Happy Now

I’m happy now…

|| I went for a run today and did two things – I ran an entire 1.5 miles without stopping and I did it in 18:35. I haven’t done this in a very long time – maybe 2 years?

|| I took a depression screening quiz last night.  I scored 12.  12!  This made me so, so happy; a score of 12 is on the low side of the “possible mild depression.”  It’s not even a guaranteed depression.  Do you know what I would have scored a year ago?  Two years ago?  I’d have been bordering on the “severe” depression category.  Do you know how good it feels to have a taste of peace and happiness?  More on this later.

|| Isla started solid foods. And she LOVES them. First off, she’s really cute when she eats them, lunging her little mouth toward the spoon to get more (usually).  Second, as much as I love breastfeeding it’s nice to know that someone babysitting her could buy themselves a little time if I was running late sometime.

|| I counted and I have 16 photo apps I use with Instagram.  This fact slightly embarrasses me but mostly makes me really happy because I have so much fun with Instagram and I love knowing I capturing all sorts of little moments.  I’m slightlycosmo if you want to follow along.

|| Today we made a loaf of oatmeal bread, a giant pot of bolognese sauce and a batch of the most delicious muffins!  Today was really good eating!

|| My dad preached this weekend, and it was nice to hear him again.  I’ve been feeling very reticent about going to church lately – again, more on that another time – but I really enjoyed what he had to say.

|| We’re trying to plan out our vacation. Hopefully a collection of random, unexpected expenses won’t force us to completely change our plans.  But so far, so good. I’m super excited about our proposed road trip! More on that another time, too!

So much to be happy about, and it feels so good to be happy!