Picking up where I left off - I'm not going to do the ones for the days I missed. There were too many happy things on some of those days, and (from my perspective) hardly any happy days at all on others, so... yeah.
1. Conversation with Mum and Dad
I had a bit of a nervous breakdown again today. I always feel depressed after having seen Wicked - somehow that musical (and the city of London, too) just feels like home to me, and then when I'm back, I just feel like crap and can't enjoy anything anymore. I don't even know what today was about. My own self-esteem and my trust issues, mostly. Anyways, Mum and Dad talked to me about it and that definitely made me feel better... even though those issues still need a lot of work. Like, a LOT.
2. Massage
The muscles in my neck and shoulders always totally knot up - I wish I had a Fiyero massage slave of my own, but unfortunately... I do have my mum and dad, though, who are often willing to work out some knots and relieve some tension, which helps a little with my headaches. I love them :).
3. Love, Actually
The movie, I mean. It was on TV and I was in the mood for some sappy romance (that usually makes me feel better) so that was nice, too.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Trying to remember how to breathe
I'm back from London and I don't even know where to start. A warning in advance - this is going to be one hell of a long report.
First: night bus. I am never taking a night bus ever again. I hardly slept at all and was nauseous because of that most of the time. Entering London was amazing, though - seeing the Tower Bridge and the Big Ben the moment I woke up :).
Once in London, we went for breakfast at Starbucks. My friend said her name was Beelzebub, "but everyone calls me B". I said my name was Elphaba. The guy looked at us and asked incredulously, "What country are you guys from?!", and I was like, "Holland :D". It was hilarious.
We visited Foyles, the giant bookshop, where I bought five books and my friend about fifteen. We visited the Forbidden Planet, where my friend bought another bunch of books and merchandise. We then went back to check into our hotel and I left for the theatre while my friend went to visit the Disney store and Madame Tussauds.
Wicked that afternoon was wonderful, of course, as always. I got the opportunity to talk to a few fellow Verkaikings, which was nice, and everyone was really good - especially Savannah. I love this thing she does where she just giggles and goes, "Oh, you!". It's become a running gag between my friend and I.
I got the feeling Kerry wasn't as good as she could be, though, like she was holding back... and I turned out to be right.
Because that night after dinner I went again, with my friend this time. The atmosphere of a final show is just the most epic thing in existence. The way the audience totally freaks at everything is the best feeling in the world. Savannah was amazifying and hilarious, and Kerry... everything she held back during the matinee, she threw out during the final show. For me, she was approaching Willemijn levels (and you might not hear me saying such a thing ever again). She did her signature growl at "Look to the western sky", her riff at the end was epic, and just generally... gah. I can't even talk about it. It was incredible.
Possibly even more incredible was the fact that my friend was seeing it for the first time (she had only ever heard recordings of Defying Gravity, but nothing else) and through her, it was like I was experiencing the entire thing myself for the first time again, too. She didn't know Elphaba was going to fly in DG. She was sobbing her heart out when the lights went on. During the second act, we were both just bawling our eyes out - and then the curtain call speeches came and Willemijn Verkaik came on stage and the crying intensified.
Ever since, my friend and I have been quoting Wicked (she is the lovely kind of person that knows all these things after seeing it once), we re-enacted Popular in our hotel room, and we have this new routine where we go, "It's good to see us, isn't it? No need to respond, that was rhetorical! *toss toss* *giggle* Oh, you!" à la Savannah's G(a)linda. So bad, and so epic at the same time.
Aside from Wicked, we also missed our bus home - we couldn't find the bus station and were given the wrong directions by some Victoria Station employee, so we ended up waiting at the wrong coach station. By the time we found someone who actually knew where we had to be, we had like five minutes left. We stormed over to the right place and we were all happy that the bus was still there... and then the driver said we were too late, closed the luggage thing, kept saying, "No, no," as we tried to explain to him why we were late, and he stepped into the bus and closed the door and drove off right in front of us. So then we called our respective mums and started arranging for the journey back one day later and another night at a hotel. Thankfully, everything worked out in the end and we ended up roaming London some more and buying some more stuff.
Also, we went to Starbucks two times more. The first time I went, "My name is Galinda, with a Ga!". The second time the guy behind the counter thought my name was really pretty (I said it was Nessarose), but he wasn't sure how to write it. All these Starbucks employees now think Dutch people have the weirdest names EVER. It was so childish, but we loved it.
My friend has totally fallen in love with Wicked, which I absolutely love. She wants to see it at least three times more - she's already pretty much planning our next London trip. She quotes with me, she wants in on the Verkaikings, she's going to read my fanfics... I'm so happy.
And now I'm home again, at uni, having to study for an exam next week and work on assignments and stuff, and I just feel like crap and empty and I'm totally having post-Wicked depression. I can't listen to anything Wicked-related right now. I can't look at my own laptop desktop or my own Wicked nails. I cringe whenever someone says 'wonderful' (or any other Wicked-related word, really). I hate nothing more than having to come back home after a Wicked/London trip. It's like having eaten at the finest restaurant in the world and then having to go back to eating dog food. I'll live, though... I hope. I'll just write endless fanfics!
Applause for the ones who are still reading by now - I'm impressed. Now you know my London story. I'll be back with my Days of Happiness tonight or tomorrow, and Wicked fanfic posting shall resume soon, as well!
Maddy
First: night bus. I am never taking a night bus ever again. I hardly slept at all and was nauseous because of that most of the time. Entering London was amazing, though - seeing the Tower Bridge and the Big Ben the moment I woke up :).
Once in London, we went for breakfast at Starbucks. My friend said her name was Beelzebub, "but everyone calls me B". I said my name was Elphaba. The guy looked at us and asked incredulously, "What country are you guys from?!", and I was like, "Holland :D". It was hilarious.
We visited Foyles, the giant bookshop, where I bought five books and my friend about fifteen. We visited the Forbidden Planet, where my friend bought another bunch of books and merchandise. We then went back to check into our hotel and I left for the theatre while my friend went to visit the Disney store and Madame Tussauds.
Wicked that afternoon was wonderful, of course, as always. I got the opportunity to talk to a few fellow Verkaikings, which was nice, and everyone was really good - especially Savannah. I love this thing she does where she just giggles and goes, "Oh, you!". It's become a running gag between my friend and I.
I got the feeling Kerry wasn't as good as she could be, though, like she was holding back... and I turned out to be right.
Because that night after dinner I went again, with my friend this time. The atmosphere of a final show is just the most epic thing in existence. The way the audience totally freaks at everything is the best feeling in the world. Savannah was amazifying and hilarious, and Kerry... everything she held back during the matinee, she threw out during the final show. For me, she was approaching Willemijn levels (and you might not hear me saying such a thing ever again). She did her signature growl at "Look to the western sky", her riff at the end was epic, and just generally... gah. I can't even talk about it. It was incredible.
Possibly even more incredible was the fact that my friend was seeing it for the first time (she had only ever heard recordings of Defying Gravity, but nothing else) and through her, it was like I was experiencing the entire thing myself for the first time again, too. She didn't know Elphaba was going to fly in DG. She was sobbing her heart out when the lights went on. During the second act, we were both just bawling our eyes out - and then the curtain call speeches came and Willemijn Verkaik came on stage and the crying intensified.
Ever since, my friend and I have been quoting Wicked (she is the lovely kind of person that knows all these things after seeing it once), we re-enacted Popular in our hotel room, and we have this new routine where we go, "It's good to see us, isn't it? No need to respond, that was rhetorical! *toss toss* *giggle* Oh, you!" à la Savannah's G(a)linda. So bad, and so epic at the same time.
Aside from Wicked, we also missed our bus home - we couldn't find the bus station and were given the wrong directions by some Victoria Station employee, so we ended up waiting at the wrong coach station. By the time we found someone who actually knew where we had to be, we had like five minutes left. We stormed over to the right place and we were all happy that the bus was still there... and then the driver said we were too late, closed the luggage thing, kept saying, "No, no," as we tried to explain to him why we were late, and he stepped into the bus and closed the door and drove off right in front of us. So then we called our respective mums and started arranging for the journey back one day later and another night at a hotel. Thankfully, everything worked out in the end and we ended up roaming London some more and buying some more stuff.
Also, we went to Starbucks two times more. The first time I went, "My name is Galinda, with a Ga!". The second time the guy behind the counter thought my name was really pretty (I said it was Nessarose), but he wasn't sure how to write it. All these Starbucks employees now think Dutch people have the weirdest names EVER. It was so childish, but we loved it.
My friend has totally fallen in love with Wicked, which I absolutely love. She wants to see it at least three times more - she's already pretty much planning our next London trip. She quotes with me, she wants in on the Verkaikings, she's going to read my fanfics... I'm so happy.
And now I'm home again, at uni, having to study for an exam next week and work on assignments and stuff, and I just feel like crap and empty and I'm totally having post-Wicked depression. I can't listen to anything Wicked-related right now. I can't look at my own laptop desktop or my own Wicked nails. I cringe whenever someone says 'wonderful' (or any other Wicked-related word, really). I hate nothing more than having to come back home after a Wicked/London trip. It's like having eaten at the finest restaurant in the world and then having to go back to eating dog food. I'll live, though... I hope. I'll just write endless fanfics!
Applause for the ones who are still reading by now - I'm impressed. Now you know my London story. I'll be back with my Days of Happiness tonight or tomorrow, and Wicked fanfic posting shall resume soon, as well!
Maddy
Thursday, 23 October 2014
18 Days of Happiness
Today was, thankfully, much easier. Frankly, I don't even know where to start! I had a great day :).
1. Family time in general
Today we went to Phantasialand, an attraction park in Germany, and it was awesome. The four of us had a lot of fun together. (Even though I'm still going to kill Dad for scaring me during the ride in the haunted house. The ride wasn't all that scary, but Dad suddenly tapped my shoulder and for ten minutes I thought there was some creepy guy walking around the haunted house before Dad finally admitted it had been him.)
2. Conquering my fears
Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic... but still - I let my sister talk me into coming on a rollercoaster ride with her that I was kind of scared of and didn't really want to go on. I screamed so loudly that I'm totally hoarse now, but it turned out to be a lot of fun :P.
3. Fun rides
Oh, rides... I love rides. I went on a few rollercoaster rides, a haunted mansion ride, and there was this awesome, enormous, five-store high water ride... Dad looked kind of green after going in the creepiest rollercoaster ever with my sister, and Mum just screamed our ears off when a ride turned out to be a bit rougher than she had expected, haha! We also went in this 3D ride where you have to 'shoot' things - Dad and I just made it a competition and I managed to beat him in the end, woohoo! :P Dad and my sister also went in this gigantic free fall tower - Mum and I skipped because we're both afraid of heights - and there were all these costumed people walking around and scaring the wits out of us. It was epic :D.
I will be off to London tomorrow night, so no updates from me for one or two days - but once I get home, I will have a LOT of happy things to write down here ^_^.
Maddy
1. Family time in general
Today we went to Phantasialand, an attraction park in Germany, and it was awesome. The four of us had a lot of fun together. (Even though I'm still going to kill Dad for scaring me during the ride in the haunted house. The ride wasn't all that scary, but Dad suddenly tapped my shoulder and for ten minutes I thought there was some creepy guy walking around the haunted house before Dad finally admitted it had been him.)
2. Conquering my fears
Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic... but still - I let my sister talk me into coming on a rollercoaster ride with her that I was kind of scared of and didn't really want to go on. I screamed so loudly that I'm totally hoarse now, but it turned out to be a lot of fun :P.
3. Fun rides
Oh, rides... I love rides. I went on a few rollercoaster rides, a haunted mansion ride, and there was this awesome, enormous, five-store high water ride... Dad looked kind of green after going in the creepiest rollercoaster ever with my sister, and Mum just screamed our ears off when a ride turned out to be a bit rougher than she had expected, haha! We also went in this 3D ride where you have to 'shoot' things - Dad and I just made it a competition and I managed to beat him in the end, woohoo! :P Dad and my sister also went in this gigantic free fall tower - Mum and I skipped because we're both afraid of heights - and there were all these costumed people walking around and scaring the wits out of us. It was epic :D.
I will be off to London tomorrow night, so no updates from me for one or two days - but once I get home, I will have a LOT of happy things to write down here ^_^.
Maddy
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
17 Days of Happiness
Let's see, today...
1. Wicked tickets
I was under the impression that my seats for the matinee performance of Wicked this Saturday were, like, kind of in the back, just like the ones I got for the evening performance... but when I pulled out my tickets I discovered that I'm sitting in the third row for the matinee. I feel like a dork now for not remembering that and I don't understand how it happened, but I can't say I really mind!
2. To Do list
Not because I love my To Do list, but because I love the fact that it is slowly shrinking. Of course new things will be added after my break, but for now it's starting to look delightedly empty.
3. Food
Because we had ravioli for dinner, which I love; and I just had a slice of cake, which is also good.
1. Wicked tickets
I was under the impression that my seats for the matinee performance of Wicked this Saturday were, like, kind of in the back, just like the ones I got for the evening performance... but when I pulled out my tickets I discovered that I'm sitting in the third row for the matinee. I feel like a dork now for not remembering that and I don't understand how it happened, but I can't say I really mind!
2. To Do list
Not because I love my To Do list, but because I love the fact that it is slowly shrinking. Of course new things will be added after my break, but for now it's starting to look delightedly empty.
3. Food
Because we had ravioli for dinner, which I love; and I just had a slice of cake, which is also good.
16 Days of Happiness
Once again, I'm a bit late... once again, it was because I had a headache and went to bed early yesterday.
1. High Tea
Because High Tea means sandwiches, and scones, and all kinds of delicious, sweet, chocolate-y mini snacks; followed by some warm, salty snacks, and then chocolate fondue with fruit and other stuff to dip in. It was a late birthday present for me from my sister and it was delicious :). Also, the fact that they brought out the chocolate fondue with a light fountain in the middle, singing 'Happy Birthday', was really nice, too ^_^.
2. Sister talks
I don't really talk to my sister. It's like she and I live in different worlds. I'm a 21-year-old in her last year of university who loves reading and writing, is just a tad crazy, and belongs to a fandom. She is a teenager in high school who loves going out with friends, has had boyfriends, and is mostly stuck to her cell phone all day long. We sometimes quote YouTube videos or movies together and that's fun, but we never really talk. We did yesterday during the High Tea and it was a good experience.
3. Reading
I finished reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey last night and now started in James Dashner's The Maze Runner. I love to read (except for when it's for uni, which it almost always is. Sigh).
1. High Tea
Because High Tea means sandwiches, and scones, and all kinds of delicious, sweet, chocolate-y mini snacks; followed by some warm, salty snacks, and then chocolate fondue with fruit and other stuff to dip in. It was a late birthday present for me from my sister and it was delicious :). Also, the fact that they brought out the chocolate fondue with a light fountain in the middle, singing 'Happy Birthday', was really nice, too ^_^.
2. Sister talks
I don't really talk to my sister. It's like she and I live in different worlds. I'm a 21-year-old in her last year of university who loves reading and writing, is just a tad crazy, and belongs to a fandom. She is a teenager in high school who loves going out with friends, has had boyfriends, and is mostly stuck to her cell phone all day long. We sometimes quote YouTube videos or movies together and that's fun, but we never really talk. We did yesterday during the High Tea and it was a good experience.
3. Reading
I finished reading Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey last night and now started in James Dashner's The Maze Runner. I love to read (except for when it's for uni, which it almost always is. Sigh).
Monday, 20 October 2014
15 Days of Happiness
1. Night out
Because Happy Italy means Italian food. And Italian food is delicious. Pasta and a torta limone for dessert, yum! Plus it was nice to see my friend again and talk to her about everything that has been going on, and listening to what has been going on with her. For the past seven years, we've seen one another almost every day - first at high school, then at uni... and now we're doing different masters and we're suddenly struggling to meet up once every two weeks or so.
Also, I saw The Maze Runner with her tonight. It's a great movie, and now I really can't wait to start reading the books of it, which I got for my birthday last month! :)
2. Music
Music always makes me happy. I love listening to music when I'm walking to the bus, when I'm on the bus (though I listened to music and read a book at the same time on the bus today), when I'm walking from the bus to the restaurant my friend and I would meet up... music is a huge part of my life and I love it.
3. Cliffies
Because I can't say this enough, but I just LOVE shocking people with horrible cliffhangers that leave them crying/screaming/depressed/apathetic (or so they tell me). It makes me feel like a true Queen of Cliffies. It's nice to feel queenly sometimes, even though it's only through fanfiction online... Oz knows I don't feel very queenly in daily life, so this is awesome.
Because Happy Italy means Italian food. And Italian food is delicious. Pasta and a torta limone for dessert, yum! Plus it was nice to see my friend again and talk to her about everything that has been going on, and listening to what has been going on with her. For the past seven years, we've seen one another almost every day - first at high school, then at uni... and now we're doing different masters and we're suddenly struggling to meet up once every two weeks or so.
Also, I saw The Maze Runner with her tonight. It's a great movie, and now I really can't wait to start reading the books of it, which I got for my birthday last month! :)
2. Music
Music always makes me happy. I love listening to music when I'm walking to the bus, when I'm on the bus (though I listened to music and read a book at the same time on the bus today), when I'm walking from the bus to the restaurant my friend and I would meet up... music is a huge part of my life and I love it.
3. Cliffies
Because I can't say this enough, but I just LOVE shocking people with horrible cliffhangers that leave them crying/screaming/depressed/apathetic (or so they tell me). It makes me feel like a true Queen of Cliffies. It's nice to feel queenly sometimes, even though it's only through fanfiction online... Oz knows I don't feel very queenly in daily life, so this is awesome.
14 Days of Happiness
A bit late again, because I wasn't home last night until late. I spent all night watching Wicked and talking with my friends :).
So yesterday's happy things:
1. Rituals
For those of you who don't know it: Rituals is a brand of body products like shampoo, shower gel, scrub, body cream, etc.. It's pretty expensive, but it smells so good, so I usually have a small stock of it. I just love standing in the shower with all these delicious scents enveloping me - not to mention sniffing my delicious-smelling hair during the day :P.
2. Weather
It was really quite warm yesterday, the sun was shining, and it was great. I love nice, summer-ish weather. We were cycling with the neighbours' dog once more and all these beautiful fields of flowers were blooming, lighting up in the sun... I already can't wait for it to be summer again!
3. Wicked
Naturally. You can't expect me to watch Wicked and not mention it among the happy things I did that day. My one friend had never seen it before and liked it. The other friend had seen it before a few times - once live, this summer in London - and he cried again a few times during it, which made me happy :D (I sound like such a sadist right now, but I just love when my friends are affected by something I love). They both agreed that the girl I'm going to London with this weekend to see Wicked is going to love the show and probably going to cry during parts of it, too. I hope so. I'd hate to be the only one sobbing. (Not that I will be - a group of Wicked fans I know will be there as well, plus they are two final shows and those never go by without tears being shed, but still.)
So yesterday's happy things:
1. Rituals
For those of you who don't know it: Rituals is a brand of body products like shampoo, shower gel, scrub, body cream, etc.. It's pretty expensive, but it smells so good, so I usually have a small stock of it. I just love standing in the shower with all these delicious scents enveloping me - not to mention sniffing my delicious-smelling hair during the day :P.
2. Weather
It was really quite warm yesterday, the sun was shining, and it was great. I love nice, summer-ish weather. We were cycling with the neighbours' dog once more and all these beautiful fields of flowers were blooming, lighting up in the sun... I already can't wait for it to be summer again!
3. Wicked
Naturally. You can't expect me to watch Wicked and not mention it among the happy things I did that day. My one friend had never seen it before and liked it. The other friend had seen it before a few times - once live, this summer in London - and he cried again a few times during it, which made me happy :D (I sound like such a sadist right now, but I just love when my friends are affected by something I love). They both agreed that the girl I'm going to London with this weekend to see Wicked is going to love the show and probably going to cry during parts of it, too. I hope so. I'd hate to be the only one sobbing. (Not that I will be - a group of Wicked fans I know will be there as well, plus they are two final shows and those never go by without tears being shed, but still.)
Sunday, 19 October 2014
13 Days of Happiness
It's hard to come up with three things today... not necessarily because nothing happy happened to me today, but because a lot of it is the same as other days. Given the fact that I spend most of my day behind my laptop screen studying, my days are kind of the same at the moment. (That'll change from tomorrow onward, though, because then I have lots of stuff planned with friends and family.)
Let's see...
1. Productivity (again)
Because I studied, read, and wrote a lot today again, both for uni and for fun.
2. Dog
I swear, the neighbours' dog is so cute. She's a sheep dog, with hair reaching the floor and constantly falling into her eyes - I honestly don't think she can see a single thing. Mum and I took her walking again today and she just has endless energy, running and jumping and bouncing after the tennis balls and sticks we throw for her, even when she's panting and totally exhausted. She's sweet.
3. Quiet night
Nice night on the couch with my parents, a movie, and a bag of potato chips. Those are the evenings I love most.
Let's see...
1. Productivity (again)
Because I studied, read, and wrote a lot today again, both for uni and for fun.
2. Dog
I swear, the neighbours' dog is so cute. She's a sheep dog, with hair reaching the floor and constantly falling into her eyes - I honestly don't think she can see a single thing. Mum and I took her walking again today and she just has endless energy, running and jumping and bouncing after the tennis balls and sticks we throw for her, even when she's panting and totally exhausted. She's sweet.
3. Quiet night
Nice night on the couch with my parents, a movie, and a bag of potato chips. Those are the evenings I love most.
Saturday, 18 October 2014
12 Days of Happiness
1. Productivity
I wrote a lot today (mostly fanfiction, but still) and I got quite some things done for uni. Of course, I still have a very long To Do list, but it's slowly getting shorter... though I also started listing all the things I'm going to need to bring to London next week, but that's different. Packing is fun. I'm already so excited for it, and listening to Wicked songs, as well as making a packing list, only makes me more excited for it. I can't wait!
2. Walk
Mum asked if I wanted to come along on a walk with the neighbour's dog today - or not really a walk, actually; we cycled with the dog running beside us, and then we stopped at this small castle we have a kilometre or so away to play with the dog a little. It was nice - a way of clearing my head between all the reading and studying. That dog has boundless energy, so we just kept throwing sticks and tennis balls and it kept on running after them, even though it was panting like it has just ran a marathon, haha. We got caught by the rain, too, but it didn't matter. It was good to be out for a while.
3. Books
I love books. I have this list of books I want to buy at Foyles in London, and another list of books I already own but still have to read, and both lists cannot be long enough. I also have this habit of reading more than one book at the same time, simply because sometimes I want to read something dark and fantasy-ish, sometimes I'm more in the mood for romance, and at other times I want to read something else entirely. I'm currently reading three at the same time - A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire), Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, and A Million Suns by Beth Revis (book 2 of the Across the Universe trilogy).
Tomorrow is mostly going to be another study day, but Sunday I'll be watching Wicked with two friends - yay! And right now, at this very moment in exactly a week, I will be on the night bus to London! :D
I wrote a lot today (mostly fanfiction, but still) and I got quite some things done for uni. Of course, I still have a very long To Do list, but it's slowly getting shorter... though I also started listing all the things I'm going to need to bring to London next week, but that's different. Packing is fun. I'm already so excited for it, and listening to Wicked songs, as well as making a packing list, only makes me more excited for it. I can't wait!
2. Walk
Mum asked if I wanted to come along on a walk with the neighbour's dog today - or not really a walk, actually; we cycled with the dog running beside us, and then we stopped at this small castle we have a kilometre or so away to play with the dog a little. It was nice - a way of clearing my head between all the reading and studying. That dog has boundless energy, so we just kept throwing sticks and tennis balls and it kept on running after them, even though it was panting like it has just ran a marathon, haha. We got caught by the rain, too, but it didn't matter. It was good to be out for a while.
3. Books
I love books. I have this list of books I want to buy at Foyles in London, and another list of books I already own but still have to read, and both lists cannot be long enough. I also have this habit of reading more than one book at the same time, simply because sometimes I want to read something dark and fantasy-ish, sometimes I'm more in the mood for romance, and at other times I want to read something else entirely. I'm currently reading three at the same time - A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire), Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, and A Million Suns by Beth Revis (book 2 of the Across the Universe trilogy).
Tomorrow is mostly going to be another study day, but Sunday I'll be watching Wicked with two friends - yay! And right now, at this very moment in exactly a week, I will be on the night bus to London! :D
Thursday, 16 October 2014
11 Days of Happiness
Today was pretty heavy - I'm still not really feeling well and I had so much to do... I also had to give a presentation, which I absolutely hate. I managed, though, and got through it all... and now I have a week off! :D I'm really happy about that - it gives me the time to catch up with everything and study a little for my exam, rather than stress all the time because I just can't keep up with it all.
1. Night alone
I love being home alone. My mum is currently unemployed and my sister is home a lot, too, so I'm almost never home alone; but tonight I pulled out a romantic movie (No Strings Attached), along with pepernoten, tea, and chocolate, and had a great night to myself :). (Also, my sister just got home from her job as a waitress at an Asian restaurant. She brought sushi.)
2. Wicked
I'm always excited about Wicked. Today it's because I made plans to watch it with two friends on Sunday, one of whom absolutely loved the live version last summer in London and the other of whom has never seen it - you all know how much I love watching Wicked with newbies, even though it's not the actual live show!
3. Writing
That's also something I can always be excited about. I'm still looking forward to NaNoWriMo and I love the Wicked fanfiction story I'm currently writing - it's going to be based on the Titanic movie, though I'm not going to follow the storyline exactly. I'm on chapter 8 now and I will start posting it once I finish Where Loyalties Lie.
1. Night alone
I love being home alone. My mum is currently unemployed and my sister is home a lot, too, so I'm almost never home alone; but tonight I pulled out a romantic movie (No Strings Attached), along with pepernoten, tea, and chocolate, and had a great night to myself :). (Also, my sister just got home from her job as a waitress at an Asian restaurant. She brought sushi.)
2. Wicked
I'm always excited about Wicked. Today it's because I made plans to watch it with two friends on Sunday, one of whom absolutely loved the live version last summer in London and the other of whom has never seen it - you all know how much I love watching Wicked with newbies, even though it's not the actual live show!
3. Writing
That's also something I can always be excited about. I'm still looking forward to NaNoWriMo and I love the Wicked fanfiction story I'm currently writing - it's going to be based on the Titanic movie, though I'm not going to follow the storyline exactly. I'm on chapter 8 now and I will start posting it once I finish Where Loyalties Lie.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
10 Days of Happiness
Let's see - what can I come up with today?
1. Productive
I got some stuff done today... not as much stuff as I would have liked, but I had a horrible load of work that is now a slightly less horrible load of work. I plan on making this huge To Do list for when uni starts again after my one-week break next week - I want to be completely up-to-date on everything and preferably start studying a bit for my exams already, too.
2. Money & grandparents
The fact that money made me happy today sounds extremely greedy and superficial, but I've been kind of broke-ish lately and I've been trying to save some money to buy a whole bunch of books at Foyles when I'm in London next week... so I was happy with the money I earned today :). My grandparents have enlisted me for cleaning parts of their house every now and then - things they cannot do anymore themselves, like clean out the kitchen cabinets or clean the bathroom. It was nice to see and talk to them again. We had tea, I worked for a few hours, thus making them happy and earning myself another three books or so :).
3. Cliffies
I wouldn't be their queen if they did not make me happy; and I just left my fanfic Where Loyalties Lie on a pretty horrible one that makes me cackle as my readers cry :D.
1. Productive
I got some stuff done today... not as much stuff as I would have liked, but I had a horrible load of work that is now a slightly less horrible load of work. I plan on making this huge To Do list for when uni starts again after my one-week break next week - I want to be completely up-to-date on everything and preferably start studying a bit for my exams already, too.
2. Money & grandparents
The fact that money made me happy today sounds extremely greedy and superficial, but I've been kind of broke-ish lately and I've been trying to save some money to buy a whole bunch of books at Foyles when I'm in London next week... so I was happy with the money I earned today :). My grandparents have enlisted me for cleaning parts of their house every now and then - things they cannot do anymore themselves, like clean out the kitchen cabinets or clean the bathroom. It was nice to see and talk to them again. We had tea, I worked for a few hours, thus making them happy and earning myself another three books or so :).
3. Cliffies
I wouldn't be their queen if they did not make me happy; and I just left my fanfic Where Loyalties Lie on a pretty horrible one that makes me cackle as my readers cry :D.
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
9 Days of Happiness
Despite the fact that I didn't feel well most of today, it was still a relatively good day, I think.
1. Mum again
Because today she had to put up with me in one of my worst moods... my "I-am-worth-nothing-I-am-ugly-fat-stupid-and-awkward-and-I-hate-myself" mood. (Don't worry, it's mostly over by now.) It's that time of the month, which explains it... but I was a bit taken aback myself by how extreme I was this morning. I've been doing well when it comes to caring less about what others think and being myself more, but I still have a lot of work in the self-esteem department.
2. Friends
Because they were all incredibly sweet and supportive about how I was feeling today.
3. NaNoWriMo
I'm excited for it! (For those who do not know it: it's National Novel Writing Month. It starts in November. NaNoWriMo.org.) I'm going to enter with the original story I'm working on, the title of which I am revealing on my NaNo profile (see link below), and I'm hoping to finally finish it so that I can start the process of publishing it! Some of my friends are doing it, too, so that makes it more fun :).
The link to my profile is http://nanowrimo.org/participants/maddy-l.
Also, I changed the name of my blog. I think this suits it better :).
Maddy
1. Mum again
Because today she had to put up with me in one of my worst moods... my "I-am-worth-nothing-I-am-ugly-fat-stupid-and-awkward-and-I-hate-myself" mood. (Don't worry, it's mostly over by now.) It's that time of the month, which explains it... but I was a bit taken aback myself by how extreme I was this morning. I've been doing well when it comes to caring less about what others think and being myself more, but I still have a lot of work in the self-esteem department.
2. Friends
Because they were all incredibly sweet and supportive about how I was feeling today.
3. NaNoWriMo
I'm excited for it! (For those who do not know it: it's National Novel Writing Month. It starts in November. NaNoWriMo.org.) I'm going to enter with the original story I'm working on, the title of which I am revealing on my NaNo profile (see link below), and I'm hoping to finally finish it so that I can start the process of publishing it! Some of my friends are doing it, too, so that makes it more fun :).
The link to my profile is http://nanowrimo.org/participants/maddy-l.
Also, I changed the name of my blog. I think this suits it better :).
Maddy
Monday, 13 October 2014
8 Days of Happiness
Day 8 already - this is going pretty fast! It wasn't a great day, unfortunately... mostly because I wasn't feeling very well - that headache from last night still hasn't gone away, and then there's this certain time of the month that's kind of bothering me... sorry, too much information :P. Not another word. It's not pleasant, though.
Let's see, three things that made me happy...
1. SoChicken
Let me explain this. SoChicken is a sort of blog, in Dutch, on which this guy Jelle gives people information and tips about all kinds of subjects - from self-esteem and insecurity, to taking risks, to living a healthy life, to relationships... everything. I discovered it a while ago, back when I still wasn't happy with myself (not that I am now, but at least it's not so bad anymore); and it really opened my eyes regarding some things. It helped me with, among other things, the whole healthy living thing (I first started green smoothies because of SoChicken), boosting my self-confidence (however little), and finding it easier to be myself because it taught me not to care about what other people think (I'm getting there).
2. Taking a walk
With Mum and the neighbours' dog. My neighbour has cancer basically everywhere in his body; and so he and his wife spend a lot of time at the hospital or otherwise dealing with things. They have a young and very energetic dog, so we help out every now and then by taking the dog for walks and playing with her so that the neighbours won't have to do it themselves. We didn't go on a very long walk today, but I'd been spending most of my day behind my laptop studying, so it was a nice break and it was good to get some exercise and fresh air.
3. Stars
I just walked to the garage today to feed Brownie (that's where we keep all the bunny stuff) and I looked up and the sky was clear and there was just a whole bunch of stars up there. We don't usually see that many stars here and it was a really beautiful sight... it reminded me of the fact that even little things such as this can make you happy.
Let's see, three things that made me happy...
1. SoChicken
Let me explain this. SoChicken is a sort of blog, in Dutch, on which this guy Jelle gives people information and tips about all kinds of subjects - from self-esteem and insecurity, to taking risks, to living a healthy life, to relationships... everything. I discovered it a while ago, back when I still wasn't happy with myself (not that I am now, but at least it's not so bad anymore); and it really opened my eyes regarding some things. It helped me with, among other things, the whole healthy living thing (I first started green smoothies because of SoChicken), boosting my self-confidence (however little), and finding it easier to be myself because it taught me not to care about what other people think (I'm getting there).
2. Taking a walk
With Mum and the neighbours' dog. My neighbour has cancer basically everywhere in his body; and so he and his wife spend a lot of time at the hospital or otherwise dealing with things. They have a young and very energetic dog, so we help out every now and then by taking the dog for walks and playing with her so that the neighbours won't have to do it themselves. We didn't go on a very long walk today, but I'd been spending most of my day behind my laptop studying, so it was a nice break and it was good to get some exercise and fresh air.
3. Stars
I just walked to the garage today to feed Brownie (that's where we keep all the bunny stuff) and I looked up and the sky was clear and there was just a whole bunch of stars up there. We don't usually see that many stars here and it was a really beautiful sight... it reminded me of the fact that even little things such as this can make you happy.
7 Days of Happiness
I didn't post this yesterday night - because I kind of forgot, but also because I had a horrible headache and ended up going to bed early. Other than that, though, I did have a nice day.
1. Seeing some friends again
Yesterday I went to my old high school because we had to continue recording the audio for our short film. It's always nice to see the film friend group again, but especially the actors, most of whom are also old friends of mine, only I almost never see them again. We talked a lot and played silly games and it was a lot of fun.
2. Doughnuts & pepernoten
Because for some reason, doughnuts just make me really happy. They are among the foods that make me happy (together with Starbucks, obviously, and some other things). And pepernoten don't only taste good, but are fun, too - two friends and I spent about ten minutes running around the room and trying to throw the pepernoten in one another's or our own mouth (which resulted in more pepernoten ending up on the floor than in our stomachs, but hey, it was fun!).
3. Film fun in general
Which includes not only watching the edited scenes (which was awesome) or listening to some of the actors recording their voices (which was hilarious), but also driving around an empty aula and through the school hallways on a longboard with a friend (as in, we were both sitting down on it and pushing ourselves forward with our hands, whilst the friend whom the longboard belongs to was chasing us), gliding through the very same aula and hallways on our socks, and playing shuffleboard (though I'm not sure that's the exact word for it in English).
I didn't really sleep well last night, but hopefully today will still be a good day again :).
Maddy
1. Seeing some friends again
Yesterday I went to my old high school because we had to continue recording the audio for our short film. It's always nice to see the film friend group again, but especially the actors, most of whom are also old friends of mine, only I almost never see them again. We talked a lot and played silly games and it was a lot of fun.
2. Doughnuts & pepernoten
Because for some reason, doughnuts just make me really happy. They are among the foods that make me happy (together with Starbucks, obviously, and some other things). And pepernoten don't only taste good, but are fun, too - two friends and I spent about ten minutes running around the room and trying to throw the pepernoten in one another's or our own mouth (which resulted in more pepernoten ending up on the floor than in our stomachs, but hey, it was fun!).
3. Film fun in general
Which includes not only watching the edited scenes (which was awesome) or listening to some of the actors recording their voices (which was hilarious), but also driving around an empty aula and through the school hallways on a longboard with a friend (as in, we were both sitting down on it and pushing ourselves forward with our hands, whilst the friend whom the longboard belongs to was chasing us), gliding through the very same aula and hallways on our socks, and playing shuffleboard (though I'm not sure that's the exact word for it in English).
I didn't really sleep well last night, but hopefully today will still be a good day again :).
Maddy
Saturday, 11 October 2014
6 Days of Happiness
Well, 6 is my lucky number, so today basically had to be a good day, right? :)
1. Sleep
I love sleep, but only late at night. I'm nocturnal. My inspiration usually strikes at night, so I spend my evenings writing, sometimes reading, before I go to sleep. Today I got to sleep in and I really slept well, which was nice for a change, because I haven't been sleeping well at all lately. There's nothing better than waking up knowing that you don't have to go anywhere, with some sunlight streaming into your room as you just stretch and turn around a thousand times before finally getting up.
2. Green smoothie
These come back a lot, don't they? But the one I had today was simply DELICIOUS. Spinach, some berries, a banana, some milk, and peanut butter. Especially the peanut butter was heavenly. Best way to start a day EVER. I might just have this one for breakfast every day for the rest of my life. (Kidding, obviously, but it did taste so very good.)
3. Assignment
We have this really, really difficult assignment for one of the courses I take. It's a lot of legal stuff and I don't understand most of it, so it was a bit of a struggle for me to work on this; but today I managed to get the entire thing done and I was really happy about that! (I also painted my nails while I was reading the case and thinking of what to say about it. I painted them three times because I wasn't happy every time, but eventually, I think they look good now :P.)
Aside from this, I also had some very funny conversations on Twitter (including lots of wicked cackling - it was mostly about all the evil things I'm doing to the characters in my fanfiction story, heheh) and a totally crazy conversation on WhatsApp (including lots of crazy selfies). Yes, I think it fair to say that today was a good day!
Maddy
1. Sleep
I love sleep, but only late at night. I'm nocturnal. My inspiration usually strikes at night, so I spend my evenings writing, sometimes reading, before I go to sleep. Today I got to sleep in and I really slept well, which was nice for a change, because I haven't been sleeping well at all lately. There's nothing better than waking up knowing that you don't have to go anywhere, with some sunlight streaming into your room as you just stretch and turn around a thousand times before finally getting up.
2. Green smoothie
These come back a lot, don't they? But the one I had today was simply DELICIOUS. Spinach, some berries, a banana, some milk, and peanut butter. Especially the peanut butter was heavenly. Best way to start a day EVER. I might just have this one for breakfast every day for the rest of my life. (Kidding, obviously, but it did taste so very good.)
3. Assignment
We have this really, really difficult assignment for one of the courses I take. It's a lot of legal stuff and I don't understand most of it, so it was a bit of a struggle for me to work on this; but today I managed to get the entire thing done and I was really happy about that! (I also painted my nails while I was reading the case and thinking of what to say about it. I painted them three times because I wasn't happy every time, but eventually, I think they look good now :P.)
Aside from this, I also had some very funny conversations on Twitter (including lots of wicked cackling - it was mostly about all the evil things I'm doing to the characters in my fanfiction story, heheh) and a totally crazy conversation on WhatsApp (including lots of crazy selfies). Yes, I think it fair to say that today was a good day!
Maddy
Friday, 10 October 2014
5 Days of Happiness
1. Knee
I went to a specialist in the hospital again today for the results of my MRI scan and to see what we're going to do next about my knee. Basically, there's just too much room in my joints and my ligaments are too long; and the running last year triggered pain. The only thing I can do about it is wait until it gets better - which, according to the orthopedist, "if you're lucky, might be in a few years already!". I'm going to look at it the positive way, though - I don't need to have surgery and there's nothing bad or creepy going on. I'll just have to wait it out.
2. Shopping
Because I was kind of bummed about the orthopedist's verdict, the shopping I did afterwards with my parents and sister (we had planned that shopping trip in advance) was extra nice. I bought two shirts, a super-soft cardigan, three gorgeous winter dresses, some nice Rituals stuff (shampoo and body cream), and two pairs of shoes. I feel like a proper Galinda now, but I'm really happy with all the stuff and the shopping certainly helped cheering me up (though after spending a few hours in crowded stores, I instantly turn into an Elphie and just want to go home and read a book).
3. Food
It wasn't healthy food today... but it was good-tasting food. Especially the delicious chocolate milk I had with lunch and the chips we ate for dinner ^_^. I didn't eat anything really unhealthy aside from that today and tomorrow I'll be going back to my green smoothies, but still - good food does make me happy.
I was pretty nervous about today, especially the MRI scan results, but I'm glad it turned out to be a good day after all.
Maddy
I went to a specialist in the hospital again today for the results of my MRI scan and to see what we're going to do next about my knee. Basically, there's just too much room in my joints and my ligaments are too long; and the running last year triggered pain. The only thing I can do about it is wait until it gets better - which, according to the orthopedist, "if you're lucky, might be in a few years already!". I'm going to look at it the positive way, though - I don't need to have surgery and there's nothing bad or creepy going on. I'll just have to wait it out.
2. Shopping
Because I was kind of bummed about the orthopedist's verdict, the shopping I did afterwards with my parents and sister (we had planned that shopping trip in advance) was extra nice. I bought two shirts, a super-soft cardigan, three gorgeous winter dresses, some nice Rituals stuff (shampoo and body cream), and two pairs of shoes. I feel like a proper Galinda now, but I'm really happy with all the stuff and the shopping certainly helped cheering me up (though after spending a few hours in crowded stores, I instantly turn into an Elphie and just want to go home and read a book).
3. Food
It wasn't healthy food today... but it was good-tasting food. Especially the delicious chocolate milk I had with lunch and the chips we ate for dinner ^_^. I didn't eat anything really unhealthy aside from that today and tomorrow I'll be going back to my green smoothies, but still - good food does make me happy.
I was pretty nervous about today, especially the MRI scan results, but I'm glad it turned out to be a good day after all.
Maddy
Thursday, 9 October 2014
4 Days of Happiness
Today was the fourth day of my happiness challenge. I'm pretty glad I decided to do this. It's too early to say it's paying off, but at least I spend more time a day thinking about things that made me happy now - if only so that I can come up with three things to write down here, heheh.
1. Time alone with Mum and Dad
I had a really nice conversation with my mum today. I'm not really going to specify what it was about, but it was kind of deep and just one of those moments that made me feel closer to her, which is nice. We just spent the evening together having tea, eating pepernoten, and watching a movie.
2. London in two weeks
I know, I know, it's still a bit far off... but I'm really excited for my trip to London for the 25th of October. I'll be going with a friend I don't know extremely well (she's really a friend of my sister, and I'm a bit afraid to 'steal' her away or something), but I'd like to get to know her better - I know we have a lot in common. We'll be on a night bus together, which will probably be exhausting and the most fun thing ever. I'll be visiting Foyles, the giant bookstore in London, for which I already have a whole list of books to buy; we'll roam London for a bit, visit Starbucks (multiple times, hopefully).
And then, of course, I'll be seeing two Wicked shows: a muck-up matinee and a final performance. I'm super excited for both, as well as the opportunity to finally meet some more of the Verkaikings, whom I've been dying to meet ever since I first got to know them online. My friend is seeing the evening performance with me (she'll be going to Madame Tussauds when I am in the matinee, because she's dying to kiss Benedict Cumberbatch :P) and since she cried when I let her listen to Willemijn Verkaik's Defying Gravity... I can hardly wait to see her reaction. Seeing Wicked with newbies is the best thing in the whole world.
3. Singing
Let me clear this up: I cannot sing. I am from a very musically orientated family and I love music - I've grown up with it. I have a keen sense of rhythm, I can play the piano and the drums a bit, too, I listen to music a lot and I suppose that when I really concentrate and try to make something good come out, I can sing something that does not sound too bad.
However, when I am singing along to the karaoke tracks on my MP3-player (yes, I have karaoke tracks on my MP3-player) whilst driving the scooter (yes, I listen to my MP3-player whilst driving the scooter; yes, I also sing whilst driving the scooter; and yes, I put aforementioned karaoke songs on my MP3-player for the sole reason of being able to sing along with them on the scooter), I probably sound like a dying cat. You must understand that the songs I sing along to are mostly musical tracks (No Good Deed, The Wizard and I, and Defying Gravity from Wicked are great favourites, along with Fabulous, Baby! from Sister Act) and great songs like Somebody To Love from Queen - not exactly things that are easy to sing.
So today I just drove my scooter up a hill, belting (or screeching) out Defying Gravity in three languages (as in, three languages in one song), and I just felt really happy.
Ha. Judging from what I just wrote down, I guess today was a better day than I had initially thought :). Look at that!
Update: I just thought of two more and I just have to add them.
4. Stepping into a warm bed
I just did that ten seconds ago and it's heavenly. Long live electric blankets.
5. Murderous reviews
I'm sorry, I know it's sadistic, but they just completely make my day. It's the best feeling in the world (one of them, anyway) to post a chapter in which you kill someone or do some other horrible thing, and then all the reviews you get are like, "NOOOOO!", and "WHY?!", and "MADDY I'M COMING TO MURDER YOU!". It warms my heart :D. And it makes me feel... wicked.
1. Time alone with Mum and Dad
I had a really nice conversation with my mum today. I'm not really going to specify what it was about, but it was kind of deep and just one of those moments that made me feel closer to her, which is nice. We just spent the evening together having tea, eating pepernoten, and watching a movie.
2. London in two weeks
I know, I know, it's still a bit far off... but I'm really excited for my trip to London for the 25th of October. I'll be going with a friend I don't know extremely well (she's really a friend of my sister, and I'm a bit afraid to 'steal' her away or something), but I'd like to get to know her better - I know we have a lot in common. We'll be on a night bus together, which will probably be exhausting and the most fun thing ever. I'll be visiting Foyles, the giant bookstore in London, for which I already have a whole list of books to buy; we'll roam London for a bit, visit Starbucks (multiple times, hopefully).
And then, of course, I'll be seeing two Wicked shows: a muck-up matinee and a final performance. I'm super excited for both, as well as the opportunity to finally meet some more of the Verkaikings, whom I've been dying to meet ever since I first got to know them online. My friend is seeing the evening performance with me (she'll be going to Madame Tussauds when I am in the matinee, because she's dying to kiss Benedict Cumberbatch :P) and since she cried when I let her listen to Willemijn Verkaik's Defying Gravity... I can hardly wait to see her reaction. Seeing Wicked with newbies is the best thing in the whole world.
3. Singing
Let me clear this up: I cannot sing. I am from a very musically orientated family and I love music - I've grown up with it. I have a keen sense of rhythm, I can play the piano and the drums a bit, too, I listen to music a lot and I suppose that when I really concentrate and try to make something good come out, I can sing something that does not sound too bad.
However, when I am singing along to the karaoke tracks on my MP3-player (yes, I have karaoke tracks on my MP3-player) whilst driving the scooter (yes, I listen to my MP3-player whilst driving the scooter; yes, I also sing whilst driving the scooter; and yes, I put aforementioned karaoke songs on my MP3-player for the sole reason of being able to sing along with them on the scooter), I probably sound like a dying cat. You must understand that the songs I sing along to are mostly musical tracks (No Good Deed, The Wizard and I, and Defying Gravity from Wicked are great favourites, along with Fabulous, Baby! from Sister Act) and great songs like Somebody To Love from Queen - not exactly things that are easy to sing.
So today I just drove my scooter up a hill, belting (or screeching) out Defying Gravity in three languages (as in, three languages in one song), and I just felt really happy.
Ha. Judging from what I just wrote down, I guess today was a better day than I had initially thought :). Look at that!
Update: I just thought of two more and I just have to add them.
4. Stepping into a warm bed
I just did that ten seconds ago and it's heavenly. Long live electric blankets.
5. Murderous reviews
I'm sorry, I know it's sadistic, but they just completely make my day. It's the best feeling in the world (one of them, anyway) to post a chapter in which you kill someone or do some other horrible thing, and then all the reviews you get are like, "NOOOOO!", and "WHY?!", and "MADDY I'M COMING TO MURDER YOU!". It warms my heart :D. And it makes me feel... wicked.
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Dresses for Miracle
The bridesmaids' dresses in my Wicked one-shot Miracle:
And Elphaba's wedding dress:
And Elphaba's wedding dress:
3 Days of Happiness
Day 3 already! Let's see what we can come up with...
1. Taking care of myself
I started my day with a few sit-ups (which I try to do every day, but lately I've been a bit lazy) and half a green smoothie, and had the other half this afternoon. It was a good one, too. Aside from that, I didn't indulge in my very strong desire for pepernoten and chocolate, so I think I can be relatively proud of myself.
2. Being productive
I got a LOT done today. Like, a lot. I read sheets and book chapters for uni, I worked on this big assignment that is due next week. When I didn't understand said assignment, I brainstormed a bit with fellow students on Facebook. I E-mailed two lecturers with questions and called Grandma to arrange some things with her that I've been meaning to arrange for weeks already, but kept on forgetting about. I read some more uni stuff and I wrote a bit, too. It was a huge difference with yesterday, and I'm glad about that.
3. Mum
Because she's amazing and I love her so much. I was cranky and stressed out most of the day over all these uni things I had to do, and she put up with me, as she always does. When my neck and shoulders hurt, she offered to massage them. When I was clueless about my assignment, she tried to help. She's the most amazing mum ever to walk this Earth and I'm so grateful to have her :).
1. Taking care of myself
I started my day with a few sit-ups (which I try to do every day, but lately I've been a bit lazy) and half a green smoothie, and had the other half this afternoon. It was a good one, too. Aside from that, I didn't indulge in my very strong desire for pepernoten and chocolate, so I think I can be relatively proud of myself.
2. Being productive
I got a LOT done today. Like, a lot. I read sheets and book chapters for uni, I worked on this big assignment that is due next week. When I didn't understand said assignment, I brainstormed a bit with fellow students on Facebook. I E-mailed two lecturers with questions and called Grandma to arrange some things with her that I've been meaning to arrange for weeks already, but kept on forgetting about. I read some more uni stuff and I wrote a bit, too. It was a huge difference with yesterday, and I'm glad about that.
3. Mum
Because she's amazing and I love her so much. I was cranky and stressed out most of the day over all these uni things I had to do, and she put up with me, as she always does. When my neck and shoulders hurt, she offered to massage them. When I was clueless about my assignment, she tried to help. She's the most amazing mum ever to walk this Earth and I'm so grateful to have her :).
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
2 Days of Happiness
Today was... not really a good day. I haven't really been productive today and basically everything I ate was unhealthy - I couldn't bring myself to stop eating those pepernoten or to take a green smoothie, rather than white bread with peanut butter and chocolate... sigh. Also, some people really grated on my nerves today. If there's anything I can't stand, it's arrogance and disrespect. Phew. Deep breaths. Letting it go now.
Aside from that, though, I guess my day was okay. Let's see if I can think of three things...
1. Starbucks
Oh, what can I say about my one true love? Just kidding, of course, but I do love Starbucks coffee - especially when my Pumpkin Spiced Latte with whipped cream was accompanied by rain outside (with me snugly inside) and a good conversation.
2. Brownie
Because he is just incredibly cute and adorable and I love him a lot. He's my little cuddly partner in crime. Who needs a man when I can have a Brownie?
3. Writing
I got quite a few things done today. I wrote and edited parts of one fanfiction story and did some research for another, on which I plan to write some more tonight. I'll be getting back to my original stories soon, too - I'll be doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year, along with a few friends, which I'm excited for :).
I've got a day off uni tomorrow - well, it's more of a study day, since I do have a lot to do. I hope I'll get lots of things done and it'll go better than today. More tomorrow!
Maddy
Aside from that, though, I guess my day was okay. Let's see if I can think of three things...
1. Starbucks
Oh, what can I say about my one true love? Just kidding, of course, but I do love Starbucks coffee - especially when my Pumpkin Spiced Latte with whipped cream was accompanied by rain outside (with me snugly inside) and a good conversation.
2. Brownie
Because he is just incredibly cute and adorable and I love him a lot. He's my little cuddly partner in crime. Who needs a man when I can have a Brownie?
3. Writing
I got quite a few things done today. I wrote and edited parts of one fanfiction story and did some research for another, on which I plan to write some more tonight. I'll be getting back to my original stories soon, too - I'll be doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year, along with a few friends, which I'm excited for :).
I've got a day off uni tomorrow - well, it's more of a study day, since I do have a lot to do. I hope I'll get lots of things done and it'll go better than today. More tomorrow!
Maddy
Monday, 6 October 2014
1 Day of Happiness
So... we all know I can be a bit pessimistic at times. Most of you probably know I am known to have these emotional breakdowns every now and then, often because I'm not happy with myself or my life, because I want to be normal instead of highly sensitive... things like that. Now, I have a friend who has these exact same things going on (possibly even a bit worse), and she told me she was going to do this challenge: http://100happydays.com/. She convinced me to do the same.
I'm normally a bit sceptical when it comes to these things, but I decided it was worth the try. After all, if it does change my mindset, that'd be wonderful; and if not... well, then at least I tried. And it might be more fun, and maybe even easier, to have a friend who does it as well, so that you can encourage one another.
This is why from now on, at the end of every day, I am going to post three things that made me happy that day (I'm not going to do it with pictures - just descriptions). That can be anything, from the singing of a bird to an interesting conversation and from some really good news to a Starbucks coffee.
Here we go.
1. Green smoothie
Wow, this seems lame to begin with... but it's true. I promised myself a week or two ago that I was going to try and live healthier, and I started making green smoothies every now and then. Starting my day with one today just made me feel healthy and kind of proud of myself.
2. Master thesis talks
Today, we had the opportunity at uni to meet up with our lecturers and talk to them about our master theses - the topics they had to offer, possible things we had come up with ourselves, things like that. It was very interesting and I learnt a lot. (I also gathered up the courage to tell that one lecturer how much she looks like Willemijn Verkaik. It made her laugh and she said she didn't know Willemijn, but she'd look up a picture once she'd get home.)
3. MRI scan
Not the scan itself made me happy, obviously; but the fact that it wasn't even half as bad as I was told (and had feared) it would be did. Basically I just spent twenty minutes lying still and listening to SkyRadio, and that was all.
So... I'm going to try to keep this up from now on :). Until tomorrow!
Maddy
I'm normally a bit sceptical when it comes to these things, but I decided it was worth the try. After all, if it does change my mindset, that'd be wonderful; and if not... well, then at least I tried. And it might be more fun, and maybe even easier, to have a friend who does it as well, so that you can encourage one another.
This is why from now on, at the end of every day, I am going to post three things that made me happy that day (I'm not going to do it with pictures - just descriptions). That can be anything, from the singing of a bird to an interesting conversation and from some really good news to a Starbucks coffee.
Here we go.
1. Green smoothie
Wow, this seems lame to begin with... but it's true. I promised myself a week or two ago that I was going to try and live healthier, and I started making green smoothies every now and then. Starting my day with one today just made me feel healthy and kind of proud of myself.
2. Master thesis talks
Today, we had the opportunity at uni to meet up with our lecturers and talk to them about our master theses - the topics they had to offer, possible things we had come up with ourselves, things like that. It was very interesting and I learnt a lot. (I also gathered up the courage to tell that one lecturer how much she looks like Willemijn Verkaik. It made her laugh and she said she didn't know Willemijn, but she'd look up a picture once she'd get home.)
3. MRI scan
Not the scan itself made me happy, obviously; but the fact that it wasn't even half as bad as I was told (and had feared) it would be did. Basically I just spent twenty minutes lying still and listening to SkyRadio, and that was all.
So... I'm going to try to keep this up from now on :). Until tomorrow!
Maddy
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