3 Things 9/2/2026 which was "AWESOME"

Something that went well 

There's a person in my department who has been difficult to communicate with. When I request something, she either tells me why it's not a good idea or she's got more important things to do. It's defeating. I don't like to ask her for anything, but I do when I have to. Well, today I wrote SEO friendly copy for one of our website pages and needed her to publish it. I sent it to her and braced myself for the "no" that might come. Almost immediately,  she responded with "This is AWESOME!" (emphasis hers) and even offered to give it special formatting enhancements that I hadn't considered. What?!? Instead of a brush off, she gave me an AWESOME and the extra mile. I was stunned. Must've been exceptional writing on my part to get that kind of reaction. I reread my copy a few times just to drink in its awesomeness. 

Something to look forward to 

The Husband is using his paid time off to get things done around the house this week. There are exciting and much needed renovations in our future.

Just kidding. Only two things today.

3 Things 8/28/2026

Today's Battle Cry

(In the voice of Tone Loc at the beginning of Wild Thing) Let's do it!

Something that went well 

I was very tired and super cranky today. But I still showed up, and I still did good work. I even held my own through two meetings and a surprise call from my skip level boss.

Something to look forward to 

Officially on vacation. No work until Wednesday. (Today is Friday)

What's the best that could happen?

I could sleep and sleep and sleep until I'm done tomorrow morning. I'd be asleep right now except the Packers are playing 🏈🧀💚💛💚💛💚

3 Things 8/27/2026 with the first battle cry

Something that went well 

- I haven't worn makeup all week. I never did like clogging my pores. But last week I'd scrubbed so hard to clean my face that I'd caused my undereye bags to bleed. So, I quit. And guess what happened. No one noticed. No one told me I looked tired or pale, which they sometimes used to do even when I wore makeup. (Btw, not once at this current job have any of my coworkers told me I look tired, bless them ❤️, but that might be because I'm so much older and they'd never dare say it to an elder.)

- Even though I was far from feeling feisty this morning, when The Husband texted me from his workplace asking how I was doing, I wrote back, "I'm wearing my fancy pants and ready to kick butt." After hitting Send, I actually felt capable of kicking butt. So, now I'm thinking I should start each day with a little battle cry. I would like to come up with a new one every day. We'll see how that goes. 

- Someone at work told me I looked "sharp" today. Let's give it up for fancy pants and no makeup! 👏

Something to look forward to 

- Finding out what tomorrow's battle cry will be 🤪

- I get to work from home tomorrow 

- The Husband and I have PTO and camping plans with friends next week

- The yarn event at the library starts next week. I still need to turn in my entry.

What's the best that could happen?

- We could have nice weather for camping

- I could sleep well tonight 

-People could like my yarn project

3 Things 8/23/2026 Sunday Version

Something that went well 

Huge social event at the library today. Walked over with The Husband and Elder Son, met up with a good friend there. Ate yummy food. Supported my local library.

Something to look forward to 

Will drop off my finished yarn project for the same library's fiber art show this week. It turned out nice. I am looking forward to possibly hearing someone else also say it's nice. I might share a photo of it here someday.

Something nice about me 

I've been cat-sitting for Younger Son all weekend. One of his kitties hid under the bad and wouldn't come out the first time I stopped by. Now she greets me at the door and asks for lots of pets. Yes, it's because she knows my visits equal food, but still, a cat has deemed me an acceptable human, and that's an honor.

Thinking of Donuts

On my way to work on Treat Day Thursday, I bought myself a donut. Gleefully carried my little white bakery bag into the office.

As I settled in, boss lady came by to tell me she had brought treats to celebrate her birthday. 

She had brought a dozen donuts.

"Oh!" I said, holding up my little white bakery bag. "You and I had the same idea! Except, you were thinking of everyone, and I was thinking only of myself." 🤪

Treat Day!!!

Happy Treat Day Thursday to those who celebrate it.

3 Things 8/19/2026 (a good work day)

Something that went well 

The SEO agency my company hired sent over optimization recommendations for a page that I had written new copy for in April of this year. The only ideas they offered were to add internal links. They couldn't think of anything else that would improvement what I had done.

Very validating.

Something to look forward to 

Today was a very good work day. Lots of validations from different sources. I'm kinda looking forward to seeing what tomorrow looks like.

Something nice about me 

Again, the maintenance guys at work like me. Passing in the hall, I asked one of the guys about a project they were working on, and he delighted in telling me all the details. I threw in "No kidding!" and "That's crazy!" in appropriate places to keep him going. No one else knows what's going on behind the tarps, but I do! 😁

3 Things 8/18/2026 (a yarn project & a manager who tries)

Something that went well 

I finished a big project I'd been dreading. Needed the help of a manager who isn't my manager. She enjoyed the collaboration and did her best to prop up the pieces of my ego that had become warped and bent from years of poor management. I appreciated it, but also felt embarrassed by it, but also appreciated it.

I mentioned she's not my manager.  Yet, she's tried harder to make me believe I have value than anyone else I've worked for over the past decade.

Something to look forward to 

The yarn project I've been working on for a library event is nearly finished. The only thing left is to attach a small embellishment. Despite the errors I made that no one else will notice, it turned out pretty nice. I get to submit it for the show next week. I will be happy to be finally done with it. It was harder than I thought it would be; it wasn't as enjoyable as crochet projects usually are.

But, I did it, and I finished it, and it's nice.

What's the best that could happen?

I could get a good night's sleep tonight, and tomorrow me could have a great day.

Dangerous Game for Couples

He says, "I got a surprise for you. I was going to install it and see how long it took you to notice, but you came home before I had the chance."

I reply, "Oh, nice! Is it a replacement window crank?"

"No. But, I do need to fix that. Guess again."

"Is it that shelf we talked about for the reading corner?"

"No, but I should order that. I'll give you a hint: It *is* something broken, and I only spent two dollars."

"A new cover for the bedroom light switch?"

"Oo, I forgot about that, but nope!"

"Is it glue for the loose kickboard in the kitchen?"

"Nope. Keep guessing!"

I thought hard about what other broken things in the house might cost only $2 to fix, trying to decide which one to pick next, it dawned on me. If I list one by one each broken thing in the house, I will slowly watch the spark in my wonderful husband's eyes dim as he realizes just how many things in the house I think need to be tended to. 

I didn't want to play this game anymore.

All he wanted to do was surprise me with a little something thoughtful. 

3 Things 8/11/2026 with BLTs

Something that went well 

Elder Son has been growing tomatoes and lettuce on his apartment balcony this summer. This is his first garden. The first tomatoes became ripe today, so he brought those, some of his lettuce, bacon and bread to our house and made BLTs for his parents, Younger Son, and YS's girlfriend. He was so excited to have grown his own stuff and said enjoying it with other people would make it even better. It was magnificent and delicious. ❤️

Something to look forward to 

- Maybe a midweek movie after work tomorrow with The Husband

-  Big library social event this weekend

- Big community social event *next* weekend

- Camping with friends a few weeks from now

Something nice about myself 

I have interesting stories to tell, and today someone at work thanked me for sharing one about a college social experiment I participated in. She said she wants to try it on someone (her husband, specifically) to see if it really works.