- Cats- Cats bring me happiness especially my cat, Billie. In fact I would not be volunteering at PAWS Cat City if cats didn’t bring me happiness.
- Friends – My friends bring me happiness on the daily basis. I would not know how I could function without my friends because they have been there for me.
- Family – As dysfunctional as my family is, they bring me happiness as I know they love me in their own way and do the best they can to show me.
- Art – Art brings me happiness. Actually doing art is what brings me happiness. Specifically I enjoy coloring. I also enjoy rock painting which is something I just started doing.
- Reading – Reading is something that also brings me happiness as it helps me get out of my head when I am struggling with things. Hell, it is fun to do even when I am doing well.
Tag Archives: Friends
Daily Prompt; What is Your Favorite Restaurant?
My favorite restaurant is Red Robin. I have been going to Red Robin since I was a kid living in California. I would go to Red Robin as a teenager in California as well as here in Washington (State) whenever I went to the mall with my friends. In fact Red Robin started here in Seattle. Most people don’t realize that. I love going to Red Robin with friends as well as family. In fact it is a family tradition to go to Red Robin for birthdays. Red Robin has awesome food and I usually get the same thing. I love Red Robin.
Weekly Plans
Sunday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Dinner with grandpa
Monday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Breakfast with a friend
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
Tuesday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Get meds
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
Wednesday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Breakfast with grandpa and dad
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Dinner with friends
Thursday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
Friday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Breakfast with a friend
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
Saturday
- Mindfulness meditation
- Morning walk
- Read
- Art (coloring and/or rock painting)
- Dinner with grandpa
So Far, It’s Been a Good Sunday
Good Evening, World!!! It has been quite a day. I started off the day like any other by doing my mindfulness meditation practice and then my morning walk. I, then volunteered at PAWS Cat City which I always enjoy doing. After volunteering, I went home and got Billie ready to go to Junior’s as we will be staying at his place for a few days. Junior then picked me up and we dropped Billie off at Junior’s place.
After dropping Billie, my cat, off at Junior’s place we met up with friends at Red Robin to have lunch. I love me some Red Robin. Red Robin is my favorite restaurant and I usually get the same thing ninety-nine percent of the time. I had a great time with Junior and our friends as we ate some yummy food from Red Robin.
When we were done with lunch Junior and I went to Greenlake and walked around it a couple of times as it is a beautiful day here in Seattle. Greenlake was a bit crowded due to the nice weather. I am so glad to have good weather today as weather here in Seattle can be a bit temperamental this time of year.
Now that we are back at Junior’s place we have been watching movies and eating junk food. We have been watching movies that we loved when we were kids. I am enjoying the cuddle time with Junior as we watch movies. Hell, we will continue to watch movies as we cuddle and eat junk food.
I do not have much more to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog, I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!
Weekly Plans
Sunday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App.
- Morning walk
- Volunteer at PAWS Cat City
- Spend the day with my partner, Junior
- Dinner at Red Robin with friends and Junior
Monday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Movies with friends and Junior
Tuesday
- Mindfulness Meditation through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Attend an in person queer group
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
Wednesday
- Mindfulness Meditation through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend a virtual group
- Lunch with my partner, Junior at Red Robin
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Attend a virtual 12 step meeting
Thursday
- Mindfulness Meditation through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend a virtual group
- Read
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Time with Junior
Friday
- Mindfulness Meditation through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Attend virtual appointment with therapist
- Dinner at Red Robin with Junior and friends
- Movies with Junior and friends
Saturday
- Mindfulness Meditation through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Go to the U-District Farmer’s Market
- Read
- Art (Color and/or rock painting)
- Dinner with friends
Weekly Plans
Sunday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App.
- Morning walk
- Lunch with grandpa
- Do my laundry at grandpa’s.
- Work on a mental health recovery workbook
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Monday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App.
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Work on mental health recovery workbooks
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Tuesday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Attend Queer Space (an in person group where I get therapy at)
- Work on mental health recovery workbooks
- Dinner with friends
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Wednesday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House virtual group
- Lunch with an old friend
- Kickball practice
- Work on mental health recovery workbooks
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Thursday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House virtual group
- Celebrate dad’s birthday a couple of weeks late
- Work on mental heath recovery workbooks
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Friday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House
- Work on mental health recovery workbooks
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Saturday
- Mindfulness Meditation practice through the Calm App
- Morning walk
- Breakfast with a friend
- Kickball game
- Late lunch with kickball team
- Art (color and/or rock painting)
- Read
Daily Prompt; Can You Share a Positive Example of Where You’ve Felt Loved?
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?
This should be an easy one but it is not as it hurts when I think that a high percentage of all the times I have had a positive example of love have happened when I have been an adult. I am not saying that I don’t have positive examples of how I felt loved, it’s just that I have more as an adult due to the trauma I experienced as a child.
If I had to choose a positive example of when I felt love is when a friend of mine who is the manager at PAWS Cat City where I volunteer at gave me a heart shaped stone as a reminder that I am loved when I am struggling. She had given it to me after she was able to grab a few at the end of a funeral service she attended. The person who passed away had a major influence on a lot of people’s lives including mine despite never meeting this person. Anyway, the pink heart shaped stone is a reminder of how loved I am and not just by the PAWS Cat City manager but by other friends as well as some family.
It’s Been A Good Sunday
Good Evening, World!!! It has been quite the day and it is just barely after five o’clock in the evening here in Seattle. I have had a pretty good Sunday. I started off today by volunteering at PAWS Cat City. It is nice to be able to be back in the swing of things at PAWS Cat City. I really enjoy volunteering with cats at PAWS Cat City.
After volunteering at PAWS Cat City I went to Red Robin with Junior to have lunch with some friends of ours. I always love Red Robin but since becoming pregnant I have been craving Red Robin like it’s going out of style. I really am happy to be able have had Red Robin with friends and Junior.
Now Junior and I are at his place with my cat, Billie. We are just going to spend some much needed time together. I’m pretty sure we are going to have some intimate moments later but until then we are going to spend time watching movies as Billie explores Junior’s house. Junior is an amazing partner. I love him so freaking much.
I do not have much more to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you, the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog, I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!
Daily Prompt; What is the Greatest Gift Someone Could Give You
What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
For me the greatest gift someone can give me is their time, love and friendship. Giving your time to listen to me or to spend with me is the greatest gift a friend or loved one can give me. It shows me that they care about me and love me. I know it seems hokey but it is true.
Weekly Plans
Sunday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Volunteer at PAWS Cat City
- Lunch at Red Robin with Junior and mutual friends
- Spend time with Junior
- Color
- Read
- Work on recover based workbooks
Monday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House (a mental health clubhouse)
- Color
- Read
- Work on recovery based workbooks
Tuesday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House (a mental health clubhouse)
- Color
- Read
- Work on recovery based workbooks
- Dinner with a good friend
Wednesday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Emerald House virtual group
- Read
- Color
- Work on recovery based workbooks
- Attend a virtual 12 step meeting
Thursday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Emerald House virtual group
- Lunch with a friend
- Attend an LGBTQ+ virtual recovery group
- Color
- Read
- Work on recovery based workbooks
Friday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- Attend Emerald House (a mental health clubhouse)
- Virtual appointment with psychiatric nurse practitioner
- Dinner at Red Robin with Junior
- Color
- Read
- Work on recovery based workbooks
Saturday
- Mindfulness meditation practice
- Morning walk
- University District Farmers Market
- Read
- Color
- Work on recovery based workbooks
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