I like the first one there.  My Uncle is a "mind coach" who always says he's grateful to wake up each morning.  I've always loved the sentiment, though I can occasionally struggle with it myself.

1.) 34 days sober.  
2.) I got a seat on the train this morning.
3.) While it's still too early to be 100% confident, my job is looking a little safer by the day.

1) I'm loved by everyone
2) I love my job
3) My daughter is the best daughter on the planet

1. Fred running about in the snow.

2. A reminder of how benign my employer is.

3. Wifey and daughters.

1) It's fucking freezing cold today
2) I only have £100 left in my bank account and payday is still 9 days away
3) Some urgent crap shit just landed at work, part of which my boss messed up and it's fucking shite

...

Oh, wait.  Doing it wrong.  I'll come back later today with hopefully some good things for today.

1. I might be legitimately able to WFH one day a week from next week.
2. They're started giving out free snacks in the office, and as no-one is ever in I always get to choose either Prawn Cocktail Walkers or (the underrated) Pom-Bears.
3. When they make me redundant (possibly March, boo) I should get a nice pay-off (yay) and I might buy a caravan (WOOO).

hylian_elf wrote:

2) I only have £100 left in my bank account and payday is still 9 days away

An infinitely better place than having £-1 in your bank account.

1. Chicken Wings for tea and Ive got a really good pineapple on the go, nice and sweet.

2. Had a really difficult yoga routine last night but improved on the last time I did it. Im now doing warrior 3 properly with hands at my chest.

3. Option of two films for tonight. Swiss Army Man or There Will be Blood.

I see posters about three good things everywhere in work. Currently in a "omg I'm skint and back to work tomorrow" spiral so seems a good time to try it. So far:

1. I got to wake up and put the heating on for a bit while I had my morning coffee. Never not thankful for that.
2. Managed to fix a nasty clog in the hoover which now had it running smooth as silk and gave the place a "proper" hoover as a result. Satisfying.
3. My mum gave me last week two tins of M&S Scottish Shortbread and I've been wiring into them. I dunno if it's as prevalent in your house but they're a staple in my mums so when I have one and it tastes so good, so much better than the usual, I think of her and her kindness and smile. Gets me through this horrible month.

A week to go til payday. I'll be revisiting here I think.

I’ve definitely been in a funk over the last few days, particularly since return to work last week. I actually love what I do, and the people I work with, but there’s so much to do and I promised myself when I took this job that I wouldn’t let it consume me like my previous roles. Consequently, when I step back a little or distract myself with a fix, I feel guilty in a way I shouldn’t really.

Tied into this is the news around side hustles and the potential liability I could face. I’ve been making money from repairs, but not keeping account of every item or part, so it’s been a concern. The threat of going through a self-assessment and paying 40% was enough for me to pack it all in, and it’s something I enjoy doing.

Anyway, that’s the context out of the way…

1. I do love what I do. I’ve suffered from depression in other roles and, despite the challenges of running a small business, I’m nowhere near there again. It’s just January blues and I’m certain it will pass. I am grateful for the position I’m in.

2. I’ve had my sales/expenditure data from eBay and I think my liability is low. I may get a letter from HMRC, but through the items, parts, equipment, postage, fees, etc., I don’t think I’m facing a huge risk if my name does come up. That’s a weight off the shoulders.

3. My family is happy and healthy. That’s perhaps the most important thing. Everything else I’ve mentioned is ultimately about money and it’s so easy to forget how something ‘free’ like health doesn’t have a value - it’s beyond that.

Anyway, lovely thread. Thanks for the opportunity for self-therapy.

You've 1CCed Esp Ra De?

I've only tinkered with it - it's a tough bast.

Is number 3 because of number 2?

Syph79 wrote:

I’ve definitely been in a funk over the last few days

sorry my dude

I remember a couple of consultants we worked with one time. Quite a while ago now. They had a fair number of years on them. Self employed. One of them just fucked off each January to the sun - wrote the month off every year.

Not a bad idea if you can do it.

Elf, I've just bought Sonic Superstars on PS5. You're welcome to blast through it first if you need quick a blue blur pick-me-up.

It might cheer you up more to know that Muzzy was bitterly disappointed when he found out that Sonic has landed instead of Prince of Persia.