15 september 2025
Very sleepy. Woke up slightly before my alarm, and had a good few moments to enjoy to myself, in the cold, darkness- snuggled tightly in a wrapped blanket and pressing my face against fresh pillowcases I'd just put on. They're a cute sort of kittenish fawny brown. My brain has been oddly slow to bootup today, but I've tended to some tedious admin related work, updated my bullet journal, and did a dabble of normal diary related journalling, and gratitude journalling.
I've slowly been working out what works best for me with the latter. A small, pocket format, in a pretty, durable book that I can toss in with my often encountered items like chargers, keep it lined and well spaced out- no dates, or count downs: just a tiny page number, keep it limited in scope: and it tends to be less intimidating, ergo, it actually gets done.
Very sleepy. But it's nice to slowly compile things that've sparked off even temporary happiness. It's good to keep a conscious eye out for that sort of thing. But it's a very private exercise- I'm still thinking about how, or if, I even want to share them.
Next week I have to sit down and chat with Tabitha about things we've had pencilled in for about a month. Change is on the horizon. I can almost taste it.
Also, my birthday is coming up. Happy twentyfifth to me, soon.
I hope that the universe treats you well. And even if it doesn't, which it so often fails to do- I hope you're able to find the grace to treat yourself with the kindness and compassion you deserve, nonetheless.
An update later in the evening: I managed to get my semester's worth of readings done for my one reading heavy course. Very pleased with that. And right on schedule, or even a bit before it- I'm getting quite savvy at splitting time and capacity down to hairs. Even did a bit of laundry. Should be easy to stay on top of for the rest of the week/weekend...
P and I made birthday plans. Makes me a very happy camper.
Was also gifted some liptints- lip products are just about the only makeup I can be bothered to wear. Yippee!