Published on 12, July, 2020
Did something good happen today?
Please share it with us no matter how big or small it may be.
Sometimes reading about your good things will help someone who is feeling bad and sometimes when you are feeling bad it might help to remember that a few days ago something good happened.
I returned to work today, full of dread, following 3 weeks off: 2 weeks of stressful annual leave followed by a week of sickness.
First person I saw was another young supporter worker whose face lit up when she saw me.
'I've been so excited because I knew you were coming back today!' she said. That lifted my step a bit!
Then, this morning, I and a couple of other staff members took some of the service users to a 'cat cafe' run by a local cat rescue centre. A cafe... with cats everywhere. Somehow, they do it in compliance with food hygiene regulations! It was great. They loved it. I sat with a tiny black kitten asleep on my lap for most of the time. And the tea was good, too.
Then, this afternoon, I took a couple of other guys trampolining.
I had to leave work early then to go to my doctor's surgery for my five-yearly 'over 40' health check-up. Everything was good. Cholesterol fine. Blood pressure normal. BMI healthy. Blood sugar fine. Kidney and liver function fine. The only downside was when I mentioned the alcohol - and I was honest. But she said 'At least you realise you're drinking to harmful levels, and you're trying to do something about it. Apart from that, the calculation shows your heart age as a year younger than your actual age. Overall, you're a tall, lean, fit and healthy man who just needs to keep tabs on his drinking.'
I was so chuffed I left my coat there and had to go back for it.
So... a day I was dreading. And it was the best day for ages! :)
...and I didn't have to work with the narc, either!
That's great to hear, Tom, especially after the rough few weeks you've had.
The unexpected shock of having a good day for a change does that to me too!
Thanks DC and Trogluddite,
The only downside is... this woman has a very close friend there who has always been friendly with me before. Yesterday, she was decidedly cooler, and seemingly disinterested in me... so clearly they've been talking. Another staff member, who gets on closely with me and dislikes both of them, told me they'll make things very hard for me if both of them take an aversion. I'll deal with that if it happens, though. I'm well-respected otherwise.