Good Things of the Day (Wed., 12/22)

• Dad left at noon + gave $20 to Matthew
• Having Matthew pick up the recycling bin from the front of the house
• Conversation with the bros
• Matthew gave me a $10 gift card to Chili's {courtesy of mom}
• Having time to properly poop, put lotion all over my body, and spritz Jean Paul Gaultier's "Classique" eau de toilette before heading out
• Lunch (Barnaby's - Midtown) + spending time (1 hr.) + talking on the phone and "G-chat" with love love
• "Good Woman" poem created by Marc-Antony
• Getting to Copy.com and work (BCBG Max Azria - Houston Galleria) on time
• Finding perfect parking upon arrival at the Houston Galleria
• Sipping the Samurai Chai Mate blended with White Ayurvedic Chai tea at Teavana before work starts (no rush)
• Being greeted with a friendly "hello" from co-workers upon arrival
• Having no one else in the stock room upon arrival at work + placing a pretty "smile" tag
• Having the new store manager, Terri, notice the "smile" tag and reacting/speaking positively of it
• Time flying at work + no major physical labor (just "replenishment" of the dresses, "finger spacing" and Swiffer dust floor)
• Hearing Depeche Mode's song "Strange Love" at work
• Having Manny there to clean the bathroom floor and Swiffer dust the stock room
• Having Manny say "What did you say Elvia?" to me, when I was asking Nadia something yet felt that I wasn't being heard and didn't feel I needed to be [insecurity issues]
• Finding out my work schedule for next week before leaving + no work on NYE 
• Having enough (signal) bars on my cell phone in the stock room to hear VM msgs
• Left work on time (11pm), due to having 4 other people for closing shift
• Getting home safe + eating fish (tilapia), gumbo, chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons, and vitamins
• Finding presents mom got for us under the Christmas tree
• Finding out my Gilt.com purchase (Elizabeth Cole crystal jaguar studs) has shipped and will arrive Christmas Eve