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1. Getting flirted on by both the cute guy working at the Indian restaurant and the cute guy working at the coffee shop and being completely oblivious until my friends pointed it out. I guess I've still got it, if I actually noticed anything beyond myself.

2. Making it to the gym for the first time in...weeks, months, who even knows.Feeling good afterward and having that motivate me to go again, and again, and hopefully again!

3. Finally getting started on renovating my spare room. It's going… Continue

1. Having someone drive down my street and know instantly which house is mine, because it reflects my style and personality (Hey - all those expensive renovations are finally paying off!)

2. Men who wear cologne.

3. Resisting the urge to bury my face in the necks of said men to take a deep sniff of said yummy cologne.

4. Good theatre with good company.

5. Long discussions about South African politics.

I should be crying, I should be screaming, I should be curled up in the fetal position, shaking with anxiety and nausea.

But I'm not.

I find this curious, as this is one of the most awful situations I have dealt with in a very long time. A lot is at stake. A lot.

Sure, I have cried. I have felt hopeless and helpless. I've had to remind myself to breathe to calm the clench of anxiety throughout my entire body. But instead of allowing these emotions to take over, I felt them, worked through the… Continue

1. On Friday, International Women's Day, a beautiful bouquet was delivered to my house from a friend of mine who had moved away and knows I'm going through a difficult time right now.

2. The flowers are pink lilies that remind me of spring and were wrapped beautifully in bright coloured tissue paper and cellophane, instead of your usual newspaper and tacky floral wrapping paper.

3. The card said, simply, "Love, D."

4. The lilies are in a vase in my bedroom, and every time I walk in there, I a… Continue

1. My foster cat, Peaches, has been very aggressive toward my other cats, so I've been keeping her in a separate room. However, there seems to be some progress of a relationship between her and my newest cat, Levi. The other day, he walked up to her and licked her on her forehead. I was surprised that she didn't growl, hiss or flinch at all. Then, later on, even more surprisingly, she walked up to him and bonked her head against his side. Of course, the next day, she attacked him and chased him… Continue