New strategy

So, I've been pretty miserable for most of this year. I tend to be a complainer and not the most optimistic, but this year it's been worse than usual. I just can't see the silver lining of things. And it seems ridiculous to type that because I have such a blessed life. (IE: I'm 2 weeks away from spending 2 FREAKING MONTHS with nothing to do but go to the beach and maybe eat some ice cream.) But for one reason or another I haven't been able to look beyond each day's issues to the bigger picture, or conversely haven't been able to take each day at a time and enjoy it without worrying about what comes 3 months from now.

So.

 I'm trying a new strategy in which each day I write about something that made me happy. I know I'm not the first person to think of this, but I thought it would be good for me nonetheless--because amidst all my complaining, I tend to get ridiculously excited about silly things. So I need to remember that. So. Backtracking a little.

 June 1:
 A few months ago a boy in my class (aka his mom) made the most amazing muffins ever and brought them for me at school. I asked for the recipe and raved about them. When my birthday rolled around, he said he was going to bring them and didn't. No big deal. A week later, he asks if I can stay after school because he wants to go home and make the muffins and bring them to me. I tell him not to worry about it. Time passes. At the end of the day, he comes by with a bag full of these delicious muffins saying he called his mom to bring them so I could have them for the weekend.

 June 2:
Took Buster to a small hiking trail, and 10 minutes in realized I could be in an episode of SVU....as I was texting my brother to tell him where I was in case I went missing, someone yelled "HUMAN!" and jumped out of the trees behind me scaring me to death. Not my happiest moment, but a reminder I'm not alone! And shortly after Buster and I completed our first rock scramble.

 June 3:
 Decided to stop at the flea market after the pool. Kids from a local school were giving away what hadn't sold from their bake sale. I said I'd take a free brownie if they'd take a $1, but then I saw they had banana bread and asked for that instead. And the little girl said "you can have the banana bread if you keep your $1." Precious. But fortunately her friend wasn't so generous and took the $1! And the banana bread was delicious.