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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
8-13-25
Guess who has probably be stressing about too much and it hit them today?

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Or, rather, that's the currently theory. Woke up and thought I was well rested. Though it was longer than I liked before my first cup of coffee so I was feeling pretty fatigued by the time I got it. But also just ... a bit emotional with some background anxiety that I couldn't quite pinpoint. After talking with the partners and taking a nap, though, I feel much better. I probably do need to 1.) try not to overthink things as much and 2.) allow productive rest times like naps. (Productive, as in playing on my phone doesn't count, lol.)

But hey, at least I have something to talk to my counselor about at tomorrow's appointment. ^_^;;;;

We also start cat sitting for my friend again. It'll be nice to get some kitty time. <3

Rest of the evening was pretty relaxing. Took it a bit easier on exercise. Got my meditation done SUPER early today (while stuck in traffic, lol). And enjoying myself. Got to get started on Strange New Worlds season 3; forgot just how big of a cliffhanger they had left it on. Pelia continues to steal the show. XD And yeah, just trying to keep moving and finding that sweet spot with balancing all the things. I will admit, though, that after talking and a good nap, I was feeling better.

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Mamatigerj said:
Yay!:perfect: Cheers for earning your streak badge!:gotthis:

You are always so encouraging to me, and i want you to know that i think you are making great progress, and i am proud of you! Keep on keepin' on!:unstoppable:
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Thank you so much @Mamatigerj . :aww::revolving:
 
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8-14-25 Log
One of those days where we sorta hit the ground running. Well, maybe not quite running but a brisk walk metaphorically. XD But I'm not exactly complaining. Had a counseling appointment a little after I woke up. Love that woman! Gave some good advice and suggestions. One of the things I left with was that I will probably be working more on boundaries, learning my limits, etc since that's popped up a couple of times.

We also had the first day of cat sitting. I always love seeing my friends kitties. And they were ready for us, haha. Even saw one of the two outdoor kitties, who are pretty skittish. Quadro was about ready to climb up my leg in excitement for food, haha. Sammy mostly watched us and surprisingly was not a mischievous gremlin this time. XD And I always forget how much of a cuddle bug Clem is. I sat on the couch for a little and got him on my lap for cuddles. Ever 5 seconds he had to change positions though, lol. Such good babies~

After that, we went to the movies. <3 We normally don't go to the theaters so it was a nice treat. It helped that I had been sitting on some movie tickets for a little bit though, lol. We saw the new Superman movie. I LOVED it. Nice to see Superman at his purist. And I really want a Krypto plushie now. Or maybe try to make one. Hmmm .... And we even got a big thing of popcorn to share. (No fancy popcorn bucket though.) Fun times.

The rest of the night was largely relaxing. I have work tomorrow night, so taking it easy. Though getting exercises and other things done ... eventually. Sorta. I will admit, I lost track of time afterwards. But I did get a nap in, like I'm trying to do more regularly, so that's good. I got at least part of the workout done, so there's that. I'll take that as a victory.

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
I was super tired when I got home, so today and yesterday's posts are together. XD

8-15-25 Log
Work tonight~ Though stayed up a little later than meant and woke up a couple of times during the night. So I think this will be a "nap at work" kinda day. Which I want to make a habit of anyways so that'll be good to encourage me I guess. (If wondering about why specifically with work, if I work multiple days in a row, I don't get to sleep as much as I'd like. Not by a ridiculous amount, but it can add up over time. So naps would help offset that. Not as important now, but when I shift to full-time, that'll be beneficial I think.)

Did some exercise beforehand. I got started with Foundation and I felt like I was feeling it more than I should. That may be mistaken, but I don't want to push myself too hard before work, so only did lv 1 instead of lv 3. I'm gonna try it again in a couple of days. I kinda fell into a routine of doing foundations one day and cardio light the next. I think I kinda like it. Though if foundations is cardio based, I'll be passing on the cardio, lol.

Rest of the night went pretty well. My boss stayed over super late since it was her last day and that was super sad. It was hard not to cry. But went fairly well after that. Even sneaked in a little nap. (Though apparently everyone expects me to take longer naps than I do, lol.) Long night though since I got to talking at the end and then had kitties to take care of. But good. :)

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🐝 Work Out Score: 18 days
🐝 High Score: 18 days


8-16-25 Log
TIRED PUPPERS! :crawl:

I'm not sure why, but had a bit of trouble with sleeping last night. I think it was trying to shift from "go go go, do the chores quickly" to "sleep time" too rapidly and my body couldn't keep up, even with melatonin. I had planned to sleep in an extra hour and it ended up being two. Oops~

Decent day though. Mate and I went together to take care of kitties. And then had a small adventure to a distillery/tavern we hadn't been to before. I tried an item of the brunch menu and a boozy iced coffee that was really tasty. Got home and took a couple of laps along the short path of the neighborhood (so about a mile). Went at a decent clip too, I think. (I forgot to measure with my watch.) I'm pretty worn out, so counting that as my exercise for today. Relaxing for the most part for the rest of the day. And hoping I can shift my sleep schedule well enough for tomorrow. We're going to the BF's and his wife's place, so I can't just sleep in just they get there. XD We did agree on a later meetup time and getting pizza, so that's good at least.

🐝 Work Out Score: 19 days
🐝 High Score: 19 days
 
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8-17-25 Log
Lol, I could tell I was tired yesterday because it wasn't until I laid down for bed that I remembered that I do other things on my daily log other than exercising. Oops~

Decent sleep, but also a nap today has helped me to feel better. Now it's 1 part normal, 1 part tired, and 1 part just not wanting to do anything, lol. Well, and a small part of probably starting monthly annoyances tomorrow (expected today, but it's taking it's time). :/

But had a lovely family day. The BF's wife was doing a conference thing in town that ended today so we were able to schedule a later arrival time. We were gonna get up early (well, the mate was gonna get up early) for the last catsitting visit but we stayed up late enough that it was technically okay for giving them breakfast, haha. So got up, got moving and headed out the door. Stopped briefly to hit the store to get a bagged salad for dinner then another stop on the way to pick up a bunch of pizza. Turned family day into a mini pizza party. ^_^ And happily enough, had enough for leftovers which has been ended so far, hehe. We've also been having the BF's newest GF at it. He's been asking every time if it's okay for her to come (since he knows I get weird sometimes about inviting people to family day), but I think I might have to just give him the okay to not ask anymore, haha. She's pretty cool, she's passing the vibe check. :)

I ended up skipping out on VRChat. Lately it was that I was too tired. But this time, I just wasn't feeling it. I've been socializing a bit and being out-and-about, so I kinda just wanted to be lazy, lol. Though late in the night I kinda finally pushed myself to do things like exercising and a little bit of art and stuff. It's kinda cool repeating Foundations after so many months, since I can really see the growth I've had. ^_^

Not too bad of a day. I've got work tomorrow night, but it's an RCS shift I picked up so abbreviated hours. And then I'm off until my con at the end of the month so I'm happy about that.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 2 - Lv 3 Attempt Number 2 - Done
    • Was gonna hold off, but I wanted to try it again!
    • Surprised at how hard this one felt. Though I tried to do the squats the way I was suppose to with better form.
    • Mostly felt it in my knees. ;n;
      • Though I know part of that is needing to be mindful when doing the reverse lunges to not bang my knee on the ground. ^_^;;;
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 12 - Lv 1 Done
  • Unbound - Day 26 - Held (I'm tired, lol)
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that I get along so well with the BF's new GF. We're a pretty close group, so that's also a little intimidating when it gets shaken up.
    • I'm grateful I can see actual progress from working out
    • I'm grateful I was able to sleep in today
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Second attempt at Foundations was successful! Woot woot!
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🐝 Work Out Score: 20 days
🐝 High Score: 20 days
 
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8-19-20 Log
Oops, I didn't log yesterday. I didn't exactly forget though. After work, I kinda just wanted to head onto bed since I would be leaving relatively soon after waking up for date night. Was a good day though. Woke up, went shopping for a bit, even stopped at Star Bucks to use up my gift card (got a few of those mini petite scones since they're the perfect size for me). Work went pretty well. I kept feeling like I was forgetting something, but I think it was just how smooth the shift went. Not a ton to say otherwise. Well, other than I lost my streak. I kept forgetting to exercise. I could have counted gathering trash, taking it out, and pulling the two trash bins from the curb all the way up the drive uphill. But I already decided not to (thinking I would at least do warm-ups and yoga later) so it doesn't seem right to count it. Oh well, new goal to crush I guess.

Today has been pretty nice. As said, had date night with the BF so had to get moving pretty soon after waking up. He's not doing any in-person classes this week so he doesn't have to come down and spend the night here. Which is great for both of us ... but does mean I had a drive there and back. (Despite my meta's sadness at the idea of me not spending the night, it's not really reasonable for us. I'd be up all night and then trying to go to bed righ when he gets up for work. She always asks and I always break her heart. "Awww, I like it when his boyfriends can spend the night though!" She's precious, y'all. Perfect mix of precious and bad-ass.) Date night went pretty well. Enjoying the newest season of Strange New Worlds (though I had some thoughts here and there).

Then at the house. Struggling a little with a bit of moodiness, but working through it. I'm doing a pretty decent job with my emotions and I'm quite proud of myself for it. But figuring things out. Also slowly trying to impliment the plating style they do at work. I think they call it plate-by-plate, but I hate that name because it doesn't describe it at all, lol. But basically it's a flexible thing of dividing your plate into thirds; 1/3 protein, 1/3 carbohydrates, and 1/3 fiber/fruits/vegetables. With healthy fats and such on the side. (Think a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, for example.) Hoping starting out with trying to keep that in mind will be an easy first step into working more on my diet.

Last thing I can of to say here. I did it bees~ I got the mate to work on some Darebee stuff. No account on here, but he's going through Unbound (forgetting/not realizing I'm doing that one too, lol). <3

And now off to bed. One of my coworkers isn't feeling well and asked if I could work her shift, so I'm gonna be doing one more regular shift before my lil' vacation starts up.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 3 - Lv 3 - Done
    • Definitely did more reps than suppose to because I kept loosing track. ^_^;;; But the same could be said for rest time. ^_^;;;; Whoops~
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 13 - Lv 1 - Held since doing cardio already
  • Unbound - Day 26 - Done
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that I have one of the best metamours ever
    • I'm grateful I was able to help my coworker out with her shift
    • I'm grateful that I, and my partners, can see the growth I've been making
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Doing well working with my emotions and my interactions with them
    • Restarting that streak, let's go!
      • Without beating myself up about it!
🐝 Optional Quests:
🐝 Work Out Score: 1 days
🐝 High Score: 20 days
 
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8/20/25 Log
Smooth day! I wish I could have slept in more though. XD Lazed a little and then breakfast and exercise before preparing for the day. The mate made me a yummy chocolate buttered pecan coffee to take into work with me. Yuuuuuum~

Work went pretty smoothly. Even took a little time to catch up on the current Twisted Wonderland event since it's almost over. Though half the residents needing blood draws. X_X That actually went pretty well. Went in confidently and nailed most of them. Quite proud of myself. Apparently attitude is a large part of it. Even ended up being pulled into learning to play Yahtzee during a bit of slow time with my coworker. I swear, that one is not able to stay still too long, haha.

Still, I'm glad I was able to cover the shift for my coworker who wasn't feeling well. And not just for the extra spending month for my upcoming convention! Well, not only that, hehe~ My coworker tonight was also really sweet! I mentioned before about how I would love to make a comic book one day. At the time, she had told me about this educational website where you can take college courses, many of them free even. She let me know today about a class on there for making comic books. O.O I'm kinda tempted, to be honest. Even if it is a 6 week, 10 hours a week course, it's on a flexible schedule. I'm giving it some actual thought.

But for now, it's bed time. Nighty night bee friends~

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8-21-25 Log
So yesterday was a bit of an odd day. Slept in fairly late to recover from the week and allow myself a full "night's" rest. Got up a little before dinner. The mate surprised me with a pretty loaf of bread he randomly decided to make (partly because we were running low). He experimented with brushing honey on top of it. It made the crust so crispy with a nice sweetness to it. <3 Went grocery shopping after that. Relaxed at home for a bit. I got a bit of art in but mostly kinda lazed around, lol. The mate jumped onto VRChat and I was gonna pass but later on decided to join in too. Was on for 3 hours or so maybe? I'm not fully sure. Had a great time, even if some people had already gone to bed by the time I jumped on. Then snacks, shows, and cuddle time. I was pretty wriped so I ended up trying to go to bed "early." I knew it was gonna be a toss up on how well I slept, though, since I was only awake for ... 12 hours or so? And indeed, only slept about 5 or so hours. But that just means I'll take a long nap today. And I guess my sleep schedule is gonna be semi-ready for con next weekend, lol.

Missed all the things though. I'll do better on that today. :)
 
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8-22-25 Log
Sleepy puppers. Naps definitely happened on and off. Unfortunately, the fatigue makes it hard to want to do anything so I lazed around a bit more than I meant to. ^_^;;;; But still (eventually) pushing myself to work on a few things. I'm not doing a full set of exercising because I don't want to push myself too hard, but at least doing part of it. And focusing on working on art some more too, since I've got a time crunch going. I can't believe it's nearly the weekend already! Where did this week go to?! I was able to manage a couple of naps and got my badges inked up and ready to color. We even went on a nice little walk in the evening. <3

I decided to do away with the streak counting. Partly because, while motivating to see that number tick higher, it's kinda sad when I break it. Mostly because I'm not gonna remember to keep adjusting the badge on my profile (only now remembered to remove the old one lol). XD So one less thing to worry about.

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8-23-25 Log
Oh I slept beautifully last night! Woke up feeling much better and energized. Even did a complete workout; foundations and cardio light. Taking on the world! Unfortunately, that didn't fully translate to being productive, lol. I did finish coloring one of the two badges I'm working on. Still got the other, then printing them both out and laminating them. I may just ask the mate to help out with that part though. And hoping to work a bit more on art trade things. I did get to help the mate with inventorying his stock to sell at the con. Going through the figurines, making sure they all have labels and were in good shape, really makes my brain buzz in a happy way. <3 I always look forward to "playing" with the figurines, hehe. Though I'm also tempted to buy a few off of him to keep, lol. Overall, good day was had. :) Short entry tonight because I didn't journal as the day went and now it's bed time and I'm not sure what to say. XD

Good night sweet little bumble bees~

(( And now I have that song stuck in my head from it's memory tomb, lol. ))

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8-24-25 Log
Hahaha, I didn't do anything. ^_^;;;;

Woke up this morning to some of the bed "sleep" and "readiness" scores on my watch. Had me super motivated, ya know. Until I realized it was a lie! Okay, I'm not sure it was a lie or not. But I felt pretty tired today. I ended up taking two short naps, though I felt like the first one could have been much longer. Except it was family day today, so I didn't want to be away from the group too long. (I'm so grateful that they have no problems with that. And, in fact, usually others are napping too, lol.)

It was a nice family day though. We agreed on a chill/crafting day though I personally didn't do as much crafting at that time. (I did do some, which was good! I struggle with that when we're doing family day stuff.) I am SUPER excited though because the BF was crafting up a storm. He remembered that I had proposed the idea of getting him to make me a Trojan Rabbit for my upcoming con since it's Ren-Fur themed. And so he's actually making it. And, honestly, looks like it might be done by our date night tomorrow. O.O The guy does some real magic with cardboard, I tell ya! And yes, I do mean from the Monty Python movie. ^_^ It'll even open up so we might be able to use it for donations. <3

Otherwise, not a lot to say. A little bit of chilling. But honestly, I spent a lot of time doing art stuff while watching youtube videos. I meant to jump into VRChat but I really got into the groove and wanted to continue. It helped that I was on the other day and I'll be socializing a lot this weekend. Got both badges flat colored, so that's a point where I can theoretically call it done. But I'm trying to get them fully rendered if possible because they will look nicer. (Particularly the one badge of my OC as a fairy princess, since her dress has a lot of ruffles.) Not done yet, but getting there!

No exercises today because of, well, all that. ^_^;;; We'll see how tomorrow goes. Though with date night and eventually I'll need to figure out con packing things, we'll see how it goes. ^_^;;;;;;;;;

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot (I know, no surprise). Though I did a sorta half-meditation for a bit with one of my phone games. Introspection stuff, ya know.
  • Universal Warmup - Skipped
  • Foundation Program - Day 5 - Lv 3 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 15 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Unbound - Day 30 - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful family understands and even encourages my napping.
    • I'm grateful that the BF is so talented and uses his gifts generously. (Honestly, my whole crew is kinda that way.)
    • I'm grateful for crafty and arty youtube videos that help me get in the headspace for doing art
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Finished flat colors on the badges
    • Took naps!
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8-25-25 Log
So to the surprise of probably no one, today played out similar to yesterday; aka, I missed meditation and exercise. I was hoping to at least get warm-ups and better sleep done. But I'm trying to adjust my sleep schedule to prepare for the con which ... isn't going as well as I'd like, TBH. (Like tonight, meant to go to bed around 2am but somehow it's nearly 3?!)

Good day though. The mate and I was gonna do a couple of errands. An attempt was made at least. We forgot the trash/recycling place was closed on Mondays, whoops. And realized groceries would be better to get once we're back from our con, so we held off on that. Got lunch and ended up watching the rest of our current show. (We just finished Astro Note, which a pretty fun ride.)

Then immediately after that, it was time to head off for date night. Traffic was HORRIBLE though. Apparently there was a bad wreck. I managed to avoid the wreck site itself but it still added a good bit of time to the trip. (The mate and I actually did see the remains of a bad accident, though. At some point, a truck in the neighborhood apparently caught on fire pretty badly. Which ... is impressive because movies lie and that's actually not the easiest thing to do. The truck was gone by this evening though.) Good time visiting though. We got Chinese take-out, watched some more Star Trek: SNW, and he worked on the trojan rabbit for me. It's now at my house doing a long dry from being primed. He also loaned me a few different brown paints too.

Stayed there a bit longer than initially estimating. (He went to bed really late yesterday, but we both got caught up in everything, whoops~) Got home (fortunately with better traffic) and got to work on art stuff. Ended up finishing up one badge. Working on the other one, hoping to finish that one tomorrow. And do my hair. And maybe paint. And try to remember I have two days to get ready for con time, not just one 9.6 I should be okay, but I'll need to keep on top of things and not be scared to ask the mate for help. I'm including a picture of the badge I finished at the bottom of the post, though, because I'm super happy with it. Not as wild about how her name on it turned out, but I think it's one of the cutest things I've drawn in a while. <3 But after the badge, I did a little bit of work on the other before taking the last bit of the evening just to chill on my phone. I hadn't had a ton of "me time" today, so I wanted to get some in. I meant to do stuff afterwards, but I realized time ran away so I'm calling it a night now.

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
Thank you @Fremen @Mamatigerj @graoumia @JCU @astro_lizard @Anek and @PetiteSheWolf for the birthday wishes! ^_^

And thank you @Mamatigerj for the compliment on the image. ^_^

I was at Mephit Furmeet all weekend. We left on Thursday and got back on Monday. I had a blast! I use to be on staff but I've decided to step down. I was sorta half-staff this year, lol, but they never really asked me to do anything. XD I'm trying to learn that it's okay to just simply enjoy myself and not feel like I have to work everything. Most of the con I hung out with the mate at his table in the dealer's den. That was a LOT of fun! We also kidnapped or got kidnapped by friends which was also nice. It's a relatively smaller con so I feel like I've gotten to know about half the folks there. Lots of fun was had though I was definitely tired when we got back. Switched to a more normal sleep cycle and kept staying up slightly too long at night. I ended up getting home and taking a long 3 hour nap, lol.

Catching up on things and finishing the unpacking today. I'm also hoping to get some semblance of a workout down today. I never made it to the pool at the hotel. And I meant to just take the stairs the whole time but we didn't really have stair access to the lobby for some weird design reason. O.o ??? I do not understand that choice. But I also need to catch up since some of y'all started Labyrinth yesterday! Well, I'll probably stay a day behind but I don't want to get too far behind!
 
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9-2-25 Log
Day went pretty well. Not as fatigued as yesterday but I know not at 100% yet. Ended up shifting my sleep schedule back more than I thought so today felt a bit weird. Woke up way later than I had the last few days, lol. But it's been good. Semi-productive but not quite to normal. So ended up feeling kinda weird overall, though not exactly in a bad way if that makes sense. Felt lazy, though. XD

For working out (when I finally convinced myself to), I felt like Darebee was hitting me with karma for not being able to use the stairs at the con like I was planning to. XD But at least Unbound is completed so yay! I added Labyrinth and making that priority over Foundation and Cardio Light. Still gonna try to do those occasionally though. We'll have to see how it goes.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • The Labyrinth - Day 1 - Lv 1 - Room 1 Done
    • Love the story. <3 Though I am finding the instructions a little confusing. ^_^;;; But I'm just gonna give it my best shot!
    • Squats remain difficult, but I think I'm improving on the form, so that's good!
  • Foundation Program - Day 5 - Lv 3 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 15 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Unbound - Day 30 - Done :fireworks:
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the convention went really well and I had a lot of fun
    • I'm grateful I was able to relax today and not worry about much
    • I'm grateful I can just take my time with putting up things; it doesn't bother the mate in the slightest. (I'm probably more eager for everything to be put away than he is, lol.)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Finished Unbound
      • Actually, just convincing myself to get back into exercising is a victory! lol~
    • Took a nap when I felt like it
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
9-3-25 Log
Thank you @graoumia @Anek @NightTigress @JCU @astro_lizard @Fremen @PetiteSheWolf ! ^_^ Apparently I was so excited for the new badge, I initially forgot to add it into my profile. That's fixed now, lol.

Good day. I went to bed a little earlier than I originally planned last night/early morning. Though that was partly because I was already tired. But mostly to allow myself to sleep in a bit more. Almost back to 100%. Which I better be since I've got work tomorrow night! D: PCD (Post Con Drop) is always a tricky thing to handle. But I seem to be over the worst of it. :)

Woke up, caught up on messages a little bit, then off to date night with the BF. I honestly wasn't 100% sure if we'd be able to since this is a bit of a weird week. Honestly, between everyone's schedules, it's gonna be a bit of a weird month. But we were both incredibly happy to meetup. Told a million stories from the con and we caught up on Star Trek: SNW. I'm so sad that the seasons are only 10 episodes, that's so short! ;n; The BF also cooked which I always greatly enjoy. Even if I always end up eating too much, haha.

Afterwards, back home and chilled for a little. Watched some episodes with second meal with the mate. He ended up going to bed a bit early (he had to get up really early ((for us)) for an appointment) but was happy I got to hang out with him as well. Then just enjoyed a relaxing, semi-productive but not too hard, night.

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  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed. I'll get back to this ... eventually. ^_^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • The Labyrinth - Day 2 - Lv 1 - Room 2 Done
    • The Hall of Mirrors. Oof, I feel this one. So kinda cathartic to act out resisting and overcoming those thoughts in a more tangible way.
  • Foundation Program - Day 5 - Lv 3 - Done
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 15 - Lv 1 - Skipped
    • Foundation was cardio based
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I got to have date night with the BF
    • I'm grateful the new show the mate and I are watching is a lot of fun. (One of those, maybe not "good" but fun type of things.)
    • I'm grateful that my partners enjoy making me food. Especially when I don't know what I want. <3
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Pretty much full workout done
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9-4-25 Log
Thanks @Mamatigerj ! I think it's really fun how many of us are going through it at the same time. A few people are even writing stories to go with it and I'm a little tempted to do that too. ^_^

Day went pretty well. Started to wake up a little before the alarm and just relaxed in bed half-asleep for a little bit. Did pretty well getting up at the alarm despite the temptation to continue that, lol. Managed to remember to get at least a little bit of a workout in. And still had enough time before work to watch a couple of youtube videos with the mate. He made me a wonderful lunch that I enjoyed.

Work went pretty smoothly. Not a ton I had to do thankfully. I did find out that it looks like positions for full time nights was posted so I emailed my HR position about that. I told her already but it never hurts to remind people. (I'm trying to shift from as needed to full time.) I was a little worried, reading through the log of things that had occurred in the time off but everyone was nice and behaved well, us staff included. XD

I actually had a bit of downtime to start a new hobby. I was gifted a Woobles crochet kid because I wanted to learn and it seemed like a good one. I got Fred the dinosaur. I started that. I ... very much see how it's super easy to learn the basics but SUPER easy to mess it up, haha. They start it up for the first bit. Did well for the second round. And then it took ... 3 and some change tries for the third round, haha. But it's coming along. I'm actually super proud that I didn't get upset with myself or angry at the project or anything. Yay for personal growth! I really enjoyed it, even though I need to be mindful of my grip so my hands enjoy it too.

Day ended by seeing my neighbor. Apparently she has Fridays off now. Also got to say hi to her dog. And met the new kitten she has. (They get along really well. The dog just adores and does wonderfully with cats.) Very nice way to end a day, I think. ^_^

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9-5-25 Log
Slept in a bit today since I was up a bit later than initially meant. Put my new sticker on my car I got from the con (it's a paw print that glows in the dark). We tried to go to Dollar Tree to see if I could find something to work as more stitch markers or other fun things, but the one we went to was closed for maintenance. D: So instead we treated ourselves to this french fries and ice cream place I'd heard about. Pretty good! Even though technically I probably shouldn't be eating it, haha. (I'm not quite but basically semi-lactose intolerant, lol.) Then mostly just relaxing afterwards, catching up on messages online and such. Though fairly decently productive. A tiny bit more of the crochet (it's going so slowly since it's my first time), a good workout, and some drawing time. All in all, pretty good. :)

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • The Labyrinth - Lv 1 - Room 8 Done
    • Had to pick this one since I'm not sure if anyone else has entered it yet. (Or so I thought at the time, lol.)
  • Foundation Program - Day 6 - Lv 3 - Done
    • I've gotten so much better at crunches and flutter kicks. :D
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 15 - Lv 1 - Done
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the rain held off while we were out and about
    • I'm grateful that the battery jumper the mate got for his car came in quickly. We've been having some issues. (He'll be taking it in soon, no worries.)
    • I'm grateful art and craft things are going really well. Nothing worse than struggling while feeling super creative and motivated.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Full workout done
    • Did pretty good communication today. :)
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9-6-25 Log
Relaxing day. Doing an art trade with someone with 5 images, and sent off the 3rd sketch for approval. They liked it so I'm happy. ^_^ A decent chunk of the day was spent on crocheting though. Made a mistake requiring removing basically a whole round, but it's going well. Slow, but well. Especially since I only do a little bit at a time. (I can't wait until I get good enough to watch videos with it, lol.) I am gonna have to remember to do hand exercises with this though. That's really the only difficulty I'm having so far. But that's okay. Otherwise it's going well and I'm excited to see it finished. (I also found out I randomly had one stitch marker already, so that's helpful.)

Tangentially related, headed up dinner tonight. Tuna (Oops, out of tuna.) Chicken alfredo with with spinach and mushrooms and a side of mozzarella sticks. Turned out pretty well though was a bigger dinner than I was planning. Oh well, I'll be snacking on mine during the night, lol.

Unfortunately the BF and his wife are out of town. They went to her (school?) reunion. I'll miss them tomorrow but also kinda happy that I won't have to wake up early for that. We're hoping to get dinner out sometime next week instead.

A bit of an oof moment a little before bed. That sucked. But fortunately a lot of cuddles and huggles with the mate fixes it. So does getting to sleep in tomorrow~

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9-7-25 Log
Nice relaxing day today. I almost got to see the BF and his wife on their way home, but they were already out of the area by the time I woke up. D: But we agreed that I will have my regular date night with the BF on Monday and we'll do a family dinner Tuesday night. So it's all working out.

Instead, we went out on an ~adventure~. I had some items I wanted to donate to the arts and crafts thrift store and it seemed like the best time to go. I was hoping to find a good pin to repaint (I lost my pronoun pin I had painted and haven't made a replacement yet ... partly because I forgot about it, lol) but no luck on that. The mate may be able to help me make one with his resin printer, though, which means I might be able to make a fun shape for it instead. :D We'll have to scheme later. I did pick up a "gender mystery" pin that I like, so I may just stick with that unless I give it to the mate. XD I was also hoping to find some stitch markers which I sorta had luck on. None by themselves but there was a full kit for making a small blue penguin. Score! Found a couple of other items that looked fun; some black, white, and white with black spots faux fur that was packaged together (perfect for either a set of tail and ears or a plush ... maybe both if I'm lucky and careful with it) and half a calligraphy kit that the mate could use. Plus I had a coupon so we scored pretty nicely. ^_^

Went to Cracker Barrel for lunch afterwards since it was walking distance away and we hadn't gone in forever. I absolutely LOVE their dumplings. Realized while eating that the mate and I had known each other for 19 years at that point. Was kinda sweet that we accidentally celebrated. (It's also sweet that it's marked on his calendar.) I also did an impulse buy, but they had the cutest possum/bat hybrid plush toy and I needed him! I absolutely love weird hybrids. I'll probably rehome some of my stuff animals anyways at some point and I've gotten more selective with them. (Though I did get a blue deer plush at my con, lol.)

Hung out for a bit and then some VRChat time. We wanted "Wrongly Accused" which was a lot of fun! Hung out for a bit but then the computer acted weird on me. I was tired and hungry by that point anyways so I called it a night with occasional "ghost" mode (eaves dropping on the mate and responding occasionally through his mic, lol). Relaxed since I was pretty beat after that. VRChat still wears me out something terrible. But forced myself to do some exercise afterwards. The plan was to take it a bit lighter, but Foundations didn't look too bad today so going full steam ahead. I sleep better at night when I do a full workout anyways. ^_^

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9-8-25 Log
Lazy resting day today. Had date night with the BF. Strange how missing just one day made us miss each other. <3 He had to pick up his girlfriend D from work to drop off at her place at the end of the date. I suggested bringing her over to hang out with us a bit and then letting her spend the night. (I don't spend the night anyways and she spends the night over there a lot as it is.) Plus, D seems really nice. We always get a bit nervous when a new member of the polycule is introduced (we've had both good and bad luck in the past) but she's a really good fit with our group. It was nice to hang out a bit with them. I'm glad we'll have family dinner tomorrow as well for us all to hang out. I can't wait for November when our other member, S, is back from Yellowstone. They've only met over the phone, I think, but I think D and S will get along really well also. ^_^ Also, metamour K (BF's wife) convinced him to let us stop at Wendy's to pick up cookies, hehe.

After that, hung out with the mate a little. He had to get to bed early. His car battery is acting up, so he made an appointment to get it checked out. And it is at 11am, so I'm not going with him, lol. At least I'll get lots of cuddles from him later in the evening at some point. I'm suppose to work on Wednesday, but since I picked up a shift from a coworker, I'm trying to get this one covered. I don't have to call out but the more I think about it, the better that might be since I will need to drive the mate to an appointment Thursday afternoon which means technically enough sleep but not really as much for me personally. (I really do best with 9 if I can, but at least 8 hours.)

After that, I sorta felt lazy and the day ran away from me. I watched an episode of my personal queue (stumbled onto an older anime called "Strawberry Panic" which has been fun for turning my brain off). Also did another round of crochet which required learning a decrease stitch (specifically an invisible decrease stitch, which is apparently a nicer/fancier version). I am slowly forming a loop-sided bowl that will eventually become the head of a T-Rex.

Despite that wall of text above, pretty lazy and chill day. It's been a while since I gave myself a true rest day so I don't feel bad about it. But gonna have to hit labyrinth and foundations hard tomorrow to catch up with folks! Going to bed a bit early tonight too. Nighty night lovely bees~

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9-9-25 Log
The day started out pretty rough but was actually pretty good. I woke up with a bit of a dry throat by not drinking as much water as I really should have. Had a bit of trouble getting back to sleep afterwards. Then ended up with a nightmare. D: So didn't wake up with the most energy.

Got to chill for a bit until closer to dinner time though so that way nice. But a cup of coffee and checking some computer things later and we were off to meet the crew for dinner. Had a really good time hanging out with them. It really means a lot that everyone is so flexible with our regular meetup. We've been meeting every Sunday (for the vast majority at least) for a long LONG time. But that's just not going to always happen with my (relatively) new job since I'm no longer doing Monday-Friday work. And even more so once I go full time (which I reminded my HR person on Friday about. But since I saw job postings, I went ahead and applied anyways). They just reassure that they'll make it work. :) Which is great because this month is a little weird schedule-wise. ^_^;;;

After that, I felt a bit more energized. Got a good amount of creative work done. I wanted to work more on this trade I owe. But then I got to a hard part and wanted to put it down. So I stole a trick from the mate's toolbox and moved to my crochet project instead of phone games. And just kinda bounced between the two for a bit. Didn't last as long as I would have liked, but I got a sketch down and I'm making good progress with the plush. ^_^ Also got some exercise time in (including a little bit of last minute exercises courtesy of a certain coyote) and an episode of my show. Good times. :)

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Not back into yet
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • The Labyrinth - Lv 1 - Room 14 - Done
    • It feels me with so much joy that so many people are doing this challenge at the same time! I love seeing @NightTigress 's map where everyone is. <3
    • Oh no, this feels like my hardest room yet. ;n;
  • Foundation Program - Day 9 - Lv 3 - Done
    • Apparently I can't really take breaks from this one if I want to stay infront of a certain birdie (@Kendra ) and doggo coyote (@Gurg )
    • Speaking of which, additional 10 butt kicks and 10 punches for that coyote.
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 18 - Lv 1 - Skipped as Foundations was cardio
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for family dinner and that they are cool with doing that the next couple of weeks
    • I'm grateful we got the next couple of weeks semi-planned for family dinner (that could have been a stress point for me)
    • I'm grateful the mate's creativity hack worked
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Got another sketch done
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9-10-25 Log
It is the next day now, so trying to remember the night before. Kinda standard day, kinda busy. Had a lot of small tasks at work I wanted to try to do. Partly to help day shift out with their discharge and admission. But also that Wednesday has special tasks. Got through it alright and even had a small bit of time to crochet. Still really enjoying that, even when I'm struggling with it. I did hear all the drama at work (one new hire not showing up, one not seeming like they have the best social skills which is important, who isn't getting along with who, that sorta thing). I was amused though as I have my new badge at work ... because they realized maybe staff should be having those. XD I was also a bit anxious about the next day as the mate was having a small elective procedure as well as the fact that my sleep would be cut pretty badly since I'd have to drive him. Luckily I was able to let the day nurse know I'd have to leave right away (I usually stick around to help or just talk for a little bit) and she had help so that wasn't a problem. Meant to take a long nap but only got a short one in. I'll admit, I feel into the old habit of going onto FB and getting into fights to use up some of that energy (though that just makes it worse). But the day overall was pretty good all things considered.

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
9-11-25 Log
Woke up kinda tired. I really do do better with 8 or 9 hours of sleep. Fortunately, the mate had coffee ready for me right away. Woke up early enough to get dressed and ready at a decent pace before out the door. Ended up having in the waiting area for a little bit. At first I played on my phone, but I also brought my crochet kit with me. A woman who was waiting asked me about it and we talked for a good bit while we were waiting for her appointment. That was really nice. Mate's procedure went well. Actually ... a little too well, lol. While I like to be babied while not feeling well, he tends to prefer standby mode and left alone. He's done SO much as a house spouse already that I was looking forward to catering to him a little bit. But he's feeling much better than we thought he would be. Like, we thought he'd just stay in the living room but by late evening/middle of the night he felt up to migrating upstairs. O.O I'll admit a little bit of disappointment there, haha. But we were able to hang out while for a bit downstairs which was nice. Well, other than when I was taking a nice long nap.

Was dealing with some restlessness though. I was planning to skip the workout today due to fatigue but figured it's a good way to use up that energy. Feeling a bit useless but reminding myself that it's just because I'm fatigued. I'm doing enough just as I am. The mate and I are good, so that's enough. Also, while I treated myself to one extra cup of coffee, I'm limiting it to that because caffeine definitely wouldn't help the restlessness. But, honestly, it hasn't been a bad day. I just kinda struggled with adapting to how the day went versus how I expected it to go. But did eventually and got some other stuff in such as reading (started on the webcomic Tamberlane) and some stuff around the house for the mate.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Skipped
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • The Labyrinth - Lv 1 - Room 20
    • This one feels like just what I needed.
    • Though since it's a deadend, doing another 40 buttkicks to go back a room for tomorrow.
  • Foundation Program - Day 10 - Lv 3 - Done
  • 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 18 - Lv 1 - Skipped
    • Ankles are a little sore from the Foundations (pushing them with the squats) and while they are okay, I don't want to aggravate them too much.
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful the mate's procedure went well
    • I'm grateful I was able to get a nice long nap in today
    • I'm grateful for the existence of coffee (even if mildly addicted)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Conquered the restless energy
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  • Hand Tendons - Skipped
  • Hand Mobility - Skipped
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Jogging in Place - Skipped
  • Bonus Exercise - Skipped 20 Leg swings courtesy of @Gurg which I saw after posting. I think I'm gonna have to start some scheming here. 😈
 
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
9-12-25 Log
Just as I suspected, my mood yesterday was a good chunk due to fatigue. Got to go to bed a little early, sleep in, and I feel a decent bit better. Even if I did have training to do, haha. (Though the training is about how to plate at work for the clients, which honestly is useful for my day-to-day life anyways.) Went pretty well though. I went through messages a bit at the same time and saw a bonus if I picked up a shift tonight. A really nice bonus. O.O I thought about it, but I was still a bit fatigued and had movie night plans with a friend which we hadn't been able to do in a few weeks so passed on it. Got hit with a HARD bout of fatigue after dinner, so I'm pretty sure I made the right choice. Next time, though, we'll have to see, lol. Though I'm hoping the staffing situation gets better here soon. Movie night was really fun. This time it was "Nope" and I thought it was really good. Nice solid storyline. I did jump at the jumpscares though. Not that that's too surprising as I'm a bit of a scaredy cat. ^_^;;; Mostly relaxing after that. Taking the opportunity to relax while I can as I've got work Saturday and Sunday nights.

I did pick up meditation again. Glad I did. Kinda used the time to work through a bit of inner thoughts I don't think I was aware of. So used that time to notice, accept, and also comfort a bit.

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