So I was trying to think of things which I could appreciate about the workday… and didn’t get very far. But I did manage to make a list of things which really make the workday better when they occur (which isn’t necessarily every day). Here is that list of 21 things which definitely make my workdays more tolerable:
1. Getting a good night’s sleep
2. Waking up on time
3. Not rushing in the morning
4. Being able to eat a decent breakfast
5. Not missing the bus
6. Getting the window seat on the bus
7. Not falling asleep on the bus
8. Not getting early morning visits from the boss (before 9am)
9. Not falling asleep at my desk
10. Realizing my plant survived the weekend
11. Getting notifications of a cancelled meeting– which I didn’t need to be at anyway
12. Realizing that my afternoon will not be wasted with a needless meeting
14. Realizing I may have a package (or two) waiting for me when I get home
15. Realizing I may see a good friend tonight
16. Actually getting work done
17. Writing good blog posts (counterproductive to #16, above, but oh well)
18. A nice, long lunch hour to spend as I choose
19. Having good, laid-back meetings with the boss
20. Playing around with an otherwise-boring project to make it more fun
21. Having random things happen (like when my boss left his phone alone in his office this morning, and it quacked like a goose every couple of seconds for over 30 minutes 
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