Happy habits: The daily gratitude & kindness challenge

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Heyo!!

Today's kindness
I put my daughter to bed and read for her, even though she was supposed to go to bed on her own. I tidied a lot of house today also.. not sure how kind that is, but it does feel good.

Today's gratitudes
1) I feel like me and my boss are getting more familiar and like we're getting a better relationship. I like it.

2) I got to work a lot in Excel today 😄 which I love.

3) Having not much else to watch, we picked up Barry again at season 2 (we only saw the first) and I enjoy it 👍

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Nice to see you posting in this thread again  @QuantumSync 🙂

Today's Kindness
Me and my daughter were on our way to swim practice, but backtracked and went back home to pick up and give a ride to her friend who suddenly found himself without means to get there. Also we bought some candy.

Today's Gratitudes
1) Driving with the kids today was fun. We listened to Kvelertak and the kids wondered what blodtørst means. Its blood thirsty, of course!

2) We bought a big wool blanket like less than a week ago and I've snuggled up with it for three naps already 😄 I love woolen blankets.

3) I enjoyed watching Addams Family Values with my family today 🙂

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Today's Kindness
I've been more a recipient of kindness today.. but I did sort out my wife's economics for October 🙂

Today's Gratitudes
1) It was sunny today and I had a 45 minutes jog in the sun. The workout itself didn't feel that great 😄 but I loved that the sun was our and I appreciated getting to run and my own determination to do it.

2) After the run, we went to town and had some coffee and sweet rolls out in the sun. Nice!

3) Roguebook (game) was on sale for Xbox, so I bought it. I love it 🙂 played it on Stadia - and lost it when that service got chopped. Now I can enjoy it again. Yay!

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Today's Kindness
Not sure.. I cozied up the kitchen, cleaning, got the fireplace going, made coffee and made it nice for breakfast. Perhaps that's kind.

Today's Gratitudes
1) Exercised today. Importantly, I got some squats in. I feel it in my lower back, but it's still good.

2) Me and my wife spent some time together, alone.

3) In reference to my previous post, I finished my first game of Roguebook and completed it 😄 I honestly dont think that's supposed to happen. You're supposed to play it over and over again, unlocking more and more power ups etc. and then, somewhere down the trousers of time, you finish it.

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Today's Kindness
In Norway, a lot of what used to be beggars now sell magazines, so I bought one of these today.

Today's Gratitudes
1) I got some with this little Excel wastewater sampling project that I've been working on. It's been fun 🙂

2) I listened to music this evening with the kids. We've often have bedtime focused on learning something about an animal. Today's that animal was Peter Gabriel. Very nice!

3) I also has fun listening to music while doing the dishes and tidying the kitchen today while my wife was working. For some reason, I remembered lots of songs that I haven't heard in years 🙂 like Lola by the Kinks and Mellow Yellow by Donovan.

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Today's kindness
I spent my whole working day helping my old wastewater department set up their 24 hour support service rotations for 2025. It's a responsibility for the guy who took over my job a year ago, but if course it's all after a system I set up so I get it and am happy to help 🙂

Today's gratitudes
1) I enjoyed seeing my old colleagues at my old workplace again.

2) I got to play a little bit of piano today.

3) I'd delivered our car for service this morning and had to go get it after work. An old colleague was kind enough to offer me lunch and drive me back to the auto workshop 🙂

4) My wife cooked like 3 dinners today, all of which were amazing. Spaghetti Bolognese, baked root vegetables with feta cheese and two lovely salads. I was so full.

5) I got to take a daytime nap 🙂

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Today's Kindness
I'm at a conference and.. I did see someone who was by themselves and who seemed a little lonely, so I sat down and had a chat with them. I think it was appreciated.

Today's Gratitudes
1) I'm at a conference at a spa resort, so got to spend some time in various saunas and baths.. and also three dips in the cold ocean. So nice!

2) I met an old colleague here who is so pleasant and nice 🙂 I appreciate seeing him again.

3) I love my sister and am so grateful for having her in my life. She called me today to tell me she has breast cancer which has spread to her bones 😢 looking forward to coming home and seeing her again..

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Today's Kindness
I was generally the receiver of kindness today 🙂

Today's Gratitudes
1) I was up early today and got some time in a sauna and then a dip in the ocean before breakfast. Nice!

2) I held a presentation at the conference I'm at. It was a lot of fun and I got a lot of positive feedback afterwards by people who felt inspired by my talk 👍

3) I enjoyed getting to read on the bus back home 🙂

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Today's Kindness
Went to my sister's today and brought some edible gifts.

Today's Gratitudes
1) I'm grateful for my big sister who is such a tropper and wonderful human being. She's going through something awful, having gotten cancer in one of her breasts and some of her bones. Despite it all, she approaches her situation with wisdom and her life and the people in it with a tremendous amount of gratitude. She's such an inspiration to me and I love her dearly.

2) I'm thankful to my wife for being warm, supportive and positive. She's a help to both myself and my sister.

3) I'm thankful for my kids for being funny and distracting little goofballs ❤️

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Today's Kindness
Sent a couple of supportive messages, first one to my sister.

Today's Gratitudes
1) I went to crossfit. It was awful, but I'm happy I went 😅

2) A friend who's an electrician came over and checked out some problems with our car not charging. Of course the problems were gone now. We had a great talk afterwards and cups of coffee.

3) I'm thankful to my wife for today's great dinner 🙂 simple noodles with broccoli and chicken, but very yummy.

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Today's Kindness
We hosted a family get-together for my parents, my sister and younger brother and spouses, kids, etc. It was great 🙂

Today's Gratitudes
1) I'm grateful for my loving family.

2) While I hate that my sister has cancer, I am grateful that it is bringing us closer together.

3) I am thankful for my health.

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Today's Kindness
Helped a colleague with a case he was working. Also gave my nephew some advice on how to fix his PC.

Today's Gratitudes
1) I was consoled at work by a colleague today. I really appreciated that.

2) I had a great workout.. just by myself, lifting weights 💪

3) I enjoyed watching the start of Bram Stoker's Dracula with the kids 🙂 Gary Oldman is the best Dracula.

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Today's kindness
I took time off from work to join my sister at the hospital today as she was getting a biopsy and a blood test. Later, and unrelated, I helped her son / my nephew with his computer problems which took 2-3 hours.

Today's gratitudes
1) I miss my kids as I've been too busy today and they were asleep when I got home from my services in IT. But I appreciate that I miss them, if that makes sense.

2) I love my parents. They are so supportive. They told me today to talk to them about anything, also if I'm just a little depressed (I told my family about my seasonal depression and my steps towards a happier life, like the daily exercise I'm doing here).

3) I signed up for fetlife 🙂 I have a kinky side to me that is repressed, along with my gayish side. I do feel like exploring these things might make me happier or at least teach me things about myself. I don't necessarily mean taking action, but perhaps taking some steps towards talking about some of this stuff. I am grateful for finding out about this place and taking some small steps towards figuring some of this out.

4) Re point 3, I am grateful for Lexi reaching out after my post in the sexual preferences thread 😊 Thanks, @Lexi Darling!

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Today's kindness
I donated money to a cancer charity today run by the gym I'm a member of.

Today's gratitudes
1) For work, I visited the wastewater facility in my old town 🙂 the people at that facility are really nice and friendly. Also I got lunch.

2) I did a bike session at the gym today, getting 1000 kcals in in just a little over an hour. Felt great!

3) Me and my wife found an intimate moment away from the kids in the evening and we also found time for a very honest, candid talk about turn-ons etc. Best talk we've had in a long while 🙂 I feel like it brought us so much closer on this topic where I've previously felt we didn't quite align.

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Today's Kindness
I made coffee for my friends and shared my snacks and pizza. That's maybe to be expected, but it was also the most concrete thing I could think of 🙂

Today's Gratitudes
1) Me and a couple of mates today went and bought Magic: The Gathering decks and then played them at our place for hours 😄 it was fun!

2) One of them, I haven't seen in a few years now, so really appreciated him coming over.

3) I occasionally found my thoughts drifting over into sexual fantasies at work today which is not a common occurrence, but a very welcome distraction 😄 I feel a little more virile than usual