Follow the Quest - Wherever it Leads You - T.A.Barron

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-10-25)
Soon, I'll have a day where I'm not having plans right when I wake up. But apparently today was not that day, lol. (It'll be Saturday ... as of now.) Did originally have plans, but the brother-in-law was in town. So he came over for a bit. We're selling him my old car, so it was a good opportunity for him to check it out and see the good, bad, and the ugly on her. Haha. She really is a good car, just has a few gremlins (if anyone is into cars, it's a second generation prius so has those standard gremlins). Luckily, it's overall an improvement over the car he has and he's pretty sure he can tinker with it to fix some of the problems that we couldn't. So yay, I don't have to worry about posting that online or anything. We took him out to eat and then to a game store that was right next door. Of course I bought too much, haha. (Actually did hold back some, though! And within the limits of my allowance budget.)

Rest of the evening was fairly chill afterwards. I felt a bit groggy so had to force myself into doing some exercises. That helped. I really thought my Vietnamese coffee would have helped more though, haha. Took a nap and that helped. Exercise did more so. Ended up crafting a little, though only a little. Still, progress is progress.

Here's hoping tomorrow is a good night at work~

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed. Time slipped away from me. ;n;
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 23 - Done. My shoulders are utterly dead though. ;n;
• Daily Crunch - Day 10 - 45 done! And noticing that they're a lot easier at the beginning too.
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that we're gonna be able to sell my old car and that it helps the BIL out.
  • I'm grateful I took some time to casually read a bit. I haven't done that in a minute.
  • I'm grateful for the millions of tiny clothes pins I was gifted. Surprisingly useful, haha.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Laundry got put away
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - 20 minutes
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

(Yesterday's and) Today's Log (4-12 & 13 -25)
Yesterday was a long day. I accidentally got timings mixed up and was almost late to work. Fortunately it was okay. I was suppose to have an orientee with me, but they called out. So it was a fairly relaxed shift over all. A coworker brought food from home and let me try some. It was a stew she had made. She made up some fufu to go with it, which is basically a starchy vegetable flour dough ... thing? It felt and tasted like a grainier, firmer, mashed potatoes. But you basically take small bits of it, ball it up in your hand, and use that to eat the stew. It was a bit messy getting use to it (especially since you only use one hand), but really good!

Felt pretty tired during the shift so I never got to my exercise. I took a short nap during my break. Otherwise, I did some reading and a little bit of art time on my tablet. Ended up staying over an extra couple of hours since the day nurse accidentally got her schedule mixed up. I did manage to get my daily gratitude and daily hug done, but I didn't record it. Missed the meditation, though.

So needless to say probably, but I was zonked today. Especially since I wanted to get up at a decent time since I'll need to shift my sleep schedule a decent bit for Sunday. (And I didn't want to miss the entire day.) Didn't feel like doing much, but we did end up going on a nice lil' walk through the neighborhood. We have a short path we take, but we went the longer time this time. Then cuddles after dinner while watching some anime. Convinced myself to at least do some warmups and catch up on the daily crunch challenge. That should be alright for today, right? Well, it's gonna have to be, haha.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 24 - Held off
• Daily Crunch - Day 11 and 12 - Done. 37 or 38 kicks (I forgot exactly, lol).
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful we didn't have any plans today since it was a bit of a bust
  • I'm grateful we were able to go for a walk and the weather was nice for it.
  • I'm grateful for coffee, lol.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Work done yesterday
  • Caught up on the crunch challenge
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Walked a little over a mile, the longer route around the neighborhood.

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-13-25)
Today seemed to have went by fairly quickly. Got up at 10am. Out the door by 11-something. Grabbed lunch on the road and a bit of gas. We listened to a bit of the mate's Letters by Seneca. Some pretty interesting stuff there. Got up to the BF and Metamour's place just before Bestie S. and her friend got up there. After that it was brief hanging out while trying not to be sad. Bestie S. and her friend loaded up her RV and got it ready to take off. And then away they go until sometime in the fall? I don't remember exactly how long, but a really long time. ;n; Had a little bit of feels and also had a sweet tooth going (we kept hearing an ice cream truck in the distance, lol), so we loaded up after they left and went to a snow-cream shop. I got one called the Royal Princess which I can only describe as tasting like pink candy, haha.

After our visit, went by Sam's to do a little bit of grocery shopping and get dinner. Once home, I took a nice long 1.5 hr nap. Seemed I needed it! I was gonna do exercises and stuff, but the mate encouraged me to go onto VRChat; partly because I hadn't been on this weekend and I'm trying to socialize more and partly because this group was watching a movie I had heard about that sounded fun. I missed part of the movie, but had a really good time. And made a friend.

But felt pretty tired afterwards, so not a lot done. Our plan is to go to visit the BIL to drop off my old car tomorrow. But I'm hoping I can get back into the swing of my exercise routine and such. And my craft project, since it's been a few days and I got a lot of work to do on it! Though I don't really regret how today went. Other than Bestie S. leaving, it was a really good day.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
• Universal Warmup - Missed
• TEN - Day 24 - Missed again
• Daily Crunch - Day 13 - Missed. I'll try to catch up tomorrow
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that there was a snow ice cream place near the BF's place.
  • I'm grateful that I got to see Bestie S before she left. I'm gonna miss her. ;n;
  • I'm grateful that I ended up going to the VRChat movie night. I was really debating about it, but I'm glad the mate encouraged me (even if he did encourage a bit much, haha.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Socialized
  • Got the dishwasher ran before bed
• Mood Tracker - Doing now

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-14-25)
I was gonna wake up at 11, but decided to sleep an extra hour because I was so tired yesterday. I thought I hit the alarm. But turns out by the time I forced myself outta bed, it was 1 in the afternoon. Whoops~

Fortunately, our plans for today were fairly loose. We ate a late lunch and then headed out to visit the brother in law. He's buying my old car from me, so we drove it up to give it to him. We also just hung out and visited a bit. Since we were there late enough, he offered to cook us dinner. Chicken katsu with rice, curry, and miso soup. Heck yeah, we're staying! XD He also gave us rice crackers as a snack and this water hydration drink called Pacari Sweat. I hadn't tried that one yet so that was fun. (Pretty nice, soft lemonaid like flavoring.) He even let me help him out with the cooking. <3 He even let us take leftovers home. <3

After that, it was a laid back enough of an evening. I meant to work on crafting, but time kinda slipped away from me. I at least got supplies out for the next step, so there's that. I also caught up on my exercise so I'm back on track now. Hooray! I was gonna read, but I at least downloaded the graphic novel for my book club on Wednesday. I'm gonna read through that tomorrow night as a treat. (This month it's Black Cat Social Club.)

So overall, not the most productive, but a very nice day.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Doing now before going to bed
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 24 - Done. Had to take multiple breaks, though. That day kicked my ass a bit. And a terrible day to partner with playing catch up on the daily crunches.
• Daily Crunch - Day 13 and 14 - 44 crunches and 38 kicks. Not to bad considering the crunch exercises I did before that.
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that we were able to sell my old vehicle and to someone who could really use it. And that he can make a more permanent fix to the gremlins it has.
  • I'm grateful that we got to visit the brother-in-law for a bit
  • I'm grateful that I was able to get back into the exercise routine pretty well.
  • BONUS: I'm grateful that so many people on neopets are nice. I mispriced an item in my shop and someone bought and returned it to me with a heads up that I forgot a zero.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Helped with cooking including the scary deep frying, lol
  • Got my ass outta bed (it felt like an accomplishment at the time, lol)
• Mood Tracker - Doing now as well, haha.

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-15-25)
Good day today! I was a bit lazy at first, but good morning. The mate ended up getting home early so I was able to have a bit of a breakfast with some show watching and cuddle time with him. Got a little bit of crafting productivity time in, though not has much as I was hoping. At least this current step is fully set up so hoping I can do more tomorrow maybe.

Before long, it was time for date night. We agreed that I'd pick him up from work and head up to his place together so we'd have more time together. It was really nice chatting on the drive. Ended up going by McDonald's for dinner since he wasn't able to cook. They had minecraft toys, so I ended up getting a kids meals with additions and giving him the toy since he plays the game. Got the silliest looking pink sheep. (Which was a good thing. I told him if I got the bee, it was cute so I would keep it myself, lol.) Watching Star Trek with lots of cuddles.

Then back home that evening. Got exercises in, though the DOMS from yesterday's crunches appeared. I'm not surprised by it, but definitely not welcomed lol. A bit of show watching and game time. I did make sure I got my book finished for my book club meeting tomorrow. For the curious, this month's graphic novel was Black Cat Social Club. Pretty fun. Though somehow it's gotten to be almost 5am so I probably need to get to bed. We'll see how tomorrow goes~

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 25 - Done. Got some good back popping with it. XD
• Daily Crunch - Day 15 - Done. Definitely over did it yesterday since that was not fun. >_<;;;
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful I made it to a gas station in time as my fuel was lower than I realized. O.O
  • I'm grateful that a conversation I had with a friend (which had potential to be awkward or go south) went really well
  • I'm grateful for the leftovers from my brother-in-law. I couldn't eat all of it, so grateful I have more for later. XD
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Laundry done
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Site was going buggy when I tried to hit submit, so posting now. XD

Today's Log (4-16-25)
Good day today! I had my first book club meeting. There was four of us including myself (apparently one person was out), and all about my age, too. Apparently it was a typical meeting of the first half talking mostly about the book and then the second half letting the conversation take us where it goes, haha. It was fun. And I admitted, I love graphic novels so it appealed to me, but also trying to socialize more. I really couldn't have asked for a better meetup. I ended up making a friend and talking for an hour afterwards.

The rest of the day was fairly lazy. I had a lot of trouble staying motivated and focused on my tasks for today. I started sewing for the plush cat, but only some. I did make the set up as easy as possible without being in the way, though, so I'm hopeful that will encourage me to work on it more tomorrow. I managed to get my basic exercise routine done but I definitely pushed it.

So good day. But I got some goals to improve on it tomorrow.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 26 - Done. But definitely should have done them earlier in the day when I had more energy. Though mainly the issue was that I started out much too fast.
• Daily Crunch - Day 16 - Done. Really pushed myself, so did 52 crunches
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that my book club meeting went well. ^_^
  • I'm grateful I was able to get my craft things set up so I can work on it more easily
  • I'm grateful I was able to get some Micky D's. It's comfort food. Plus, between the mate and I, we got two minecraft figurines to surprise the BF with since he plays. (This means I'll have given him 3 total, haha.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Went to a new meetup
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-17-25)
Today started out fairly chaotically. The plan was for AT&T Fiber to be installed starting around 2pm. I was gonna get up at 1, quickly get dressed and stuff, and clean slightly before the person got here. And have the mate get here at about the same time. Well, apparently he was able to come early. The mate got here from work just at about the same time he did. (His position is flexible so no worries there.) And both got home before I woke up. D: Got up, dressed as quickly as possible, and gave up on what the house looked like, lol. Most of the time he was outside anyways. It turned out to be a fairly quick and painless procedure.

We ended up cleaning and reorganizing a little bit since it was a good opportunity to. That, and the mate's ADHD decided it was whirlwind time, haha. Fortunately for me it wasn't as chaotic as it sometimes gets and I was able to let him know when I was beginning to feel a bit off. As the day went, though, things calmed down more and more into a nice transition. He showed me the new avatar he made up for me for VRChat. (I've been using a cute deer one, but he made a version of it that was colored to look like my fursona. She's adorable!) Managed to get a decent amount of crafting time in too. The striped section is close to the halfway mark. As this is the most experimental of it, it'll be nice when it's finished. Exercising went well too. Did a good job balancing things today, I think.

The hardest part was staying up late enough. Got work Friday night so getting to sleep in as late as possible helps a lot.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - None formally.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 27 - Done. Went much better today.
• Daily Crunch - Day 17 - Done. 41 kicks completed
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful our new internet got installed today!
  • I'm grateful that my communication with my partners is continuing to improve
  • I'm grateful that I won't have to work on Saturday night after all. (I wouldn't have minded the hours, but it would have made Sunday rough.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Dishes done
  • Did a pretty good job recognizing my various emotions throughout the day and expressing them in a healthy manner
  • Got towels washed
• Mood Tracker - Doing now

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - 20 minutes done
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-18-25)
Oops. Forgot to do ... all of my workout, haha. Work went smoothly, though also kinda weirdly. But it was a good shift. Even got to do some reading, some arting, and some just relaxing. Plus an adventure or two to Walgreens because we were out of supplies, haha. I'll catch up tomorrow ... errrrr, today. XD

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - None formally, though did practice mindfulness on and off during the shift.
• Universal Warmup - Missed
• TEN - Day 28 - Missed
• Daily Crunch - Day 18 - Missed
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for a smooth work night
  • I'm grateful I don't have to work Saturday night though, haha
  • I'm grateful it was warm. It's been a while since I didn't need my jacket at work.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Went on an adventure to get supplies
  • Did well orienting at work (through, granted, she didn't actually need it, lol).
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-19-25)
Not too bad of a day, though it was fairly short. Slept pretty late into the afternoon/evening. It was a good, fairly laid back day though. No crafting done because I forgot about it. But I started a comic book yesterday called The Marble Queen and got to finish it tonight. I thought about jumping into VRChat for a bit but ended up skipping so I could chill and read. Was nice to just relax for a bit. I also made a couple of phone calls. My momma-in-law wanted to talk with us to wish us an early happy Easter (since we'll be hanging out with friends tomorrow). That was a good phone call for the 3 of us. And I called my dad to catch up with him a little. We usually do short phone calls, and he was with some friends of his, but it was a good phone call. Overall, things went pretty well I think. Though starting tomorrow, I'm gonna have to work at prioritizing meditation since I've been really bad about it this week. I only officially did 10 minutes ... twice, it looks like. ^_^;;;;

I also see that new treasure hunting event. I'm gonna have to put some thought into which I wanna try for. Hmmmm ... Luckily others will probably start before I do, so I can see what others are going after to help plan. XD To challenge myself or to help out with one of those tasks that takes a lot of people. Decisions, decisions~ Also need to remind myself the difference between high knees and marching steps. ^_^;;;

Also, I realized I never shared how the black cat jacket turned out! My Bestie S did an AMAZING job with it. She got the style of the words down better than in the original, haha. Picture at the bottom of the post. <3 She does such great work. Link for proof

Have a good evening/day bee-buddies~ And for those who celebrate, I hope you're having a good Easter weekend.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot. D:
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 28 - Done. My arms are dead now. ;n;
• Daily Crunch - Day 18 and 19 - Done. 52 crunches done today.
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for the good phone calls I had today.
  • I'm grateful I was able to finish the comic I was reading. <3
  • I'm grateful my VRChat friends weren't mad that I didn't get on tonight. One of them specifically asked me about it. But it turns out it was cool and not a big deal, which was a relief for my anxiety. ^_^;;; (I'm still learning to balance out all of that.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Lots of phone call times
  • Honored what I wanted to do versus what I felt I needed to do.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[aku-chan]

That's a very snazzy jacket!

 

[JCU]

Awesome jacket!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Very cool!

 

[Anek]

Really cool!

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-20-25)
Thank you @aku-chan @JCU @Mamatigerj @Anek . I love it so much. <3

Happy Easter for those who celebrate! We're eating a quiche for lunch to celebrate. And maybe breaking into some peeps, hehe.

Today was a pretty good day. Got up at a decent time and had a bit to myself before the crew came over. We chatted and hung out for a bit. Then we ended up going out to see the Minecraft movie. It was really fun! I had a good time with it. And the BF got a really cool workshop themed popcorn bucket. Got back home and had a bit of time to relax. I ended up going to the VRChat movie night since I had a lot of fun at it last week. Tonight was RedLine. Good times. I was in there a lot longer this time, though, and a bit tired. I'm happy I did my meditation and at least a little exercise before everything really started up to day.

Heading to the forest for the treasure hunt event! Best of luck everyone participating! I love that people are putting out extra suggested challenges too. (I know it's jokes, but it still seems fun.) I'm tempted to do the same, haha.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done. Did it first thing this morning to make sure I got it in today!
• Universal Warmup - Missed
• TEN - Day 29 - Missed
• Daily Crunch - Day 20 - Will catch up tomorrow
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for being able to watch two really fun movies (and fun in different ways).
  • I'm grateful I managed to get back on track with meditation (mostly) and got a little bit of exercise in despite doing so much today
  • I'm grateful I had a good time socializing on VRChat. ^_^
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Started the treasure hunt event
  • Got my meditation in! Setting that back on track
  • Lots of socialization and even a few brave moments.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - 250 Marching Steps on my way to the forest for the treasure event

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-21-25)
Today started out fairly tired. I had to check my watch 3 times before I was able to do it in real life and not half-dreaming, haha. But good day. The mate was off work so we got to hang out for a bit parallel playing (basically doing our own things while in the same space). Got my exercises done and made it to the forest for the treasure hunt event. Then off to date night. I'm really happy as the BF has been working on himself and it's really showing. He also got a medical waiver to not have to drive an hour (plus) each way to and from work which has really helped him out physically (he'll be able to start going to the gym again) and mentally. I'm so happy for him. ^_^ We had a really good date night for the most part. Then back home where I sorta relaxed because I was tired. I did manage to get a little bit of crafting in. I realized how close my deadline is getting (less than a month) so I'm gonna have to kick that into gear. I plan to work on it more tomorrow. (I have a work meeting online, so that's a good opportunity, haha.)

On the exercising front, I've got one more day for TEN. I think I'm gonna end up repeating it instead of finding a new program. One, I like the idea of guaranteeing myself at least 10 minutes of exercise a day. But I also know that there were plenty of days where I had to take a break to complete it. (And for a couple, I had to take multiple breaks.) So I wanna give it another shot with doing it as written as a goal. Though not sure I could on the second attempt either. ^_^;;; I saw one bit of advice for a different program about repeating a day until you can complete it, so that's something to consider as well.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 29 - Done. Why are long arm crunches so much harder than regular? ;n;
• Daily Crunch - Day 20 and 21 - Done and done. 45 kicks this time. ^_^
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that despite road work, I largely had good luck driving to and from date night.
  • I'm grateful I was able to convince myself to work on crafting things a little bit.
  • I'm grateful I was able to make the mate happy by making him up a snack before I headed out for date night.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Helped the mate go through customer service to cancel with our old internet provider. (Americans, y'all will understand.)
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - 250 more marching steps to make it to the forest!

 

[aku-chan]

Helped the mate go through customer service to cancel with our old internet provider. (Americans, y'all will understand.)

Having to fight with customer service seems to be universal unfortunately.
A few years ago, I had a rep actually argue with me over cancelling my cable subscription, and then terminate the call because I was being "Aggressive" (It was definitely a deliberate tactic, because the second rep I talked to tried exactly the same thing. And even then I had to pay two extra months because apparently 'Cancel my cable subscription' can be interpreted as 'Cancel a random, tiny, inconsequential part of my cable subscription')

 

[NightWolf714]

Having to fight with customer service seems to be universal unfortunately.
A few years ago, I had a rep actually argue with me over cancelling my cable subscription, and then terminate the call because I was being "Aggressive" (It was definitely a deliberate tactic, because the second rep I talked to tried exactly the same thing. And even then I had to pay two extra months because apparently 'Cancel my cable subscription' can be interpreted as 'Cancel a random, tiny, inconsequential part of my cable subscription')

I had no idea that it was universal! That is terribly frustrating.

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-22-25)
Another day where I had to force myself outta bed. But after that, I was decently productive. I got my exercises done early enough. I was about to go on a walk but then the mate got home so scrapped that idea. It was close to time for an online staff meeting with work anyways, so that worked out. Went to the meeting and made sure to pay attention while I was working on some sewing. I wished I had made more progress, but I did a pretty good amount today. It took a couple of time blocks but the mate joined me and we did 500 high steps today. Yay for making it to the forest! I'll have to bake up some cookies to celebrate if I can remember to. The mate and I made up a nice dinner of chicken, broccoli, and mac and cheese. We've realized that a lot of times, we accidentally assume the other person is heading up the meal so we've worked on our communication with it. And that's going really well! We're also working on meals together more which is fun.

Ended up taking a decent nap earlier. Not the best of sleep the last couple of nights. (We also broke into a wine I was gifted and that didn't help, ahaha.) Evening was fairly relaxed overall.

And ... huh.... I got marching steps and high knees mixed up this whole time I think. Soooo, ahhh, I think I've been doing high knees instead probably every time it's said marching steps. ^_^;;;

Nighty night bees. And for everyone who participated in the treasure hunt challenge, know that I'm very proud of you. And don't forget to get that badge for your profile.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN - Day 30 - Done
  
• Daily Crunch - Day 22 - Done. 53 crunches
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful I was able to go to the staff meeting, even though I got anxious about it at one point. ^_^;;
  • I'm grateful I was able to get a good amount of sewing in!
  • I'm grateful the mate joined me in the treasure hunt challenge. I enjoyed sharing my excitement with them more directly. (Didn't get the BF to join in, but he's been going to the gym this week a whole bunch, so I'm proud of him.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Did extra high steps for the treasure chest challenge
  • Got the mate to join in, haha
  • Got laundry going
  • Went to the staff meeting
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - 500 marching steps apparently high knees done. The mate didn't ask me to join 'em, but I thought it'd be a good workout. Though I am now questioning that decision, haha

 

[JCU]

Congratulations on TEN!

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Happy TEN Badge

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Anek]

Happy badge day!!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Happy Badge Day!

 

[princess_sarena]

 

[Obsinosterous]

Well done!

 

[NightWolf714]

Thanks @JCU @Maegaranthelas @Fremen @Anek @Mamatigerj @princess_sarena and @Obsinosterous !

Today's Log (4-23-25)
So good news is that I had a great excuse to lounge in bed for a good period of time. The bad news is that there was a call out at work and since I was originally going in tonight, I agreed to come in. (I was gonna orient someone, but she didn't need more orientation time so I didn't have to, basically.) Not the best, not the worst though.

I did get a very nice surprise when I actually got up. The mate was home. He has this nice chest for his stall when he sells at cons. (For the curious. He sprints minis, makes D20 dice of his own design ((with paw prints)), and is working on making these coins to sell now.) He had that chest on my desk waiting for me. And inside was half a giant cookie since we made it to the forest. He had a coworker give him an extra she had and thought it was a great way for us to celebrate. NOM NOM NOM!

Work itself went alright. Fairly laid back overall. I forgot to do exercises though. ;n; I did get a good bit of crafting though! The stripped section I was working on is complete, so that makes me happy as it was the most experimental. Even played around with this 3-D modeling program I have on the tablet.

Overall, good day. Though definitely night night time now.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - 5 minutes done at least
• Universal Warmup - Missed
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 1 - Will start tomorrow
• Daily Crunch - Day 23 - Missed
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for the cookie and surprise the mate gave me.
  • I'm grateful that my work shift went really well.
  • I'm grateful my coworker really liked the chai tea latte I made up for her. (Work has a ton of spices, seems a shame not to play with them.)
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Picked up a work shift.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - None

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-24-25)
Pretty good day today, other than feeling like I got up way too early. Had a counseling appointment that went well. Cuddled for a bit with the mate then got dinner started. Got my exercises going. And then played on a new phone game and on the computer a bit. Even managed to get some crafting in. Working on the plush cat properly, slowly forming the head. Mostly just a nice, relaxing day.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Will do before bed
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 1 - Completed with no breaks
• Daily Crunch - Day 23 and 24 - Done and done. 47 kicks done.
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for a relaxing, chill day
  • I'm grateful for the puppy I saw while checking my mail that was super amusing
  • I'm grateful for the cookie butter I have. I don't use it often (it's pretty calorically dense) but it's a great lil' occasional treat. <3
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Started on the plush kitty proper.
• Mood Tracker - Will do before bed

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - None

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-25-25)
Today felt like a really quick day. I think it was mostly we were constantly loosing track of time doing things. I hung out longer than meant before going to my friend's house to take care of her kitties. (I'm not sure I mentioned, but the mate and I are going to her house twice a day to take care of her 3 kitties while they're gone. I'll see about posting pictures of them tomorrow.) We took longer than expected watching shows with dinner (because we didn't realize the epic fight was gonna be five episodes long). Spent longer in VRChat than expected.

So it was a really good day. But it also meant that I didn't do much of anything that I thought I would. ^_^;;; ahehe. I did catch up on my webcomics, though, so that was good. ^_^ But I'll be trying to get back into the routine more tomorrow.

Nighty night Bees. Love y'all.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed ;n;
• Universal Warmup - Missed ;n;
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 2 - Missed ;n;
• Daily Crunch - Day 25 - Missed ;n;
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful I have a few friends on VRChat now to chat with and hang out with
  • I'm grateful that when I cat-sit for my friend, I can give all the loving to her kitties
  • I'm grateful that when I wake up, it'll be Saturday and we don't really have plans for it.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Felt I overstep during a converstation. Even though it was awkward and uncomfortable, I pulled the person aside afterwards and apologized. And it went really well.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - None

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-26-25)
Today was a bit more productive than yesterday. Kinda, haha. Fairly laid back. But I did get a workout in and some crafting time in. The head of my plush is really coming along. Ended up hopping into VR for a short bit later on. Honestly, the main thing was I treated myself to pizza today, haha. Oh yeah! And I treated myself to a nice long nap, which is a thing I really should do more often I think.

Hope you all are having a good weekend as well~

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Doing before bed
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 2 - Done
• Daily Crunch - Day 25 and 26 - Done 59 crunches and done 48 kicks
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful I was able to get some crafting time and some VRChat time in. I thought I'd have to choose one or the other (and maybe end up doing neither)
  • I'm grateful we got pizza! It's a nice occasional treat
  • I'm grateful for the nap I got. That felt so nice~
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Back on track with exercising
  • Did just a little bit of world hopping on my own on VRChat. You can never tell exactly how that will go with entering public worlds.
• Mood Tracker - Doing now

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[Mamatigerj]

I love naps!

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-27-25)
Naps really are wonderful @Mamatigerj . I swear I'm like a toddler in that I don't want to go down for a nap, but I always love it when I do, hahaha.

Today was pretty fast paced. I got up at 11ish and had to hit the ground running. Off to grab lunch, feed my friend's kitties, and then off to the BF and metamour's place for family day. Today was an extra special family day as one of the BF's kids was visiting for a few days. I haven't seen her in ages. Hung out, played a round of Red Dragon Inn (a favorite of our group), and hung around chit chatting for a bit. Then it was time to leave, take care of friend's kitties for the second time, and then finally home to rest a bit. The mate ended up going to VRChat again while I initially was gonna cancel. I did overhear that I was missed, so that gave me warm fuzzies. <3 Relaxed, did my exercises, drank a cup of coffee, and ended up with enough energy to pop on for a little bit. Good weekend, though I'm definitely tired now, haha.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Mostly forgot. Oops. Gonna try to get it earlier in the day, I think, so I'm more likely to get it in.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 3 - Done. Somehow managed to get it done without having to stop! WOOT WOOT!
• Daily Crunch - Day 27 - Done. Doing crunch holds seem easier at this point. ^_^
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful I got to see the BF's kid
  • I'm grateful for a good family day
  • I'm grateful I ended up feeling up to going onto VRChat, while still honoring my emotions on it.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Able to sort through my feelings in regards to jumping onto VRChat pretty well. (Basically was I drained or isolating as well as did I want to go or felt obligated since I had told some people I was gonna be there.)
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-28-25)
Oh wow, is it really almost May already!? Where did April go?!

Woke up really groggy. I've been having some crazy, very active dreams. I'd swear my dreams were making me more tired, haha. (In truth, I'm probably waking up in the wrong stage of sleep, too close to dream stage.) Took it easy at first with a light breakfast, coffee, and show time with the mate. After that, I prioritized doing meditation and most of my workout for today. Then relaxing for a bit. I did loose track of time and mis-estimated things though. Had to go feed the kitties in the afternoon/evening (the mate did the morning shift) and then off to the BF's place for date night. Traffic was horrible, so Google routed me through some really pretty back roads. The BF treated me to Chinese takeout where I got way too much, haha. (Not that I'm complaining about not having to worry about lunch plans the next day, lol). And then more Star Trek: Strange New Words time. There was one episode in particular that was interesting; I warned the mate I would need to get him to watch it to see what he thought of it from a stoic perspective. (For the curious, it was season 2 episode 4: Among the Lotus Eaters, specifically about the old man.) Back home afterwards was mostly relaxing. I got the Daily Crunch in though. Probably should have worked on the plush cat since I'm beginning to run short on time, but ended up doodling a little instead.

Overall, not a terrible Monday.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done. Doing it earlier in the day is definitely a good idea.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 4 - Done and somehow without taking breaks. I'm still not sure if I'm lifting enough for the cross crunches, but doing my best. WAY better attempt than last time. Though my tummy is not happy with this, haha.
• Daily Crunch - Day 28 - Done, 57 crunches today (on top of TEN's exercise, though there was a number of hours between these two programs)
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that I can actually see noticeable improvement from my regular working out.
  • I'm grateful for crab rangoons~
  • I'm grateful that the BF let me have some of his energy water flavoring for my drive back home after date night.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Did the TEN exercise without breaks. Last time, I'm pretty sure I paused a bunch of times because my stomach hurt so much.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[Anek]

I'm wondering the same about April!

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-29-25)
Today started a little late. My watch died on me as I was going to bed (I often miss the low battery notification) so I didn't really have an alarm set. It was nice waking up when my body wanted to. And nicer that I was able to snooze in a bit. I felt much less fatigued than I did yesterday. <3

Started out the day with some doodling since I had some creative ideas in my head. Also got my meditation in. I was gonna make a breakfast, but it turned out to be much bigger and later than I was planning so it was my dinner instead, haha. Tossed a bunch of things together to make a big bowl of creamy chicken soup. YUM! Got my exercises in after that and then managed some craft time in. The head is ... maybe halfway? I flipped it so it'll be ready for stuffing. Got to learn how to trim faux fur since the black I have is fairly long fur. Tomorrow I'll hopefully be able to stuff it, attach these pretty buttons for eyes I found, and get the nose rigged up on it. Maybe even the ears as well. I was able to find a free STL file for a simple triangle doll nose and the mate agreed to print one up. I'm gonna have to prime/paint it and then figure out how I'll attach it, but it looks so professional, haha. But not too bad of progress for getting constantly distracted, LOL. (I play fun videos as background for it, but then I get distracted by them. Or my phone games, NGL.)

Had some time to relax too though. The mate and I are nearing the end of Shangri-La Frontier season 2. I'm currently watching Unite Up! season 2 and making slow progress on that. And even helped put away the dishes, haha.

But overall, a good day. Though I kept forgetting that it's only Tuesday (or, well, was anyways). Gonna feel friend on Friday when I go into work.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 5 - Done. I can't remember how I did it last time, but ended up doing 10 second holds on each side since 5 seconds seemed too short.
• Daily Crunch - Day 29 - Done. 51 kicks today. ONE MORE DAY TO GO!
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that my experimental soup turned out well.
  • I'm grateful I was able to sleep in a little
  • I'm grateful I am surrounded by such creative folks.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Exercises and meditation done fairly early
  • Great progress with my craft project
  • Put up the dishes
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (4-30-25)
Not too bad of a day. But not a lot to report, either. Mostly took it easy, TBH. I did a bit excited because a small event I'll be going to dropped their schedule today (though not finalized). Saw the end of Shangri-La Frontier and very upset that we'll have to wait probably a year before seeing how two different big events end. D:

Reevaluated my exercises since I finished the Daily Crunch. I think I'm gonna replace it with Micro Shred as a regular workout for the time being. I'm also thinking about moving Better Sleep to my regular quests section since I keep skipping it and doing yoga daily seems like a good idea. I am debating about adding on an arm exercise like Arms of Steel since that still remains a pretty bad weak point for me. But I don't want to overload myself (and my muscles). I could see re-doing the seated version, though. Hmmmm ... I suppose I don't have to decide immediately though.

Lots of gaming time today. But also at times feeling a bit ... uneasy? That's not really the right word though. Maybe more like aimless. I saw the mate working on art and was wondering why I wasn't as eager to do the same, even though I enjoy it. I convinced myself to do at least a little bit of work on my craft project and I'm really happy with how it's coming along. So why did it take just before bed to do it? Honestly, I think it's partially that my depression isn't fully gone just because I have counseling and medication and support. It's just been a TON of good or neutral times that I didn't really realize it and put the brakes on it earlier. I'm gonna have to be mindful of that in the future.

But overall, it was a good day. While I feel like I wasted it a bit, I don't feel like it was a bad day. I don't even fully regret how I spent it, TBH. I'm just gonna try to work on balancing things more tomorrow and go from there.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 6 - Done. Huh, goes a lot better when you know the difference between marching steps and high knees, haha.
• Daily Crunch - Day 30 - DONE!
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for the chill day
  • I'm grateful dinner turned out pretty well. It was a boxed thing we got on sale but hadn't tried before. Not bad.
  • I'm grateful I got a good balance of me time and couple time with the mate
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Took point on making dinner
  • Convinced myself to work on my craft project before bed
  • Did some yoga (it's been a while)
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Done
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[Mamatigerj]

Happy Badge Day!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Happy Badge Day
And yeah, depression can be that way. Suddenly you realise it's still kinda there :')

 

[JCU]

Congratulations!

 

[Jaga]

Congratulations!

 

[NightWolf714]

Thank you @Mamatigerj @Fremen @Maegaranthelas @JCU and @Jaga ! ^_^

Today's Log (5-1-25)
Blessed Beltane for those who celebrate it! And for those who don't, happy May Day or first of May.

Mostly relaxing day, other than the bed keeping me hostage, haha. Got a little bit of crafting in: got the nose mostly primed (it got smudged, so I'll have to address that once it's dried) and started sewing the ears (after having to recut a piece because I forgot seam allowance). Good balance of things overall. The mate attempted a bannock-like recipe for me to go with dinner since I heard about them a lot in one of my pagan newsletters I use to get. Perfect for a holiday noted for bonefires. We added our favorite go-to seasoning to it and it was pretty tasty!

For exercises, I forgot that Arms of Steal is a ... level 4 program. So that's not gonna happen for a while, lol. So I decided to do the seated version again since that's still a strong workout for me but shouldn't overlap too much with the other ones I'm doing. Though thinking I should stick with just a level 1 so I don't accidentally hurt myself. (I can't remember what level I did before.) Officially moved Better Sleep and Micro Shred to my regular workouts. That just leaves jogging in place, the Balance workout, and anything extra I do in the optional workouts. That seems a bit more reasonable, I think. I'll give this a few days to see how it goes.

Work tomorrow night. Trying to figure out if I'll appreciate the change of pace or be sad that I can't work on my plush cat during it. XD (Even though steps have been taken to avoid the faux fur shedding, I'm not sure it's a good idea to bring it with me.)

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 7 - Done. And wondering if I should start the arm exercises up today, haha.... hehe ... ;n;
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Level 1 - Day 1 - Done. Felt a bit easy, but still sticking to this plan for now.
• Micro Shred Workout - Done. All without breaks. My tummy and lower back hates me for it though. The leg lifts were harder than I was expecting!
• Better Sleep - Done
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that both my partners wished me a happy holiday. And I was able to share a bit about it to a couple of friends. <3
  • I'm grateful that a conversation I had today that could have gone really poorly went surprisingly quick and painless
  • I'm grateful that my full body tracking setup for VRChat is mostly in.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Got laundry done
  • Ran dishes
  • Did a LOT of exercising today. Pushed a little out of my comfort zone with it.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[Anek]

Congrats and happy Beltane!

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Grats for the challenge!

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (5-2-25)
Rainy day when I woke up~ 🌧🌦🌧

Experimented this morning. I got up 2 hours before work instead of just one. I tried working out at least partially and grabbing a quick shower before bed. Worked out pretty well. Even had time to make up breakfast and watch an episode of my show before going in instead of just heating something in the microwave real quick. (Just barely though. I'll have to be mindful in the future.)

Work started out a bit rough though. They had a busy day shift so there was a little bit of catching up and running around when I first got in. But that all settled down quickly enough. At first a lot of my downtime was spent with phone games. But ended up snapping out of the mood a bit evening. Got some reading in (read a graphic novel called "Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown." Really interesting fantasy story, where the world is built up slowly through the anthology.) By the end of the shift, I even doodled a little bit. And somehow still had spoons to talk and reassure my work bestie this morning who was already pretty exhausted. She's a pretty cool person and a great nurse, though, so I know she'll be fine.

Now off to bed. Gonna try to get up at a halfway decent time since I'll be shifting my sleep schedule slightly for Sunday. Ick.

Speaking of mood, I had a talk with the mate about how sorta demotivated I've been feeling the last couple of days. Granted, it's shark week next week so that very well could be the reason. But I also ran out of my ashwagonda halfway through the week. I only take a half-dose, but that may be affecting my mood a little bit potentially. (I'm not sure if it's too early or not to tell, TBH.) So may be getting back on that. But the mood tracking was helpful to show that I had occasional "blah" moments these past couple of months as well, so it's not as extreme as it felt in the moment. Validation for doing the task that annoys me, haha.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 8 - Done. I had to take micro breaks where I let my arms down before picking them back up. But I got through it without any real breaks. Woot!
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Level 1 - Day 2 - Missed
• Micro Shred Workout - Done. But not going after the extra credit today, haha. Breaks are nice with those leg lifts. XD Going without a break again is gonna be a goal for the future.
• Better Sleep - Missed
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that my coworker apparently really liked the chai tea that I made her last week. She thanked me again for me, and for making it up for her. Haha, that was sweet of her.
  • I'm grateful for good leftovers at work. I wasn't sure about what to bring, so I grabbed something to make, but food at work is so nice~
  • I'm grateful that I got home at a decent time. Yay for not dealing with rush hour traffic on the weekend!
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Work completed
  • At least for now, seem to be snapped out of my demotivated mood a little.
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Thanks @PetiteSheWolf !

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (5-3-25)
I managed to win the victory over the bed somehow. Overall pretty relaxing day though. We ended up going out to pick up a few groceries and grabbed some food while we were out. Watched a bit of show together. Then kinda hung out and did our own thing. I didn't end up sewing any like I planned, but I at least doodled a little. Got a good amount of exercise in though. Not bad for a low energy kinda day. Though, now that I think about it, I also arranged a couple of hangouts and stuff so go me.

There was an amusing moment while grocery shopping. They had a these cookies and cream flavored cake pops on sale. I love those and that flavor is a fav. So I started to get it, but then hesitated. "I don't really need cake pops." Hesitates. Turns to the mate, "Can you help me? Tell me I don't need these cake pops." Mate: "I think you'd like those cake pops. Especially if you have them as a dessert tonight." -Insert surprise pikachu face meme here- And he was most definitely right, they were delicious!

The mate did show me this game called Adventures with Anxiety. I really liked it. Funny at times, hard hitting other times. But overall, really sound and accurate information. It's a weird game because you play the role of "anxiety," basically. I'd recommend it.

But yeah, don't have much to say about today. Tomorrow is family day, but hoping I can get some work done on crafting. The nose looks ready to go, so hopefully I can get that glued on with a bit of luck. (I say luck, because I'm trying to attach resin to faux fur. Meep.)

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 9 - Done. Needed a number of microbreaks but did pretty well. Though another "my tummy is grumpy" workouts, haha.... ;n;
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Day 2 - Done. Took advantages of the small breaks instead of trying to rush through it. Went better than last time, I think.
• Micro Shred Workout - Done
• Better Sleep - Done
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for the low energy day. Especially since I never remembered to grab my second cup of coffee somehow.
  • I'm grateful the mate encouraged me to get the cake pops. It's a VERY rare treat and they were so rich and good. ^____^
  • I'm grateful that we're hosting for family night tomorrow. Means I didn't have to stress out as much about just how early to get to bed.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Groceries acquired!
  • Reached out to someone from my book club and we're gonna hang out later this month.
• Mood Tracker - Doing now.

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (5-4-25)
Happy Star Wars day! May the fourth be with you. (Though I'm more of a Trekkie, personally, haha.)

Today ended up being a rest day. Not intended but not a bad use of the day. Got up just a little before the BF and his wife go here. Hung out for a good bit. Afterwards, ended up taking a big hour and a half nappers. Unfortunately meant I was late for movie night on VRChat, but that was okay. Was happy I got to show off my new full body tracking set up. Got tired after that and kinda just hung out.

Didn't really do any crafting things. I did, however, pick the mate and BF's brains on the best method for attaching the nose to the doll. Between the two of them, I have a pretty good game plan in mind. Though I'm gonna have to wait a bit to do it, but that's okay, plenty to work on with it otherwise.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot
• Universal Warmup - Skipped
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 10 - Skipped
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Day 3 - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful for the time spent with my chosen family (minus the one AFK one). They even let me share the Adventures with Anxiety game with them.
  • I'm grateful the long nappers I got. I think I really needed that.
  • I'm grateful that the mate introduced me to this Sunday group on VRChat. They're a really nice batch.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Napped! (I should do that more)
  • Socialized!
• Mood Tracker - Doing now.

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (5-5-25)
Not too bad of a day. Got chill with the mate a little before heading out for date night. Date night was fun. We ended up getting fast food, but that's okay for an occasional treat. Especially since I got a cookie, haha. Saw some dang good episodes of Star Trek that provoked some good discussion. Relaxed a decent bit of the evening. I did a bit of exercise but stopped partway through. I think I was overheating, but I got a little light headed and didn't want to push myself too much. (I'm almost certainly dehydrated, so I'll have to work on that.) I'll try again tomorrow for the full set. Finishing off the evening with a little bit of crafting with some youtube videos. Not a lot, granted. I got the other ear sewn, though both still need to be closed up and attached to the head. But it's enough to get the ball rolling again. One of the videos I watched was recommended by @TopNotch (Why You Lose Your Creativity (and How to Get it Back)). Between that and another video by the same creator, got me thinking a bit about my relationship with artwork.

Also talked a bit in the evening with the mate. He is very much a classical Stoic. And, well, pretty sure I'd fall squarely into the school of Epicurean. He's been going to a meetup with some friends who happen to also be stoics (or at least interested in it) and it's getting me tempted to learn more about epicureanism. So may consider that.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Only a few minutes off, but at least that's something.
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 10 - Done
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Day 3 - Skipped
• Micro Shred Workout - Skipped
• Better Sleep - Skipped
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful that traffic was surprisingly kind to me
  • I'm grateful that there's so much amazing shows, videos, music, etc that can be enjoyed.
  • I'm grateful
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Exercised
  • Got laundry done
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[NightWolf714]

Today's Log (5-6-25)
Today's Life Pro(?)tip: Try putting peanut butter on your oreos. It's good. Trust me. ^_~

Slow start to the day so I could drink some coffee when I first got up. But went to the grocery store to pick up my medications and grab a few things including dinner stuff. Treated myself to some mini chicken dumplings and a california roll. <3 Watched a few more episodes of My 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love Me (romcom anime that's pretty good, pretty wholesome and pretty good representation of polyam). On my own, I also ended up finishing Unite Up season 2. That music is sooooo good for that final episode.

Got a good chunk of crafting time in today with, ahhhh, mixed results. Got the ears sealed up after spending longer than I'd like to admit reminding myself how a ladder stitch (or invisible stitch) works. I always get it mixed up for some reason. But then attaching the ears did not go smoothly at all. I had two full attempts that kept having two problems: either the knot would just wiggle itself through the felt or the thread wasn't pulled tight enough to have the ears flush against the head (which was hard to judge because the faux fur is pretty long). I ended up having to take a break for a bit and do something else while working through that tangled problem. (Pun intended.) After brainstorming with the mate, I got a good idea that ended up working out. So yay, the head is done other than attaching the nose ... though I think I also want to darken the pink of it. So I may be painting it and then sealing it first, haha.

Exercises went well. Later than intended for both that and the meditation, but it got done eventually. ^_^;;; Making progress.

Regular Quests:

• Daily Hug Challenge - Done
• 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
• Universal Warmup - Done
• TEN: Sequel Edition - Day 11 - Done. And yay, just realized that I'm a third of the way done without taking any full breaks during the exercises.
• Arms of Steel [Seated]: Sequel Edition - Day 3 - Done
• Micro Shred Workout - Done
• Better Sleep - Done
• Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
  • I'm grateful the oreos we had weren't expired. ^_^
  • I'm grateful that I know so many creative and clever people I can ask for help with when I'm stuck. (Both my partners are creative and brilliant.)
  • I'm grateful that Krogers has so many good food options.
• Counting Victories Challenge - Done
  • Washed Towels
  • Did an amazing job recognizing when I was getting frustrated and reacting to it. That's a very difficult thing for me.
    
  • Other than the nose, the head of the plush cat is done!
• Mood Tracker - Done

Optional Quests:

• Balance Workout - Skipped
• Jogging in Place - Skipped
• Bonus Exercise - Skipped

 

[Mr.Javo]

Peanut butter inside or outside the oreo?