Today I’m Happy: Day 8
Three things that make me happy today:
- I purchased a new camera (a Canon SD1100 IS for an amazing price) and it arrived today. It’s so wee! And it’s such a lovely shade of blue. I purchased it because I’m tired of my bulky current camera and I think I would take many more photos (than my current count of approximately none) if I had a little camera that I could carry around conveniently (a.k.a in my pocket). I’ve also been having a strong urge to once again try my hand at Project: 365 and the reason I stopped when I tried it before was, in large part, because I was embarrassed to pull out my big touristy camera. This is the first time I’ve purchased a camera based on something other than manual features that I will supposedly use but rarely do and I feel quite empowered about being true to myself instead of to some amorphous notion of being a “real” photographer. I have high hopes for my new little elph.
- It’s once again Friday and I’m once again glad. This weekend will be a bit crazy with the childcare swap I’ve mentioned, but there will still be time to rest and play and cook yummy, yummy food.
- In today’s paycheck I started receiving the economic stimulus thingy that upped my bottom line by a bit. Not a huge amount, but welcome just the same as I’m now also having money sucked out for purposes of retirement.
Something that would make me happier:
- Hearing that my six year old did not hit, kick, spit on or swear at anyone at school, and that he did not run away, and that he especially did not run out of his school building.
Solution:
- Call his teacher to find out today’s damage. Which I just did, and she reported that, hallefuckinglujah, he had a good day today!! I cannot wait to smother him with kisses and praise his little socks off for doing so well. We talked for a long time last night about what is essentially the bottom line of his behavior. I explained to him that he’s very powerful, as powerful as a superhero, but that he has to choose whether to use his power for good and be a superhero or whether to use his power for evil and be a villain and I think that really struck a chord with him. I can’t wait to confirm for him that he was a superhero today.