good things

finding small daily things to hold onto

★ kbb ★

Jan 24, 2023

1. drawing of me, wearing pigtails, a tank top, and glasses, looks up at text in a speech bubble. the drawing cuts off at the chest. handwritten text in all caps says: “sometimes, it’s hard to remember the good parts of life.” below the drawing of me handwritten text in all caps says: “i started making a list, adding at least one good thing that happened every day.

2. drawing of me, twice, walking right. the image is shaded with noise and halftones. i’m wearing my hair in a bun with a two-pronged claw clip, an oversized longsleeve, and a mask. the first me holds two clear bags full of square objects. the second holds large planks. text says: like… finally having enough spoons to take a buncha stuff down to the recycling room.

3. drawing of me, twice, dancing, wearing no glasses, a mask, a crop top, and baggy pants. the image is lightly accented with halftones on the cheeks and shadows on the floor. the first me is walking left, arms open, surrounded by two sparkles. the second has arms outstretched, one at shoulder level, one above, smiling and walking right. ext below each figure reads “dance class + rehearsal”

4. drawing of me, attaching light strips to a table with a concentrated expression. my hair is in a bun and im wearing a tank top. a second me is below, surrounded by a circle of light made of halftones, and sparkles. she looks upward, starry eyed. text says: getting a lightstrip for my desk. the image is shaded with noise and halftones.

5. drawing of me looking at a large spherical pendant light. it is the same size as me. i’m wearing an oversized tshirt, with my hair in a loose ponytail. text above my head says “hm.” text below says: severely (underlined) underestimating the size of a pendant light (but feeling like arrietty)” the image is accented with halftones on my cheeks and around the light.

6. drawing of me looking at a phone and smiling. i’m wearing pigtails and a t-shirt. a jagged bubble pops out of the phone with an image of a planter with glasses and a talking face on it. text below says “helping a pal (heart drawing)”. the image is shaded with noise and halftones.

7. drawing of me with my hands in the air, turning left, smiling. my hair is in a bun and i’m wearing a crop top and baggy pants. i’m holding a bundle in my left hand, and spinning marks exude from it. an arrow points to the bag and leads to images of a diamond shaped cloth and a bundle of lettuce. beneath each image text reads “cloth + lettuce”. text below the entire image says: “learning you can dry lettuce by wrapping it in a cloth and spinning around” with three excitement marks to the right of the word “around”. the image is accented with halftones on my cheeks and around the bundle.

I’ve been writing at least one good/silly/happy/grateful memory every day since September 2022.

I originally started doing it out of a frustrated need to find something, anything, anything at all, that was worth sticking around for.

This list of kind exchanges, lucky breaks, moments of love, jokes, achievements, and experiences evolved into a definitive source of proof for whenever my mind gets into more sorrowful spirals.

As though my past!selves are saying, “Look at all the times people have shown you care! Look at what your hard work has reaped! Look at all the little ways you’ve cultivated ease, comfort, joy, and coziness into your life! Look at what is here!”

The bad memories blur away a little easier when the good ones are front and center.

I hope you can find something good in every day too. <

handwritten text says, “take care!!” the dots of the exclamation points are the eyes of a smiley face.

Michael "CrystalFace"

I also started writing good things down when I was getting super discouraged and negative, it was so much more helpful then I thought it'd be! Thanks for sharing Kristine, also swinging around lettuce seems really fun haha

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Han Olliver

the happiest <3 <3 <3 this is a small daily good thing to hold onto right here

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