45.2.1: Reality credits me for what I do, not just what I remember to write down

Oops! I missed a day. That's what I get for bragging on how I hadn't missed a couple of days ago. :\

So I get to start over. I've decided to count days in the following format:

[total].[attempt].][days]

So, today is 45.2.1 because I'm going for a total of 45 days, this is the second attempt (I just blew the first attempt by missing April 19th), and today is day 1 in the sequence. Tomorrow will be 45.2.2, then 45.2.3, and so forth. Unless I miss again, in which case I'll start back up at 45.3.1.

So here's the list for today:

• I'm picking this experiment back up after a miss of just one day, rather than letting a week go by.
• Dear Wife and I ran our first organized charity 5K yesterday. I'm glad we did it for the experience, and it was okay, but neither one of us got a huge kick out of it. DW was coming off a day of not feeling well and we both over-indulged in the goodies on offer after the run, so there were a couple of downsides to the experience. We probably won't sign up for organized events in the future, based on this experience, but I'm still glad we did it and got the experience.
• I have been frustrated sometimes because I'll think of something to go on the good stuff list but then not be able to remember what it was when I'm in front of the computer to write it down. The happy thought I had about this is that even if I don't remember it to write it down, the unremembered happy thought brightened my mood when I had it, so it counts anyway. It's kind of like how your body gives you credit for the exercise you do, even if you forget to record it in your exercise log. My mood in the moment gives me credit for happy thoughts even if I don't manage to put them in my official good stuff list.
• The idea for this experiment came from Loretta Breuning's books. I have also found her blog interesting, inspirational, and helpful.