The glad game ...

As usual work was a nightmare today. Jaw still sore, and all the talking and smiling I had to do made it worse ... which some just found funny ... think people like the idea of me not being able to talk much!

When I lived with Liz and co in Essex we used to play this game from a film ... foget the name right now ... but was called "the Glad Game". I would get the kids from the school bus, we would come home, Liz would have made hot chocolate, we would play the penguin eating challenge, and tell about the bits of the day we had to be glad about. Was really helpful on lots of days, took the focus off the negative and put it on the positive.

If I were playing it with them today this would be my contribution:

• Crawford (my fav old man) came in with his wife today. Always really encouraging to see them. Was chatting with the wifie (so bad that I do not know her name!) for quite a while. She was commenting on how I am not in as much, so I told her what I was doing. She thinks I will be a great church and schools youth worker - was so encouraging in her comments!
• There is another older couple who used to come in a lot, and I got quite close to the wife. She popped in today too, wanting to know when I was working so she could come and get something to eat and catch up with me. Not seen her in ages, and was missing her. Hopefully she will come in again soon and we can catch up properly ... she was even asking after Stewart which was really sweet!

So there we go, my glad game contirbutions of today ... really does help you focus on the good and not the bad!