2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

 Here are some happy things from today: Keziah played with the cats this morning, I took pictures. While scrolling on Facebook Marketplace this morning looking for hiking things I spotted a women's puffy jacket.  It appeared to be the right size, $30, and definitely made for backpacking.  Unfortunately it was located about an hour away.  Last week I saw a similar item and chickened out.  The thought of meeting with a stranger to do something like this bothers me.  Then I looked again and saw that I knew the person selling it.  She is a teacher who used to work in the school where I was a paraeducator.  I messaged her and made the trip.  She had some other items that she was planning to donate that she offered as well.  I now have a few things that I can wear backpacking. Yesterday I wrote about Keziah's phone being broken.  Her replacement was here early this afternoon.  Things have been a little stressful lately, so getting th...

As I write this, the news is suggesting that yesterday's election did not go as I had hoped.  My anxiety has been high today.  Working with another person for a little while helped lesson it for those few hours.  At home, I lost myself in some shows on the TV.  As I search for happy things from today, this is what I have: The stars were shining brightly when I left for work.  When I went outside at work while it was still dark, I again looked for a star (they are harder to find when I'm in a lighted parking lot) and found some.  The stars brought me glimmers of joy. At work, it was weird how being sarcastic over what is considered a hazardous waste was able to make me laugh.   The crocheted thing I've been trying to put together to hold the walkie talkie at work doesn't seem to perform as I had hoped.  I have other ideas now though.  I told a coworker about this and commented how I lost my crochet hook somewhere.  I shouldn't have l...