Everything's All Right

 Stability.

It's a big thing for me. When I feel stable I am far more relaxed, my stress levels are at a minimum, and I am happy and comfortable. 

Do you ever just have one of those days where you wake up and feel...at peace? I don't know how else I can describe it, honestly. I also don't know that it happens very often anymore. Your bills are paid (or paid enough), you have food in the house, you have some cash in your wallet and bank account, there are no outright stressors pressing on you, you feel like you're in relatively good health, etc.

Well, I woke up this morning (well, late morning, it's a Sunday and I return to work tonight) feeling quite stable for the first time in a long time. 

I'm going to visit my parents in about two months.

All of the laundry is done.

There is a large amount of mostly healthy food in the house.

I'm still losing weight, slowly but noticeably.

I'm drinking a ton of water/liquids every day and I'm far more active than I have been in months.

The weather has been wonderful for July in Omaha -- lots of rain and low, rumbly summer storms, and high temperatures mostly in the high 70s to low 80s.

Daisy and I have been spending a lot of time together, and that makes me very happy and at ease with myself -- I feel peaceful.

Gas prices are down.

The car is running well.

The cats are in good health.

I myself seem to be in good health, body is working well and doing what it should, and I just got a refill of my meds -- with enough to last me through September at the very least (thank you, Amazon Pharmacy). 

I've been getting some decent, if not outright good or great sleep on most days.

Work has not been terrible as of late.

Our garden has exploded in productivity and we should be getting our first haul of good vegetables within the next week or two at most. 

There's nothing wrong with the house or the appliances in it, for once (that we know of). 

After six months of T-Mobile wireless internet I can safely say I would never go back to using internet from a local cable provider ever again. Ever again. 

I just got a new tattoo, which I love. 

I just got a bunch of new glasses, which I also love. 

Related: my prescription hasn't changed so much to where the old glasses are unusable.

There's a new Marvel series on Disney+ (Secret Invasion) and there's a new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds both happening at the same time and currently running.

I'm coming up with new story ideas almost every day.

I went through my closet and filled three giant garbage bags with clothing to donate, which (if all goes well) we'll drop off at the donation center today.

Many of you are probably thinking "why are you tempting the fates, Brandon?"

I'm not exactly waiting for the other shoe to drop. Everyone in life has bad times and good times. Most people only acknowledge or focus on the bad times. I, for once, would like to take a moment and focus on the good.