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  #3GoodThings 1. Lovely art at the Sautee Nacoochee Center and the Blue Ridge Arts Center 2. Pleasant train excursion on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway 3. Dogs behaved well for dogsitters and were happy to welcome us home

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  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night! 2. Made some delicious cinnamon-raisin biscuits last night! 3. Managed not to eat the last 2 so daughter and daughter-in-law can have them when they come to dogsit!

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  #3GoodThings 1. House unscathed after the remnants of Isaias (but boy, did it RAIN!) 2. OK for trip to the mountains 3. Medicare part D signup complete, found in-network pharmacies after some struggling

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  #3GoodThings 1. We still have power 2. Dogs bravely dashed out to pee in the wind & rain first thing, then we got a gap long enough for them to get a real walk 3. Knitting event at the library is still on

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  #3GoodThings 1. Car is fixed again, allegedly. We'll see! 2. Lunch with my niece today! 3. Forecast is growing less dire; we may get through the weekend without a power failure.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Nice call from my niece--her nonprofit (Montessori Partnerships for Georgia) is exploring possibilities in my community and she's coming over for a meeting tomorrow. We'll get together for lunch! 2. My husband let me sleep in today. 3. I have now made it through the week after my COVID booster, so I can have ibuprofen again! Will start with a lower dose and see if that will work.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Starting a list of projects to choose from when I need something to do 2. Yuletide (fanfic exchange) nominations are out! 3. Yuletide signups start next week!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Finally buckling down to a task I've put off forever: Sorting, washing, drying and giving away all our old SCA garb and feast gear. It'll take a while. 2. Browsing slowly through cookbooks looking for ideas for Thanksgiving/Christmas (and also maybe expanding my everyday dinner repertoire). 3. Car repairs are done, we're back to 2 functioning vehicles.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Rental car returned; a huge weight off my mind. 2. It's Monday and I don't have to go to work!!! 3. Husband is getting his COVID and flu vax today.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Pretty much feeling normal again after flu & COVID vaccines except for sore deltoids. 2. My husband will be back home this evening after his charity bike ride 3. The bike ride, which looked almost certain to get drenched by heavy rain, now looks like it won't get rained on at all!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Post-vaccine fatigue and soreness are much improved today. 2. Looking forward to a couple of days in the mountains. 3. Signed up for a knitting class at the library.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Looked up current advice on NSAIDs before/after vaccines BEFORE I took the NSAIDs (advice has changed since I last checked! https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/publications/health-matters/getting-a-flu-shot-skip-the-advil-tylenol-for-mild ) 2. The bread I baked yesterday is delicious! 3. Mini-vacation in a couple of weeks.

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  #3GoodThings 1. First day of freedom. I keep tearing up. Think I'll bake some bread. 2. The grant I was working on got renewed at the last minute, so my colleagues won't have to scramble for new jobs. 3. A huge amount of bullshit is NOT MY PROBLEM NOW.

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  #3GoodThings 1. LAST DAY OF WORK 2. Highs in the 70s by the end of the week! 3. Family wedding coming up next month!

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  #3GoodThings 1. made fairly good improvised curry paste from spices I had on hand + fresh ginger bought for the purpose 2. another pleasantly cool morning (55 F) 3. got signed up for Medicare Part D & supplement

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  #3GoodThings 1. Cool mornings forecast for this whole week 2. Last deliverable gets sent off today (on time) 3. Three more days of work!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Brunch with daughter and daughter-in-law later today 2. Followed by Princess Mononoke at the local art house theater 3. ONLY 3 MORE DAYS OF WORK

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  #3GoodThings 1. Yuletide (fanfic exchange: https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/133700.html)! 2. Fall! 3. Slept through the night!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Nice cool morning, with time for a longer dog walk 2. University of Leeds has guidance for supporting trans researchers in the field! https://inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 3. Tabling today at an event I've enjoyed in the past.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Much cooler today! Low 60 degrees F, predicted high 72! 2. One week of work to go. 3. Very close to finishing last big deliverable.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Nice farewell party from co-workers 2. Not much food waste from power failure 3. Fat Bear Week

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  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night! 2. Cooler weather ahead--forecast high for Thursday is 76 degrees F! 3. Good video call with all 3 kids last night.

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  #3GoodThings 1. No damage to car 2. No damage to house 3. Got power back

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  #3GoodThings 1. Last full week of work starts tomorrow. 2. I have escaped mandatory in-office. 3. Nobody can make me use LLMs.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Heavy rain overnight, much needed 2. Took dogs for a longer walk today on a route we can't use weekday mornings due to traffic; today it was calm and peaceful 3. Cooler this morning; predicted high Wednesday is only 80 degrees F!

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  #3GoodThings 1. Draft of major report is DONE and out for review/edits 2. I never have to do that particular report again 3. Anything I write from here on out that may or may not get read will be something I want to write for its own sake

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  #3GoodThings 1. 65 degrees F this morning! Lovely! 2. Two more weeks of work. 3. 2-hr train excursion planned for next month.

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  #3GoodThings 1. Husband found the source of the mysterious carrion odor (dead deer in the back yard of a neighboring vacant house) 2. Husband has his (hopefully) final ortho followup today 3. Found a new recipe to try: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/curry-pumpkin-soup

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  #3GoodThings 1. Finally got HR to cough up the form I need for Medicare; now I just need a fax machine (!!) 2. Video call with all 3 kids last night, all are thriving 3. Husband managed a 32-mile bike ride yesterday, arm doing fine

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  #3GoodThings 1. Husband is sleeping better with the elbow brace off. 2. The Heretiks premieres this week! My eldest is the Bone Witch. 3. We got some much-needed rain Saturday.