My country decided to close its borders after figuring out they let the right ones in, the Irish
#3GoodThings or quite a bit more actually.
Lately things are going quite good for me personally.
1) For my education in animal assisted intervention I'm writing a paper about animal assisted climate communication, combining two of my passions. And I think it will be really good.
2) I want to work in animal assisted education later, but since animal assisted intervention is more of an advanced education I want to get a basic education in education too. My plan is to start both social education and environmental education in the fall. Social education is, I believe, the thing that most people working in animal assisted education have in their curriculum, so it's probably a good thing to have, while environmental education is rather rare, so it might give me an edge for job applications. But mostly I'm just convinced that both will teach me a lot of great skills and knowledge.
3) I've started taking my dog Platon to work (personal assistance for a woman with MS) and since its going well I think I can take him with me every time in the future and that means I can work more (because my mom can't always take Platon) and might finally get out of the monthly red numbers that I'm in for many years now.
4) We're also close to getting the house ready to rent out a few rooms for a little side-money.
That will be another relief financially, but mostly I hope it will mean I have some cool roommates. And maybe some people who can take Platon sometimes.
5) I came out of a depression more than a year ago and kept still taking one of the meds, as its supposed to help the brain get used to how the internal chemistry should be. But it really messed with my memory. Now that spring is coming I'm reducing and eventually getting rid of the medication and I can already tell that my memory is getting a bit better again.
6) I randomly met a friend from school the other day and we started going on walks together regularly and have great talks. That's a kind of friendship I've been missing for a long time.
7) I'm quite proud of what we accomplished at the lately. We finished 2024 almost in the black figures, finally created an account (https://fedi.at/@FediverseFoundation), are regularly posting on our blog (https://fediverse.foundation/en/blog/) and will launch a Pixelfed server tomorrow (https://instapix.org). I'm excited!
8-99) (My memory still isn't great, so I probably forgot a few things)
Friday kicked off a whole series of gigs! We feel ready for more. Huge thanks to Roel for the excellent sound and to Thierry and the crew at Excelsior Jette for having us.
We’d love to come back with even more new material!
#LiveMusic #OnTheRoad #NewSongs #Pilod #ExcelsiorJette #Grateful #MoreToCome
The biologists that came through the Lower Colorado River project were an incredible bunch of people, many of whom have gone on to high-level careers in biology.
Silly “little” feelings
When I was living in the apartment, I always hoped that, one day, I would have a little house. No more upstairs and downstairs neighbors. No more stairs to head up with (heavy) groceries. A little garden perhaps. Some more space for all my stuff. I just hoped for a little place that would be my home till I was old and done with it all. I never imagined that my first trial of getting such a little house, would be a successful one! It really surprised me and it took quite some effort to get it all sorted when it happened. But now... I have this little house. I have two little gardens that are full of weedshttps://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/silly-little-feelings/
I really enjoyed the hot shower I just had. #Grateful for my situation that I am able to do that.
I went to a concert
I got a compliment on my outfit
Sunny weather today
#concert #sunshine #outfit #happy #smalljoys #grateful #gratitude
You know who is so life-affirming and wonderfully kind? #Friends and #edibuddies* who text or email to say hi, share info about fun things to read, and check in on one another. You know who you are, and I'm #grateful to have you in my life.
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*Edibuddies are #editors who are friends.
#Grateful for @Kleen’s March 2 contribution to the Bicycling Monterey work. She is a faithful Pedal Pusher! Please consider becoming one yourself—support this grassroots volunteer effort by setting up an automatic monthly contribution of $10 or more: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations.
A one-time donation, in any amount, is also welcome and appreciated. FAQs: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/contribution-faqs
#BikeTooter #ClimateAction #PublicSafety #ActiveTransport #BikeAdvocacy #California
Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Read two chapters in Braille.
2. Received my order of diabetic-friendly Easter candies.
3. Hubs’ place of employment wasn’t near the downtown natural gas leak so he wasn’t at risk. #Grateful
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. #GoodNight #Braille
@Gargron The world must be grateful to your parents. At least I am. #grateful #historicmove
UPDATE: SURGERY SUCCESS
The kitty's dental surgery is DONE! All problematic teeth have been extracted, and she's recovering well!
HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who donated, shared, and sent love! Your support made this surgery possible, and I'm forever grateful!
#Grateful #CatSurgery #cats#FelineHealth
#3goodthings Hot coffee
Heated seats
It's not really that cold
#simplejoys #grateful #happy #goodvibes
#gratitude
#3GoodThings (forgot yesterday!)
1. Making awesome connections on these new-to-me platforms!
2. Supportive, compassionate, just bloody lovely people!
3. Online community is such a lifeline for folk like me, I'm so grateful to you all!