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11-4-25 Log
Today was one of those mixed bag of nuts kinda days. Well, honestly mostly good but with one REALLY big bad at the beginning that kept me restless and mildly anxious all day.

Short version of the bad is that my current boss has been ... difficult for a lot of us. Apparently enough so that her boss is collecting information by the sound of it. :/ In our nurses' group chat, there was a troublesome conversation about a policy she was wanting input on that sounded more like she was doing it and just wanted us to "yes-man" it. Based on her responses when we, indeed, did NOT do that. While professional, I carried it on a bit longer than the others. But I had some questions and concerns that were pretty much ignored that could cause some issues. Well, today I found out that she wanted to have a conversation about my "arguementative, bordering on insubordinate" attitude and included her boss and one of our HR reps in that message. Then later said she wanted HR involved with the conversation. Which really shook me because I was a.) calm and professional for the vast majority of it (I read it out to the mate for a vibe check and punched it into goblin.tool's to double check the tone) and b.) commented that it wasn't a bad thing to consider, but had concerns basically. :/ Not to mention that almost a year there and I have an absolutely clean record. So spent time getting screenshots. Then reached out to her boss privately to ask if she'd like to see the screenshots, which she did since she had no idea what was being reference. (I love that woman. She's actually a friend/old coworker of Metamour K.)

So playing the waiting game on that big cluster fuck to see what happens. I can honestly say, I'll be happy to for the 20th of come on already. Just frustrating as this is the best job I've had. I REALLY love it; what I'm doing, my coworkers, everything really. (Well, I wish it was closer to where I live, but that might be asking for too much, lol.) So having this woman raise hell while only being there for 2 months in total by the time she leaves is frustrating. And utterly nerve-wrecking.

That said, the vast majority of the day was nice. I got extra sleep and woke up feeling AMAZING! Had to pick up a medication so went out to eat. Had a coupon for buy one-get one free chicken mac and cheese bowls (mine regular, the mate's buffalo). Picking up meds was quick and easy, then walking around the store. Listening to nice music in the car. Working on some crocheting and my jigsaw puzzle game on my phone I started up again. Catching up on the Halloween event of Twisted Wonderland. A really good workout had. And finished a mini series that was ... really good, but also really hard to watch? Beautiful in a way that's hard to recommend. (Takopi's Original Sin, for the curious. Which comes with a bunch of trigger warnings.)

So despite the anxiety, I'm thinking today is a pretty good day overall. I just hope things resolve well for the work stuff. :(

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    • Oooooh, I'm feeling it in my legs though!
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    • And now my poor arms! ;n;
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    • I'm grateful for coupons
    • I'm grateful that Metamour K shared her spotify account with the mate so we get nice music in his car of all sorts of different types
    • I'm grateful I have such a caring, amazing chosen family. They are all so amazing and each of them take such good care of me in their own way. Seriously, my life is more amazing than I could have ever dreamed.
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    • Handled the upsetting event pretty well, compared to have I've done historically. I LOVE seeing the growth I've made in my mental health.
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Laura Rainbow Dragon

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Seriously great work on everything, @NightWolf714 !

Am I understanding correctly that the co-worker who is causing the issues is the one who is leaving soon? And she is a new hire to boot? If yes, then, while I am sure the situation is stressful to live through currently, surely the higher ups in your organization would not allow a short-term interloper to cause real problems for a dedicated and otherwise well-loved staff member? Frankly, I find it bizarre that she would even try. I expect her bosses are eagerly anticipating her departure as much as you are!
 
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Laura Rainbow Dragon said:
Seriously great work on everything, @NightWolf714 !

Am I understanding correctly that the co-worker who is causing the issues is the one who is leaving soon? And she is a new hire to boot? If yes, then, while I am sure the situation is stressful to live through currently, surely the higher ups in your organization would not allow a short-term interloper to cause real problems for a dedicated and otherwise well-loved staff member? Frankly, I find it bizarre that she would even try. I expect her bosses are eagerly anticipating her departure as much as you are!
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Problem was, that the one causing trouble was my boss. :/ She has apparently caused problems for a few of us at this point. But, yeah, she only got hired in September.

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Workplace issues are terrible.
I hope they get resolved soon!
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So about that....

I don't wait to wait until my daily log to share. I woke up to some interesting news. Reminded why it's so very VERY important to keep receipts of interactions. Her boss, our head, sent out an email that my boss's leave date got moved from the 20th to effective immediately.

Good ridden. She was a poor fit, IMO, anyways. Hopefully we'll get a replacement soon since it's inspection time and holidays are coming up. But better no boss than a bad one. Our lead nurse is filling in for the time being and she's amazing. (We were hoping she'd apply for the position last time.) So we just gotta hang in there. But I'm so relieved to not have to talk to my old boss in person about that mess. It's so much easier to remain cool headed through text.
 
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NightWolf714 said:
Problem was, that the one causing trouble was my boss.
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Yes. I got that. A trouble-making employee in a supervisory position is much worse than a trouble-making employee with no subordinates. My point was, her bosses wouldn't allow her to make real trouble for you. Yes, she was able to cause you stress in the moment. But now that she's gone, that is done with. Nobody is going to pay any heed to her shit talk about you, when she was obviously the problem.
 
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aku-chan said:
Glad your work problems have been sorted out!

I've heard good things about Takopi's Original Sin but it also sounds like it would leave me an emotional wreck, so I've left it well alone.
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It is good, but yeah, it's a bit of an emotional ride. It ends on a good note, I'll give that spoiler. But it doesn't hold back a lot of punches on the idea of "hurt people hurt people" idea. With the main characters being 4th graders, yeaaaaah, it's rough at times.
 
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11-5-2025 Log
Well, I already posted the big news. I can not believe how relieved I feel. I was really anxious at the idea of talking to my boss in front of HR (even virtually). There was a good chance I would have frustration cried. I'm almost certain that work is gonna feel less tense over all now. I feel a bit guilty about it, but I was dang giddy to not have that stress weighing overhead for the first part of my day. The mate suggested "celebrating" with Chinese takeout. And even let me try out the new reese's oreo candy (we got dessert at the grocery store next door). I've dipped oreos into peanut butter before, so I was certain I was gonna like it and oh, I definitely do. That's dangerous knowledge, haha.

Rest of the day was mostly relaxing. Saw the second episode of the Twisted-Wonderland anime since that dropped. A little more crocheting done. Struggled with the workout a little but got that taken care of. The joy of the morning kinda wore off leaving me with a bit of a confusing bit of emotions about the whole event from yesterday. I think partly things just hitting me. But took my meditation time to sort through the different emotions and work through them a bit. Definitely feeling more at ease now.

Overall, a pretty nice day. I even have leftovers to take into work tomorrow. <3

Also managed to catch up on here. Which is nice since I'll get behind again pretty quickly with work, lol. XD

Now to start winding down, maybe read a little before bed. Nighty night bees~

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11-6-2025 Log
Work night!
  • Other than waking up in a dream state, slept well!
  • Both main workout programs had "slow" exercises. I'm taking it as a message to slow down and not rush. Especially since the slow exercises were indeed pretty effective.
  • Tried this high-fiber tortilla as part of a breakfast wrap. Honestly, it just tasted like a more tortilla-y tortilla. XD
  • Still some work stress (difficult clients at the moment, no boss, etc). But definitely better, I think
  • Slightly restless during the night. I think I'm just waiting for the other shoe to fall when it's not going to and it's taking my body a little to realize that
  • Yummy Chinese leftovers. And still have some left for tomorrow too.
  • Good work shift.

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Woaaaow it sure has been a week! Slow tigers are chasing you. I find that the best way to get rid of that type of anxiety, the one where you're expecting the bad to happen in a physical way, even if it's already done and the bad is vanquished, is to... Role-play about it. A good TTRPG one shot like Ten Candles is amazing for processing and eliminating that type of feeling.

Either that, or ye olde witchy trick: find body of water. Stop, drop and roll. Emerge from the depths ick-free.

Sending hugs! :hug:
 
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V4lkyria said:
Woaaaow it sure has been a week! Slow tigers are chasing you. I find that the best way to get rid of that type of anxiety, the one where you're expecting the bad to happen in a physical way, even if it's already done and the bad is vanquished, is to... Role-play about it. A good TTRPG one shot like Ten Candles is amazing for processing and eliminating that type of feeling.

Either that, or ye olde witchy trick: find body of water. Stop, drop and roll. Emerge from the depths ick-free.

Sending hugs! :hug:
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Thanks for the suggestion! I appreciate it. :D I usually have some downtime at work, so I might try to figure something out.
 
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11-7-25 Log
Work night number 2!
  • Really tired today. I think I didn't sleep the best. (Also, shark week starts soon). So only did warm-ups and yoga with plans to do punch-up later
  • Rainy drive, but better than I thought it would be
  • Rough first part of shift. I was running around when I first got there, which is not ideal. D: Granted, it was better than day shift was.
  • Settled down after 1 or 2 in the morning.
  • I got a decent amount of crochet done. I forget that I do better with crafts with music going
  • Dreary morning. It was so foggy
  • Only had one blood draw (for our newest admit) but fortunately it was super easy

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NightWolf714 said:
I got a decent amount of crochet done. I forget that I do better with crafts with music going
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Ooh do you have a crocheting playlist? Or is it just whatever you feel like at the time/what's on the radio?

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I'm grateful that the mate picked up some diet Dr. K sodas. It was a nice treat
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I just looked up what Dr K is. Dr. Pepper is the nectar of the gods (I lived off the stuff when I was studying in Canada) but over here you can't get it unless you go to a specialty store (some supermarkets sell individual cans but it's the inferior UK version).

How does Dr. K compare?
 
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Ooh do you have a crocheting playlist? Or is it just whatever you feel like at the time/what's on the radio?
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Mostly just what's on the radio. At work I'll usually have Nightride FM playing in the nursing station because it's easy to start without having to log anything in.

agc said:
I just looked up what Dr K is. Dr. Pepper is the nectar of the gods (I lived off the stuff when I was studying in Canada) but over here you can't get it unless you go to a specialty store (some supermarkets sell individual cans but it's the inferior UK version).

How does Dr. K compare?
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Yeah, Dr. K is basically the Kroger brand version of Dr. Pepper. I love Dr. Pepper. :) My palette isn't the most discerning, so I don't taste much of a difference to be honest. I'm sure others could probably do so though. That said, I tend to like their Big K Cola better than regular Coke Cola. Which is a little blasphemous for someone from Georgia, lol. But it could just be that you taste the savings, lol.
 
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11-8-2025 Log
Work Night #3!
  • Tired, ended up skipping cardio
  • Smooth ride into work thankfully
  • MUCH better work night
  • Coworker was SUPER sweet. She waited until I was almost there to open her can of Monster. She wanted to offer to pour me some so I could try it since it's a new flavor. Fiji apple and ginger; pretty nice.
  • Did some crochet, drawing, reading during the downtime
  • Raided the fridge since they'll be tossed out soon. Got all the asparagus. XD
  • Getting cold. Not as quickly as I thought though. Slowly getting to freezing temperatures that'll last ... a day, maybe two. Then back to 70's F.

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11-10-25 Log
Oh, I am ready for a day off. Fortunately, though it's family day, everyone agreed to meet at our place. I was gonna get up once people were on their way, but the mate timed it so that I could get up just a little before they get here. Even got an outfit figured out for me. I appreciated it since when they woke me up, I was already primed to ask for "5 more minutes" before knowing I had already slept in. ^_^;;

Was nice to see everyone. The mate grabbed pizza while I was sleeping for the two of us which was also nice. We hung out, ate some, and chit chatted. Then it was game time. Bestie S. requested Hero Quest since we hadn't played it since she left. I thought we had finished our current section, but apparently we left with one last quest. Oh, I was a happy puppers! I thought I was gonna turn the reigns over to someone else to run it, but I get to for a little bit longer. I find it a LOT of fun, honestly. ^_^ I do silly voices and dramatize it. Plus, we all make jokes and stuff so it's a good time. The mate wasn't feeling like playing so they let the GF use their character while they played host and made sure people had drinks and snacks and stuff. <3 GF picked it up pretty well. It helps that she's played Scion and joined the BF and his wife's Vampire game. We only got partway through the adventure, though, so we'll have to finish it later on.

Pretty chill evening after that. I ended up taking a 40 minute nap. Honestly, I think I could have very easily gone for much longer. Struggled with fatigue (even after my second cup of coffee). It doesn't help that shark week has officially started and that first day or two is the hardest. I skipped VRChat because I was tired and also just wanted some chill time. (Especially since I'll have date night tomorrow evening. Then another work week.)

Slowly killed myself into doing at least a bit of exercise. I'm feeling the side lunges some though. Since Cardio Blast had lunges, I'm pausing that for another day. Plus, that would make the two programs line up and my brain is happy about that.

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11-10-25 Log
Oh boy, I was a sleepy pup when I woke up. Granted, I meant to go to bed an hour early but an event in one of my games took longer than I expected, so no extra rest. Oh well.

Had a wonderful date night. They both just had me feeling really loved and appreciated. And I'm so glad that the GF is slowly learning just how amazing and wonderful she is. I know we have a bit of a weird set up, but it's wonderful. And they let me force the first two episodes of Twisted Wonderland's anime on them, lol.

The drive home was a bit rough though. I had a cup of coffee there (there's always coffee there. They make a pot in the morning and only go through half of it, so I just have to reheat it. I'm not a coffee snob, so that's fine. I put cream and sugar in it anyways, lol) but felt like it was either out of my system by the time I left or the fatigue got to me. It was a bit of a rough drive coming home (which I purposely did not tell anyone, because they would have worried too much for me). When I got him, I told the mate that I was pretty tired so he offered to make me an extra strong coffee.

Well that did the trick, lol. Meant to take a nap but had a bit of second wind after that. Managed to get my workout in, which I wasn't sure if I'd be able to or not. Most of the night was spent on catching up on webcomics, though, since I got terribly behind. And didn't really wanna tackle the ... 150+ notifications I have on here somehow, lol. Overall, not too bad of a day. I just wish I had one more day to rest up before the work week started. But I'm thinking it won't be too bad. We'll have to see.

Wish me luck!

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11-11-2025 Log
Thanks @graoumia @JCU @Anek @Laura Rainbow Dragon and @V4lkyria !

@Laura Rainbow Dragon - That's a really good idea! I do have emergency 5-hour energy shots for the BF at my place. I can easily stick one of those in the car.

Work Night #1
  • Good sleep last night
  • Mate surprised me with Taco Bell to take into work.
    • He's been working so hard lately. <3
  • From our nursing teams chat, I saw the following: "It's been a busy week so far at ..." IT'S ONLY TUESDAY?!
    • So that was concerning, lol
  • Got to work pretty early so caught up a little on Twisted Wonderland before going in
  • New person on day shift. It was her second day. So she wasn't set up for scanning to email yet.
    • I helped yet her up for that but had a stack of papers to take care of. Oof
  • MUCH better shift overall than last night. Week is going well so I'm optimistic
  • Cold but not as much as it was before. Slowly warming up again
  • Should have napped. But got second wind and wasn't too tired overall. (Drive back home was okay, no worries.)
  • Almost all the clients were up super early for some reason. O.O I mostly chilled the last hour of my shift and that's kinda unheard of for me.

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11-12-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Slept okay. Wanted more though
  • Wore my oversized hoodie. It's one of my favorites. <3
  • Realized my diet is better, but my next step in my refinement is probably needed.
    • Going to work on being mindful of my eating and recognizing hunger cues
  • Cardio was one of those "do throughout the day" types. Actually did it that way. Pretty helpful, actually. Helped keep me awake anyways.
  • We were suppose to get an admission but they didn't come. And I'm not complaining. XD I need an easier week
  • Oh no! It's my work anniversary month. (Hard to think I've been there for a year almost.) Means annual online trainings. Oh well, a few shift should work out.
  • Tried reorganizing the overstock closet since we were given some bins another department didn't need. No luck though. :/
  • NAP! A shorter one than I was gonna take though, but oh well.
  • All the blood draws! D: But went pretty smoothly overall.
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Thanks @graoumia and @JCU ! I actually didn't realize it until the training hit. I thought I started later in November. Weird that I've been there a year already!

Doing this out of order since yesterday's log is super short. ^_^;;;

11-14-2025 Log
I did absolutely nothing. Mostly literally. I took one really long nap and multiple tiny naps. I was exhausted. Ended up going to bed around 4:30 in the morning and just crashed until the mate let me know I was in bed for 12 hours. So yeah, short log. XD

11-13-2025 Log
Work night #3
  • Very tired. I think I overheated. (Future me, yes, but also Honey, you're just plain tired.)
  • Only did warm-ups and yoga
  • REALLY smooth night
  • Yummy homemade bread at work. <3 (Focaccia)
  • Got some chunky yarn from work. Basically I think an old patient left it ages ago. Thinking about making a small storage cube with it and then sneaky it back to work, lol
  • Lots of socializing <3
  • The mate refined the sketch I made for him to label his mead with. It turned out so well!
  • The mate also gifted me a sticker for my work mug. I'm repurposing an old jelly jar that had a handle so he made me a "don't be JELLY of my coffee" sticker for it. <3
  • Off ~forever~ (until next Wednesday)
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11-15-2025 Log
Apparently 12 hours of rest was what I needed. I'm still a little tired, but I feel sooooo much better than yesterday. I do feel a little bad about missing yesterday, basically. But that's honestly pretty typical for us night shifters. And fortunately I have a longer break so I still have plenty of days to do whatever I wanna do.

Most of the day was spent relaxing. But in a nicer way than yesterday. Watched some shows with the mate. Did a little bit of catching up on things. Full workout routine done. Even manged to get a bit of meditation time in, which I'm not really good at if I'm just staying at home.

Big thing was that I took some yarn from work and I've really been wanting to play with it. I found a cute crochet storage bin tutorial that looked perfect to try out. Learned a good bit from it. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with it. ^_^ Here's a couple of pictures (one with just the basket, the other with the nearest Build-a-Bear to show it's size). Unfortunately you can't see the handles very well. Gonna sneak this back to work without telling a bunch of people. Should be a fun lil' mystery, hehe. Hard to believe I only picked it up a little bit ago! I still have to watch a TON of videos and things to do anything, but it's fun. ^_^

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    • I can tell definitely ab improvement. Though I did need my feet held down to do sit-ups.
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 17 - Lv 1 - Done
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done and caught up as well
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for quick projects for that nice dopamine of accomplishment.
    • I'm grateful for new opportunities for my creativity (especially in lower-risk situations)
    • I'm grateful that my day off didn't have to be spent with chores since the mate is taking care of them for me.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • I crocheted a basket! Involving a few different new techniques. (Going from rows to rounds, changing colors, and doing the handles. Plus finger crocheting since I didn't have a large enough hook.)
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Thank you @Mamatigerj ! It's so cool making something that can actually be useful like that.

11-16-2025 Log
Today started with a nice surprise. See, one person in my crew was having a bit of a sore throat. And popped a low grade fever yesterday. I have grown hesitant of being around sick people, even if I love them, so I figured I would skip this time. (For the curious, a few years ago I got sick pretty badly. Only fever and fatigue, but the fever got up to 104 for a bit. Fortunately it broke soon after since I was about to go to the hospital at that point.) Well, this morning her temp was back to normal. And the fatigue and throat may be related to her new job (warehouse work). So even though we were only going to be able to be there a short bit of time, we went over anyways. Good times were had. <3

Rest of the day relaxing enough. The mate jumped on VRChat but I wasn't feeling quite up to it. Feeling better than I had but still feeling a little drained for VRChat since that ALWAYS wears me out after a bit. Got another picture finished up with my trade, so that was good. Did a workout. Read a bit (I found out the IDW version of Sonic the hedgehog comics are on Webtoons, another another comic that looked fun). Overall all, pretty relaxing time.

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    • My knees are now jello though 😫
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  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I was able to see my crew today after all
    • I'm grateful for the thoughtfulness of my GF (a lot of them got food at the grocery store for lunch and she got me a treat)
    • I'm grateful today's doodle ended up being easier than I thought it would be. (I'll post them all at the end of the month, but it was "blooming gratitude" so I drew a flower that meant "thank you" in the language of flowers. At least supposedly, lol.)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Finished another part of the trade. (That means 2 images completely down, and the other three in various stages of completeness for the curious)
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
11-17-2025 Log
So today kinda flew past me. I woke up was a bit worried, though. I woke up with a sore throat just like my Bestie S. had. D: But I know I didn't get it from her. I've been slowly feeling more and more dehydrated. And I probably haven't been drinking as much water. No fever or anything else, so I'm hoping that's all it is. So just trying to hydrate well and see where that goes. But was okay for date night so shortly after getting up, I was out the door for that.

Date night was fun. The BF and I picked up the GF from her workplace. It was kinda cool seeing her professional side. She was great. <3 Then to the BF's place for a meal he prepared and show watching. And, of course, coffee. (No worries, I drank plenty of water before that point!) It was definitely a nice time.

After that ... I honestly have no idea how the night went by so quickly. I know I made up dinner (with a little bit of help from the mate) and we watched a bit of youtube. We destroyed the chicken broccoli mac and cheese, hehe. But otherwise, I didn't realize do much. I didn't even realize I didn't get my exercise in until it was too late for it. I did do a decent bit of reading online so I suppose I just lost track of time with that.

I got one more day off before work, though, so I'll be able to be more productive then maybe. ^_^;;;

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11-18-2025 Log
Hi lovely bee friends. ^_^

I tried to be a bit more conscious today of how I was spending time since yesterday flew past so quickly. It did help that I caught up on that one web comic though, lol. (For the curious, it's called Ample Time) I didn't get to everything I wanted but I definitely did better than yesterday. I also did a bit of talking with the mate and realized something. Using the spoon theory, I feel that I have recovered the amount of spoons I had used. But I had previously dipped into my reservoir of back up spoons previously and I don't think I have fully replenished that. Or maybe I keep only recovering up to 90% instead of 100%. The mate kinda pointed out that I'm not the best at letting go of stress. ^_^;;;; So I'm gonna be working on that a bit, I think. I do think my meditation once or twice a day as well as this journaling has helped a lot. But gonna work on other things as well. Especially if tackling the current reoccurring brain weasel of "I don't want to let [XYZ] down. I don't want to fail them." I told this to the mate and they said something very wonderful.

"A failure is not a failure. A failure is a date point."

I'm tempted to pin that to my desk.

Otherwise, the evening has been going well. Took a short nap, kinda cooked (I took a bunch of leftovers together, but I finished it on the stove so it counts, lol), read some, and made sure to get my daily doodle in. While this month's doodle challenge has been difficult, it's also been pretty fun. And accidentally played around with values so that's been a fun addition to the task. I ended up getting a few treats from the new Amazon Haul (or, at least new to me. I only heard about it last week) and a couple more of them came in today. One was a graphic novel that sounded interested. It's called "Lala the Memory Collector." It's a little short, a little over 200+ pages, but should be a nice read.

For water, not as well as yesterday, but I think better than I had been maybe?

This is definitely one of those posts where I'm writing a lot to say a little, lol. But overall, good day.

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11-19-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • Bit groggy waking up. And got asked a question that made me a little anxious. (Nothing major)
    • Worked through the feels with the mate.
  • Mate made up koshary. YAY~ I've been wanting that for ages. He made up LOTS of it. YUMMY!
  • Reading the IDW Sonic comic since they're uploading it to Webtoons now. I grew up with the Archie Comics version. I'm enjoying their take on the characters
  • Full house for residential at work. Been a little bit. (That means 8 clients there currently.) Not too bad though. Some challenges, but it doesn't feel as difficult as the other week was.
  • People (both clients and staff) was really happy I'm here. ;n; It was just the affirmation I needed.
  • Brought the crochet bin to work, lol. I wasn't gonna tell anyone, but I couldn't help it.
    • Has a new home now, lol. The RCS who encouraged me to take the yarn joked that she should take it because it matched her place. I told her to, lol.
  • More training videos tackled. Got about 2 or 3 hours left now?
  • All the blood draws (almost)
  • I was gonna try to leave immediately after day shift got there because I have to get up early for a meeting. But our lead and my favorite day shifter was there. We're the dream team and it's been a minute since I've seen both. All 3 of us was happy that all 3 of us was there. So chatted a little. Worth it. (Future me, yeah, tired but definitely worth it, hehe)

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  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 20 - Lv 1 - Done
    • Kinda liking these "throughout the day" workouts when it comes to being at work. Helps keep me moving.
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the mate made koshary for me
    • I'm grateful that people were happy to see me, and let me know that
    • I'm grateful for the exercise throughout the night to keep me active
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Got 5 out of eight 6 blood draws. (One wouldn't be there until I left, one likes to get it a bit later in the evening.) I'm so happy of my improved blood draw skills. Even told by a client they like when I get it because it doesn't hurt as much. ^_^
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