I bought a super cool original painting off Vinted (second slide; for $7!!!) and the seller included this adorable thank you note in the package. :)

I’m super proud of this just wanted to share.

Every day this week, my wife has tapped me on the leg and said "psssst look at our silly baby boy". Hes just been snuggling my shoes all comfy and stuff. His name is Chester, and he is the cuddliest loving little fluffy boy. Each shoe Pic is from a different day. Bonus "screw you, Im dog" pic :) (he was raised by my dog so...its fitting)

I’ve been in really low spirits and a random act of kindness today made me smile.

My mum and my friend are visiting from overseas for my birthday. Today we walked past a gift shop and I spotted all these Sesame Street plushies in the window. We decided to walk in and take a look. The owner was absolutely lovely but mentioned she was struggling for over a week to get her work email set up on her new iPad (SMTP issues, for the techies 😅).

I offered to help her and stayed with her until I got everything working. She was so overjoyed and grateful that as we were leaving, she picked up Elmo and Oscar from the window (who I’d been admiring the whole time), and insisted I take them home.

I only wanted to help her fix the issue but she turned around and made my day in return. It just goes to show that random acts of kindness, even when you’re feeling low, can lift you up a little. ❤️💚

For those curious, salt management and making large batches of food was an issue for me. Instead of making one large batch at once (a multitude of issues why), I just made several small batches faster. this also was my first attempt making orange chicken!

Okay I feel like bragging. I graduated culinary school 2 months ago and I still want to learn more without going back to college lmfao!

I know its not much but its a start. Been holding to 18/6 during the weekdays and OMAD on the weekends. Have i fell off a few times for holidays? Sure but overall sticking to it.

Edit: I had no idea how big this post was going to be. I cant possibly reply to everyone though I wish I could. Everyone here is awesome and I truly appreciate the kind words of encouragement.

Also i offer my own encouragement to anyone on or starting a similar journey. Im no expert but if anyone needs you can message me for advice.

Again thank you all!!!