Guilty pleasure

What made me happy today? Guilty pleasure!
One of my guitly pleasures is listening to P!nk. I usually listen to gothic, metal, rock or classical music. But on occasion I want something different. For me, P!nk always does the trick. Some of her songs have helped me through some very rough times.
I have very fond memories about the song 'So what' It's just my sister and me, driving in the car, singing along as loud as we can. Plain and simple good times.
Yesterday I came across this article, and now I like her even more! She stopped half-way through a song to check and see if a crying little girl was okay. Awwww.
Basically, P!nk just rocks. I know some people criticize me for liking her, but see if I care. I don't. De gustibus et coloribus...
So there you have it: I like P!nk :-)

Home-made cleaner

What made me happy today? A home-made cleaning product that does the trick!
I had the day off today, because I had to be home to let the internet tech in. So I decided to use some off my time for cleaning. But I didn't feel like scrubbing out my microwave oven. And then I remembered reading about a natural, home-made cleaning product a while back that will do the work for you.
Basically what you need is this:
- a microwave oven safe container (no lid)
- a lemon
- vinegar
- water
What you do:
- slice the lemon in small chunks
- toss them in the container
- add the water and a big splash of vinegar
- put in the microwave oven for 20 or so minutes, so it can steam really well.
- when done, remove the container carefully (hot) and wipe down the inside of your microwave oven.
All clean, and no scrubbing or chemicals involved :-)

Tasty, healthy food

What made me happy today? Healthy food that is tasty as well!
I love avocado. It's super yummy, tasty and healthy! So yesterday I made a simple avocado - seafood salad. I loved it so much I made it again today.
Here's what you need:
- 2 ripe avocados
- half a lemon
- seafood of your choice, I used crab strips
- one small red onion
And this is how you make it:
- slice the avocados in two, twist, remove the seed amd scoop it out into a bowl.
- finely chop the onion, add to the avocados.
- add the seafood, mix together.
- drizzle with some lemon juice, mix again.
Enjoy on bread, toast or as dip!

QT with my GD

What made me happy today? Spending some serious quality time with my goddaugter.
She's so precious :-) she recently started to walk and is starting to talk as well. The words she uses most are car, and dad.
She is almost 15 months old, and a very happy kid most of the time. She makes me laugh, and of I'm feeling sad she'll always cheer me up.
Basically, I love her to bits :-) so it's nice I got to spend some serious quality time with her, my sister and my brother in law.
She makes me so happy :-)

Larian's Divinity: Original Sin

What made me happy today? Larian's kickstarter was succesfully funded!
They're going to make Divinity: Original Sin! And they're still accepting donations through PayPal http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin
I'm really happy to see this Belgian game development studio raise this much :-) Of course I backed them too! It's a shame they didn't make the 1 million stretch goal, but there is still hope with PayPal! Besides, they got $944284 when their original goal was $400000! Awesome!
Is it November yet? That's when the game should hit the shelves!
*does a happy dance*
Update: Larian just announced that with the pledges on Kickstarter, PayPal, RPG codex and RPG watch they did make the 1 million stretch goal! I am actually jumping up and down with pure joy!

Good job!

What made me happy today? Being complemented on a job well done!
I worked hard the past few days, but it was worth it, because my manager was really happy!
And now I'm going to work some more...

Chocolate

What made me happy today? Chocolate.
No, not the Johhny Depp movie, although that's a nice movie. I'm talking about real chocolate here.
Chocolate is tasty, and in small amounts, good for you! i also love to put some in my coffee, gives it a little extra. So after working 20 hrs in the past two days I decided to treat myself. Sometimes a girl needs a treat ;-) Good thing I still had a ton of chocolate left from Easter. When visiting two pairs of parents, you can end up with a supply of chocolate that will last you for months. Not that I'm complaining, I'm a bit of a chocoholic :-)
Besides, I did a good job, and made on of my managers very happy. So here's to that!