Happy!

To everyone who sent me birthday well-wishes, thank you so much! I am overwhelmed beyond belief; it's still a rather new feeling to have my birthday be remembered.

I've had a truly wonderful day today, other than a frustrating stumble at work. Joy and support and blessed good fortune have been coming at me from all sides. The techs at work brought me cheesecake. My father, of all people, sent me a gorgeous arrangement of flowers. I have a new crafting project I'm working on - my first time doing blackwork on a piece of clothing - that is going better and more easily than I had anticipated. I have a card from a client that the clinic forwarded to me, saying wonderful and sweet things that made me tear up when I read it.

And best of all, my better half has two job interviews this week. I know, intellectually, that nothing may come of them, but just being able to spend today feeling hopeful instead of panicky and anxious is worth more than almost any gift I could think of.

Right now, I am happily home and curled up with my husband, my kitty, and a comfy blanket. I am tired and achy from being stabbed repeatedly with a needle, but the tattoo is healing well, and if tired and achy is the worst I have to deal with, today is a wonderful day.