Thursday's good thing.... Finishing this hat. I spun the white yarn myself, in all its lumpy glory. #mentalhealth #crafts #craftiverse #spinning #yarn

So yesterday's good thing turned out to be that the pup had not in fact swallowed a needle, and the entire loaf of bread we gave her was unnecessary. The x-ray on the other hand was expensive, but very, very reassuring.

In other news, the dog disemboweled my needlecase. I always thought it was made by my great grandmother, but.... 1) #craft #craftiverse #crafting #needlework

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This is the #history degree I am doing. I am doing it part-time. So part time it will take me 12 years! But history is about the long-haul, so that fits! I am loving it! Happy to say why, if anyone wants to know.

There was a moment yesterday when I thought "I must remember this for my daily blessings". Can I remember what it was? Can I, hell! But the weather was good. I took rubbish to the tip. The dogs loved their bones. And reminding myself of those joys has made me feel better. #mentalhealth

Lots of good things on Sunday. Th one I am calling out is having a friend to stay. #mentalhealth #dailyblessing #dailyblessings #ablessingaday Picture of the Forth Road Bridge, because why not?

Yep.

Saturday's good thing was a daytime nap. I do love a daytime nap. Also matinee performances and late lunches. Rest, relaxation and pleasure in the afternoon feel so illicit and are alwats a treat. #mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings #countingblessings Random photo of a double rainbow.

Friday's good thing was herding the rubbish and recycling. Not actually getting it out of the house. Just herding it into a room and shutting the door on it! For the win. If not the bin. #mentalhealth #countingblessings #ablessingaday #dailyblessings

Thursday's good thing: Just how well the pup is learning recall. Still only 70% or so. But better than the older dog whose kennel name is "I'll Call You Maybe" by "Lord I Don't Think So" out of "Lady Lovely but Willful". Random pic of the sea. #mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessings

Yesterday's good thing was finding my new zips had been delivered.❣️ One was in the hallway, one in the yard. 🤔 No sign of the packaging. 😆 The pup was the picture of innocence.🤣 Aye, right. #mentalhealth #countingblessings #dailyblessings #puppy

Lighthouse Hubby said I seemed happier yesterday evening, & I think I was. Blessing #1: The weather had something to do with it. It was a pleasant sunny day, & I do crave light in the winter. (Pic of the Firth of Forth on a nice evening) #mentalhealth #countingblessings #dailyblessings 1/5

Why don't washing machines have the same care symbols as clothes? I don't know about you, but I don't launder butterflies, and only launder leaves by accident. And why is the m/c with the easier instructions £250 more than the one with the batshit crazy ones? This is so shite, it looks willful.

A tricksy few days. Friday is several days ago now, so it's hard to pull out good things that happened then. Saturday involved the pup being an absolute wee star. Both dogs are lovely in different ways, and the pup coped with a lot really well on Saturday. #mentalhealth #countingblessings 1/2

Thursday's good things An absolutely lovely catch up with a friend over tea and chocolate biscuits. Tea. Chocolate biscuits. Friends. Don't take them for granted. Today's pic is turbulent water, because that happens too. #mentalhealth #dailyblessings #countingblessings #ablessingaday

Wednesday's good thing The pup is learning to lie down rather than jump when I make excited noises & movements over her head. The older dog is baffled - rightly - but hopefully will learn this new trick. #mentalhealth #dailyblessing #dailyblessings Random pic of some curtains I once had.

Tuesday's good thing --- oh hell, it's 3:00am Thursday, I can barely remember how to SPELL Tuesday! I read and I #crafted. #mentalhealth #ablessingaday #dailyblessing Random pic from my photo albums.

Yesterday's good thing? Good medical news about Lighthouse Hubby. It's been a phenomenally shit year, hopefully now behind us. This counts as this year's good thing, to be honest. Thx to his friends & colleagues for all their support. #mentalhealth #countingblessings #supportthenhs

Saturday's good things included the light on the autumn leaves and on the sea, some excellent crispy fried aubergine, and good craic with good friends. Sunday's included a nap. Let's hear it for napping! Random photo. #mentalhealth #countimgblessings #goodthingsdohappentome

Though Friday started a bit fraught, it ended well. With deeper understanding, and that matters so much. I'll take that as a win. Plus the dogs are hilarious, and the wine was good. #countingblessings #dailyessings #mentalhealth Random pic from August 2022.

Thursday's good things... let me think about yesterday. I enjoyed knitting, and podcasts (The Rest is Entertainment is always good for, well, rest. And entertainment.) It was a tricky day. But I've had worse. Very much enjoyed playing 7 Wonders Duel #boardgames #mentalhealth #countingblessings

Wednesday included a really pleasant, very chilled evening with friends. Friends are good. Being chilled together is good. #goodthingsdohappentome #countingblessings #mentalhealth Random pic because cuteness

We've reachrd peak something. Peak what, I don't know precisely. But we've definitely reached peak something. #consumerism #latestagecapitalism #commercialisation #halloween #tesco

No word of a lie, yesterday was hard. In a 3 Gü puds kind of way. So I'm calling it out for the base levels of Maslow's hierarchy: I am housed & warm, I have access to food incl'ing Gü puds, I have the comfort of dogs & the person I 🤍 And we all have Nina. #mentalhealth youtu.be/Mq0bObq88W8?...

If you are a cis-gender woman in the UK and can sign this, it would be peachy. Thank you. #transrights "We call on the media and politicians to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm." notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

The serenity prayer talks about accepting what we can't change, changing what we can, & knowing the difference. I am mulling over an insight from a friend, that if we work on what we can change, we are better able to cope with what we cannot change. This helps, & was yesterday's good thing.

I have just discovered you can get transparent electrical plugs. I have no need for new plugs, but now I want to re-plug the entire house! www.lampspares.co.uk/transparent-...

So.... Sunday.... A gentle day. Learning a new board game. The satisfaction of cleaning out a corner of the kitchen and throwing thimgs away. Friends. Dogs. I do wonder if I should replace doom-scrolling with jigsaws.

I try not to do #soblessed posts, but yesterday started with a sauna on a beach, and ended with the Northern Lights behind the lighthouse. But it was hanging out with my friend, sharing hopeful shifts on our worlds - theirs and mine - that made it a good day. It's us, not our backdrops that count.

Friday's good things.... ⭐️ Some stonkingly excellent professional recognition for me & my team 📝 Getting this month's main deliverable publishable, scheduled & ready to go 🏖 My honey arranging some very much needed down time: more rest & recovery than rest & recreation Random pic taken in error

I am not sure this is the positive message @flogasbritain.bsky.social think it is. #gaslight #gaslighting

Yesterday's good things..... (Remembering yesterday is an important part of my practice: it's harder than thinking about today, & it helps me sift my experiences). So... yesterday's good things.... A blether with my neighbour A new mop for sweeping the floor Playing board games with my honey

Wednesday's good things.... Just how much the dogs love their bully rolls (enormous bits of dead animal that they bicker over & chew) 🐕🐶 The drive to get them - nice to get out of the house and off the headland for a bit 🚗 Some interesting stats about my side gig. 📊 A blether with my sister 👩‍❤️‍👩

Tuesday's good things.... oh, I cannot remember! Let me go away and think about Tuesday for a bit.

Moday's good thing was waiting peacefully for the bus at a quiet rural bus stop, and gently blethering while we waited.

Sunday's good thing was - among other good things - a hot bath with bath-salts.

Saturday's good thing was getting the carpet and underlay up off the living room floor. It stank of dog and cat pee. A bit too #greygardens! Now planning what we do instead.

Yesterday's good thing! Learning to spin!

Thursday's good things My friend coming to stay. The hilarity that ensued when a bird flew into the house, the cat tried to catch it, the pup tried to catch the cat, and the older dog tried to catch the pup. Tge cat and the pup sleeping on the same bed.

Wednesday's good things.... I am enjoying the supportive WhatsApp group of students in my current uni course. #countingblessings #goodthingsdohappentome

Time to count my blessings again. Trying to keep them really simple. No #soblessed insta humblebrags. Nothing that Bridget Jones would call "smug married". Starting with hot milk late at night, and clean cotton sheets.

Phew! I have scheduled social media from now, right through to January - this takes me through the next semester, Christmas and New Year. It's taken me the thick end of two weeks. I am tired, but pleased. Next step.... the accounts! 📈💸📉 Have a picture of Tiger looking how I now feel.

I think today's delight might be the story told in this thread.

Today's good thing was training the dogs in the sunshine

I listened to David Olusuga's podcast about the days in Nov 1983 when the Soviets had nuclear weapons in the air, because they misinterpreted a US war game. www.podbean.com/media/share/... Unsurprisingly, I wondered what I was doing during those nearly-last-days. More surprisingly, I know 1/

Today's delight --- and a delight for the next six weeks, if we can resist eating them that long --- was finding baby plum tomatoes at 44p per punnet, and preparing them in the yard with my friend. Summer pickled tomatoes on their way.....

Yesterday's good thing was an unplanned golden hour jaunt on a single track road up one of Scotland's most beautiful straths. I was chasing a train with my friend on it. (Long story, dull story). (Not this strath, but photo taken from a previous trip on the same train).

I have used AI to draft text for about 50 social media posts to run from now until the end of January. I will review and revise, and select my own images. But - crucially - the creative and emotional labour was done by planet-destroying soul-destroying tech. On the other hand /1