Follow + Hide Boosts is seriously one of the best low-key features of Mastodon. I use it all the time. It's wonderful.

So if you follow me or want to follow me but really don't want to see my boosts because I boost a lot? PLEASE USE IT I WILL NOT BE OFFENDED IT IS A GOOD FEATURE. IT IS SO GOOD.

Here's Space Catitude talking about it:

https://realsocial.life/@TerryHancock/115856401496102908

Basically "hide boosts from" is wonderful.

(Y'know what else is? Time-limited mutes. Goddamn I love that so much. I use it, too.)

#mastodon #features #GoodThings

The view from my window.

#goodthings

#Goodthings today was that I decided not to go to a party. I was tired and stressed. Instead, I went to the swimming pool, exercised, took a sauna, went home, cooked a proper meal and listened to music.

I had more energy than I usually have and lo and behold, all my annoying avoidance just disappeared.

Today I came home to my tiny apartment after a week away. I feel safe here. We left the car and took the train because of the weather. I took a nap in the sofa when I came home. And I managed to realise I was overwhelmed earlier today and asked my partner for help. She told me to go out and do some snow shoveling.

#goodthings

Today I was out for a run in the slush. I managed to deal with a relational issue. And 28 years after everyone else I started watching Titanic (1997).

#goodthings

Small joys from the holiday week

- Saw my first redwing of the year
- Made cheese straws out of some leftover pastry
- A plant I thought might be in trouble has produced new growth
- New pyjamas
- Afternoon naps
- Saw a speckled woodpecker in the cemetery
- Baked a ginger cake

#Smalljoys #goodthings #life #personal

The 2025 Good Things Jar

On or around New Years Eve 2024 I read about a Good Things Jar. I don’t remember where I read it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. Inspired, I decided that once a week I would make a note that recorded something good that happened that week and put it in a jar.

Accordingly, I took an empty pasta sauce jar and a pad of Post It notes and started my weekly note-taking endeavour.

My new year’s resolution began quite well as resolutions often do, and I more-or-less maintained it until early October when life, forgetfulness, laziness, and/or an absence of good things ceased my efforts.

Nevertheless, I have nine months of good things to report, and it pleases me to re-read them now. I have reduced some names to one or two letters, but otherwise here are my Good Things notes:

Jan 4/25. Ke & Ju visited. We enjoyed a good walk in Bowen Park. Ju cooked up a storm! Loads of lovely leftovers.

Jan 11/25. Had the bedroom and bathrooms repainted. Looks great! Much better than the old wallpaper.

Jan 18/25. Enjoyed a lovely week with Ja. We cooked, walked at Buttertubs, played gin rummy, started a puzzle, and I learned how to use a Gimbal stabilizer.

25 Jan 25. 2 fabulous sunsets. Walked in Bowen Park. Invited to lead a workshop for Volunteer Nanaimo. Went to fitness class.

1 Feb 25. Created 1st draft for Pr newsletter. Started Fitness Level 1. Started PowerPoint for crochet workshop. Sorted G’s artwork. Worked on puzzle.

Feb 8/25. Lots of snow! Sorted G’s artwork. Arranged for photos. Lunch with D and R. Went to fitness class. Drafted Pr newsletter. Met Australian tourists.

15 Feb 25. Took G’s books to photographer to make a digital record. Finished creating Pr newsletter on Publisher. Went to Pr GM and Mgmt meetings. Went to fitness class.

Feb 22/25. Walk at Hemer Park. 5.1 earthquake! Fabulous sunset.

29 Feb 25. Survived a horrible cold/flu. Crocuses bloomed. A Coopers Hawk perched on  a tree by my patio and I got photos.

8 Mar 2025. Got an email from SJ! BCAA started my car.

15 March 25. Got the digitized images of G’s book from SF, photographer. Finally over the cold/flu. Went to fitness class. Walked to Pr meeting.

22 March 25. Walk at Neck Point and Lost Lake. Good dental checkup. Started UK passport application process. Went to fitness class. Prepared presentation on joining blanket squares.

29 March 25. Taught a class in joining blanket squares at Volunteer Nanaimo. Had 3 dental fillings. Went to fitness class. Mailed UK passport application.

12 April 25. Tax refund!! New fitness class. Eye exam – new glasses ordered. Pr. Meeting summary. UK passport approved.

19 April 25. Toilet tank lid wobble fixed. Finished blanket for Volunteer Nanaimo. Went to fitness class. Played Bocce ball.

26 April 25. Voted in federal election. UK passport arrived. Saw early rhododendrons at Bower Park. Got a tax rebate! Original docs returned from UK. Removed old security system.

3 May 2025. Voted in fed election. Libs won. Got Covid booster. Lunch w D & R at Cuckoo’s in Coombs.

17 May 2025. Got a new dental crown. N & G visited. Donated blanket at Volunteer Nanaimo. Learned how to use a defibrillator. Northern Flicker in patio!

31 May 2025. Saw Island Soul Choir concert. Had blood test – results as usual. Medic recommended stopping alendronate and multivitamin. Saw yachts leading to start of sailboat race.

7 June 2025. Got a good haircut. Started cat blanket.

14 June 2025. Heat pump serviced. Created bird bath. Received new note cards. Went to Pride parade.

21 June 2025. 22 rows of cat blanket. Created a multi-ball box for yarn. Renewed car insurance. Saw a Northern Flicker on patio. Hummingbirds came back. Rose bloomed.

28 Jun 2025. 1st set of G’s books arrived. Made a water fountain birdbath out of a plant pot.

5 July 2025. Nice long walks in town. Mailed gift to Ju. Made banana bread with cream cheese and zucchini muffins.

12 July 2025. G’s books! – sent to sibs and kids. G’s artwork sent to Gi. 38C on patio!

19 July 2025. Very hot days. Bought Day Lilies. De-potted one dead plant and mystery shrub. Wrote about insomnia and social anxiety.

2 Aug 2025. Good haircut. Sent August e-cards. Put out raccoon spikes around patio.

9 August 2025. Email from Gr. Duke Thompson concert. Walked in Bower Park. Figured out how to keep Microsoft files and change email address.

16 Aug 2025. Signed up for fitness classes through to next spring. Created Pr newsletter. Went to Fringe play Between Trains.

23 Aug 2025. Found out why my eyes were too dry – dehumidifier!

30 Aug 2025. Received Google watch. Got it going. ½ way through cat Afghan.

6 Sept 2025, Cat Afghan ¾ done Wrote 5 blog posts. Drafted Sept Pr newsletter. Fertilized plants. Fixed outdoor temp glitch.

13 Sept 2025. Pr Mtgs. Wrote speaker summary. Wrote newsletter. Went to watercolour painting class. Went to fitness class. Had bone density test.

20 Sept 2025. CB visited. Doctor says I no longer have osteoporosis! The meds are working. Watercolour painting class is great. Got a good haircut.

4 Oct 2025. H came to clean out fireplace. Bought painting supplies at Iron Oxide.

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