Day 10 back again

1. meditate -Yup (I'm counting yoga)
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. hanging out with Bean & Lam in Laguna Beach
2. my stomach is better so I'm adding back rice [and rice pasta!]
3. I haven't lost all my hair [yet]
3. random act of kindness -wrote a nice note to my friend Naomi who's pregnant
4. something good that happened today - lots of available parking in Laguna Beach
5. exercise - yoga & weight lifting

Day...8? (I'm skipping ahead)

1. meditate - day 4 
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. Negative on my tb test even though I went to Asia this summer.  I needed results by Thursday so definitely would not have been time to get a chest x-ray.
2. My professor answered a question I emailed to her and ended it with a smiley face.  She also asked me if I witnessed Halloween at my parents' house (she lives off Alicia Pkwy too!).  I think this means we are officially friends.
3. Mina brought me an Uncrustables for lunch which was awesome because I brought myself nothing.  
3. random act of kindness - I emailed Hieu all the stuff he missed in SI.
4. something good that happened today - I ran into Adam from my chem class last semester who is taking the next chem in the series and found out who not to take the class with.  He also told me about a secret anatomy lab in the library that has all the models.  The girl he was studying with is applying for DH the same year as me and is taking anatomy next semester so we said we would take it together.  Yay friends!  
5. exercise - no...but I did yesterday and I'm still sore (lame!) does that count?

Day 9 defined

1. meditate -nope
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. that the USA border patrol agent didn't give Rehana and me a hard time
2. my aunts sent me home with all kinds of good food
3. I was able to answer all my aunts tech support questions with ease
3. random act of kindness - coordinated the return of a friend's iPhone after she left it at her friend's place which was near my aunt's house
4. something good that happened today - I slept in until 1pm and felt super refreshed.  I also ate 8 or 9 eggs.
5. exercise - nope

Day 8 fate

1. meditate - no
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. my aunt Yasmin who cooked a ton of food me for me while I was at the IEC conference
2. my cousin Soraya who will never be too old to goof around with
3. my cousin Soraya's bf Sameer who will talk to anybody so I don't have to
3. random act of kindness - when I saw people at the conference who didn't know where they were going for the individual workshops I started directing them to the right rooms
4. something good that happened today -got to hear speakers John DeHart, Rudy Karsan, and Zahra Al-Harazi
5. exercise - no

Day 7 confession

1. meditate -nope
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. my buddy Yogesh who gave me a ride after the shuttle service accidentally thought they were giving me a ride from the airport
2. my Nexus pass which saved me from waiting at the USA-Canada border for an hour
3. my aunts who always have tasty food prepared for me when I arrive in Vancouver
3. random act of kindness -stopped at Sprint store off the fwy to help friend activate phone
4. something good that happened today -I got upgraded to First Class on my flight to Seattle
5. exercise - whoops

Day 4

1. meditate - no.  I could technically still do this, but I'm afraid I will fall asleep.
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. Little kids dressed like little cows: 
   
2. The nice lady at the OC Department of Ed who processed my credential even though I didn't bring in a copy of it like I was supposed to.  
3. The nurse practitioner who administered my flu shot who seemed to think I was smart enough to get into an accelerated MSN program.  ha!  
3. random act of kindness - While I was at OCDE the lady before me couldn't find her driver's license and I saw it by the chair she had been sitting in so I got it for her.
4. something good that happened today - The doorman at the office building of the family I applied to work for gave me his approval.  Specifically, he said, "When you came in the other day, I knew you were going to get hired." SO THERE hospitals that don't want me to volunteer for them.  There are people out there who want to pay me!  And there are doormen who know it!
5. exercise - no.  I could technically still do this, but I'm afraid I will fall asleep.

Day 6 remix

1. meditate - negative
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. being able to eat yogurt for the first time since Rio de Janeiro
2. unsweetened apple sauce that still tastes sweet
3. my new iPhone's battery life
3. random act of kindness - did an unsolicited code review for a coworker
4. something good that happened today - while listening to the Kevin & Bean podcast I was literally laughing out loud during this segment about Kevin and his maid Lupita
5. exercise - rec center and 7-min.com

Day 5 Drive

1. meditate - nope
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. having the first regular BM in a long while (TMI)
2. my acupuncturist gives me a hug at the end of each session
3. my Dad for washing all the dishes that I now have to wash since he's out of town
3. random act of kindness -gave Arzina a whole tub of Whole Foods guacamole
4. something good that happened today - I slept so deeply that I was completely disoriented when I woke up
5. exercise - fail

More Day 4

1. meditate - oops
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. coconut water -- it's delicious and healthy!
2. conference calls with Zameer & Rayhan
3. my boss Pete who is ridiculously supportive
3. random act of kindness - was super nice to other volunteers on a conference call despite their being somewhat inefficient
4. something good that happened today - I discovered I can eat cheddar cheese without problems!
5. exercise - fail

Day 3

1. meditate - day 3

2. 3 things I'm grateful for - 1) inspiring old people - I saw a man jam up a hill on his bike to make a left turn before the light turned red and as he passed me I noticed he was a total grandpa, awesome! 2) my friends' kids who are always happy to see me 3) a cool boss 

3. random act of kindness - I dropped by Alison's house after work because I knew she was getting her kids' Halloween treats ready in a hurry, and we busted out a ton of little pumpkins made out of mandarin oranges and celery in like 15 minutes, woot!

4. something good that happened today - My professor posted grades this morning and I found out I rocked my last test, yay!  

5. exercise - does running around playing robots count?

Day 3 for me

1. meditate - 3 minutes self guided
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. my sister Zahra who hung out on facetime with me for like 2 hours while I drove home from OC, went grocery shopping, cooked dinner, and ate it
2. my flexible job schedule
3. Whole Foods top sirloin steak on sale
3. random act of kindness - gave up an awesome parking spot at Whole Foods to let someone else have it
4. something good that happened today - Zahra taught me how to cook steak in the oven
5. exercise - chest & lat pull down at rec center

Day 2 too

1. meditate - headspace day 2
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. my Aunt took us out for lunch
2. my Uncle took us out for dinner
3. Bay Area volunteers I worked with didn't scold me for kinda messing up
3. random act of kindness - volunteered at the L.A. Partnership Walk and took care of VIP guests
4. something good that happened today - got to hang out with Zahra, Julio Escobar, my aunt and uncle since I stayed overnight in LA instead of driving back to SD
5. exercise - 7 minute workout

Day 2

1. meditate - day 2 

2. 3 things I'm grateful for - 1) the show on Food Network called The Best Thing I Ever Ate which introduced me to machaca, which, turns out, is the best thing I ever ate 2) champagne brunch 3) cool weather!  clothes are thicker = don't have to suck in stomach as much.

3. random act of kindness - I stumbled upon a super cute Halloween costume for my fave little guy in his size (a near impossible feat this close to Halloween) and got it so that his parents could stop worrying.

4. something good that happened today - My parents have officially joined civilization with their new iphone.  My mom said, "only if it's free!" and it totally was.  They don't need to know about data plans and all that.   

5. exercise - umm...  I'm in the middle of a huge rut.

Day 1

1. meditate - I did day 1 of Take10 on Headspace

2. 3 things I'm grateful for - 1) that my mom and dad live nearby 2) my car - even though I complain about it, it gets the job done 3) I asked my sister to pull my sleeves up when I was doing the dishes at my parents house and she did! 

3. random act of kindness - I let a really excited little girl get all up in my personal space and while she waited for her dad at the airport.

4. something good that happened today - I've always been secretly jealous of people when they talk about hanging out with grandparents or aunts and uncles or cousins but today my cousin who I met once (when I was five) and her new husband came from Korea and we all had dinner together and it neat-o.

5. exercise - I didn't exercise today.  Unless driving a lot counts.  I failed at happiness on the first day!  Dammit.

First Faizal

1. meditate - headspace day 1
2. three things I'm grateful for 
1. that Kathleen the Bean started this blog
2. Zameer's wife Shantali bakes gluten free goodies when I come over
3. My Uncle & Aunt gave me the keys to their place in Santa Monica so I can roll up at 2:30am no problem
3. random act of kindness - I won the poker game but told people I didn't want their money
4. something good that happened today - I rolled in to a poker game full of people who know how to play (Robert, Sandeep, Beemer, Zameer, Dave, Moin) and destroyed them all
5. exercise - I did tricep push downs and bicep curls at the rec center