Small Good Things (Day 58)

I spent last night stewing over all the bad things, which I will not reiterate here. Instead, I'm going to come up with as much goodness as I can, before making LG a pancake breakfast (assuming she actually wants pancakes, as I don't eat them).

1. LG. Despite the crabbies and difficult patches, she is unquestionably my best thing. I think often these days about what could have happened if I took the advice of everyone who told me that 29 was too young to become an SMC... I certainly wouldn't have LG, and I might not have a kid at all.
2. I'm healthy. I can't remember the last time I saw the neurologist, but I think it was May. Or maybe it was November. But the point is there was a time I needed to go every 2-3 months to check in and get drug refills. And I don't anymore. I don't have the chronic daily headache anymore. And The Headache largely makes its appearance in time with my cycle.
3. My mama is an incredible help and support, even if the kinds of support she can give are limited. She's retiring in the spring, and I expect we'll be seeing much more of her next year.
4. My brother is a stable, responsible adult. Both genetics and environment say that he shouldn't be, but he is.
5. My sister is doing okay. As in, not currently in the hospital for either mental or physical health reasons. And that's as good as it gets.
6. A's son is sloooowly getting better, she thinks.
7. A is still chipper and a great sounding board for me, despite all she's dealing with.
8. L always brightens my day. And she takes great pictures. Someone should pay her to take pictures. I can't wait to see her in a couple weeks and hang out. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't see her everytime I went "home."
9. M, who cracks me up everytime she calls to ask if there's anything going on with the "secret plan." She's the kind of friend you can have over for a spontaneous dinner and not worry about the state of the house. Everyone needs a friend like that.
10. My good students, who challenge me in the best ways.
11. The set of evaluations I read from my gen ed class last spring which rocked. More than 75% of them said I should be nominated for a teaching award, which, when I'm being obejective, completely negates and overrides every small bad thing any other student has ever said about me.
12. The snow has stopped for the time being. (I might take a picture of my house later. It's like Christmas out there!)
13. I'm seeing Dr. Gorgeous on Tuesday. I'm a little anxious to be back there, but mostly I think it's time to get started again.
14. The bloat or whatever that was is now gone, and I'm just a pound over my normal weight, which might be the result of buying a new scale, nothing more. And, frankly, that extra pound is probably good for conception anyway.
15. I did not drink the last of the vodka last night, or order a pizza, or indulge in any self-destructive behavior other than watching a stupid movie that arrived courtesy of Netflix.
16. I slept the entire night and woke to birds!
17. LG and I are not going out in the world today, except to buy a few ingredients for a dinner party tonight.
18. My cat slept next to my head last night, which is always nice, and much more comfortable than her usual location on my body, which is like being pregnant with a 9.5 pound being, which would never happen in my real life.
19. Yesterday I did not need to shove anything up my you-know-where other than a tampon.
20. I know it's a huge cliche, but everything is always better in the morning.