Today's Log (2/3/25)
So, Imoblc isn't being celebrated a day (or two?) late. It's just gonna be celebrated all week, haha. Or however long I take reading this lil' workbook. XD And thinking I might try to make a simple honey cake to celebrate with it too.

Today was a good day. I let myself get a little bit of extra sleep in before date night with the BF. Lots of cuddles and great pork. He says that he can't cook, he just throws things together. I told him that's literally what cooking is, haha. He doesn't believe it because he uses a crockpot but I think it counts. And he should know it does because I always get seconds and become a glutton on date nights, haha. And really enjoying Star Trek: Discovery. We just started the last season. I thought he had watched it, but apparently he held off on the last season so we could watch it together. :tuzki-love:

Then when I got home, the mate was still awake. I saw him briefly before date night and he had gifted me a lil' snack pack from when he went grocery shopping to tide me over before dinner. I wasn't sure if he'd still be up or not, so I was happy that not only was he still awake, he was able to sneak in a couple episodes of Helck (though we left it on a cliff hanger, oh no! :shakez:) So glad I got some snuggle time with both of them today. <3

I also got a consultation with a counselor scheduled for Wednesday evening (well, my morning). I'm honestly not sure how it's gonna go. It's one of those I'm doing largely okay, and doing well with using tools and new skills. But it still feels rough. So, I dunno. But I'm gonna give it a try. (I've had short therapy sessions twice now.)

Off to bed in a bit. Debating about going to bed early since I've been a bit tired. But I don't want to try to oversleep or, worse, get up too early. Maybe just my normal time and take my coworker up on her offer to cover things while I get a nap in. :deepsleep:

  • Light Therapy - Forgot to mention, I was gifted a SAD light yesterday. My old one finally broke on me and I've been meaning to get one. So, at least through the winter half of the year, I'll be doing that. Started today with a 15 minute session.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 5 completed with one session of 10 minutes. Did about 3/4th the way through my day maybe? I'm beginning to realize how beneficial it is. I've been using it as both calming as well as self scanning (both physically and mentally) and now it's almost automatic to do that when I start meditating. That's almost a problem, haha (as I'd like to ease into it a bit if possible).
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 4 completed at level 2. I guess at this point, y'all can assume it's level 2 unless I say otherwise. Seems like a good amount for me right now. Though with the occasional balance workout, it felt pretty easy. XD
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 22 completed
    • I'm grateful for the sad light I got on Saturday. I think it'll help with being on night shift. :)
    • I'm grateful I was able to make a consultation with a counselor. She sounds like it'll be a really good fit. I am a bit worried, since I'm not 100% sure what I'm wanting out of it. But I think the attempt will be good.
    • I'm grateful I got to see both partners for a decent bit today. Usually for date nights with the BF, I don't really get to see the mate other than a bit of passing hello.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 22 completed
    • Finally got the Christmas/Yule decorations taken down. :amused: And they aren't actually put up yet (though I blame the fact that they go in the bedroom and the mate is sleeping). But they're taken down at least, so that counts, haha.
 
Today's Log (2/4/25)
Well today was an interesting day! I was heading into work and got a heads up text that I'll have a new orientee with me tonight. Okay, that's fine. Especially since it was her first night. (I actually like her and think she'll be a GREAT addition!) Then at work, found out I'll get another one on my Friday shift. Then next next week I'll have both at the same time for my two work days. :whaa: That's not so much a bad thing, but part of my training is letting them do things and you can't really do two at one time with that. So I'll have to figure out how it's gonna work. Though it's nice that after ... 3? months there, I'm apparently on a "recommended to orient you" list of my boss. 🥰 I also managed to get a bit of a workout in, though I never got the time for meditation.

  • Light Therapy - Did about 30 minutes today, if I tracked the time right. (Unfortunately, it doesn't have a timer mode on it.)
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Missed. :C
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 6. Went pretty well, other than pulling my punches (or, rather legs in this case) with the hops in place to try to not make too much noise. Old wooden floors aren't my friend, haha.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 23
    • I'm grateful that we are having a bit of warmer weather and the rain isn't until this afternoon (I was afraid it would start while heading home).
    • I'm grateful that I am in a work position where I am fairly competent and confident (and enjoy it). And that this is apparently being recognized. ^_^
    • I'm grateful for the cozy bed that will be waiting for me real soon, haha.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 23 completed
    • Rocking the orienting role pretty well. And even got a chance to sneak in a bit of exercise. :) We also have a calendar in the office that has holidays on it and I may have sneaked my holidays on there as well. >_>;; Hehe.
 
Today's Log (2/5/25)
Today was a day. I started out waking up a little early since I had a consultation appointment with a counselor. I liked her and I think we'll be a pretty good fit. I have one concern (I feel like she's a little quick to give advice versus listening, but I get it) but I think this will be a good fit for me. Sometime I'll ask her a few questions I didn't think of during the meeting and then move forward, I think.

Though the appointment went really well, I found myself in a bit of a funk the rest of the evening. And scrolling on FB too much as well. :/ So not the most productive of days. But I just gotta remember that each day is a new opportunity to make more beneficial choices. Such as doing art stuff, since it's been a minute and I keep having bursts of creative ideas.
  • Light Therapy - Completed. I forgot to unmute the timer on Google so it was ... 30-35 minutes, maybe? I think I'll use a timer on my phone tomorrow, lol.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 7 completed. Just did it, hoping to calm the head a little. But mostly was a self-soothing and accepting sorta meditation, helping to remind myself that what I'm feeling is okay, that I'm still loved, etc. That helped a bit. :)
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 6. Revenge of the flutter kicks. I gotta be careful with crunches, though, to improve my form. (I fall for the temptation of flinging the body forward, lol.)
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 24
    • I'm grateful that telehealth is a thing. My appointment was as late as I could get. Being able to just do it at home was a blessing, even if I'm still getting use to it. <3
    • I'm grateful for the Red Bull I got from work. (Well, mostly that it was there for months, no one knew who it belonged to, and everyone said I could take it, lol.) I only drank half of it since I realized it was getting late, but was a good lil' treat. I'll have the other half tomorrow.
    • I'm grateful for the love and patience of my partners. Particularly the mate, since I live with them.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 24 completed
    • Laundry done and folded. And the dishwasher emptied. This is good.
 
FlowersandPetals said:
I don’t know what Imbolc is but hope you’re enjoying it 😇
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Thank you. ^_^

Imbolc is considered the first of 3 spring celebrations in paganism. It's a midway point between the winter solstice (the longest night of the year) and the spring equinox (one of two times where the days and nights are equal length). The name comes from the "quickening" or noticeable pregnancy of animals and nature. So a time of renewed life and new beginnings. Some holidays have a specific god or goddess associated with it. This one has the Celtic goddess Brigid, that I follow. (This is the same as St. Brigid if you're familiar with that version.) She's known for fertility, poetry, and the hearth but also the sword and the forge. A bit of a caring, but sassy from what I can tell. XD
 
Caring and sassy sounds like a good fit :chuckle:
I have long wanted to pay more attention to the equinoxes and other events, but I am so time blind that I forget what day or time of year it is. Yesterday I kept getting the feeling that I should be gardening. It's still winter though, I was just watching youtube videos of someone gardening in summer :tears:
 
Maegaranthelas said:
Caring and sassy sounds like a good fit :chuckle:
I have long wanted to pay more attention to the equinoxes and other events, but I am so time blind that I forget what day or time of year it is. Yesterday I kept getting the feeling that I should be gardening. It's still winter though, I was just watching youtube videos of someone gardening in summer :tears:
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I think so too. And not just because that sounds a bit like me. :amused:

I'm honestly not the best at keeping up with the holidays other than Samhain and Yule, since they line up with Halloween and Christmas so well. Ostara ALWAYS creeps up on me. I keep meaning to do better with it, but it doesn't always work out. ^_^;;; It would probably be easier if I was in a group or if any of the others in my polycule were pagan as well. everyone is super supportive of it, so I'm not complaining about it!
 
Today's Log (2/6/25)
Today was a much better day. Last night before bed I reminded myself that each day, each moment, is an opportunity to make different choices. And I tried to take that to heart. I tried to limit my FB time (improvement, though still needs a bit of work). I encouraged myself to be a bit more playful with the partners since that's a part of my personality that sometimes sneaks away when I'm more upset. And I encouraged myself to do more things that I want to do or felt would be beneficial. I ended up getting to my exercise much earlier than I had been on my off days, which encouraged me to go ahead and do the full routine. I ended up working on artwork which, other than some sketches for future projects, I haven't done in a while. (I'm excited because I think that I'm getting close to the end of my project. But I keep coming up with ideas to add to it, so we'll see, lol. The eternal artist/crafter dilemma.)

I'm a bit tired. I know I'm gonna have to figure out how to improve my sleep. I've always done better with 9 hours, but I worry that I'm over sleeping or that I'm not getting the best quality sleep. My watch doesn't really track my sleep (which may convince me to get a new smart watch), so it's hard to tell how well that's going. Though I know a lot of it is stress related.

But overall, pretty good day. And hoping the new orientee I'll have for work is now. (I'm still wondering how I'll train two at the same time next week, but I'm trying to remind myself that that is next week's problem.)

  • Light Therapy - Completed. Got 30 minutes in. Much better using my phone's timer.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 8 completed. A little distracted with it, but okay. I just may need to be a bit more disciplined with it. Not saying I can't linger on thoughts, but not overdoing it.
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 7. Good bit of workout, it felt like. At least at first. I did find I really liked the step back + kick ups or whatever they were called. That was kinda fun. ^_^
  • Balance Workout - Completed. I know, big shocker right?! XD
  • Better Sleep - Completed. Good to get that stretch in.
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 25 completed
    • I'm grateful that the rain today let up just a little bit so I could transfer some items from my old car to my new (to me) car. I want to start driving and getting use to it. (For context, we will be getting rid of my old car. I am getting the mate's old car so he could get a new, larger car for transporting things. And I DID NOT want to drive a giant car, lol.)
    • I'm grateful that I'm getting noticeable visual results from my workouts. I'm starting to actually develop some guns. My lil' BB guns are getting upgraded to some pistols. :muahaha: (Meanwhile, people who know anything about guns are going: :facepalm: )
    • I'm grateful that it was a good, relaxing day overall. No big news or big struggles. Just a nice, mostly chill day. I needed that. :)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 25 completed
    • I'm a bit believer in how you start your day can influence the rest of it. And so I'm glad I was able to encourage my mood to go in a direction I wanted it to. :)
Now to relax, maybe get a snack (I know I shouldn't eat this close to bedtime, but it's a slight weakness of mine), and do a bit of reading before crawling into bed.
 
NightWolf714 said:
I'm honestly not the best at keeping up with the holidays other than Samhain and Yule, since they line up with Halloween and Christmas so well. Ostara ALWAYS creeps up on me. I keep meaning to do better with it, but it doesn't always work out.
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Have you tried using a pagan datebook, like We'Moon?
(Maybe I am just showing my age, still using a paper datebook. But I like them! I imagine there must be cell phone apps with the same information these days though.)
 
Laura Rainbow Dragon said:
Have you tried using a pagan datebook, like We'Moon?
(Maybe I am just showing my age, still using a paper datebook. But I like them! I imagine there must be cell phone apps with the same information these days though.)
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O.O I haven't heard of this before. I'll have to check it out. I know that nearby there's a meetup, but I always seem to be busy on the days they get together. ^_^;;;;
 
Today's Log (2/7/25)
Whew! So today kinda went better than expected. But it was also a bit more draining than expected. I meet my second orientee and she's a bit rapid fire. Not bad, but not as patient as I'd like. Though she set up half her computer stuff herself, so I I can't really complain about her proactive attitude. That said, because that and other things, I didn't really have a lot of downtime like I'd have liked. I attempted exercising today, but ended up having to hold for a bit. We'll have to see how it goes tomorrow.

  • Light Therapy - Completed. 30 minutes done while checking computer stuff before heading out. It's a good system I used with the last night shift job. :)
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 9 completed. Definitely needed it at one point of work. I was fidgety and almost didn't get it though. Also ... I think it's day 9. Apparently I miscounted so I fixed my posts on here. But I think I double checked on the bookmark as well. So we'll assume it was Day 9 done today and not worry about it too much.
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 8 was attempted. But I must have rushed and not paid attention because my leg/hip was hurting on one side. Yeaaaaah, I listened to that and dropped the work out. I'm not gonna play around with that. I'll try again.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 26 completed
    • I'm grateful that I finally ate this frozen dinner I've been meaning too. I keep bringing it into work and liking what they had better, haha. But I was curious about this meal and it was better than I expected. (It was a Hungry Man duo meals, if anyone's curious.)
    • I'm grateful for safe traffic. I saw a semi-truck completely on it's side on my way home and so I'm thankful it didn't effect traffic too much for me and that the journey was safe.
    • I'm grateful that I largely get along with all my coworkers. I ended up staying over a little late chatting with one, whoops~
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 26 completed
    • Work shift done. I feel like the orientee was trained up pretty well. (Apparently my boss is gonna work part of tonight's shift, but it'll mainly be the orientee from last night and the one I had for one day only last week. But I'm confident that I taught them well, I have clear notes, and they'll make it through. I guess I'll find out on Tuesday how it goes though!)
 
Today's Log (2/8/25)
I was already worried about how much I'd feel up to working up by waking up early (to shift my sleep schedule for Sunday's family day). But then the day actually happened and everything I wanted to do was a wash basically. The mate's grandma passed away. We knew it was coming. And fortunately we were able to go up and be there when it happened. But definitely didn't feel up to much afterwards. I felt so bad for my momma-in-law for loosing her mom since I know how hard that is. But she was mostly just sad for me facing this with all I was going through lately. And the brother-in-law too was a ball of mixed emotions (sad but glad he could be there since the last family death he was living out of state for a job when he didn't want to be there.)

We did get a walk about the neighborhood when we got back to help decompress. I think that's about a half mile? Quarter mile? I don't know why I always forget how far it is. With the cold wind, it should count as extra, haha.

But yeah. We'll have to see how it goes tomorrow. I did do a good though. My metamour has AA things and won't be able to join until 2pm. I asked if it was okay if we just all met up at that time and everyone was okay with it. So fortunately I can sleep in a bit more than I thought I'd be able to today.

Crawling into bed now. I love you guys, gals, and awesome bee pals.
 
Today's Log (2/9/25)
Today was a better than I thought it would be. I was a bit, as I call it "eggshell fine" but better than I thought. I was mostly just tired. I didn't sleep well last night (I'm sure all the coffee I drank didn't help) so that's not surprising. I did lie down for a quick 20 minute rest. I didn't actually go to sleep (I never can when it's family day because of the talking) but it still helped. I did end up calling out of work for next week. I felt terrible about it because I had the two orientees. I was planning to be fairly hands off with them anyways. I was asked if I just wanted to swap nights (I had to cancel mainly because the visitation was scheduled during my second workday) but decided that rest and family time was better. My boss was completely understanding of it. I did say grandma and not grandma-in-law, but I had trouble at a previous job where that wasn't close enough to count and I didn't want to risk it, even though I think this place would have been understanding of it.

I'm already a bit relieved not having that kinda stressor on me, TBH. I think this time off will be good. And only doing one night next week. That'll be nice, even if I hate the reasoning for it. The hard part is gonna be seeing if I can figure out two nice outfits to wear for the visitation and then the funeral. (I don't keep a lot of more formal stuff.) I even got a bit of working out in, which I didn't think I would feel up to.

  • Light Therapy - Ended up forgetting about it.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Completed, thanks to a reminder from the bestie about it. ^_^
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 10 completed. Or, at least it will be completed. I'll be doing that as soon as this post is done and good-night text sent off to the BF.
  • Universal Warmup - Completed
  • Foundation Program - Day 8 completed. And even did level 2 like I'm aiming for. I think previously I was trying to rush through it too quickly and that's why it was hurting. It was still hard. Especially that first set. But got through it.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 27 completed
    • I'm grateful that I have such a wonderful crew for my chosen family. I let them know that when I work on Fridays and the BF and his wife are hosting, I needed a later start time. I explained how this week, I went from going to bed at 9am on Saturday morning to attempting to go to bed at 3am. Once hearing that it was asked if it would be easier if the mate and I hosted that days and I said that it would, but I felt like I was asking too much. They all immediately agreed. Just ... the support and love I have from these people in my life continues to amaze me.
    • I'm grateful that my boss was understanding of my situation. And even worked with me in case I needed/wanted to work some this week. Of course I have concerns and complaints about work, we all do, but it seriously is an amazing work environment I stumbled into with some great people.
    • I'm grateful for this site and all the lovely bees on here. I know I can journal other places, but it's been so welcomed for me to do it here. (Hell, the person who created Darebee does, that makes it okay, right?) It's encouraging me to keep with it, even though I don't necessarily want to like today. And I'm even a bit excited about the battleground event in March. It's nice having an online space like this. :)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 27 completed
    • I spoke up to the crew about a need I had. And I spoke to my boss about work and not just the need (calling out Wednesday) but also the desire (for calling out Tuesday as well. I technically could have done that, but I didn't want to). I'm not the best at that sorta thing so I'm glad I'm doing doing better with it. :)
Nighty night bees. Know that each of y'all are amazing and loved. Now off to say good night and try to meditate without falling sleep, haha. :softz:
 
Today's Log (2/10/25)
Well! Apparently I needed some rest! Usually I aim for about 9 hours. Last night I went to bed a little before 2am because I could. I started to wake up at 9am, refused to get up out of bed, and apparently stayed in until almost 2pm. :whaa: That was still fairly early for a Monday and I'll be going to bed soon which is drastically early for me since many times I'm working Tuesday night. Because of that, I didn't manage my time well and I don't want to do a workout just a little before going to bed. I'll have to be careful about that tomorrow.

It was a good day though! The mate took my advice and remoted today since he accidentally stayed up so late. (He's actually only going in Tuesday, the rest is either remote or off.) So got to cuddle with a couple of episodes of our current show. Then off for a good chunk of time with the BF for date night. He made Tacos! No Taco Tuesday, so we agreed it was Mexican Monday, haha. And got time to cuddle and talk before tacos and Star Trek. <3 I am struggling with a bit of guilt about not being there Tuesday and Wednesday night for my two orientees. But I think they would be understanding if they knew. And I'm confident in the training I gave them so far as well as the notes I left them. (I literally made a small packet out of my note from my own orientation, lol.)

I didn't really do a lot today. But it's been really nice. You need that sometimes. My momma-in-law did post about her mom on FB, though, so I felt I had permission to do the same. And realized that with all the chaos going on, I didn't respond to my new counselor's email like I needed too. Whoops~ We'll see how that goes.

Anyways, exercise real quick, and then I think I'm gonna go to bed early. :night:
  • Light Therapy - Forgot again. Whoops
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Remembered it on the way home from date night, so completed.
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Missed. I would do it before bed, but last night I almost fell asleep trying that. ^_^;;;;;;;;
  • Universal Warmup - Skipped
  • Foundation Program - Skipped. Should have no trouble getting to it tomorrow.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 28 completed
    • I'm grateful that my partners like to cook. I suggested to the BF about going out fancy since it's Valentine's Day week, but he enjoys cooking for me and wanted to do that. And I love both of their cooking, so I was not gonna complain about it. ^_^
    • I'm grateful I was able to rest so much today. Doing my meditation last night before bed, I could tell I didn't have quite the same weight I had earlier that day. And just resting guilt free in bed, no worrying about when I needed to get up for whatever schedule shift, was nice.
    • I'm grateful video games, at least mobile ones it seems, are going more quality of life focused. I can easily do my dailies in the few games I'm playing without having to spend ages on them. And with one, it's okay if I missed the dailies a few days in a row. I miss out, but it's not earth shattering.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 28 completed
    • Hmm ... it's hard to say a good one since I didn't do a lot today. I guess it could be counted as a victory for allowing myself a rest and recover day. I'm not the best as just ... stopping and breathing. It's usually spent on FB doomscrolling or mobile games. This felt like mostly productive rest. So I'm gonna go with that. Even if I might need to evaluation how much is too much. But at a later point, not now.
 
Today's Log (2-11-25)
Today was a really good day. I wasn't sure how it'd go since I had a bit of insomnia (going to bed relatively early compared to when I got up + not doing as much physical activity meant my body thought it was going down for a nap, not sleep). Started to get up, remembered that the mate was going into the office, and went right back to the bedroom for another couple of hours, lol. I ended up getting up right as he was heading up and was able to put in a lunch request for him to pick up. ^_^

Overall, it was a good day. Honestly? One of the better days I've had in over a month probably. Lots of computer and chilling time was had. But I also got a full workout in. We had time to watch some shows together. I took a short 20 nap. We went grocery shopping and even went out to dinner someplace a bit nicer than normal for us. I got me a steak! With some asparagus! Nom! And even got to read for a bit and work a little on art.

I ... almost feel a bit guilty about having called out for tonight. I could have pulled it off, technically. But I feel so much better. I even briefly talked to my dad a little as well as to a couple of online friends. So ... I think I just really needed today. Hopefully this means I built up the spoons enough for the next couple of days. :ready:Especially since there's a full moon. (Yes, I'm a bit superstitious about it. Not because I'm witchy, I work in healthcare. XD) And that time of the moon is coming up any day now. And the, ya know, other stuff. But overall, I'm feeling really good now. So I'm gonna try to be present for that and enjoy this moment while I'm in it. (Dang, I really do keep trying to sound like my therapy books, don't I? LOL!)
  • Light Therapy - Nearly forgot, lol, but managed to get 30 minutes in while drinking coffee and checking some stuff online this morning.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Got it done!
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Did it just after my exercise and shower. Was pretty nice, other than distractions from damp hair, lol.
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 9 completed. Mostly in the groove of the exercise. But was a bit stiff, so a workout like this might be a good idea in the future for dancing? (It was alternating step jacks and side jacks)
  • Balance Workout - Completed. The mate said that 2 minutes wasn't a long time. I told him 2 and a half minutes is a very long time when standing on one leg! LOL
  • Better Sleep - Completed. And pretty proud of how I've been able to push the poses as compared to when I first started them.
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 29 completed
    • I'm grateful that we can spontaneously just go out to a sit down restaurant without worrying about our budgets. But, likewise, it wasn't just a mundane, no big deal sorta thing either.
    • I'm grateful that I was able to take today to relax and recharge. :strong:
    • I'm grateful that we made a big dent in the candy we had gotten already so I didn't feel as bad getting a bit that was on clearance, haha. (I do try to be mindful! Promise!):nomz:
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 29 completed
    • I pretty much managed to get everything done on my to-do list. Granted, I didn't have an official list other than grocery shopping and hitting a store for an Amazon return drop off. But I still got all the things I would have wanted to do done. Which ... it's been a while, honestly. And it was nice.
    • Bonus is that at one point, I briefly talked to the mate about feeling a little guilty taking the week off. But I'm proud that I allowed myself to enjoy today. To relax and just recover while still doing things I wanted to do. :)
Rest well bee-loveds. Remember that you are all amazing and should be proud for getting through another day. :lovelots:
 
Today's Log (2-12-25)
It wasn't a horrible day today, all things considered. Allowed myself to laze around a little before worrying about what to wear today and tomorrow. Watched a show with the mate with lunch before heading out. I wasn't sure how the visitation was gonna go mood-wise. It went pretty well though. I'm glad the momma-in-law had some work friends who visited, that was very sweet of them. Meet some people I didn't know but also got to see some I did. And at one point, talking to someone and was allowed to introduce them to the wonders of Twisted Wonderland, haha. Then went out to eat for Italian afterwards, partially paid for by my dad as he wanted to do something. I expect the first part of tomorrow to be better and then for the actual funeral to be difficult. But probably good again afterwards as we all go to my momma-in-law's place and eat (as one does in the south). We might even have some time later for things I want to do like exercise but also reading or art or whatever. I'm trying to just take things as they come without being fearful of how it'll go. I will admit some antsiness, but not the worse. Well, except for:

NightWolf714 said:
Especially since there's a full moon. (Yes, I'm a bit superstitious about it. Not because I'm witchy, I work in healthcare. XD) And that time of the moon is coming up any day now.
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As it was foretold. Literally found out I started just after I posted that, lol. Not as bad so far, so hoping that continues. Especially since I refuse to reduce my caffeine intake and I know that doesn't help. XD :coffee:(For the concerned, it's typically 2, maybe 3 cups of coffee a day so nothing too extreme.) Because of that, I did warmups and meant to just do the Better Sleep yoga. But felt up to it (and thought it would help my back) so I did the Foundations for today as well. Wasn't sure if I was gonna convince myself of that, so cheers! :)

  • Light Therapy - Pretty sure I got 30 minutes in earlier today. Vaguely remember it, lol.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done!
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Did Day 12 just a little bit ago after a nice warm bath. <3
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 10 completed. Once again, I did full squats because that's easier on me than trying to stop partway for a half squat. (I do wonder if that means something....)
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Completed. Probably helped after all the standing I did this afternoon, so may try to remember to make that a priority to do tomorrow.
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Day 30 completed
    • I'm grateful that my momma-in-law and brother-in-law have people around them who care about them. This makes me feel better. Especially the brother-in-law, who is doing better in that regard verses college and just out of college when he felt more isolated.
    • I'm grateful that I have some really good leftovers to pick at tomorrow. What can I say, I enjoy food, haha. Especially since I've got some steak and asparagus from yesterday to go after. NOM!
    • I'm grateful that shark week isn't acting up too badly so far. 🦈 (Hopefully didn't just jinx myself, lol.)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Day 30 completed
    • Going with the obvious of double badge day for Daily Gratitude and Counting Victories! :completed::likeboss:
 
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Today's Log (2-14-25)
Today was a long day. Not as bad as I thought. Just long. I got up around 10am and we had to leave around 11ish for the visitation. Then the funeral. Then back to my momma-in-law's place for a late lunch/early dinner. Then we visited for a while. It wasn't until 8pm-ish that we ended up back home. By that point, I was pretty wiped. It didn't help that I had a little less coffee than normal too. (We initially thought we'd head back home early so I figured I could get some more then. But it was not to bed.) It wasn't a bad visit, though. Just a long one. And got reminded of my own mom a little bit here and there which was a bit draining.

Lots of good food though! The mate had finished his leftovers, but I still had some from two days ago. Well, momma-in-law's church provided TONS of food. We were hoping more people would come, but even after 7 of us ate (us four plus three others), we still had a ton left. So the mate and I was welcomed to take as much as we wanted home. We're not gonna starve anytime soon, haha.

We agreed to go over on Sunday to help with cleaning up Momma A.'s room at the memory care facility she was at. I'm sure that's gonna be another long day. But tomorrow we have ZERO plans. I know it's Valentine's day, but we don't usually do a lot for the holidays. (And the BF and I sorta celebrated on Monday during our date night). I may go to the VRChat party since it's been ages since I've been able to. But otherwise, looking forward to a rather chill day. Ironically, also looking forward to ... probably Sunday night, maybe Saturday night when I can start staying up later than 1am again. XD

  • Light Therapy - Missed since we wanted to eat before going and didn't think I had enough time. (In hind sight, I probably could have done a 15 minute session or even a 10 minute one. Need to remember that in the future.)
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Will do Day 13 after this before winding down.
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 11 completed. The Step Seal Jacks amuse me, haha
  • Balance Workout - Skipped. I do it so infrequently, I'm debating about if I need to motivate myself to do it more or take it off the list. Hmmmm....
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done (keeping it up)
    • I'm grateful that there were lots of people who called deeply about Momma A. and the momma-in-law. And the brother-in-law, though most who came for him came for his mom as well. (Though his neighbor came and made a big deal about him. He got so embarrassed, lol.)
    • I'm grateful that we won't have to worry about food for probably the next couple of days. Even managed to take home some desserts that should be good until Sunday's family day so we can share with them.
    • I'm grateful for the lil' space heater we have. It didn't snow like we worried about. But it did get cold, so it's nice to get a little extra heat in our office area (where we mostly hang out at).
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done (also keeping this going)
    • Managed to make it through a difficult day. And even worked out, even though I wasn't sure I was gonna want to.
 
Today's Log (2-15-25)
Happy Valentine's Day! :lovelots:We didn't really do anything for it. We did pick up some sparkling grape juice earlier this week to have with dinner though. (We do drink, we just thought it'd be fun, lol).

Today was a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. We didn't have anything scheduled that we had to do, so it should have been relaxing and chill. But I was tired for part of it (took a 20 minute nap. Could have easily done a full cycle hour and a half, though). Just felt kinda antsy and restless for large chunks of it. Probably because we went from busy day, to busy day, to nothing, and then busy day tomorrow. -_- I was productive, but I felt like I was just wasting the day since I didn't get to some things I wanted to which made me feel bit grumpy and frustrated.

I did manage to work through those feelings. And ended up having a pretty good day. Good leftovers were had and even treated myself to some toast with cookie butter on it. Good show watching. And even played Infinity Nikki, which I haven't even touched all week!

So overall fairly good, I think. I think just all the spoon usage of this week kinda hit me a bit today.

  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 14 of 10 minutes a day done. Though learning that the time of day can be important for the type of meditation. Yesterday was connecting to my personal energy and that was NOT a good idea before bed. While doing a more diagnostics check does work out decently in the evening. If that makes sense, haha. ^_^;;;
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 12 done. Though not sure I did the arm extensions right. I was moving from one pose to the other, but at the end I realized I wasn't sure if I was suppose to put my arms down inbetween or just glide them from the sides to the front. Oh well, at least it's something and that's better than nothing.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped. I do it so infrequently, I'm debating about if I need to motivate myself to do it more or take it off the list. Hmmmm....
  • Better Sleep - Thought about it, but ended up skipping.
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done (keeping it up)
    • I'm grateful that I had a day to just veg. I can tell by how tired and moody I was that I probably needed it since tomorrow is moving stuff and visiting and busy stuff.
    • I'm grateful for all the leftovers. It was nice not having to think about the meals today, I just went after the oldest and worked from there.
    • I'm grateful that we went on a walk, even though I wasn't gonna since it was cold. It's always nice for that more active interaction with the mate and low-energy exercising.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done (also keeping this going)
    • Felt fatigued and hesitant about socializing on VRChat. Ended up committing to it afterall. The party ended up being late and we shifted to other things by that point, but that doesn't negate the fact that I was gonna do it!
  • BONUS - Went for a walk around the neighborhood. Did two laps of the short route, so about a mile. It was cold and a bit windy, which wasn't nice. But the talking with the mate was good. :)
 
Today's Log (2-15-25)
Bit of a long day but not a bad one. We had some bad storms last night and one of them woke me up for a little bit. So by the time my alarm went off, I was groggy and sleepy. :exhausted: We agreed to help move some of Momma A's stuff from her room at the memory care place she was staying at. Fortunately, the mate offered for us to stop and get coffee on the way up before I was able to ask him if we could. 🥰 Got myself a giant cup of English Toffee cappuccino. :kcoffee: (In my defense, I knew I wouldn't easily get another cup so it was to last most of the day.) Grabbed some chicken nugs on the way up for lunch, NOM!

We took the two larger cars over there. The first part was a bit rough as two of us was whirlwinding a bit while the other two were getting a bit anxious over it. We stopped for a moment, talked about it, and changed gears so that we worked much smoother while also getting good breaks in. I was kinda tired until almost done with the moving stuff, though, haha. We got a ton done, but it definitely took a while. By the time we dropped off some stuff at the brother-in-law's place, then the rest at the momma-in-law's place and got it organized, it was about time for dinner. We got Japanese so no complaints there! I usually get a bento box, but I decided to try the yaki soba stir fry and it was amazing!~

The mate and I was gonna get home a bit early. But the Big Lots next door was having a closing sale and we decided to go. Great deals! But it was kinda late when we got back. We did some reorganizing since we were given a bookshelf and a chest of drawers (or as we say, chester drawers, haha). It's so nice putting them into the room and reorganizing. It looks so good now! Kinda did our own thing for a bit afterwards before eating our leftovers from today with a bit of show. Now going to bed a little earlier than planned since I wanna be able to catch up on sleep. Gonna be interesting switching my sleep schedule over for Tuesday night's shift, though.
  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done. Doing decent remembering about it.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Lost track of time. Whoops~
  • Universal Warmup - Skipped
  • Foundation Program - Skipped. I'm counting all the moving and stuff as the exercise for today, lol.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for our new bookshelf. Our books were overflowing the one we have, so it was just perfect. <3
    • I'm grateful we avoided a lot of the rain we've been having while moving things to the cars. That would have been miserable!
    • I'm grateful for all the dogs we saw today. I think it was about ... 4 maybe? I didn't get to pet any, but they were all precious.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Moving was mostly all done today by the power of teamwork. And proud that we were able to talk about how disjointed we were and make a new game plan. Honestly, it was mostly the mate, but still, I spoke up and so I'm proud of myself.
 
Today's Log (2-16-25)
Today was a bit of a mixed back. Started good, then rough, then ended good.

Started out letting myself sleep in for an extra 30 minutes because I felt I really needed it. (The lack of sleep from the night before hit. There's usually a day delay for that sorta thing for me.) :crawl:The mate woke me up after 30 minutes, while also encouraging me to sit up with a nice back massage. :massage: I definitely didn't want to be productive after that though! Haha. Not a ton of time once I woke up though. Enough to eat some lunch and watch an episode of our current anime, then off to Bestie's parent's place for family day. (She sold her house and is staying there until she gets an RV that she'll be living in. And her parents were away on a trip, so we were welcomed to come there.)

Family day was a little mixed. I was tired mentally and physically, so a bit of a misunderstanding weighed on me a lot. A couple others and I was about in tears over it. Fortunately we all talked and things got resolved. After that, it was a really good time. We played Red Dragon Inn, which we hadn't done in forever, so that was a lot of fun. Me at the beginning --->:muahaha: Me when I was the second person to go out ---> :blink:

Back home we chilled for a bit. Kinda just hung out not doing anything and feeling a bit bad about it. But the mate ended up sorta encouraging me to do some exercise by making sure I had room for it as he was jumping into VRChat. I ended up putting on some music and that helped my mood. (I always forget that music can be, like, a cheat code to improving my mood.) :wand:Ended up feeling up for working out and did a full set of exercises! :jacks:Finished up with a bit of show watching (both with the mate at one point and then on my own in the middle of the night). And playing the new event on Twisted Wonderland, which featured a new type of event.

So overall, pretty good day all in all. Now to see what tomorrow looks like as I have no real plans for it.

  • Light Therapy - Missed. I need to see if doing it in my "afternoon" is viable or if that's too late in the day for it.
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 15 of 10 minutes daily done just before writing this. Also realized that technically the instructions have a specific breathing technique on it. Which ... I haven't been doing. But I'm still meditation, so I feel like that should count. Right? Right?
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 13 done. Though not sure if I did parts of it right. But I did well enough, I think.
  • Balance Workout - Done. Always hard when I haven't done it in a while.
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that I have the best polycule. They are always patient with me and want to show me that they love me. Even when I'm a bit of an emotional wreck at the moment. (And remind me that they aren't perfect or have all their shit together either.) :proud:
    • I'm grateful for the 30 minutes I got to sleep in a bit this morning.
    • I'm grateful for the shoulder and back massage the mate gave me when I woke up. And all the extra attention he's been giving me. I know it's been a hard week for him as well, so it means a lot. (Though I also know that he taking care of me helps him. ^_^ )
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Dishes got washed and put away! It's small, but it counts. :)
 
Today's Log (2-17-25)
Today was a really good day. I was in a good mood and it was fairly productive. I just felt a bit more motivated than I had lately. Granted, sometimes the good mood felt surface level. But I don't seem to have the heaviness I was before, so I'm rolling with it. A few slip-ups with FB, but not the worst. Even if it's more surface level, it's still good. :bigyes:

Got a full run of exercises done. Got started on a new project by finally getting around to priming a model a friend printed for me. (Gonna be the cutest lil' cow.) Worked a bit on my digital art stuff. Even got to read for a bit. The big thing was that the mate offered to help with my closet some. He asked if we needed some cardboard boxes and I told him how I was hoarding them for organizing my closet like I've been wanting to for months, but I'm too overwhelmed by how crazy it was. He offered to do a first run with it and I accepted. (I'm working on asking and agreeing to help more.) I'm so glad I did! It's still in need of cleaning and organizing, but it's not as dreadful as it was before.

Now off to bed. Tomorrow we're suppose to be in a winter storm warning. I think I'm good for going into work. I do wonder how Wednesday morning will be, though.
 
Today's Yesterday's Log (2-18-25)
Delayed post. I got home and went to bed pretty soon afterwards since I was a pretty tired pup! :flat:

Had work last night. After being gone for over a week, I wasn't 100% sure how it was gonna go. Especially since there was some ... "excitement" there during my time off. Luckily, the shift went really well. But I also had an orientee. Whoops, I forgot that orientee J. was gonna be with me one more night. :shock: But she had already partially ran a shift by herself so I just let her take the reigns and showed her some things she didn't know, hung out for questions, that sorta thing. She needed a few reminders, but she and the other orientees had a VERY chaotic orientation so that's not too terribly surprising. Shame I won't see her or the other orientees I've had since they're all on night shift and I only see the day shift nurses. :amused:

I was gonna do a workout but ended up spending my time working on creative stuff for the most part. Got a rough concept sketch sent out to my Bestie S. as she was asking for help making a logo for her new youtube channel. (I designed her last logo.) And managed to finish up a massive art project, though I need to get it from my tablet onto google drive or something to share. I'll see if I can take a screen shot to share on here though. ^_^

I did end up doing some exercise. Did my warmups and then went and found a snow shovel. My work place is on an incline and I was nervous about pulling out and onto the main road. (My workplace is in a more residential area, so I wasn't sure what priority those roads were for salting and clearing.) Went outside in the early morning hours to clear the drive. Took a bit longer than I thought it would ... a little over an hour later I was done, haha. My orientee at one point went to check on me to make sure I wasn't getting frost bite. :amused: It was a good workout though! XD

The drive home was exhausting. The roads weren't too bad, but it was slow going and hard to see the lines. And some people still wanted to go normal speeds on them. :shiver: But made it home safely and off to bed i went. :)

  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - I forgot. D:
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Skipped
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Missed ... but doing it now for yesterday. XD
    • I'm grateful for the small heater in the nurses's station at work.
    • I'm grateful that the roads weren't too terrible in the morning when I got off. I had packed an overnight bag just in case, but I really didn't want to do that, haha.
    • I'm grateful that work is totally chill about us eating their leftovers and stuff. Sometimes you get some nice stuff. I had threatened to cook or bake there, so I finally did, haha.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Same as above.
    • Finished a big secret art project I'd been work on!
    • Managed to snow the drive. Wasn't part of my job or expected, but did it anyways.
    • Overcame the fear of a stove with actual flames to make chicken and rice soup at work for lunch. NOM!
 
Today's Log (2-19-25)
Bit of a mixed bag kinda day. The BF and I had moved date night to tonight (it was metamour K's birthday Monday, so I forced her to enjoy it with her husband, haha). The roads were better but between the fact that it was snowing again where he lived, the fact that I was later than normal so I would be driving there and back after dark, and that there were multiple bridges we both agreed that we'd have to cancel. SAD FACE!

Instead the evening was spent mostly chill. The mate suggested we get the pizza I was wanting (Domino's is doing a ridiculous deal right now) which was a nice treat since we don't do that too terribly often. Did a little bit of grocery shopping. And watched some episodes of Zom100. (We just started, and dang is it a good show so far! That first episode was INCREDIBLE!)

Most of the night was relatively chill after that. Ended up putting finishing touches on my art project (I'll share at the bottom of this post). Started laundry, though it'll need to get refreshed and folded tomorrow since I miss timed it. Mostly just a relaxing time.
  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Just did Day 17 of 10 minutes a day a moment ago
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 15 done. Though missed that the arm exercises were 20, not 10, so had to make it up partway through, haha.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the mate can remotely access his home computer from his phone. Great for when we thought we ordered pizza and realized we didn't when we went to pick it up, haha.
    • I'm grateful I was able to work on the Twisted Wonderland event a bit more. I didn't get to as much as I wanted to yesterday so I was happy to catch up some today.
    • I'm grateful for the Domino's deal right now. We got a fun pizza with lots of toppings that we normally wouldn't have done. :)
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • I was overthinking the date night at first. But I decided what I wanted and called the BF to make sure we were on the same page about it. And was even able to tease, joke, and flirt a bit on the phone. I don't particularly like phone calls anyways, to be honest, let alone one about a topic I didn't like. So that counts.
    • Got laundry washed and in the dryer. Not folded, but that can be done tomorrow.
    • Got the finishing touches on my latest art project. Been working on it on and off while learning how to use Medibang on my tablet since December.
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It's a free to use base for artists to play around with. For those not familiar with the term, you can think of it as kinda like a digital coloring page for digital artists to color in however they like. The base has a bunch of alternate versions, like multiple types of ears and accessories. Like, a bunch, because I got too excited about it, haha. It even has a cabbit (cat+bunny) version! I plan to color a few of these myself. (I'll be uploading it to my online art spaces later, but if you want a PSD to play with, feel free to DM me and I can give you a dropbox link.)
 
Today's Log (2-20-25)
Not too bad of a day. I accidentally woke up an hour earlier than intended. And totally missed the mate's note he left me (and other signs) that he was starting a telehealth appointment soon. Whoops! :whaa: Realized the mistake, wished him the best of luck, and flounced back into bed for the next hour and a half (as a treat, lol.) :night:

Woke up proper after that. Got to chill for a little but then had my own telehealth appointment. First official meeting with my new counselor. It was just a sorta getting to know you deal. We never got to making goals so that's probably gonna be next time. A little heavy at times, but we got along really well. So I think this will be a good thing. We made an appointment for next week, which was probably a good idea since it'll be the day after the anniversary of my mom's death and the counseling with for grief work mostly. ^_^;;;

After that, fairly good day. Not the best mood wise, but definitely a good day. Some show watching, some gaming, some chores stuff. I did help the mate cook dinner and burnt it a little, but luckily it was okay and the mate reassured me so that was nice. :sweet: Even got some art time in, which I wasn't expecting to do. I'm gonna milk that motivation for as long as possible, haha. And reached out to a friend since it's been a while since we've talked.

Ended up doing a full exercise routine instead of just a partial one since the Foundations day mainly just focused on arms. :)

  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Will do Day 18 of 10 minutes daily after posting just before going to bed.
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 16 done. Why on earth is clenching and unclenching your fists such a workout?! At least it wasn't a timed one, those are so hard! ;n;
  • Balance Workout - Done
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that telehealth appointments are a thing. It's been so helpful with trying to get a counselor and I'm sure the mate is appreciating it as well.
    • I'm grateful that dinner wasn't as burnt as I feared it would be. And the mate framed it as a learning experience about how different types of stoves work. (Both my partners are absolutely brilliant, y'all!)
    • I'm grateful that even though my arms were starting to get a bit of DOMs from the shoveling (my body always has a day delay with stuff like that), it wasn't enough to prevent me from doing the Foundations workout. I really wanted to do that today.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Counseling session done. :completed: And next appointment scheduled for next week. :accepted: (Lol, no one said I can't use these for silly stuff.)
    • Started up a sketch for an art trade. There's lots of new stuff with this one, so it'll be fun to see how it goes. Starting off well though!
    • Reached out to a friend. I'm not the best at reaching out to talk to people (I never feel like I have anything to talk about and I hate when people message me with the hopes that I'll entertain them). Short chat, but it was still nice to talk for a bit.
 
Thank you @Mamatigerj

Today's Yesterday's Log (2-21-25)
Whoops~ I mismanaged my time pretty badly so never felt like I could do exercises. And then forgot about meditation. ^_^;;; Bit rough in the morning feeling antsy and discouraged about some things. But had a good talk with the mate and felt better. Got a new concept sketch for bestie S's logo. I think we might have solidified a design. Finished Zom 100 last night. Soooo good. And really makes you think about what you are doing with your life and all in a healthy manner. A lot of time ended up being used in VRChat. It's been a while since I was able and up to going to a Friday party, so that was nice. Even better, they were in a karaoke room. :angryz: So lasted much longer in VR than I has previously, haha.

Gonna try to get myself back on track of things today. Though I slept in extra, so we'll see, haha.
  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Missed
  • Foundation Program - Missed
  • Balance Workout - Missed
  • Better Sleep - Missed
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the mate does VRChat too. When I was having issues getting in, he was able to come downstairs to help me.
    • I'm grateful that the VRChat party was karaoke. I still felt a bit awkward, but it was a very familiar scenerio with a familiar kinda awkwardness, haha. Plus, I got to share a bit of my world with the mate while he was sharing his. It was fun. :)
    • I'm grateful even though I was feeling discouraged with my art, I didn't loose the creative mood entirely. I want to prioritize my artwork more, I think.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • New concept sketch though. Which was difficult because I had done one we liked, then ended up going a completely different direction. (I know that's the nature of this sorta graphic design work, but still frustrating to a degree.) And it's a nice concept sketch that probably fits the vibe better anyways.
    • Went to the VRChat party. Still a bit awkward with it. But made friends this time, so that was cool. :) I friend requested a couple of folks but one sent a friend request to me. ^_^
 
Today's Log (2-22-25)
Bit of a mixed bag today. But I suppose that's most days, haha. Actually, it was all pretty good except that I kept getting trapped by Facebook and got into two conversations with absolutely trash people. (One of which legitimately said "you people" without any sense of self awareness.) It's a struggle for me. Sometimes I do better than other times. I haven't quite found a perfect solution and I don't want to quite leave Facebook because I know people only through that. Though it's awfully tempting, NGL, with all the hate and anger on there. I'm very much a "do what you want, so long as you aren't hurting anyone (and that includes yourself)" type of person.

I'll figure out a solution to that eventually though. I also cranked out a decent amount of art today. Worked on my logo design for a print-on-demand shop I wanna open soon. And even a bit of art on a picture I started to sketch but stopped working on. Also got laundry put up and a little bit of gaming time in. And a little bit of exercising in.

Though honestly, it doesn't feel like I did anything. So I'm gonna have to figure out a way to address that. I want to balance it so I can do things I want to and have plenty of relaxing time while still feeling productive and like I didn't just waste the day. And not 100% sure if that's more a physical (need to do more active things) or mental (changing my mindset on how I view what I do) issue. My suspicion is a bit of both, TBH.
  • Light Therapy - 30 minutes done
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • 1-Minute Meditation Challenge - Day 19 of 10 minutes done. Though it didn't feel the most focused or productive. Gonna have to problem solve that.
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Foundation Program - Day 17 done. Not too hard of a day.
  • Balance Workout - Skipped
  • Better Sleep - Skipped
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful that the mate can, is willing, and enjoys cooking. I enjoy cooking too, but there are times I don't wanna, haha.
    • I'm grateful I was able to spend some time on Twisted Wonderland. I know that sounds silly, but it's a nice lil' relaxing (well, mostly, haha) thing that I enjoy. :)
    • I'm grateful that the sketches I've been doing are coming out well. So many times I have to attempt it 2 or 3 or 20 times. But it's really well currently and that's super motivating!
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Got some great progress done on a couple of sketches. One is done and the other is definitely getting there. :D
 
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