Happiness, Day 3

Today's gratitudes:

• Renewed love for my work. My computer is in the shop again, so during dinner I was reading some geothermal literature. I LOVE MY FIELD!!!
• Proof that other people agree with me that salads are disgusting. I was at BestBuy for 2+ hours, and the guy helping me was giving me restaurant advice for when my Dad comes to visit. Then we got on the topic of how disgusting salads are, and how we hate salad dressing. Just... blech.
• Ray from my department. He patiently waited for me during that 2+ hours at the BestBuy, as he had been my ride. He doesn't mind driving me around places. Also, he is usually the one to organize department outings. We are going to see Ender's Game in the theater tomorrow afternoon!

Today's act of kindness:
Talking on the phone with my Grandmother. She really appreciated my call, and we talked for a little while about my Grandfather, about how school is going, and preparing for the cold winter up here. I told her about the new coat that I bought for the winter, which I'm excited to wear with my new boots. She said that grad school sounded like a lot of work, and I said that it was but that I didn't mind, because I was spending time doing what I like to do. I realized that I truly meant it, too. I love the work that I'm doing here, and I love "leaning in" to my field. At the end of the conversation, my Grandmother said that she had really enjoyed talking to me, and that I could call her any time. I could tell that she meant it too <3

Today's reflection:
There were two high points to today: talking to my Grandmother and drinking my Starbucks latte. My Grandmother made me feel loved, because I could tell that she meant what she said, and I was glad that I made her happy. It made me happy that I had made her happy.

Ray and I hit up Starbucks after our long time in BestBuy, and we each had a free drink on our gold cards. I suggested he try the peppermint mocha latte, which he got and really liked. I got my usual latte, only venti-sized because it was free. Extra warm, lovely, succulent coffee. It warms me up inside and makes me so happy.

Meditiating is so hard!! I tried it again yesterday and it went slightly better, but I couldn't do it for very long. I did feel relaxed afterward, but the relaxed feeling was kind of paired with being tired. I'll keep trying...