Positively Tuesday Relaunch February 10, 2026

      In my old blog, before my husband passed away, I dedicated Tuesday  to find something positive to post about. The reason why I did Tuesday and not Thankful Thursday as so many people do was because I dreaded Tuesday's. Monday always felt like a brand new week and I was ready to begin. But by midday Tuesday, I was dragging low. The work week was in full on problem mode it seemed. I'd be juggling work and life and Tuesdays seemed crowded in both. Being retired, I don't have that same angst about Tuesdays. I don't have a crowded calendar. If I don't get something done, no worries, it can be done the next day instead of pulling a late night to get it done. 

     But to break up the week a bit, I think it's still a nice day to highlight anything positive in my life or that I'm seeing for others. Admittedly, some weeks it feels like I had to dig deep to find something worthy to post. Most of life is just live, rinse, repeat and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I've had days of extreme happiness and joy and had the worst days people can imagine. On those latter days, I would have been happy for live, rinse, repeat. For my relaunch today, I'm doing bullet style as I explained ad nauseum already; here's my positively Tuesday moments.

  • I get to love on my sister's cats who while shy of me, do each run up against me briefly. Plus, this semi stray comes to great me too, and I feed from the outdoor container my sister leaves for the wanderers 
    Not sure her name, but sister calls her Callie for calico, a real beauty. 

  • My dentist could fit me in today and I am done for three months. ( The out of pocket is killing me though.)
  • I had all the ingredients on hand for more chicken noodle soup (scored on a $1.99 rotisserie chicken) which since my mouth is sore, will be a nice dinner.
  • I'm not a high risk but still always good to read after a mammogram " no radiographic evidence of malignancy" in my chart. The official letter came in my box too to confirm. I'm good for two more years.
  • Got a happy hour scheduled for right before I leave on vacation with three former work colleagues, two retired and one still working. These are terrific people to catch up with a few times a year.
     I hope you find some positives today. For those that do Thankful Thursday, I look forward to reading from you.

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