LET'S DO THIS (ten good things)

[kaberett]

1. The parsley has enthusiastically established itself in the pot I liberated from the secret patio. (The mint is also doing well, if in the process of considering hibernating.) This means that I can open the patio door, step outside, grab a handful of parsley, and put it on whatever I'm eating. This is a way in which the world is As It Should Be, and is deeply soothing.
   
2. I am now, with A., a lot of the way through season 2 of Leverage. I continue to entirely predictably swoon over Elliot, and am particularly enjoying his dire threats of violence against his teammates (which, M, reminds me A Lot of Bucky and Natasha, which is probably some of why I find it so endearing).
   
3. I am super bloody impressed with myself for Putting In Place The Necessaries For My First eBay Sale, having been putting it off for approximately ever, which will hopefully lead to slightly fewer wheelchairs and mobility scooters in my house (current count is five; in principle that's going to increase to six on Monday because Reasons; writing up the saga of why even is something I have a tab open for). Go me for being something approximating brave and resourceful, largely through a lens of stubborn.
   
4. I continue greatly enjoying Pokemon Go; I'm absolutely delighted by the number of Round Blue Friends in generation three (which I never actually played -- the only game cartridge I actually owned was Silver). (Friends! That are round! And blue!)
   
5. It is looking rather as though I will (unexpectedly!) be able to play in both of the remaining concerts of this academic year -- I was anticipating medical faff preventing me from Orching, but Silver Lining to some of the ongoing nonsense is, actually I probably get to keep making music. I'm now feeling somewhat sheepish about how little I've practised over the holiday (though I should probably try to remember that I have been rather ill, all else aside), but! Music!
   
6. I appear? To have persuaded the chair I'm currently mainly using ("big chair" -- the one with the power-assist and the supportive seating)? To stop having a meltdown every time I look at it funny? One of the wheels kept getting itself very inscrutably unhappy (error code "7", which the manual helpfully describes as -- not in quite these words -- covering a multitude of sins), in a way that was only fixable by unseating and reseating the ten kilo battery, and eventually having sent it off to the manufacturer and had it come back in an identical condition twice, I grittd my teeth and faffed with the for-dealerships-only badly-translated-from-German ("not" and "now" are importantly different words) manual (the first time I did this particular thing I ended up just going back to the German) and recalibrating the damn' wheel and... it hasn't done the thing again? In almost a week? I am cautiously hopeful.
   
7. I am feeling Enthused about Dreamwidth stuff (possibly because I've decided I categorically don't have the brain for actual sentences this week, and have given myself permission to stop banging my head against that particular wall) and in particular have got my act together to start tentatively organising another volunteer weekend (if you want to know about this and don't, see dw_dev).
   
8. Sleeping all the time notwithstanding, I am so far doing a reasonable job of Actually Interacting With People More, and it's lovely & very, very good for me. (Thank you especially to the folk I'm repeatedly flaking on -- your patience & understanding & kindness etc is particularly appreciated.)
   
9. I am dealing with A Lot of stressors with, if not aplomb, certainly solid application of self-care skills and minimal fallout for other people -- two wheelchair sagas, two medical dramas, an academic deadline, ongoing mental health work; and while I'm definitely operating at elevated anxiety levels, I'm only operating at elevated anxiety levels, and frankly that's pretty fucking magic. Well done me. Very well done me indeed on the curious observation & the self-directed kindness & the patience & the acceptance.
   
10. Having had one day of it already so far this year, I am really looking forward to the weather being generally mild and pleasant enough that just propping the patio door open and curling up in the breeze is feasible. It's going to be lovely. (And also, as ever, because it is a perpetual delight, the accessibility of the flat in general. And the PANTRY.)
    

Comments

[cesy]

Well done you! Dealing with all of that sounds very impressive.

[oracne]

Music!!!

[sebenikela]

Leverage is great and Eliot is wonderful. I'm glad you're enjoying :)

[silveradept]

Glad there are so many good things in your life, and that you are dealing with stressors well.

[jesse_the_k]

Hurrah!

[davidgillon]

9) is especially noteworthy. I mean, I was vaguely aware of most of them, if not completely up to date, but the sum total of things you're dealing with, and coping with, is seriously noteworthy.

And well done on 6), I'm vaguely aware how much the power-assist has been flaking on you, so everything bendy crossed you've got a longer-term fix sorted.

Digits and stuff similarly crossed for eBay sale profits!