Makes Me Happy List

I've decided that trying to make a list of coping strategies may be overly ambitious and instead and I should start by making a list of activities that make me happy that I can refer to when I need to brighten my mood or distract myself.  Here's what I so far:

1. Discovering new TV shows I can binge watch online.  My new fave is Suits (big thanks to my brother for recommending it!) 
2. Doing Penn Press Logic Problem Puzzles. This is another one of those things I started doing as a kid and have always enjoyed.  
3. Reading novels (most recent fave was Where'd You Go, Bernadette), magazines (Health and More especially) or The New York Times.
4. Taking a hot bath and listening to music.
5. Online mock shopping.  I browse the websites of my favorite stores and put stuff in my online shopping cart (but then don't actually buy them.)  Sounds weird I know but I swear it's almost as fun as actual shopping and I don't feel guilty about spending money on stuff I don't need.

It's a start, right?  Tonight I'll be attending my first weight loss surgery support group meeting and then this Friday I'll be meeting with the pulmonary doc to find out the results of my sleep study. Surgery here I come!