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agc said:
Koshary looks amazing! I've never heard of it, I'll have to make it some time. I actually have a cookbook with traditional recipes from around the world that I've been meaning to cook from for ages (this is the one), I'll have to check if koshary is in there when I get home!
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If it does, I hope you enjoy it! That cookbook is really cool. :D

11-20-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Early wake up. Had a mandatory nurses' meeting at 4pm ... which is when I usually wake up for work. Blah!
  • Meeting covered a lot. Some good, some rough. Oh boy.
  • Ended up only doing warm-ups and yoga for exercise.
  • We're trying to ramp up for joint commission's visit. Largely gonna be 3 of us, most likely, since we're the strongest members of the nursing team
  • Changing our med pass. We're no longer allowed to pre-pull medications for med pass. It's one of those things that we're never allowed to do in nursing but probably at least happens 50% of the time to streamline giving meds. Though there is the risk of giving someone the wrong meds ... which has been a issue from what I hear.
    • Felt so frazzled and all over the place trying to do their vitals and meds. Fortunately, I explained it to all the clients and they're super patient and understanding
  • Got more anxious as the shift went on. I figured the mate was in VRChat so ended up asking the BF if I could call him. Luckily he was still awake. Helped me with a grounding technique. I felt so much better after that.
  • Took things easier after that. Definitely was a good call.
  • Had cookies at work. <3
  • Managed to get a nap in. Apparently hard enough that my watch thought that was my sleep-sleep, lol
  • Rest of the shift went really well after that.
  • 1 more shift to go!
🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 15 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 21 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 21 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for polyamory. It works for me. And having multiple partners means multiple support options. <3
    • I'm grateful for my client's patience and understanding. They are honestly the sweetest people to work with. Just ... in general, honestly, for the whole time I've been there.
    • I'm grateful that traffic was smooth coming home, even with the rain.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Woke up early for meeting
    • Talked a good amount during the meeting
    • Reached out for help when needed
    • Took some help, but did some grounding exercises while anxious
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Been running the last few days! So now catching up.

11-21-2025 Log
Work Night #3
  • Woke up, thought it was Saturday so slept in 30 minutes. Woke up again realizing "oh no, I have Saturday plans!" Then really woke up because "Oh shoot, it's Friday, I've got work!"
  • Only did warmups and yoga due to time constraints
  • Felt much better today.
  • Found out I got a "should out" at work. (Client can write anonymous comments. Then on Friday mornings, they lead a staff/client group meeting which includes reading the shout outs.)
  • Found my groove with med pass. Worked out really well
  • Smooth night!
  • Asked the mate for a "fried feast" (for comfort food) for lunch. I unfortunately didn't give him a ton of heads up about this request. ^_^;;;
    • They understood the assignment though! Lots of fried treats
    • Though they also made sure I had non-fried veggies to balance it and some other treats to prevent or treat any nasty blood sugar issues.
  • Fresh brownies at work. So large and rich, I ate half of one and brought the other half home for the mate
  • Took it easy with training and JHACO prep. I felt I deserved a break.
  • Good short nap. Again, the watch thought I was asleep.
    • Kinda amusing because the watch is so worried about my super short "sleep" and my super long "naps." XD
  • Socialized with the clients a bit more at work. Particularly in the morning. Might be a good thing to do more of in general.
  • Did get annoyed at one of the day shift nurses. -_-
  • Happy for a few days off now!

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11-22-2025 Log
I did, almost literally, nothing. I was originally planning to sleep in a ton to catch up on sleep, but remembered I had to get up early on Sunday so I just got up at my normal time. Up only a little bit before the first person arrived. The others followed soon after. Since we had Sunday plans, we were doing a Chosen Family Thanksgiving the day before. In this case, it meant that we all got a bunch of frozen pizza and cheese-filled bread and hung out for a while. One person was able to hang out longer than the others, so we had a nice long visit.

Afterwards, though, I was pretty much dead. Stayed up a bit playing on my phone before crawling into bed pretty early.
 
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11-23-2025 Log
Since I went to bed early last night, I happily got to sleep in a bit today. Not as much as I wanted to, granted, but pretty well. I did have to get up at a half-way decent time, though, because the mate's extended family was doing a late lunch Thanksgiving celebration. We don't get to see them much, so we were definitely going. The mate was originally planning to make homemade bread to bring, but yesterday took up more of our day than we expected.

Though that was quite alright because there was a giant spread of food. So it might have been a good thing we didn't add to the pile. I'm kinda sad that I really only managed through one plate of food and some desserts because it was all so good! XD It was also good socializing with them. I get along with his extended family very well. It's been joked that they're more excited to see me than him, haha. We also learned a new dice game that was pretty fun. All pure chance, but I managed to win one of the 3 games so that was nice. The mate also brought two bottles of the mead they've been working on (the first type he made of a sweet mead and then a bottle of chai mead as well). They went over pretty well. ^_^ There were also a few lil' kids there that I got to play with.

Happy to note that excising is going well. I could lift up two little kids (maybe 3-5 years old? I'm bad at guessing ages) at the same time and carry them around for a short distance. I ended up getting a workout with them though! XD

So two Thanksgiving celebrations done. One, maybe two left (if we decide to go to a Friends-giving thing we are invited to every year).

Afterwards was mostly relaxing. As soon as we got home, I took an hour and a half nap. And had to convince myself to not make it longer, lol. After that was just catching up on messages, playing games, watching a bit of TV. Nothing too exciting.

I ended up asking the BF and GF to skip date night this week on Saturday. I didn't want to. But I felt like maybe I needed to. With the way I've been feeling, I'm not sure an hour+ drive up and then back down again was a good idea. Though I get the feeling that I'll be sad about that decision tomorrow. But I know this week will be busy and I need one purely relaxing day before work on Tuesday.

Well, mostly relaxing. I plan to get back into the full exercise routine tomorrow. Plus maybe get some good art time in. We'll see how that pans out, though, lol.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 16 - Missed
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
  • Light Therapy - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 21 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 21 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done and caught up
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I was able to visit with family I don't get to see as often
    • I'm grateful the mate was able to share his mead with folks. It makes me happy. :)
    • I'm grateful for good food, including some things I hadn't had in a while. Or new things, such as the green grapes that were dipped in caramel and nuts. Interesting but very tasty combo!
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Didn't make myself sick by over eating. (Only partially a joke, unfortunately. Usually only happens if I do too much, too fast. Though it's been a while and doesn't happen often any more)
    • Took a long nap
    • Deadlift the babes! XD
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11-24-2025 Log
Yep, I was definitely tired. My alarm went off and I figured I would sleep in a little bit. An hour and a half later, finally got up. O.O I do feel more refreshed, but I also think that it was still a good idea to cancel date night. Even though that makes (understandably) sad.

Had a slight rough moment this morning. I had gotten a text from our lead nurse about picking up extra shifts. That ... obviously isn't the best of ideas as y'all can probably tell from my journals. But I figured if there was a day or two off between streaks, then maybe? Unfortunately, a lot had already been picked up, so wasn't really able too. My lead nurse was understanding (she's great), but oof. I felt guilty over saying no because I could kinda sorta maybe do it. To be honest, I'm still learning boundaries and the idea that I don't have to kill myself for others. It also doesn't help that I seem to require more sleep than others. (Which is a large part of the problem. When I work multiple days in a row, I don't get as much sleep as I'd like, and that adds up over time.) And just get worn out. The mate reminded me, though, that it's not really a good idea to compare myself to others. And that it's okay to not pick up extra shifts. -_- I'm trying to keep this in mind, and that I have to take care of myself to take care of others. Just struggled a little with that sucker-punch to the gut over it. Especially since I actually like my workplace and most of the people working there.

After that, it was a relaxing evening. Watched a bit of YouTube. Took a short walk around the neighborhood before the rain started up. Went to the grocery store where I tried to resist all the goodies, haha. Though we did pick up some treats. And grabbed a pre-made salad and a snack pack for work so the mate gets a day off from figuring out my lunch. (No worries, they can figure out my snacks. And will still be making me a breakfast, lol.) Got a full workout in and, some how, my watch is just as convinced as I am that I nearly killed myself doing it. ^_^;;; Estimated 23 hours recovery time soooooo ... I guess I'll just stick to yoga and warm-ups tomorrow. Maybe find a light workout plan I can do at work.

Also spent waaaaay too much time looking at advent calendars. Especially when I'll probably skip on the whole thing yet again, lol.

Overall, good weekend. I think I'll be ready to head back into work. I guess I better be, since I will be one way or another. XD

🐝 Regular Quests:
🐝 Optional Quests:
  • Hand Tendons - Skipped
  • Hand Mobility - Skipped
  • Bonus Exercise - Walk around the neighborhood. Short route for just one path, so about half a mile.
 
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11-25-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • Little tired. Should have maybe gone to bed earlier. Oh well
  • Only did warm-ups and yoga. And barely first thing water. My watch said I probably wasn't fully recovered after yesterday and I agreed.
  • Smooth traffic today due to the holiday week here in the states
  • Clients are doing really well! I'm super proud of them
  • Apologized to the day nurse I was annoyed with the other day. Though apparently she didn't realized. XD
  • Had snack with the bedtime clients. I'm enjoying interacting with them more.
  • Worked on a new shift report sheet between we didn't like the current one. I enjoy graphic design work like that, so it was kinda fun.
  • No nap. Didn't feel I was tired enough for one. Not sure if that was a good thing or not. ^_^;;
  • Oh no! I forgot there was something I could have helped day shift out with. She said it was okay and appreciated what I did do though.
  • Managed to get home a bit earlier than normal due to smooth traffic. <3

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 16 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 22 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 22 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for the extra cheese stuff breadstick the mate packed in my box. That's love right there. XD (They even broke it in half, probably to fit the sandwich bag, but joked that it's because I like tiny food. Which is true. XD )
    • I'm grateful I get occasional opportunities to do graphic design stuff
    • I'm grateful that they have hot tea at work. The in early morning the black tea with honey and vanilla creamer really hit the spot.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Remade the shift report sheet
    • Had one minor situation and felt like I handled it really well.
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Late entry since it was a busy day afterwards. ^_^;;;

11-26-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Even my dream had me struggling with sleep, FML LOL! XD
  • Full workout. Momentum really kicked my butt.
    • Thinking that when I'm done with Momentum and Cardio blast, I'll try them again on a higher intensity. But only one or the other on any given day and alternate between the two.
  • Concerned about the GF getting lonely (with the BF and his wife out of town) so called her on my way into work. So nice to hear her voice. <3
  • OH BOY! The new admit that was scheduled for 2pm showed up at 4pm apparently. You might be thinking "But Night, doesn't your shift start at 7pm? What's the problem?" Well, that meant that day shift couldn't get the admission finished. (Especially since therapy and dietary both grabbed her first.) So I was given the homework (which is part of my job; finishing tasks day shift couldn't). Which ... was a lot. >_<;;;
  • Busy shift due to the above! Tired, but handled that bit of chaos pretty well all things considered.
  • Took a short nap. Wise decision.
  • Couldn't do everything but I got a lot of it done. And we technically still had time to get it within the 24 hours required.
    • I'm so glad one of my favorite day nurses as working. I knew she would be able to handle it.
  • I did manage to get the vast majority of blood work done. Pretty proud of that. One client even said I always do great with it. -happy tears considering how terribly I use to be with it.-

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11-27-2025 Log
Cheers. This week was a split week, so I have a night off before going back in tomorrow. A different nurse is working the night shift instead. It was so nice being able to sleep in a little bit, even if it was just for 30 minutes. <3 My watch is very confused (it keeps getting my naps and sleep mixed up and getting very concerned about me, lol) but I felt like I slept really well. The weather dropped and I did not want to leave my cozy bed. But we had plans so I had to get up and get moving.

First on the agenda was dinner over at the mother-in-law's place. Just a small affair; the mate, his mom, his younger brother, and me. They were all nice enough to be okay with it being an evening thing instead of lunch. It was good talking and catching up. And eating way too much food, haha. We even had enough left over that I was able to fill a to-go container for lunch for tomorrow night. YUM! The mate and their brother got mom-in-law's tree set up for her. And we just had a good time.

After that was a brief visit to feed my friend's cats (since we're doing that again). They were a bit disappointed that we were later than normal, but quickly forgave us once the food was out. Such sweeties. Then mostly a lot of nothing, lol. I totally forgot the Turkey Run event started. I was just gonna do warm-ups and yoga, but that's too fun not to do. Did a pretty decent amount and even got the mate to do a little bit of it. Early morning I went to feed the kitties breakfast and just kinda chilled with them for a little. Now off to bed hoping to survive work and the cold tomorrow night. (It got down to at least 27*F, which google is saying is -2.8*C.)

🐝 Regular Quests:
🐝 Optional Quests:
  • Hand Tendons - Skipped
  • Hand Mobility - Skipped
  • Bonus Exercise - Turkey Run! - 61 Turkeys caught!
    • 100 Butt Kicks
    • 100 High Knees
    • 25 Basic Burpees
 
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11-28-2025 Log
Work night #3

And whoops. Forgot to journal so going by memory with this. Work was much smoother last night than the other shifts had been. A lot of the staff are a bit tired and burnt out though. Between being short staffed, trying to open the sister facility by Monday, a few challenging clients, and joint commission coming soon, everyone has been a little tired I think. Luckily our newest admit is super sweet, her admission was pretty much done, and it wasn't a stressful shift. Plus, the mate made up blueberry muffins for me to enjoy. <3 I also got kitty time on the way home (the mate took care of the evening time since I had work). I love seeing those cuddle bugs. Just glad I'm off for a few days.

🐝 Regular Quests:
🐝 Optional Quests:
  • Hand Tendons - Skipped
  • Hand Mobility - Skipped
  • Bonus Exercise - Turkey Run! - 60 Turkeys caught!
    • 100 Butt Kicks
    • 100 High Knees
    • 25 Basic Burpees
 
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11-29-2025 Log
I did almost entirely nothing today. And I was fine with that. I ended up staying in bed until about 6ish. Probably a good thing since I was up late last night taking care of kitties. I wanted to stay in bed more, but I also knew I would feel bad if I missed the entire day. We got up and after a little went out to take care of kitties and grab food on the way. Went to Sonic where I mostly got a kids wacky pack (I wasn't too hungry. Though I also got some nuggets and an iced coffee). It had an adorable lil' peppermint dragon toy in it. Then mostly relaxing until we took care of kitties again. Now off to bed. I skipped exercise and things to have a recovery day. We'll see how active I feel tomorrow. I did feel a little bad, because I completely forgot we were invited to a friend's-giving event. But I found out it was at noon anyways so no way I could have gone. (And had said tentative since I was working the night before. I'm sure they understand). I had a bit of decompressing to do as, well, I was tired which means I was a slightly cranky toddler, lol. But overall it was a good, do nothing but chill, kinda evening. Mostly caught up on my webcomics and Twisted Wonderland.

And I'm rambling so I'm gonna crash now. Nighty night~

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11-30-2025
Very nice day. Managed to go to bed early enough to get up in the early morning. Had to get ready pretty quickly though. I'm happy I had a little bit of left over iced coffee from last night. Before long, Bestie S was at our place, all of us piled into the mate's car, and off to bed food and head over to see the BF, metamour K, and the GF. And metamour K ended up waking up just after we got there. The BF and his wife had woken up early and just got back home today so both were pretty tired. The GF surprised me with a cute plush unicorn. <3 (Well, sorta surprised. She texted me that she had something for me, but I missed that it was for me, lol.) Hung out for a bit then most of us went to a cool gaming store near their place called the Dragon's D. The mate and K decided to stay and chill instead, which was fair, lol. It's TTRPG stuff, but also general geek stuff including outfits and accessories and all sorts of neat things. The GF ended up getting me these pretty cloak clasps I was eyeballing and a fidgit crocheted hedgehog for S. I resisted the urge to buy the store but got some stickers (including one for the GF, one for the BF, and one for Bestie S) and a tiny 3D printed fidgit dragon for K.

After that, headed home. The mate jumped onto VRChat but I wasn't feeling it. I kinda just hung out for a bit before going to take a nap. I probably couldn't have taken a much longer one, but I was initially thinking of going to bed early. (Spoiler alert, that didn't happen, lol.) Afterwards just chilled. Eventually convinced myself to do warm-ups and yoga with promises to pick up the full routine tomorrow.

I had been feeling playing an actual game-game. Though my to play list is ... yeah. All of my "to [XYZ] lists" are long and unruly. ^_^;;;; The mate ended up going through the list and picking out 3 they recommended. Went with Ori and the Blind Forest since I've been meaning to play it for a while. I got sucked into it pretty hard. Though I got mad at it for being all cutesy and wholesome, just what I need, just to kill off the character's adoptive mom and then the main character as well. 😨😭 I'm really enjoying the game though. I had to make peace with the idea of coming back to explore parts of the map later when I get more abilities though, which is hard for me but not as bad as, say, Banjo Kazoo had it and all. Mostly I felt like all the really difficult parts weren't the game being sadistic; it was either meant for when I had specific abilities unlocked or I just had to get good, lol. But it didn't feel like the game was cheating if that makes sense. The main character is adorable. And the music and visuals are beautiful. I played for 3 hours before realizing I should get to bed to be able to catch up on sleep. But I definitely could've marathoned the thing. And we got the sequel too!

So will definitely play more of that tomorrow. Though also hoping to do some arting. And I did say I would do a full workout too. But should be an easy enough going day.

Nighty night bees. I hope you didn't mind the ramble too much. ^_^;;

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 20 - Missed
    • Feel a bit bad that I've been on and off on this one. -_- But it's one I plan to keep doing even after finishing, so I suppose it's okay.
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 23 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 23 - Lv 1 - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done and Month completed. (I'll share later)
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful the mate picked out a fun game for me to play (decision paralysis is difficult sometimes)
    • I'm grateful for time spent with the crew
    • I'm grateful we got to go to the Dragon's D
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Managed not to spend all the money shopping, lol
    • Completed another month of daily* doodles (At least, at the end of the month there was a doodle for every day, even if had to play catch up, lol)
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12-1-2025 Log
Slept well. Mentally, I felt great. My watch was warning me, though, that physically I may not be 100% recharged. Which resulted in me wanting to be lazy but not too lazy today. As in I did a full workout, but I didn't want to get dressed to ride with the mate to pick up Chinese take-out, lol. Did decent with time management though. Took a short name, full workout, digital art time, and even having a little time left before bed to be able to play just a little bit of Ori. Even helped out with washing the towels for the mate (since we were waiting until after my post-workout shower anyways). ^_^

Did have a bit of a scare, though. I thought I had approved my time card, but I hadn't because I was missing a punch. I thought it was gonna be a pain to resolve. Fortunately, they got it fixed up pretty quickly for me with no hard feelings. I started to spiral, thinking I was failing everything, but I did well in catching myself. I reminded myself that it's okay to make mistakes. I'm not actually failing anything even if I feel like it. And I'm doing better than I thinking. Got 90% of the way better, but opened up to the mate who once again reassured about how it's not a failure, it's a data point, and helped me back to feeling 100%. ^_^

So good day today. And should be a good night. Though I'm looking forward to my last night off tomorrow which starts with date night. ^_^

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 20 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Missed (accidentally forgot about)
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 23 - Lv 1 - Done
    • Though may have done less combos on the second half of the first set by mistake. Not sure really.
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 23 - Lv 1 - Done
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I have great support networks, but also that I'm doing much better in using my self-help tools
    • I'm grateful the house is toasty warm despite the house (maybe a little much while exercising, lol)
    • I'm grateful that the mate felt like Chinese food today. I am ALWAYS up for that. <3
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Caught myself when starting to spiral.
    • Did well with time management
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Oops, forgot to hit enter before bed. XD

12-2-2025 Log
Day started out with a little frustration. And not just because I wanted to be lazy and sleep in, lol. I've been trying to cancel an eye exam appointment for a place that's mostly open when I'm asleep. Though ... maybe not? The hours on their website is different than what it said when I tried to call them. It's been a struggle to get this cancelled. I was able to get a hold of an actual person today, but unfortunately they immediately put me on hold and then, after what felt like forever, it went to a voicemail (which I couldn't access before). Hopefully leaving a voicemail about it does the trick.

Then off to date night! Traffic was a bit on the rough side heading up, so I was ready for some snuggles, cuddles, kisses, coffee, and food by the time I got up there. Watched a bit of Haunted Hotel (the GF had only seen part of it) and then played a bunch of Cards Against Humanity. Really good time there. Trip back home was a lot smoother so that was nice.

On the exercise front, I kinda forgot about Fit December. I missed it last year. I was considering it for this year, but I think I've got enough on my plate with the two challenges I'm doing. Especially since this month is gonna be ... a lot for me. ^_^;;; I also went ahead and decided to split Momentum and Cardio Blast into alternating days (since it kicked my butt yesterday). So today was Momentum and I'll do Cardio Blast tomorrow, then repeat. Still thinking of redoing them once they are over with as well. I am happy about the Snowball Fight and Ornament events starting up soon. I did both of those last year and found them a lot of fun. Though we'll have to see if I get into another rivalry with the snowball fight this time, lol!

For other Darebee stuff ... I haven't kept up with the forums for a couple of weeks now. I just felt a bit too worn out to catch up when that felt like a mountain. But I've missed reading everyone's threads, so picking that up again. Didn't get fully caught up, but getting there. Thinking of how best to keep up with it, since I get behind on work weeks. I may pull it up on my tablet and read it at work some. Maybe.... I'll figure it out. But just know that even though I've been a bit quiet, I love you all. :)

Oh, and for Ori game progress? Apparently almost completed Ginso Tree but it broke up. Fortunately, I had to get off for bed anyways. XD

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  • First Thing Water - Day 21 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 24 - Lv 1 - Done
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 24 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for a wonderful, very active socializing, date night
    • I'm grateful walkthroughs for games exist (I'm so relieved to know how close I'm defeating this "boss" in Ori, I would have cried otherwise. D: )
    • I'm grateful for everyone reading and reacting or commenting to my posts. It's motivating, ya know, to know y'all care. ^_^
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Did well being in tune with how I was feeling and adjusting for it for mentally and physically
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anotheranathema said:
I love your doodles! Always good to see another pun lover in the wild :D I'd love to see November's, if you're willing to share! Hah, just loaded the post about sharing later, turns out "jump to new" doesn't actually jump to the newest :sweat:
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Oh yeah! I already forgot so I appreciate the reminder! Here's November's doodles. ^_^

And always gotta love a good pun. :)

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NightWolf714 said:
For other Darebee stuff ... I haven't kept up with the forums for a couple of weeks now. I just felt a bit too worn out to catch up when that felt like a mountain. But I've missed reading everyone's threads, so picking that up again. Didn't get fully caught up, but getting there. Thinking of how best to keep up with it, since I get behind on work weeks. I may pull it up on my tablet and read it at work some. Maybe.... I'll figure it out. But just know that even though I've been a bit quiet, I love you all. :)
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I get the same with reading people's threads, there are so many and I feel awful if people are checking in on me to offer encouragement and I can't reciprocate. So please don't let me add to that stress, you can skip my thread for a bit :)
 
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I get the same with reading people's threads, there are so many and I feel awful if people are checking in on me to offer encouragement and I can't reciprocate. So please don't let me add to that stress, you can skip my thread for a bit :)
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I will catch up though. ^_^ But good to know I'm not alone!

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@NightWolf714 and @agc, i am behind right now as well. It ebbs and flows; i know i will catch up eventually.
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<3 <3 <3 And so true. This is the crazy part of the year with all the holidays and stuff. So being gentle to ourselves is important. :)
 
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12-3-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • A bit antsy at first. Just a little impatient and worried I'll be late and all
  • Frustrated at the day nurse. There are things she should have done but didn't and report is a bit windy at times. >_<;;;
  • Felt bad that I didn't get to have snack with the clients today. I've been enjoying that.
  • Afterwards, though, shift was really good and smooth. Much better than feared
  • All the treats! There was a bunch of cookies leftover from Monday. (I even sneaked some home for the mate) and a couple of mini raspberry bars too
  • @anotheranathema got me thinking about the daily doodle. And decided to pick it up anyways, lol. Link And since it's all reds and greens, I'll be adding a little bit of color to my doodles this month. (Using just the cheap color pencils. I don't want to use my good ones on this, lol.)
  • Got all my training videos done! Even the last section additional ones. Now I can relax more in the evenings
  • Taking a pause on the crochet cat I'm making to work on a small, simpler one. A woobles fox. I even have a baby one to go with her.
  • Nearly forgot the cardio (it was a "throughout the day" one) but got it in!
  • I was rocking it this morning with meds, blind weights, and got all 6 of the blood draws I was trying for.
  • Left work feeling pretty good. ^_^ Though it's cold and that's icky. XD
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Hii, I'm just cathing up with the threads, as I wasn't checking the Hive for some time as well. And as agc said, don't stress about it. I believe Hive is a safe place and it's normal that we can't be so active and up to date with everything all the tame. It's from us to us, the privilege, not another chore :)
Wow! You're doodles are so cute! I wan't to do this too!
I've also noticed, that we're both doing Cardio Blast with very similar timing! I just did day 24 today :)
Good luck with all your workouts and daily challenges!
 
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Thank you @ZenFighter and @Laura Rainbow Dragon !

And best of luck with the cardio blast @ZenFighter !

Delayed posting, but here's yesterday's. (I'm so glad I write these down on scrap paper before posting, lol.)

12-4-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Little tired this morning. Ended up holding off on Momentum
  • Bit anxious. Went I went full time, I got new insurance. It started on the 1st of this month. But no cards yet. And I HAVE to get a medication refill next night. D:
    • Jumping ahead, but did get it worked out. I reached out to our benefits advocate and hoping to hear back from them soon. But Kroger ran a discount card on it and got it down to what I was paying before. 🥹
  • Rainy and cold drive into work. Yuck.
  • Had extra tasks to do at work. Went pretty smoothly, though, and still finished up sooner than I thought I would.
    • I did forget one task. But reached out and got it worked out. ^_^
  • One of my coworkers was not doing so well. There really needs to be 2 RCS folks in the afternoon, but there's only one because the second is having to help out with the new house. So the one has been having to stay over late to do her charting. Ended up talking with her and helping her write up a message to her boss for a talk in the morning about what options there are for her. And just chatting in general.
  • Good amount of crochet done.
  • Got a short nap in, yay.

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12-5-2025 Log
Very lazy day. Well, except for the first part of it. Despite temptations to sleep in, I got up and got moving pretty quickly. Had to go to the store and pick up my medication refill. (I'm still so relieved we got the price down to what we were paying before.) No problems picking it up. Since we were there, we got some groceries as well. Including some items to make up soup later. <3 And only a couple of extra treats, including some boiled custard. I could definitely tell I was tired with how distractable I was though. (Even the mate asked about it.) Trying to get into the Christmas spirit a bit. (Which, I realized is a bit rough. Christmas just ... isn't the same without my mom. Last year was so awkward because none of us knew how to really adjust.) After that, we tried out a new "Chicago styled" restaurant. Lots of pasta and hot dogs. Pretty good food. :)

After that I did ... almost nothing, lol. Throughout the evening we watched youtube a couple of times. I took one hour and a half nap and then a 40 minute name later (because tired, but mostly because I was having some blood sugar issues, I think). Played on my phone too much. Caught up on web comics a little and found a ton more I want to read. Didn't really do what I had planned for the rest of the evening, but not really complaining either. I did force myself to do warm ups and yoga at least. It doesn't help that shark week is starting up for me. Already pulling up the shark week workout to do tomorrow in case I don't feel up to Momentum. @f1shie and @Mamatigerj , y'all are right that Burrito mode is so relaxing! I just wished I had one of those tortilla blankets for it, lol.

Also managed to squeeze in a little Ori time. I was hoping I could revisit Ginso Tree after completing it since I didn't want to keep being stuck getting the extra stuff. Unfortunately that's just the definitive edition (oops), but I still think it was worth moving on with the game and story line. Proud of myself for completing that area since it was kinda difficult.

Also, trying to peer pressure @anotheranathema and @ZenFighter (and anyone else I can convince) do join me in the daily doodle challenge. ^_^

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This was such a warm and honest update. I really like how you balance a busy shift with small moments of joy, like the koshary, the comics, and even bringing your crochet bin. It’s great to see how supportive your team is and how much confidence you’re gaining, especially with the blood draws. Your daily challenges and routines are inspiring too, it's the kind of steady progress that makes a real difference. It actually reminded me of The Spike Volleyball Story, where small wins build into something bigger over time. Thanks for sharing such a grounded and uplifting piece.
 
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jackstrom said:
This was such a warm and honest update. I really like how you balance a busy shift with small moments of joy, like the koshary, the comics, and even bringing your crochet bin. It’s great to see how supportive your team is and how much confidence you’re gaining, especially with the blood draws. Your daily challenges and routines are inspiring too, it's the kind of steady progress that makes a real difference. It actually reminded me of The Spike Volleyball Story, where small wins build into something bigger over time. Thanks for sharing such a grounded and uplifting piece.
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Oh wow, thank you for such a wonderful and thoughtful comment. <3 I'm glad that my journal and journey is inspiring for others.

I haven't heard of that story, but can definitely understand with it being a sports based one.
 
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12-6-2025 Log
Late posting but from Work Night #3
  • Slept in 30 minutes. <3
    • Though not for fun reasons. Had trouble sleeping and got a headache at one point. I think I slept too much during the day off. :C
  • Did warm-ups and tried out the Shark Week workout since I thought it would be easier and faster
    • They ... were not easier. Well, most of it was. The side lunges took me out though.
    • Not sure if they helped prevent cramps (though I didn't really get them like usual so I guess so). But it was a good workout, so keeping that bookmarked
  • Got a (soft-ish) deadline for my art trade. Which is really good. It helped kick me into gear on it.
  • Got to work with a small bit of chaos. Trying to get things ready for joint commission. And then a small incident at shift change.
  • Good shift overall, I think.
  • Had some extra tasks I was asked to do that I (mostly) got done. And remembered the Saturday night only tasks I usually forget about.
  • Started a new book! It's the sequel to the Iron Widow series. Rough read at times, but pretty good and really engaging!
  • Felt bad turning down Sunday night (aka, tomorrow night). I was asked to cover it (and it would have been the easiest overtime ever) but I think I made the right call about it. I asked my crew about it too and that helped.
  • Glad I have a couple of nights off before a 3-day-in-a-row stretch.

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  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 24 - Missed
    • Slept in and breakfast was ready when I got up, including a fiber-fied apple juice
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 25 - Lv 1 - Held
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 25 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - Held
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that I can be helpful at work. (Figured out how to chart something for them, and that lead to a mini rabbit hole of information)
    • I'm grateful that Bestie S. had the sequel book of a series I was enjoying.
    • I'm grateful there was a sale on these parmesan herb potatoes as they were a fun treat.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Found out how to chart a thing
    • Held boundaries both about my not wanting to work extra right now and with the Clients.
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12-7-2025 Log
Today timed out pretty well. Bestie S. was out of town and Metamour K was as well. GF worked until 3pm. They headed down here after her shift was done. Which meant I was able to sleep until my normal time and be ready for when they got here. Hung out for a good bit. We watched a few things (a youtube video about old slang, the fanmade Helldivers 2 movie, and a couple episodes of an anime I wanted to show the GF). It was nice chatting, cuddling, and just hanging out for a while. Then Metamour K arrived at the airport, said a brief hi, then off she went home with the GF in tow. The BF is spending tonight here. (It was gonna be all week for a few weeks for work, but that got cancelled and we're all very happy about this.)

Afterwards I was particularly lazy. And just kinda tired. Took a short nap and resisted doing more than that. I'm still feeling the side-lunges so I only did warm-ups and yoga though I wanted to at least push myself to do a little bit. A little bit of webcomic reading and catching up on here. I also sneaked a little bit of Ori game time in. Planning to be more productive tomorrow. And make up some homemade soup since this is soup weather. (And who knows what with the rest of the celery, lol.) Missed some things or held off on some things, but don't fully regret it. (Okay, partially, but only partially.) I forgot I had tomorrow off. I probably could have picked up work tonight, but I'm honestly glad I didn't. It was nice to have this day to see family and just chill. Tomorrow I'll try to get more on my A-Game though. :) And enjoy a little extra bonus time with the BF. (He's not remotely on my sleep schedule, lol.)

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12-8-2025 Log
Dream stage had a death grip on me, I swear! I woke up in dream stage, hit 10-minute snooze 3 times, and went back to dreaming. It was a struggle to say enough was enough. D:

After that, it was a pretty good day. Had a little bit of downtime before the BF came over. The mate went to the store to get chicken wings for us to cook up for dinner. A bit later, I ended up making some chicken noodle rice soup (since I did it in the crock pot, rice was a better fit than egg noodles. Learned that the hard way, lol). The mate helped out with it and it turned out really good! Had a good time hanging out with the BF before he went to sleep, chatting and watching shows. Then off to bed with him while I stayed up with the mate for a good while more.

Did a bit better with time management. Well, after I finished the Twisted Wonderland event that was ending (which I was behind on, due to the aforementioned time management struggles, lol). Played on my phone a bit, sure, but also did a bit of webcomic reading, art time, exercising including adding Burrito Mode for an extra bit of relaxation at the end, and even a little bit of Ori time. The art time turned out useful, finished a picture for my trade and even added a bonus surprise to it (a bit of small animation to it as an alternate version). ^_^

The time off seemed to have gone by pretty quickly though. And there's been a lot (both good and bad) going on at work, so not sure what I'll be walking into tomorrow. But should be good. Plus, the mate had apparently (at some point) sneaked me a couple of treats for work so that'll make a nice start. :) Plus, just a little before I went to bed, it sounds like one of my work buddies is grabbing a drink from Sonic for me to have tonight. <3

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  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 25 - Done
    • Technically, I don't know that I had a cup. But I made extra effort to drink some water before my first cup, so I'm counting it. Spirit of the challenge vs rules as written.
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done, though admittedly not the best quality. Still counts though
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 25 - Lv 1 - Done
    • Definitely a struggle. I feel like these definitely got harder once they introduced combos. I'm still hoping that it means it's a good workout for my level, but is also frustrating to struggle so much, TBH.
    • Every time there's new exercise here it's:
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  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 25 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done and caught up
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I got to have the BF for extra time, though I'll be grateful to not have to deal with it all month (only because of our sleep schedule differences. He sleeps in the living room, and we don't like to go past even though the kitchen is past that area.)
    • I'm grateful I was able to finish the TW event in time
    • I'm grateful I had this extra day to recharge for the work week since it's 3 in a row this time
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Got another part of the art trade done. (And yeah, I'll be telling them I can't do another giant trade like this again, lol.)
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Oh man, those combos look killer! You've almost made it to the end though!! :shine: What are your plans after finishing momentum and cardio blast?
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Right now, I'm thinking about redoing them at a harder difficulty. Unless something else catches my eye instead.
 
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12-9-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • Boiled custard before work, yum! Worth it despite being kinda sorta slightly lactose intolerant, lol
  • Worried I would be late due to traffic, but made it just fine
  • Day shift was apparently smooth, which meant a smooth night for me. XD
  • One of our clients that moved to our partial hospitalization program (PHP) remembered a joke I said. (She loved carebears, so I joked about getting one for the nursing station.) When I got in, there was a little gift bag with a surprise carebear figurine in it. It is now hanging out by the window. ^_^
  • Day shift nurse got me an Ocean Water from Sonic. <3 I hadn't had one in a while
  • Enjoyed a snack pack of jerky the mate surprised me with. <3
  • Felt nice having my normal amount of stress and energy usage at work. <3
  • Had a strange situation at work. Pharmacy delivery had a giant orange "first dose emergency kit" for us. Asking to trade ours. "A what now?" I called my people, he called his. We all agreed that this was our first time with one, so we didn't have to give them one back, lol. (From what I can tell, it's a supply of common medications so we can start new orders right away.)
  • Wednesday's day shift sounds like it'll be ... rough. Nurse lead is there, but also doing other projects. Hopefully I won't have too much homework left over for me.
  • Lead Nurse also gave me a bunch of yarn she was telling me about. There's some fun colors in this bag! I'm so excited about it. ^_^

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Had a strange situation at work. Pharmacy delivery had a giant orange "first dose emergency kit" for us. Asking to trade ours. "A what now?" I called my people, he called his. We all agreed that this was our first time with one, so we didn't have to give them one back, lol. (From what I can tell, it's a supply of common medications so we can start new orders right away.)
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That's indeed very weird! "Hello, where's your giant orange bag?" "Our what?" "Well, *now* you have one!" "... thanks?"
 
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12-10-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • The mate tried using some of the yeast from his mead to turn into sour dough. They made a cherry roll with it. I got a piece with breakfast and it was yummy!
  • ORNAMENT EVENT TIME! WOOT WOOT! Going after the dragon crystal, which is gonna be a challenge, but gonna give it a try! I did 70 in 3 sets, but tomorrow gonna try to do some throughout the day.
  • Worried about what kinda workload I'll have with work. Really started getting in my head about it. Took some breaths and used my meditation time to allow my feelings, but also remind myself that I don't actually know what I'm getting into. No use getting upset by something that might not happen.
  • Which, surprise, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. There was only a few things left from the two admissions and the one discharge, and most they were planning to do in the morning. Only a couple of things to help with that were relatively small. O.O
    • I wanted to happy cry. ;n;
    • I made sure to give the newer day nurse a LOT of positive reinforcement. She has been struggling pretty badly. So even though she had a lot of help, this was GREAT progress for her. And I want to keep it that way, lol.
  • One of my coworkers was having a rough time. But apparently she is doing better now. This makes me happy.
    • I doodled a bookmark yesterday and I gave it to her. She accidentally left it, but she'll get it tomorrow. May be able to laminate it by then as well. (I'll post later, though may need a reminder, lol.)
  • Had a decent bit of downtime. Not as much as I'd like, but good enough. And even got a short nap in
  • Absolutely ROCKED the morning part of my shift. One of the clients even took note of it. ^_^
  • 1 more night to go!
🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 26 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 26 - Lv 1 - Held
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 26 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that there were two day shift nurses. Between the two of them, they were able to get so much done (which meant less for me)
    • I'm grateful for all the blankets at work. It got colder than I expected last night!
    • I'm grateful that everyone, staff and clients, are patient and understanding. They are all just a joy to work with.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • 7/7 blood draws completed! Plus the 2 meds, 2 TB skin tests, and one TB skin test read. Plus the 8 blind weights. All done this morning once they started waking up. ^_^
    • More than that, I was getting super worked up about what kinda mess I was walk into. And did a really good job curbing that impulse and working through it. So yay for not self-sabotaging myself!
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Delayed posting. Went straight to bed after work and then didn't feel like posting yesterday's until now. ^_^;;;; (Yeah, writing cliff notes is definitely the way to go for work nights.)

12-11-2025 Log
Work Night #3
  • Cold and yucky kinda day. But not staying like that. This week is up and down temperature-wise. Makes it so hard to guess how to dress.
  • Feeling those push-ups in my triceps. Which is my weakest part of my push-ups, I think, so that's a good thing. No pain though, so still going. I want that dragon!
  • Between wanting a quick to make breakfast and packing leftovers for lunch, managed to be able to watch a bit of shows with the mate before work. <3
  • Fatigue hit hard during the drive. (I'm sure the warm car didn't help.) Not the best of signs. :/
  • There was an open house (largely for the higher ups) at the new house. It was before my shift so I skipped it.
    • The afternoon RCS went for a little bit. She snagged little treat bags for me and the night RCS since we couldn't go. <3
    • The leftovers from that went to the main house. WE SHALL FEAST! Lol. I ended up grabbing snacks for myself and even some for the mate since there was so much left over.
  • Smooth work day. I also got homework from day shift, but was told to not worry about it. A little bit of bumps but not bad of a night at all.
    • I'm so glad that 2 of the 3 nights were super unstressful. It felt more like how it use to be.
  • Glad for the G-Fuel (power pellet flavored) the mate surprised me with as a treat. I had a cup of coffee driving into work, but that energy drink carried me through the night.
  • Day shift nurse came in. I think she's part time? She works another job and this was the end of her work week so tired and worried about the group she would be leading. I reassured. She said she loves getting to work with me because I'm always so positive. ^_^
  • Off for 3 days now, woot woot!
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  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Day 27 - Done
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 26 - Lv 1 - Held
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 26 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - ... Oops, forgot. Meant to do at work and that was a bad idea since it slipped my mind, lol
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for leftovers (both my planned and the work leftovers)
    • I'm grateful for the lil space heater in the nurse's station
    • I'm grateful that one of my coworkers felt comfortable enough to correct me. (I was getting food for my snack to eat with the clients. I added an oreo as a little treat, but was told it wasn't serving size. So adjusted my plan to allow the 3 cookies. I try to match the kinda snacks they can get since I want to role-model for them. And she knows I take that seriously while not really knowing what a good snack portion is.)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Finished inking up a sketch for my art trade. So far that means 3 pictures done and 2 inked, ready for colors.
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12-12-2025 Log
OOF-A-DILLY!

I was feeling it when I woke up. I planned to sleep in an extra hour to catch up on my rest. Then snoozed for an extra half hour before forcing myself out of bed. I know this is actually pretty common for full time night nurses to just be dead to the world for the first off day, but it's still a struggle. I felt a mix of physical and mental fatigue first getting up. Chilled for a little on the computer then small breakfast with coffee and show watching with the mate. Afterwards, a good long nap because I was struggling after a while. -_-

Second wake up worked out a bit better. Got my second cup of coffee which helped. Not going to nap anymore (I don't want to do like I accidentally did before) and go to bed early. I was planning to wake up early tomorrow, but let the GF know that that won't be happening. XD Good day over all though. I am feeling it in my arms more. Again, no pain. But not sure if I can really do the wall push-ups or not in time or if I need to switch to an easier exercise I know I can do. But that doesn't seem as fun. Plus, I started and I'm stubborn so I don't want to quit.

Which kinda plays into the struggle for today. I did do a little bit of fatigue crying at one point. Handled well overall. Talked with the mate and got reassurance that it was okay (he could tell it was fatigue and not something worse). But I was struggling a bit with feeling like I was failing. Just ... in general, I guess. I had to remind myself that I haven't really failed anything. I'm struggling. But that's not the same. And it's not failings anyways, just data. That my feelings are valid, but don't reflect reality. It's frustrating, though. I'm at the point where I have good coping tools and decent enough skills with it. I know that the feelings aren't reality-based, it was just fatigue brain talking. But it's still frustrating to have those thoughts all the same. Worked through it (again with some help from the mate, telling me to reassure that I'm good and I'm doing good) so doing better afterwards.

Just letting myself have a less productive day than I was planning. Though I did talk to my dad like I wanted. He called me, but I was planning to call today anyways. He wanted to know what the mate and I wanted for Christmas. And I updated him about when we were going to visit. (Which isn't ideal, but it's what I was able to get. Heading down the day after Christmas, heading up on New Year's eve). He's so impossible to buy for. He doesn't want much and if he wants something, he can just get it. XD We'll come up with something. The mate is considering food gift cards that he can share with his "not-a-girlfriend." (Yes, there's a story there. He says she's not his girlfriend last I asked. But they always hang out together and they are listed as such online. "To get people to back off us," as he says. I'm not pushing, just letting him go at his own pace.)

So no surprise, but opted to not do exercises today. Just resting up and preparing for the next couple of days activities.

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12-13-2025 Log
Oops-Nothing-Productive edition. ^_^;;;;

Honestly, I was barely home. Soon after I got up, I was on the road to see the GF. See, we had been doing cutesy me/BF/GF double dating (kinda) deals. But I got to see the BF alone on Monday night. Plus, I wanna solidify our individual relationship and not just the group relationship (if that makes sense). So after talking to both, we planned that I'd have a date with just the GF and then hang out all together. Really excited and nervous since it was our first time hanging out just the two of us. We had a BLAST though! Took her out for ramen (though neither of us ended up actually getting ramen there, lol) then to a couple of stores for shopping. It was late when we got back so I figured I wouldn't hang out there long. ... So by 1am, I realized that maybe I should head home since it's an hour drive. ^_^;;;; Honestly, if I knew we were hanging out that late, I probably could have packed things to spend the night.

But I had plans for later tonight. Arting or gaming or exercising or whatever. Yeaaaaah, that didn't happen. XD

After that, I ate a bit of my leftovers and hung out with the mate since I didn't see him much. Suddenly it's somehow 5am and I'm tired, so journaling, doing a few tasks, and then going to bed early. Hypothetically might wake up a little early to head up for family day (due to the aforementioned hour+ drive) but we'll see what my energy levels are when I wake up or if I snooze for an hour. ^_^;;;;

Definitely not getting the dragon crystal, I think. I'll have to think about sticking with this and getting as close as I can (working a muscle that really could use it but not getting that goal) or switching to something easier (but not really being as beneficial overall potentially).

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12-14-2025 Log
Oh wow, where did the day go?!

Got up a little early. Meant to get up an hour early, but decided to snooze for an extra 30 minutes. But had to get up and moving after that. A quick stop at Taco Bell on the way and we were off for family day. Had a really good time there and sorta lost track of time. It was decently night time when we finally left. Got home and watched a little bit of show with leftovers. I had a bit of trouble getting moving afterwards though. Had a bit of melancholy that hit on the way home. Eventually shifted from mindless phone games to reading. After a couple of chapters, I was able to move to working on digital art along with some youtube videos. Apparently that did the trick because I utterly lost track of time. So unfortunately, not a lot of exercise time left. D: That said, I honestly think it was good to work on the art, even if that may have been the last nail in the coffin for the push-up challenge. I've taken so long with this art trade, I do feel guilty about it. And it'll be less overhead which would be really good for me mentally/emotionally right now.

I'm definitely planning a workout before work, though, so hopefully it'll go well. I'll probably still do wall push-ups, even if there's no way to complete the challenge at this time. But I'm still proud of what I've done. And found out an area I need to work on, so I can try and target that somehow.

And let's be honest, I'm more excited for the snowball challenge. Though gonna try not to get in over my head as much as I did last year. XD

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12-15-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • Back to the workout. Decided to not continue with the ornament challenge. No way I could catch up and figured it was best to move forward. Still proud of my progress though!
  • Momentum massively kicked my butt again. (Watch says 30 hours recovery time kinda butt kicking.)
  • Mate felt like waffles, so I got yummy waffles for breakfast
  • They've also been experimenting with sourdough. And tried making sourdough crackers. They were yummy!
  • Had a shout-out last week at work. ^_^ They kept it for me, which I appreciate. I'm saving them, so into the work bag it goes.
  • Work went pretty well. Really smooth. I really like following day shifter M because I know she's gonna have things taken care of. (And if she asks me to do anything, she's always apologetic about it, even though it's my job, haha.)
  • Was able to crochet and read a bit. <3
  • Dealing with some mood stuff though. :/ Trying to be kind to myself with it.
  • Was a little short on patience when the day shift arrived. Partially due to the above, though.
  • Yay, my new coffee cup for work came in! It's a cool collapsible cup so I can keep it in my work bag. But it also has hard sleeve you can put on it to not accidentally squeeze it.

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