer community of like-minded people. I treasure the gift of my new neighborhood. :stillheart:

A nice visit on a hectic day. About three months ago a young trans woman came in to my work for some resources, clothes, etc. I got her what she needed and she went on her way. She was new in town and I was worried about her. I gave her resources for our local LGBTQ centers and a few other things and I asked her to please come back and let me know how she's doing. She came in today all smiles, looking like a million bucks, and getting ready to register for school.

Making plans to spend the weekend with my sister. Our last chance for alone sister time before the baby comes.

Summer grades came due today at high NOON...... and guess who got straight A's..... again. Woot woot... rounding out the final moments of my degree on a high note

......:giggle:.....

Everything is going absolutely, entirely, perfectly my way. Either that or I'm taking my medication exactly as prescribed.

New day...