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Things that have made me happy, since I've been really sort of out of it lately due to stress, lack of sleep and more stress:

1.  I finished reading The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett the other day; it's one of those books that I randomly found in a bookstore and thought the premise looked interesting but okay - I hadn't purchased any books so my book budget was untouched and I bought it on a whim.  I love this book so much I can't even really begin to talk about it.  I might try, later, but this book was an utter delight.

2.  I came home to four packages today.  Three were books from Paperbackswap and the other was a purchase; I got:
        
     a.  Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion in the hopes that using this will mean I don't have to reapply my eyeshadow a million times a day.
     b.  And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
     c.  The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod
     d.  Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (because Lauren was right and I adored The Curse of Chalion)

3.  I spent $39 at the grocery store for my weekly run instead of the $75 that I thought and budgeted for.

4.  I had the best chicken salad sandwich today for lunch.  And a slice of cheesecake.  And I didn't purchase either one of those, they came from home.

5.  And my friends and family who have put up with me thus far.