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Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary and I hope you have a wonderful time on your vacation!
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Congrats on your 10th anniversary, enjoy your vacation! 
I hope your vacation is relaxing!
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Happy anniversary!!
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7-14-25 Log
I let myself sleep in a little bit today. Because I went to bed early, sleeping in was still 11 am which is fairly early for me. (I'm trying to shift my sleep schedule for the trip since the BF is an early to bed/early to rise type). But it was nice waking up feeling fairly refreshed. Though that first cup of coffee still hit nicely, hehe. Things were pretty good after that. A bit lazy and had to convince myself to do work. But overall it was good. The BF had to spend the night tonight since he's got an in-person class. It's kinda nice. We figured we wouldn't get our dedicated date night since we'll be going on vacation on Wednesday, but it seems I'm seeing him every day this week. ^_^
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I let myself sleep in a little bit today. Because I went to bed early, sleeping in was still 11 am which is fairly early for me. (I'm trying to shift my sleep schedule for the trip since the BF is an early to bed/early to rise type). But it was nice waking up feeling fairly refreshed. Though that first cup of coffee still hit nicely, hehe. Things were pretty good after that. A bit lazy and had to convince myself to do work. But overall it was good. The BF had to spend the night tonight since he's got an in-person class. It's kinda nice. We figured we wouldn't get our dedicated date night since we'll be going on vacation on Wednesday, but it seems I'm seeing him every day this week. ^_^
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 17 - Done
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Push-ups done: 11-5, 7- Stopped here as the mate pointed out my arms aren't really in the ideal position and may cause problems. Basically I'm making a "T" shape, not an "arrow" shape with my body. So the second part of set 2 onwards are knee push-ups until I improve more.
[*]Knee Push-ups done: 10, 15-10, 14-6, and 6-5 -
Why so many push-ups to failure?! ;n; I mean, I'm progressing pretty well because of it, but ~why~?
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- Better Sleep - Done
- Unbound - Day 4 - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the mate's willingness to help and support my workout efforts
- I'm grateful for so many art reference sites that makes drawing easier
- I'm grateful for online radio stations
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Put up the towels that were washed
- Cleaned out my car so it's ready for the trip
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - 1 mile walk around the neighborhood
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7-15-25 Log
Today's packing day! Fortunately, I made a master packing list on my computer ages ago that just gets edited for each trip. It shouldn't be too bad then. I just don't want to do it, haha. But things need to be done all the same. Talked with the BF yesterday and he's thinking a relaxing, crafty vacation with occasional outings to explore the surrounding area. Sounds nice. And also nice that I'll still be able to work on Art Fight stuff since I'm woefully behind on it compared to previous years. ^_^;;; Good time over at the BF's place. We're both getting excited about heading out tomorrow.
On the exercise front, I'm realizing how much breath control really plays into doing a good workout. When I am mindful of my breathing and slow it down, I'm able to do more. Also, despite the set back of moving from push-ups to knee push-ups (because my form wasn't the best), I'm realizing just how far I've come. After all, it wasn't that long ago when I couldn't do knee push-ups either!
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Today's packing day! Fortunately, I made a master packing list on my computer ages ago that just gets edited for each trip. It shouldn't be too bad then. I just don't want to do it, haha. But things need to be done all the same. Talked with the BF yesterday and he's thinking a relaxing, crafty vacation with occasional outings to explore the surrounding area. Sounds nice. And also nice that I'll still be able to work on Art Fight stuff since I'm woefully behind on it compared to previous years. ^_^;;; Good time over at the BF's place. We're both getting excited about heading out tomorrow.
On the exercise front, I'm realizing how much breath control really plays into doing a good workout. When I am mindful of my breathing and slow it down, I'm able to do more. Also, despite the set back of moving from push-ups to knee push-ups (because my form wasn't the best), I'm realizing just how far I've come. After all, it wasn't that long ago when I couldn't do knee push-ups either!
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 18 - Lv 1 Done with Bonus Quest
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Though bonus quest was with knee push-ups instead of regular
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- Better Sleep - Done
- Unbound - Day 5 - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful that I thought of the master packing list idea years ago. It helps so much. Thanks past me!
- I'm grateful for the help in packing from the mate
- I'm grateful for the leftovers my metamour gave me. <3 Will always take more crab rangoon.
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Packed all the things!
- Got a load of laundry done (for the above goal, lol)
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout -
- Jogging in Place -
- Bonus Exercise - 1/2 mile (because it was too hot/humid for more at that time)
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7-21-25 Log
Whew! Hi all, I'm back! I had loose delusions of doing at least warmups while on vacation, but that definitely did not happen, haha. We had a good time though. I was nervous about the drive there and back. The BF has narcolepsy so we don't like him driving for more than an hour if possible. The longest I had driven was ... 4 hours? And going from the BF's place to Chicago was about 8 hours with all the stops we took. I drove the whole way up, made him drive in the city while we were there, and then had him drive until just outside the city when we were leaving before I took over again. I was one exhausted pup afterwards! But proud of how far my stamina has gone! Which was great when we found ourselves parking far from the two places we visited while there. XD It was a short trip (headed up on Wednesday, back on Saturday) but a really fun one! We spent one day at a science museum (seeing the BF absolutely giddy at the Tesla coils was worth it) and then another day at the beach. Beyond that we sorta chilled at the AirBNB crafting and such. We watched a little of the Harley Quin and Ivy cartoon since I had gotten behind. And I got to watch Sinners which was AMAZING! During the trip, we also listened to the first Percy Jackson book since I hadn't actually read it yet. LOVED IT! I'm also excited because the BF is making me a dice tower for our anniversary. Though he's gonna leave it unpainted so I can decorate it. <3
But it's no wonder that last night I slept for 12 hours. So good to be back in my own bed though! I was pretty lazy for most of today to be honest. But finally pushed myself to do some productive stuff. I think I'm more tired than I realized since I also got emotional over some stupid stuff (though that lead to a good discussion and strategy for the future). Still, trying to get back into the routine of things. Especially since I've got work on Wednesday night. (THANK GOODNESS they didn't need me Monday and Tuesday night like we thought for a second!) Managed to get a workout in and worked on another art fight sketch.
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Whew! Hi all, I'm back! I had loose delusions of doing at least warmups while on vacation, but that definitely did not happen, haha. We had a good time though. I was nervous about the drive there and back. The BF has narcolepsy so we don't like him driving for more than an hour if possible. The longest I had driven was ... 4 hours? And going from the BF's place to Chicago was about 8 hours with all the stops we took. I drove the whole way up, made him drive in the city while we were there, and then had him drive until just outside the city when we were leaving before I took over again. I was one exhausted pup afterwards! But proud of how far my stamina has gone! Which was great when we found ourselves parking far from the two places we visited while there. XD It was a short trip (headed up on Wednesday, back on Saturday) but a really fun one! We spent one day at a science museum (seeing the BF absolutely giddy at the Tesla coils was worth it) and then another day at the beach. Beyond that we sorta chilled at the AirBNB crafting and such. We watched a little of the Harley Quin and Ivy cartoon since I had gotten behind. And I got to watch Sinners which was AMAZING! During the trip, we also listened to the first Percy Jackson book since I hadn't actually read it yet. LOVED IT! I'm also excited because the BF is making me a dice tower for our anniversary. Though he's gonna leave it unpainted so I can decorate it. <3
But it's no wonder that last night I slept for 12 hours. So good to be back in my own bed though! I was pretty lazy for most of today to be honest. But finally pushed myself to do some productive stuff. I think I'm more tired than I realized since I also got emotional over some stupid stuff (though that lead to a good discussion and strategy for the future). Still, trying to get back into the routine of things. Especially since I've got work on Wednesday night. (THANK GOODNESS they didn't need me Monday and Tuesday night like we thought for a second!) Managed to get a workout in and worked on another art fight sketch.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed. >_<;; I'm gonna have to get on top of this one again
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 19 - Done. Not too bad of a workout to return to.
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Was going to do the optional subquest, saw that it says 1000 and not 100, and noped out, haha
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- Better Sleep - Done
- Unbound - Day 6 - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for such patient and loving partners
- I'm grateful for the breaks in weather to go for a walk
- I'm grateful coffee
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Got lots of sleep
- Grocery shopping
- Had a hard conversation and asked for feedback to avoid icky emotions later
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - 1 mile walk between storms
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Welcome home and belated Happy Anniversary! 
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Thank you @Mamatigerj ! ^_^
7-22-25 Log
Was gonna snooze some more, but the lightening outside said I needed to go ahead and get up, haha. (It was actually really nice until it got just a little too loud.) A lot of today kinda felt like I wasn't doing enough so I had to remind myself that 1.) rest is okay and important. And 2.) that I am doing things. It doesn't help that shark week has started so I don't feel like doing anything anyways. But trying to find that balance.
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7-22-25 Log
Was gonna snooze some more, but the lightening outside said I needed to go ahead and get up, haha. (It was actually really nice until it got just a little too loud.) A lot of today kinda felt like I wasn't doing enough so I had to remind myself that 1.) rest is okay and important. And 2.) that I am doing things. It doesn't help that shark week has started so I don't feel like doing anything anyways. But trying to find that balance.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 20 - Done + Bonus. I'm now about a third of the way through this program.
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I have no idea what the back stretches are, so I did the best I could. I did manage to crack my back pretty dang nicely, so I guess I figured it out, lol.
- I'm so amused that for Split Lunges, I googled to see how to do it and saw a page talking about Darebee with one of their videos linked. XD
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- Unbound - Day 7 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful that the mate can stay up later these days. The company is nice late at night
- I'm grateful for the energy water flavoring the BF gave me over the trip (which I didn't finish off then)
- I'm grateful that it's easy to read manga online. So much easier than when I was a teen. <3
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Got my meditation in
- Got to work on stuff even though I didn't wanna XD
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - 1/2 mile walk before death by humidity
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7-23-25 Log
Another work night. Always feels weird when I've been on vacation and then try to come back, lol. The evening went really well overall. The main issue was I kept feeling like time was running away from me. D: Lunch was fantastic! I had told the mate last night that the items from my manga looked tasty and wanted some of them. Well, he actually made up some for me. I ended up with enough to share with a coworker too so that was nice.
I did have one rough but ended up good moment at the end of the shift, though. I had 6 blood draws lined up to do. One slept too late, got 2, missed 3. That's ... pretty bad. And I had no one really to blame but myself (though I did hear one was a really hard stick so that helped a little). When the day shift came in, I apologized and she said it was no big deal, she'd get the later. She was just happy I tried and got what I did. I was beating myself up about it at first, but I reminded myself that it's okay. I don't need to be mean to myself. That it just means I need to work on that skill more. And as I was driving home, I realized that I'm in a position where it is 100% okay for me to not be perfect. My partners are okay with it, my chosen family is okay with it, my coworkers are okay with it. Hell, even my patients were friendly and understanding about it today! I almost cried just realizing how wonderful of a situation I am in my life right now. (And once I go full time, I'll be able to actually build up that skill, so that'll be nice.) Just a nice thought to leave myself on; that it's okay to not be perfect. I'm doing just fine. And with each day, I can try to do a little better.
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Another work night. Always feels weird when I've been on vacation and then try to come back, lol. The evening went really well overall. The main issue was I kept feeling like time was running away from me. D: Lunch was fantastic! I had told the mate last night that the items from my manga looked tasty and wanted some of them. Well, he actually made up some for me.
I ended up with enough to share with a coworker too so that was nice. I did have one rough but ended up good moment at the end of the shift, though. I had 6 blood draws lined up to do. One slept too late, got 2, missed 3. That's ... pretty bad. And I had no one really to blame but myself (though I did hear one was a really hard stick so that helped a little). When the day shift came in, I apologized and she said it was no big deal, she'd get the later. She was just happy I tried and got what I did. I was beating myself up about it at first, but I reminded myself that it's okay. I don't need to be mean to myself. That it just means I need to work on that skill more. And as I was driving home, I realized that I'm in a position where it is 100% okay for me to not be perfect. My partners are okay with it, my chosen family is okay with it, my coworkers are okay with it. Hell, even my patients were friendly and understanding about it today! I almost cried just realizing how wonderful of a situation I am in my life right now. (And once I go full time, I'll be able to actually build up that skill, so that'll be nice.) Just a nice thought to leave myself on; that it's okay to not be perfect. I'm doing just fine. And with each day, I can try to do a little better.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Only got about 5 minutes in.
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 21 - Lv 1 Done and done for ring practice
- Knee Push-ups Done: 17, 14, 14, 7, and 11
- My arms and shoulders are dead ;n;
- Unbound - Day 8 - Missed
- Better Sleep - Missed
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the house spouse. ^_^ While I do tend to do better at keeping up a routine (and remembering to do things), he's MUCH better at noticing and doing deep cleaning stuff.
- I'm grateful for the understanding of those around me.
- I'm grateful for cookies
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Nearly finished inking a picture
- Caught myself having negative thoughts and reminded myself to be gentle to myself.
- Even if I didn't get all of them, I got 2 blood draws.
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
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7-24-25 Log
Felt a bit tired today, so kinda took it easy. I didn't want to do exercise, lol, but figured I probably should. So I agreed with myself to just do the ones I didn't get to yesterday. Seemed like a fair compromise. Though it's weird to not do the warm-ups, so really I'm just skipping Hero's Journey today, lol. Figuring out the balance between letting myself rest without overdoing it; figuring out when I'm antsy because I've been lazy and not using up my daily allotment of energy versus random anxiety or whatever. That's apparently gonna be my main mission now that the mate has taken up the majority of stuff around the house.
Otherwise, I focused a bit more on artwork. And managed to hang out online with a few friends I hadn't talked to in a while, which was really nice. I was gonna have a work meeting today, but that got moved to Tuesday which was a nice surprise, lol. Oh! And I also got a new smart watch. So many features, it's a little overwhelming at first. Actually a lot overwhelming to be honest, but worked through that. It'll be nice to figure out all the features eventually. ^_^
Earlier in the evening I also had a good phone call with my sister and nephew. It was his birthday yesterday, so I had to call and tell him Happy Birthday. I let him go off about the video game he was playing and it was nice catching up a little with my sister. We're both kinda bad about keeping in touch. ^_^;;
So all in all, not too bad of a day.
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Felt a bit tired today, so kinda took it easy. I didn't want to do exercise, lol, but figured I probably should. So I agreed with myself to just do the ones I didn't get to yesterday. Seemed like a fair compromise. Though it's weird to not do the warm-ups, so really I'm just skipping Hero's Journey today, lol. Figuring out the balance between letting myself rest without overdoing it; figuring out when I'm antsy because I've been lazy and not using up my daily allotment of energy versus random anxiety or whatever. That's apparently gonna be my main mission now that the mate has taken up the majority of stuff around the house.
Otherwise, I focused a bit more on artwork. And managed to hang out online with a few friends I hadn't talked to in a while, which was really nice.
I was gonna have a work meeting today, but that got moved to Tuesday which was a nice surprise, lol. Oh! And I also got a new smart watch. So many features, it's a little overwhelming at first. Earlier in the evening I also had a good phone call with my sister and nephew. It was his birthday yesterday, so I had to call and tell him Happy Birthday.
I let him go off about the video game he was playing and it was nice catching up a little with my sister. We're both kinda bad about keeping in touch. ^_^;;So all in all, not too bad of a day.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 22 - Skipped
- Unbound - Day 8 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the work meeting being rescheduled since I didn't want to do it so soon after waking up. LOL!
- I'm grateful that it's easy to virtually hang out with friends.
- I'm grateful for art fight encouraging creativity and fun drawing ideas.
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Did a bit of a workout, even if I didn't want to, lol
- Did a phone call. XD
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
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7-25-25 Log
Pretty good day today. I kept thinking it was Saturday for some reason though. XD But was pretty relaxing. We only had one thing planned which was in the evening so I was able to get up when I wanted and pretty much do whatever for the day. I finished inking my current picture and started coloring it a bit. This current one is gonna be the one with the most effort this month, so it's priority. (It's getting an actual background if I can pull it off.) I read a little bit, played on my phone some, watched an episode of my current show.
I even started up a new video game: Hatoful Boyfriend. I'm amused by the premise and wondering where it's going to go. (For those who aren't familiar with it, the game features intelligent pigeons. Not pigeon anthros, but bird birds. XD ) Enjoyable so far.
We also took a walk. Since it wasn't as humid and was sunny, we took the longer path since it had been a while. Later in the evening was a movie night with a VR friend. We watched Bones with Snoop Dogg. Not too bad, though I felt like the second half of the movie was a little underbaked. (Pun not intended but accepted.) The special effects were really awesome though! Apparently it's mostly practical effects.
After that, mostly relaxing. I got my workout in, but a bit later than I probably should have. My new watch measured my sleep and last night wasn't too bad. But we'll see how it goes for tonight. ^_^;;; Still getting use to the darn thing. It feels like a whole smart phone instead of a watch. I do wish I could adjust the step counter to start at a different time but that seems to be a pretty rare feature as far as I can tell. Pretty nice otherwise though so far.
I typed this in one batch instead of as it went so it's a little jumbled. Off to bed here soon, I think. Nighty night my lovely bee pals~
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Pretty good day today. I kept thinking it was Saturday for some reason though. XD But was pretty relaxing. We only had one thing planned which was in the evening so I was able to get up when I wanted and pretty much do whatever for the day. I finished inking my current picture and started coloring it a bit. This current one is gonna be the one with the most effort this month, so it's priority. (It's getting an actual background if I can pull it off.) I read a little bit, played on my phone some, watched an episode of my current show.
I even started up a new video game: Hatoful Boyfriend. I'm amused by the premise and wondering where it's going to go. (For those who aren't familiar with it, the game features intelligent pigeons. Not pigeon anthros, but bird birds. XD ) Enjoyable so far.
We also took a walk. Since it wasn't as humid and was sunny, we took the longer path since it had been a while. Later in the evening was a movie night with a VR friend. We watched Bones with Snoop Dogg. Not too bad, though I felt like the second half of the movie was a little underbaked. (Pun not intended but accepted.) The special effects were really awesome though! Apparently it's mostly practical effects.
After that, mostly relaxing. I got my workout in, but a bit later than I probably should have. My new watch measured my sleep and last night wasn't too bad. But we'll see how it goes for tonight. ^_^;;; Still getting use to the darn thing. It feels like a whole smart phone instead of a watch. I do wish I could adjust the step counter to start at a different time but that seems to be a pretty rare feature as far as I can tell. Pretty nice otherwise though so far.
I typed this in one batch instead of as it went so it's a little jumbled. Off to bed here soon, I think. Nighty night my lovely bee pals~
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 22 - Lv 1 done
- I am dead now. My ghost shall encourage you all
- Skipped the subquest option
- I am dead now. My ghost shall encourage you all
- Unbound - Day 9 - Done
- Lack of ankle mobility strikes again though. >_<;;;
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for water flavorings that make it more fun to drink water
- I'm grateful that it's only Friday with no plans Saturday. I kept thinking it was Saturday (with family day tomorrow), so it was nice when I remembered what day it was really. XD
- I'm grateful that life is overall pretty simple right now.
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Got my whole workout done (just barely, lol)
- Gave myself space to do an actual video game, which I've been meaning to for a while. ^_^
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - 1.34 miles long route walked (I can track it with my new smart watch now. ^_^ )
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7-26-25 Log
Good day today. I slept in too much, but I needed it I think. Got busy right away taking out trash/recycling to the drop off and then doing a bit of grocery shopping at the warehouse store. Also grabbed lunch there (and pre-lunch with all the free samples, lol). Relaxed most of the day afterwards. We did have a nice walk around the neighborhood. Ended up getting into a nice conversation with a few folks working on some nice landscaping. Yay for socialization! Hehe~
I didn't get as much art time in as I was planning. Kinda forgot about it and got distracted. ^_^;;; It didn't help that I'm more interested in this video game than I thought I'd be. I'm gonna have to work on it more tomorrow, I think.
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Good day today. I slept in too much, but I needed it I think. Got busy right away taking out trash/recycling to the drop off and then doing a bit of grocery shopping at the warehouse store. Also grabbed lunch there (and pre-lunch with all the free samples, lol). Relaxed most of the day afterwards. We did have a nice walk around the neighborhood. Ended up getting into a nice conversation with a few folks working on some nice landscaping. Yay for socialization! Hehe~
I didn't get as much art time in as I was planning. Kinda forgot about it and got distracted. ^_^;;; It didn't help that I'm more interested in this video game than I thought I'd be. I'm gonna have to work on it more tomorrow, I think.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 23 - Lv 3 Done + Sub quest
- No trouble with the sub quest, got it in my first set. Though ... I was also rather beat by the end of that first set, lol. I am better at very very short sprints. Other sets, worked more on pacing and breathing. And comparing how it feels to my times doing jogging in place.
- Since it was similar to my old workout, I went ahead and tried the full thing. Plus, I peeked at the karma after 3 sets and that was motivation, LOL!
- Unbound - Day 10 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for free food samples, lol. (Though one or two was helpful since we were considering getting those items.)
- I'm grateful for chill neighbors
- I'm grateful relaxing, cozy moments
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Got at least some art in despite the distractions
- Got recycling/trash dropped off
- Did a bit of shopping
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - 1.4 miles long route walked
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7-27-25 Log
Today was another day that kinda slipped past me. Tried to wake up early (for me) at noon so I'd have time to get ready for the day before family came over. I think I got a bit overheated during the night, though, because I felt pretty tired when I got up. It's a hard balance between liking the house warm, having a ceiling fan on, sleeping with a weighted blanket, and it being summer. I'm gonna have to figure something out with that. >_<;;; Luckily I wasn't the only one kinda tired. I left during the hangout to take a nap and felt sorta bad about it. But the BF and his wife also ended up taking naps so I don't feel as bad now. XD But I'm probably gonna have to figure out a solution to waking up early on Sundays. I talked to the mate about it but I don't have a full solution yet. We at least took a nice walk outside during the talk. I forgot to hit the setting on my watch, but it was a nice time out.
Then watched a little bit of TV with dinner and relaxed a little before VRChat time. I figured I would prioritize that because: 1.) it had been a while since I could go, 2.) the movie sounded fun and, 3.) I figured a bit more socializing might help with the funk being tired got me in. Definitely a good call. It was fun hanging out, even if I cut it fairly short once the movie was over. The movie we watched was Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. That turned out to be a much more fun movie than I was expected! A great time~
Again, relaxed a bit after that. I didn't feel up to a full workout but I figured I could do at least some. Mostly just skipped Hero's Journey since it's getting a little late on me (I have an appointment tomorrow) and don't want to do too much. And still kinda tired so not feeling it. But I'm proud of myself for remembering that I can at least do some. ^_^
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Today was another day that kinda slipped past me. Tried to wake up early (for me) at noon so I'd have time to get ready for the day before family came over. I think I got a bit overheated during the night, though, because I felt pretty tired when I got up. It's a hard balance between liking the house warm, having a ceiling fan on, sleeping with a weighted blanket, and it being summer. I'm gonna have to figure something out with that. >_<;;; Luckily I wasn't the only one kinda tired. I left during the hangout to take a nap and felt sorta bad about it. But the BF and his wife also ended up taking naps so I don't feel as bad now. XD But I'm probably gonna have to figure out a solution to waking up early on Sundays. I talked to the mate about it but I don't have a full solution yet. We at least took a nice walk outside during the talk. I forgot to hit the setting on my watch, but it was a nice time out.
Then watched a little bit of TV with dinner and relaxed a little before VRChat time. I figured I would prioritize that because: 1.) it had been a while since I could go, 2.) the movie sounded fun and, 3.) I figured a bit more socializing might help with the funk being tired got me in. Definitely a good call. It was fun hanging out, even if I cut it fairly short once the movie was over. The movie we watched was Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. That turned out to be a much more fun movie than I was expected! A great time~
Again, relaxed a bit after that. I didn't feel up to a full workout but I figured I could do at least some. Mostly just skipped Hero's Journey since it's getting a little late on me (I have an appointment tomorrow) and don't want to do too much. And still kinda tired so not feeling it. But I'm proud of myself for remembering that I can at least do some. ^_^
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 24 - Skipped
- Unbound - Day 11 - Done. Some good stretches in there
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful I have people to talk to about difficult things.
- I'm grateful we have apple juice. When you cut it with water, it's so nice and refreshing
- I'm grateful we grabbed lasagna from the store yesterday. We don't get it often and it's such a nice treat
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Did the VRChat
- Took care of my physical (nap) and emotional (socializing) needs
- Compromised with myself to get at least a partial workout in.
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - About a mile walked with the short route (forgot to measure it)
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7-28-25 Log
Oops, today escaped from me.
Had an annual lady doc appointment. It was with a new NP but she was really nice. Appointment went well. The mate dropped me off and got groceries so we were able to get dinner together afterwards (we had a gift card to use up anyways). Back home for a little bit of relaxing until the BF came over. We hung out for a bit until he had to get to sleep.
The evening mostly went well. Got a bit of artwork in, though again not as much as meant. The mate and I had our leftovers for "lunch" with a bit of show watching. After that, I crashed for a bit with a random low blood sugar. (I say random because I thought I ate pretty well today all things considering. But these things happen.) And it was right when I was gonna work out too! ;n; I ended up feeling pretty zonked after that so I kinda just took it easy the rest of the night. And some how, it's already 3:30 am I'm already tired, so heading onto bed. Tomorrow will be a new start to everything. Just need to remember to breath and not worry about Art Fight nearing the end (it goes until the end of the month) and how much I still want to do for it. ^_^;;;;;;;;
Oops, today escaped from me.
Had an annual lady doc appointment. It was with a new NP but she was really nice. Appointment went well. The mate dropped me off and got groceries so we were able to get dinner together afterwards (we had a gift card to use up anyways). Back home for a little bit of relaxing until the BF came over. We hung out for a bit until he had to get to sleep.
The evening mostly went well. Got a bit of artwork in, though again not as much as meant. The mate and I had our leftovers for "lunch" with a bit of show watching. After that, I crashed for a bit with a random low blood sugar. (I say random because I thought I ate pretty well today all things considering. But these things happen.) And it was right when I was gonna work out too! ;n; I ended up feeling pretty zonked after that so I kinda just took it easy the rest of the night. And some how, it's already 3:30 am I'm already tired, so heading onto bed. Tomorrow will be a new start to everything. Just need to remember to breath and not worry about Art Fight nearing the end (it goes until the end of the month) and how much I still want to do for it. ^_^;;;;;;;;
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7-29-25 Log
Okay, LET'S DO THIS!
Actually did get to doing a decent amount of artwork in. Doing a semi-pomodoro style. I'll put on an interesting youtube video and then take a short break between if needed. Worked well. Then I got a longer break with a virtual work meeting, lol. Actually, that went fairly well. Then first part of dinner and show with the mate followed by second part of dinner and show with the BF. XD
A bit lazy afterwards, but getting onto exercising to make sure I don't miss out on it again! I would have went for a walk but we have a heat advisory and so that was a no, lol. And getting more artwork in. I am having to make peace with the fact that I won't be able to get as much as I want to done, but that's okay I think. Gotta remind myself that it's just for fun.
I am debating a bit about adding another workout or program to the roster. But I'm not sure what. Maybe something cardio based to make sure I get that in.... Well, decided why not? And the jogging in place/walks can be an optional add on if I feel like it. Going with 30 Day Cardio Light since I don't want to overdo it. Hit it while the pan is hot as the saying goes (I think. I'm terrible at mixing up common phrases).
Also think I'm gonna keep up with how many days in a row I do exercises. Hoping that even on vacation or at cons, that might encourage me to at least do warm-ups. Though climbing stairs at cons should totally count, lol.
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Work Out Score: 1
High Score: 1
Okay, LET'S DO THIS!
Actually did get to doing a decent amount of artwork in. Doing a semi-pomodoro style. I'll put on an interesting youtube video and then take a short break between if needed. Worked well. Then I got a longer break with a virtual work meeting, lol. Actually, that went fairly well. Then first part of dinner and show with the mate followed by second part of dinner and show with the BF. XD
A bit lazy afterwards, but getting onto exercising to make sure I don't miss out on it again! I would have went for a walk but we have a heat advisory and so that was a no, lol. And getting more artwork in. I am having to make peace with the fact that I won't be able to get as much as I want to done, but that's okay I think. Gotta remind myself that it's just for fun.
I am debating a bit about adding another workout or program to the roster. But I'm not sure what. Maybe something cardio based to make sure I get that in.... Well, decided why not? And the jogging in place/walks can be an optional add on if I feel like it. Going with 30 Day Cardio Light since I don't want to overdo it. Hit it while the pan is hot as the saying goes (I think. I'm terrible at mixing up common phrases).
Also think I'm gonna keep up with how many days in a row I do exercises. Hoping that even on vacation or at cons, that might encourage me to at least do warm-ups. Though climbing stairs at cons should totally count, lol.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 24 - Done
- Oh no. Now that I'm doing okay with leg raises, we have another exercise to make me feel terrible: the pulse ups. Though it didn't help that I didn't have the form right at first.
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 1 - Lv 1 Done (because that's enough right now, lol)
- Unbound - Day 12 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the time I get to spend with my partners
- I'm grateful for the hot and cold water machine we have upstairs
- I'm grateful for silly people doing silly little things and sharing it. <3 (For context on the curious, I found out that some folks did Dashcon 2 and it unironically looks like a delight.)
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Helped with laundry and all
- Kept on top of tasks I wanted to do (without burn out)
- Attended the work meeting
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Done
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 1 High Score: 1
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7-30-25 Log
My laziness with Art Fight has caught up to me. ;n;
Basically I had one picture I wanted to do the whole works with: shading, highlighting, background. Even an interesting pose with props. And unfortunately, it just didn't look that good otherwise. Plus, 4 other pictures sketched out. (Luckily those are just flat colors if I can.) Weeeeeeeell~ I got tired so I just procrastinated a lot. Unfortunately, art fight ends at the end of the month. EEP! So most of the day on and off was spent working on the biggest picture. Which yay, I completed! I even got to stream it a little on a discord I'm on. I have tomorrow to see what I can do with these other sketches. I think I'll share the Art Fight pictures later, but at the end I can at least show the background I did since I'm super proud of how that turned out. ^_^
But that does mean I didn't really do much in the way of exercising. I guess one of my lil' breaks could have been for that. But I still want to get some done. It's a little before bed so I'm skipping Hero's Journey and Cardio Light. But figured I could at least do Warm-Ups and Better Sleep without too much issue. Enough to count since I just started trying to keep up with the streak and it'd be sad to reset it already!
I did manage to get a little bit of other creative work done. The other day, the BF gave me the anniversary gift he was working on: a dice tower he crafted for me. He left it blank so I could decorate it myself. Tried to get it primed, but looks like I missed a couple of spots so I'll need to do another layer tomorrow. Also found out the manga I've been reading has an anime adaptation. I'm gonna have to check it out. I wonder how well the voices will match the ones in my head.
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Work Out Score: 2
High Score: 2
My laziness with Art Fight has caught up to me. ;n;
Basically I had one picture I wanted to do the whole works with: shading, highlighting, background. Even an interesting pose with props. And unfortunately, it just didn't look that good otherwise. Plus, 4 other pictures sketched out. (Luckily those are just flat colors if I can.) Weeeeeeeell~ I got tired so I just procrastinated a lot. Unfortunately, art fight ends at the end of the month. EEP! So most of the day on and off was spent working on the biggest picture. Which yay, I completed! I even got to stream it a little on a discord I'm on. I have tomorrow to see what I can do with these other sketches. I think I'll share the Art Fight pictures later, but at the end I can at least show the background I did since I'm super proud of how that turned out. ^_^
But that does mean I didn't really do much in the way of exercising. I guess one of my lil' breaks could have been for that. But I still want to get some done. It's a little before bed so I'm skipping Hero's Journey and Cardio Light. But figured I could at least do Warm-Ups and Better Sleep without too much issue. Enough to count since I just started trying to keep up with the streak and it'd be sad to reset it already!
I did manage to get a little bit of other creative work done. The other day, the BF gave me the anniversary gift he was working on: a dice tower he crafted for me. He left it blank so I could decorate it myself. Tried to get it primed, but looks like I missed a couple of spots so I'll need to do another layer tomorrow. Also found out the manga I've been reading has an anime adaptation. I'm gonna have to check it out. I wonder how well the voices will match the ones in my head.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 25 - Skipped
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 2 - Skipped
- Unbound - Day 13 - Skipped
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the creative inspiration
- I'm grateful that the BF was still feeling Chinese like he was on Monday, since that really hit the spot!
- I'm grateful for the mate letting me interrupt his gaming to show him my art as it was going. XD
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Picture completed!
- Still got some workout done, even if just a little bit
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 2 High Score: 2
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7-31-25 Log
Today's the last day of Art Fight. So while I wanna be lazy, I'm sitting on four sketches and trying to get as many of them done as possible. I used the pomodoro timer on my watch and that really helped. It's really coming along well (and helps that some of these are much simplier images) but I'm gonna be so happy for Friday being a more relaxing day. Did take some time for a walk outside. And some tv time with the mate. I also finished priming the dice tower so that'll be ready to decorate whenever I both have the energy for it and also a gameplan on how to do what I wanna do with it, lol. I also got a workout done since I figured that might wake me up and get me pumped for more productivity.
Okay, that and my back is a bit stiff from all that sitting leaned over. >_<;;;
The main thing I have learned is that I can do art as a full time job. But I'd probably burn out stupidly fast so maybe it's a good thing I didn't go that route in college after all.
At the end of Art Fight I got less than I have previous years. But still happy with all I've done so not complaining about it. Plus, I already got a big art trade lined up for afterwards so I know I'm doing decent, hehe. (And even better, we've traded a bunch of times before and they're totally okay with me taking my time.)
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Work Out Score: 3
High Score: 3
Today's the last day of Art Fight. So while I wanna be lazy, I'm sitting on four sketches and trying to get as many of them done as possible. I used the pomodoro timer on my watch and that really helped. It's really coming along well (and helps that some of these are much simplier images) but I'm gonna be so happy for Friday being a more relaxing day. Did take some time for a walk outside. And some tv time with the mate. I also finished priming the dice tower so that'll be ready to decorate whenever I both have the energy for it and also a gameplan on how to do what I wanna do with it, lol. I also got a workout done since I figured that might wake me up and get me pumped for more productivity.
Okay, that and my back is a bit stiff from all that sitting leaned over. >_<;;;The main thing I have learned is that I can do art as a full time job. But I'd probably burn out stupidly fast so maybe it's a good thing I didn't go that route in college after all.
At the end of Art Fight I got less than I have previous years. But still happy with all I've done so not complaining about it. Plus, I already got a big art trade lined up for afterwards so I know I'm doing decent, hehe. (And even better, we've traded a bunch of times before and they're totally okay with me taking my time.)
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 25 - Lv 1 Done. Though once again, finding weapon practice harder than the workout itself. Makes me second-guess that choice but also probably means I need it.
- Knee Push-Ups Done: 10, 12, 9, 10, and 9
- CHEERS! I just barely pulled off a 60 second elbow plank without breaking it up into bite-sized chunks! ... Once ... And only that one (not the side planks).
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 2 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 13 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for "girl dinners" lol
- I'm grateful for all the art I've gotten from Art Fight. <3
- I'm grateful I'll have a day to relax between today and work.
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Art Fight completed!
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - About a mile with 2 laps around the short route (forgot to hit my watch again)
Work Out Score: 3 High Score: 3
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8-1-25 Log
Hello and happy Lammas! It's the first of three harvest festivals. It's about halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. And is celebrated with bread, so I don't have to feel bad about my comfort toast later, haha. (Around here, it's also celebrated with llamas. But that's because the first time I said it, the mate misheard/misunderstood what I said. Then, as a joke, he made me "lammas llamas". And so a tradition was born~)
Today was a pretty relaxing day. Art Fight is finished so I figured I deserved a day to relax. Especially since I realized that my poor time management with that meant about half my effort for the month was in the span of 2 days. ^_^;;;; But we also had family day today! Since I've got work all weekend, we arranged to get dinner together today instead. It was really nice. And felt more of an active interaction then we've been having lately so it was really nice. Beyond that, caught up on my web comics and stuff and just enjoyed myself.
The only thing is I still haven't figured out how best to handle my workout for workdays. My current one is great for days off, but it's a lot for work days. Especially if it's days like yesterday which ... Hero's Journey took waaaaaay longer than I'm sure it was meant to. ^_^;;; I'm also limited with what I can do at work. Not sure if I want an abbreviated workout like I've kinda been doing or a separate workout plan.
Also, do y'all like me spoilering Hero's Journey? Or was it better when I did have comments spoilered?
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Work Out Score: 4 days
High Score: 4 days
Hello and happy Lammas! It's the first of three harvest festivals. It's about halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. And is celebrated with bread, so I don't have to feel bad about my comfort toast later, haha. (Around here, it's also celebrated with llamas. But that's because the first time I said it, the mate misheard/misunderstood what I said. Then, as a joke, he made me "lammas llamas". And so a tradition was born~)
Today was a pretty relaxing day. Art Fight is finished so I figured I deserved a day to relax. Especially since I realized that my poor time management with that meant about half my effort for the month was in the span of 2 days. ^_^;;;; But we also had family day today! Since I've got work all weekend, we arranged to get dinner together today instead. It was really nice. And felt more of an active interaction then we've been having lately so it was really nice. Beyond that, caught up on my web comics and stuff and just enjoyed myself.
The only thing is I still haven't figured out how best to handle my workout for workdays. My current one is great for days off, but it's a lot for work days. Especially if it's days like yesterday which ... Hero's Journey took waaaaaay longer than I'm sure it was meant to. ^_^;;; I'm also limited with what I can do at work. Not sure if I want an abbreviated workout like I've kinda been doing or a separate workout plan.
Also, do y'all like me spoilering Hero's Journey? Or was it better when I did have comments spoilered?
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot ^_^;;;
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 26 - Lv 1 Done
- OH NO! I guess we're seeing if I can do burpees now. O.O
- Found the burpees alternatives video. Linked in next line. First set I tried Type 3. Realized I wasn't gonna be able to complete a set with that, so shifted to Type 4, the easiest one. I guess I've got a new goal now at least.
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 3 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 14 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful we were able to meet up for an early family day
- I'm grateful the food I got wasn't too spicy. ^_^;;; (Another thing I'm working on, lol)
- I'm grateful there are alternatives for a difficult exercise so I can still do them and feel accomplished. ^_^
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Get that workout done
- I don't know if it counts, but caught up on my comics. XD
- Found an easier version of difficult exercise. And let myself do it without beating myself up or try to convince myself that it's somehow "cheating."
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 4 days High Score: 4 days
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8-2-25 Log
First of two work shifts in a row today. Went pretty well. Apparently there was a lot going on for day shift, but was pretty well resolved by the time I got there. Always appreciated. The only craziness I had to deal with was someone hit the mail box at work and left. EEP! O.O But we didn't even realize it until morning. XD Otherwise, smooth sailing. There's an admit tomorrow during the day, which is kinda weird, so I tried to do what I could to help out with that. But anticipating a good shift tonight. Also managed to get a pretty good workout done, though I skipped Hero's Journey due to energy requirements (I was feeling what I did) and time constraints. Worked out pretty well.
Also introduced a coworker to the term "house spouse." She liked it, thought it was cute. Honestly, even if we weren't a bit gender queer, I'd want to use that term because it's just more fun. XD
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First of two work shifts in a row today. Went pretty well. Apparently there was a lot going on for day shift, but was pretty well resolved by the time I got there. Always appreciated. The only craziness I had to deal with was someone hit the mail box at work and left. EEP! O.O But we didn't even realize it until morning. XD Otherwise, smooth sailing. There's an admit tomorrow during the day, which is kinda weird, so I tried to do what I could to help out with that. But anticipating a good shift tonight. Also managed to get a pretty good workout done, though I skipped Hero's Journey due to energy requirements (I was feeling what I did) and time constraints. Worked out pretty well.
Also introduced a coworker to the term "house spouse." She liked it, thought it was cute. Honestly, even if we weren't a bit gender queer, I'd want to use that term because it's just more fun. XD
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Forgot. D:
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 27 - Skipped
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 4 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 15 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the smooth night
- I'm grateful for not a lot of traffic on my way to work and back
- I'm grateful for snacks. (Found out honey teddy grahams are pretty good dipped in coffee.)
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Good work shift, was able to help the day shift a bit.
- Most of workout done before work.
- Good work shift, was able to help the day shift a bit.
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 5 days High Score: 5 days
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8-3-25 Log
Bit tired today. Was at work too for some reason. Today was partly because I woke up from a dream state, but not sure if something else is going on. Just in case, skipped Hero and Cardio today. Just sticking with Warmups, Unbound, and Better Sleep and seeing how that goes. It doesn't help that I feel it in my arms. ^_^;;;
Fortunately work was mostly okay. The biggest incident happened just before shift change, so the other nurse was there to help out. After that, mostly just little tasks with the biggest being checking all the medications and supplies expiration dates and seeing if we needed to reorder any. I did manage to take a little nap, which was pretty nice. Except I think I felt more tired afterwards lol. I also got to see my "work bestie" which was really great. She's quitting to try for a different field of nursing so I'm glad I could see her one last time before her last day.
But now it's time for bed. Nighty night bee friends.
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Work Out Score: 6 days
High Score: 6 days
Bit tired today. Was at work too for some reason. Today was partly because I woke up from a dream state, but not sure if something else is going on. Just in case, skipped Hero and Cardio today. Just sticking with Warmups, Unbound, and Better Sleep and seeing how that goes. It doesn't help that I feel it in my arms. ^_^;;;
Fortunately work was mostly okay. The biggest incident happened just before shift change, so the other nurse was there to help out. After that, mostly just little tasks with the biggest being checking all the medications and supplies expiration dates and seeing if we needed to reorder any. I did manage to take a little nap, which was pretty nice. Except I think I felt more tired afterwards lol. I also got to see my "work bestie" which was really great. She's quitting to try for a different field of nursing so I'm glad I could see her one last time before her last day.
But now it's time for bed. Nighty night bee friends.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Kinda? My manga I'm reading gave an interesting idea and I sorta did some soul searching on that on my way into work. Does that count? I wanna say no but maybe?
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 27 - Skipped
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 5 - Skipped
- Unbound - Day 16 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for help from coworkers
- I'm grateful for the tasty chicken salad leftovers (which may have came home with me, hehe)
- I'm grateful I got to see my work friend before she left
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Made it through the work night!
- Took a nappers!
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 6 days High Score: 6 days
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8-4-25 Log
Woke up and was mad at the alarm. XD I figured I needed to get up at a decent (for me) time since we had errands to run today. And I wanted to make sure those were done before the BF came over. Woke up, groggily told the mate good morning, just to have him surprised I was up so soon. Ended up leaving soon after getting up and went to pick up one of my medications and some groceries. I treated myself to a Superman book that was there that had select comic stories that were the inspiration for the new movie (which I still need to see). 
I also somehow got the mate to agree to take us out for coffee. Got a nice basically milkshake with espresso in it. ^_^
Had no trouble getting back in time. We actually got to watch a couple episodes of show before the BF got there. Unfortunately, though, fatigue was settling in and I was getting a little cranky and defensive over things that weren't actually issues. -_- Talked with both and got things resolved though.
Fairly lazy the rest of the day, TBH. I didn't do have the things I was gonna. Oops~ But I don't think it was wrong to relax since I was so drained. I did convince myself to do my warm-ups and yoga before bed though. Mostly because that makes for a 7 day streak and I wanted that achievement!
I missed the meditation, but that's okay. The plan is to get back into everything tomorrow anyways. I meant to go to bed much earlier, but accidentally stayed up. It'll still be going to bed fairly early, though, and worth it since I get to see the BF when he gets up briefly before crawling into bed. I also got a little nap in, so I'm not as worried. And I can sleep in as much as I'd like~ 
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Work Out Score: 7 days
High Score: 7 days
Woke up and was mad at the alarm. XD I figured I needed to get up at a decent (for me) time since we had errands to run today. And I wanted to make sure those were done before the BF came over. Woke up, groggily told the mate good morning, just to have him surprised I was up so soon.
Ended up leaving soon after getting up and went to pick up one of my medications and some groceries. I treated myself to a Superman book that was there that had select comic stories that were the inspiration for the new movie (which I still need to see). I also somehow got the mate to agree to take us out for coffee. Got a nice basically milkshake with espresso in it. ^_^Had no trouble getting back in time. We actually got to watch a couple episodes of show before the BF got there. Unfortunately, though, fatigue was settling in and I was getting a little cranky and defensive over things that weren't actually issues. -_- Talked with both and got things resolved though.
Fairly lazy the rest of the day, TBH. I didn't do have the things I was gonna. Oops~ But I don't think it was wrong to relax since I was so drained. I did convince myself to do my warm-ups and yoga before bed though. Mostly because that makes for a 7 day streak and I wanted that achievement!
I missed the meditation, but that's okay. The plan is to get back into everything tomorrow anyways. I meant to go to bed much earlier, but accidentally stayed up. It'll still be going to bed fairly early, though, and worth it since I get to see the BF when he gets up briefly before crawling into bed. I also got a little nap in, so I'm not as worried. And I can sleep in as much as I'd like~ Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 27 - Skipped
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 5 - Skipped
- Unbound - Day 16 - Skipped
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge -
DoneApparently missed, oops~- I'm grateful
- I'm grateful
- I'm grateful
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Picked up meds
- Apologized and had a good conversation about crankiness and concerns
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 7 days High Score: 7 days
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8-5-25 Log
Apparently I was tired! I slept for 11.5 hours last night it seems. Even my watch was like, "Whoa, buddy, you okay there?" XD That said, I woke up feeling much better than I had been. I'm still trying to figure out why I was so tired. I think the past few nights doing workouts before bed was a bad idea. But not sure what else may be going on. Was I, in general over doing it? Do I just need to actually commit to taking more naps? I feel like I'm a detective but, like, a newbie detective who's trying to figure out one of Sherlock Holmes cases. XD
But it's been a good day. Hung out with the mate a bit when I first got up. He agreed to make dinner for us tonight and went all out; fancy burgers, veggies, rice, fries. All very tasty! And all cheaper than if we hit fast food again. We've done doing fast food a lot lately so trying to fix that.
Then mostly chilling. Got a full workout in, though I broke it up instead of doing all at one time to see if that helps.
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Work Out Score: 8 days
High Score: 8 days
Apparently I was tired! I slept for 11.5 hours last night it seems. Even my watch was like, "Whoa, buddy, you okay there?" XD That said, I woke up feeling much better than I had been. I'm still trying to figure out why I was so tired. I think the past few nights doing workouts before bed was a bad idea. But not sure what else may be going on. Was I, in general over doing it? Do I just need to actually commit to taking more naps? I feel like I'm a detective but, like, a newbie detective who's trying to figure out one of Sherlock Holmes cases. XD
But it's been a good day. Hung out with the mate a bit when I first got up. He agreed to make dinner for us tonight and went all out; fancy burgers, veggies, rice, fries. All very tasty! And all cheaper than if we hit fast food again. We've done doing fast food a lot lately so trying to fix that.
Then mostly chilling. Got a full workout in, though I broke it up instead of doing all at one time to see if that helps.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 27 - Done. 4/7 of the sets anyways Assassins can't kill me if I'm already dead
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 5 - Lv 1
- Unbound - Day 17 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the mate cooking for us
- I'm grateful the new smart watch and all the fancy information it gives me
- I'm grateful I was able to sleep in and recharge
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Full workout completed!
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 8 days High Score: 8 days
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8-6-25 Log
Hi bee friends~
Woke up kinda sluggish. I thought I slept in later than I did (at least according to my watch). I felt like I was awake a decent bit but my watch says that I slept okay, though deep sleep and REM was good. >_<;;; May actually go to bed a little early. Or take a nap. Maybe...
I do know that I was emotional and a bit defensive today. Not fun. Though once I realized it, I took a step back to work on it. At that time, FB recommended a "how to apologize in adult relationships" guide which was really helpful. But, like, rude! Hehe. But seriously, good guide. I didn't really see that modeled as a kid much so over the years I've been slowly learning. Even though I messed up a couple of times today, I still feel like I did better than previously. Progress is slow, but there is progress. I just need to keep an eye on myself, figure out what's going on, and take care of myself. I have suspicions that it's a mixture of tired, being physically needy, and worried as there are changes and things going on in life. (Like the mate's official last day being Monday, lots of coworkers at work shifting around, still hoping to figure out full time in September or October or whenever it is, etc.) Also possibly the fact that I've been getting up late in the day and having gone for a walk outside. Hmmmm ... I may need to figure something out for that.
In other news, the mate and I continued our "can we make food as well or better than going out" adventure. This time it was "can we fake Chinese take out?" Which, apparently we can do pretty well. We had a box of frozen General Tao's chicken we cooked up (though technically the mate could make up Chinese styled chicken. We just opted for the easier route this time). I make a killer fried rice which I'm dang proud of and used leftovers we had anyways. The BF likes getting the chicken on a stick so we tried doing a good grilled chicken that turned out tasty. All in all, fairly successful! The only thing we didn't do was the won ton soup I like (we had enough and I didn't have won tons anyways) or the crab rangoon (which I've never tried making before). I think we'll all be happy to do more cooking than going out if possible.
So overall, pretty good day despite a couple of rough patches. Of course I didn't necessarily want to work out, but I know it'll do me good and help me sleep well later. Plus, I like that streak counter going up.
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Work Out Score: 9 days
High Score: 9 days
Hi bee friends~
Woke up kinda sluggish. I thought I slept in later than I did (at least according to my watch). I felt like I was awake a decent bit but my watch says that I slept okay, though deep sleep and REM was good. >_<;;; May actually go to bed a little early. Or take a nap. Maybe...
I do know that I was emotional and a bit defensive today. Not fun. Though once I realized it, I took a step back to work on it. At that time, FB recommended a "how to apologize in adult relationships" guide which was really helpful. But, like, rude! Hehe. But seriously, good guide. I didn't really see that modeled as a kid much so over the years I've been slowly learning. Even though I messed up a couple of times today, I still feel like I did better than previously. Progress is slow, but there is progress. I just need to keep an eye on myself, figure out what's going on, and take care of myself. I have suspicions that it's a mixture of tired, being physically needy, and worried as there are changes and things going on in life. (Like the mate's official last day being Monday, lots of coworkers at work shifting around, still hoping to figure out full time in September or October or whenever it is, etc.) Also possibly the fact that I've been getting up late in the day and having gone for a walk outside. Hmmmm ... I may need to figure something out for that.
In other news, the mate and I continued our "can we make food as well or better than going out" adventure. This time it was "can we fake Chinese take out?" Which, apparently we can do pretty well. We had a box of frozen General Tao's chicken we cooked up (though technically the mate could make up Chinese styled chicken. We just opted for the easier route this time). I make a killer fried rice which I'm dang proud of and used leftovers we had anyways. The BF likes getting the chicken on a stick so we tried doing a good grilled chicken that turned out tasty. All in all, fairly successful! The only thing we didn't do was the won ton soup I like (we had enough and I didn't have won tons anyways) or the crab rangoon (which I've never tried making before). I think we'll all be happy to do more cooking than going out if possible.
So overall, pretty good day despite a couple of rough patches. Of course I didn't necessarily want to work out, but I know it'll do me good and help me sleep well later. Plus, I like that streak counter going up.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 28 - Done
- Liked the side jackknives. Still hate leg raises.
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 6 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 18 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful that there are so many resources out there for learning about all sorts of things.
- I'm grateful that we can mimic take-out decently well
- I'm grateful for water flavorings to encourage me to drink water
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Took ownership and apologized for acting out
- Did a vibe check when I felt like something was off
Optional Quests:- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Skipped
Work Out Score: 9 days High Score: 9 days
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Well done on all counts, @NightWolf714! 
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Thank you @Mamatigerj 
8-8-25 Log
Woke up much better this morning. Last night, during my meditation time, I did some introspection onto why I was acting all funk-a-dilly. :/ I realized that 1.) I haven't been as social as I'd like and 2.) I haven't really been working on anything creative. Both of these are important. So it was nice to have something to work on to help with the mood I was in. Considering I woke up in a much more playful mood, that was a good sign that I was already doing better.
We had movie night tonight with our VRChat movie buddy. I feel like a silly classic so we ended up watching Killer Klowns from Outer Space. That movie was SO much better than I was expecting it to be! The special effects were pretty good and I felt like overall, it was a fun ride.
Also went on a nice walk after sunset. Still humid but not nearly as hot.
Ended up adding some hand stretch exercises in the "Optional Quests" section. Because I saw two posts about it and thought "oh, yeah! I should be doing that." We'll see how often I do though. XD Also giving up the spoiler tag unless asked for it again. I keep messing it up by mistake and having to fix it. ^_^;;;; Though also trying not to be too spoilery with it.
Also, happy 10 days in a row of exercising since I started keeping up the streak. XD
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Work Out Score: 10 days
High Score: 10 days
8-8-25 Log
Woke up much better this morning. Last night, during my meditation time, I did some introspection onto why I was acting all funk-a-dilly. :/ I realized that 1.) I haven't been as social as I'd like and 2.) I haven't really been working on anything creative. Both of these are important. So it was nice to have something to work on to help with the mood I was in. Considering I woke up in a much more playful mood, that was a good sign that I was already doing better.
We had movie night tonight with our VRChat movie buddy. I feel like a silly classic so we ended up watching Killer Klowns from Outer Space. That movie was SO much better than I was expecting it to be! The special effects were pretty good and I felt like overall, it was a fun ride.
Also went on a nice walk after sunset. Still humid but not nearly as hot.
Ended up adding some hand stretch exercises in the "Optional Quests" section. Because I saw two posts about it and thought "oh, yeah! I should be doing that." We'll see how often I do though. XD Also giving up the spoiler tag unless asked for it again. I keep messing it up by mistake and having to fix it. ^_^;;;; Though also trying not to be too spoilery with it.
Also, happy 10 days in a row of exercising since I started keeping up the streak. XD
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Not 10 minutes worth, but some untimed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 29 - Done ... Sorta. Regular done. Ring is 1/3 done. (Will do the rest tomorrow. Since I started so late in the day.)
- Days like this make me wonder if I'm punching above my paygrade a little, NGL. It is a 3 bar difficulty and I'm probably closer to a 2 bar. But I don't want to give up on it now, even if I have to make adjustments for it. I'll just want to do it again in the future more "correctly." (And for a higher score, lol.)
- Push-Ups Done: 14-4, 16-5, 8-4, 13-7, 10-6
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 7 - Lv 1 Done
- My poor noodle arms and shoulders~
- My poor noodle arms and shoulders~
- Unbound - Day 19 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for all the different workouts on here
- I'm grateful for my VRChat movie friend
- I'm grateful I have a great friend I do art trades and stuff with
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Took what I gathered from my introspection and tried to correct it
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Skipped
- Hand Mobility - Skipped
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Done
- Walked 1.42 miles for the long route
Work Out Score: 10 days High Score: 10 days
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Thanks @graoumia ! I'm so glad I started keeping track of it. It makes me want to continue. And gives me something to celebrate every so often.
8-8-25 Log
I didn't want to get up this morning. I woke up at the tail end of a dream and wanted to see how the rest of it works out. I always forget that my melatonin does that sometimes. (Especially since I took two, since the first didn't seem to cut it.)
Fairly good day so far. Did some errands at first. We needed a couple of things from the grocery store; specifically bread was low and I'm very big on my carbs. XD We also got a small cake since the mate was kinda wanting a chocolate one. I excused it by saying we didn't really celebrate his last day of work on Monday and the start of his new job as a house spouse/care taker of the adorable pup that is me. XD We also figured we'd get pizza while we were out as a treat. (We also picked up cheese stuffed bread to go with it, but the pizza was more than enough so we're saving that for later, lol.) We also did a quick stop at the main library I go to. I did the summer reading program over June and July but kept forgetting to get prizes. I know it would be a long shot, but stopped in to see if I could. I was hoping for another tote bag since I hoard those. Unfortunately, that was out. But got a couple of tickets to a museum in town which was nice. I also didn't realize it, but they apparently made trading cards for the branches so I got one of those as well. That's really cool! Also grabbed a cute bookmark to color from their lil' coloring station.
Working out is ... a thing. XD Got the Ring exercises finished from yesterday. I'm now able to do elbow planks for 40 seconds at a time, which is nice. I feel like my progress is going slowly and that's frustrating. But I know I just gotta stick with it. My metrics are frustrating. The fat is up as well as weight, which isn't a surprise the way I eat on a mostly night-shift schedule. My muscle mass is increased, which is nice. But my skeletal muscle is decreased. My body water is also low. Based on what I know and googling, I'm probably getting hunger and thirsty signals mixed up. I also sweat a good bit and probably not taking that into account as much as I should. :/ But I also probably need to increase my protein while lowering calories in general. Which means, I may have to start focusing on my diet, even though I really really don't want to. :/ (Every time I count my calories, I end up obsessing and getting stressed about it.) Or just kinda overhauling the diet, which might be easier overall ironically enough. I'm also a bit worried that I'm over training. (Even my smart watch is wondering about that, lol.) I seem to be doing about an hour a day with my workout and I'm not really sure if that's a good thing or not. Or if I need to build in some lower-intensity rest days.
Lots of thoughts on this point. I know Sunday is going to be a lower intensity day, but thinking today may need to be as well. Basically, I'm pausing the Hero's journey today and Sunday. And considering keeping it paused until I figure things out a bit more. Even though that's sad as I'm at 30 and it'd be nice to at least say I did half the program. >_<;;;
Did treat myself to a nice hot bath though. Nothing quite as soothing~ And also got started (not just planning) my art trade. It's gonna be 5 half-body images on my end, so probably is a good thing to get started already, lol.
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Work Out Score: 11 days
High Score: 11 days
8-8-25 Log
I didn't want to get up this morning. I woke up at the tail end of a dream and wanted to see how the rest of it works out. I always forget that my melatonin does that sometimes. (Especially since I took two, since the first didn't seem to cut it.)
Fairly good day so far. Did some errands at first. We needed a couple of things from the grocery store; specifically bread was low and I'm very big on my carbs. XD We also got a small cake since the mate was kinda wanting a chocolate one. I excused it by saying we didn't really celebrate his last day of work on Monday and the start of his new job as a house spouse/care taker of the adorable pup that is me. XD We also figured we'd get pizza while we were out as a treat. (We also picked up cheese stuffed bread to go with it, but the pizza was more than enough so we're saving that for later, lol.) We also did a quick stop at the main library I go to. I did the summer reading program over June and July but kept forgetting to get prizes. I know it would be a long shot, but stopped in to see if I could. I was hoping for another tote bag since I hoard those. Unfortunately, that was out. But got a couple of tickets to a museum in town which was nice. I also didn't realize it, but they apparently made trading cards for the branches so I got one of those as well. That's really cool! Also grabbed a cute bookmark to color from their lil' coloring station.
Working out is ... a thing. XD Got the Ring exercises finished from yesterday. I'm now able to do elbow planks for 40 seconds at a time, which is nice. I feel like my progress is going slowly and that's frustrating. But I know I just gotta stick with it. My metrics are frustrating. The fat is up as well as weight, which isn't a surprise the way I eat on a mostly night-shift schedule. My muscle mass is increased, which is nice. But my skeletal muscle is decreased. My body water is also low. Based on what I know and googling, I'm probably getting hunger and thirsty signals mixed up. I also sweat a good bit and probably not taking that into account as much as I should. :/ But I also probably need to increase my protein while lowering calories in general. Which means, I may have to start focusing on my diet, even though I really really don't want to. :/ (Every time I count my calories, I end up obsessing and getting stressed about it.) Or just kinda overhauling the diet, which might be easier overall ironically enough. I'm also a bit worried that I'm over training. (Even my smart watch is wondering about that, lol.) I seem to be doing about an hour a day with my workout and I'm not really sure if that's a good thing or not. Or if I need to build in some lower-intensity rest days.
Lots of thoughts on this point. I know Sunday is going to be a lower intensity day, but thinking today may need to be as well. Basically, I'm pausing the Hero's journey today and Sunday. And considering keeping it paused until I figure things out a bit more. Even though that's sad as I'm at 30 and it'd be nice to at least say I did half the program. >_<;;;
Did treat myself to a nice hot bath though. Nothing quite as soothing~ And also got started (not just planning) my art trade. It's gonna be 5 half-body images on my end, so probably is a good thing to get started already, lol.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 30 - Held off
- Though did do the last 2 out of 3 sets of Ring exercises from yesterday
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 8 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 20 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful there's so much technology to help monitor health pretty well
- I'm grateful for what prizes I could still get from the reading challenge. (I LOVE the lil' card)
- I'm grateful hot relaxing baths
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Did a physical introspection, got data, and now working on adjusting based off that.
- Started my art trade stuff up!
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Done
- Hand Mobility - Done
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - Done
- Walked the short route two laps. According to the watch, it's 0.92 miles.
Work Out Score: 11 days High Score: 11 days
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I can relate to this so well. I have exercise & diet tweaks constantly going round and round in my head right now. An occasional reset is probably a good thing; at least, i hope so.
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Feels like there's always something to improve. But I guess that's not a bad thing. And I'm definitely not complaining about the rest, haha. XD Though in all honestly, learning to chill would probably be a good skill anyways. ^_^;;;
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8-9-25 Log
Ugh, the "joy" of waking up early. Meant to go to bed a bit earlier last night but time kinda slipped away through me. (Yes, I recognize a theme there, lol.) 8 hours instead of my normal 9, though that isn't too bad. I know I'll need to get up early on Sunday for family day though, so making a slow adjustment over a couple of days works out better. I just means a nap later.
The mate suggested, before jumping into calorie counting or anything like that for my diet, try starting up a food journal. I think that's a good idea. Just figuring out the logistics of how to best go about it. I have also implemented a new suggested rule for myself that if I get a snack, try to make it protein based and, preferably, an alternative source than meat (since, as an American, I probably eat too much meat anyways). Started last night by making up some peanut butter crackers after the walk. It's not a 100% rule, but a suggested guideline. I'm also gonna try to not go after toast on days when I'm already bread heavy. Which was torture last night! We had pizza, so no getting toast. And then we start a show called "'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess" and it literally starts by "torturing" the Princess by offering her toast and then afterwards having a full on toast party.
(It's actually a really silly but amusing show.)
Other than that managed to get more art time in. I remembered I wanted to make a new con badge or two for a convention at the end of the month, so I suppose I need to start that, lol. The mate also trimmed my hair for me. I have a half-shave look and the shaved side is so soft. Like petting a kitten~ Felt like I wasn't super productive, but at least I did a little bit of most of the things I wanted to do, so I'll take that win.
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Work Out Score: 12 days
High Score: 12 days
Ugh, the "joy" of waking up early. Meant to go to bed a bit earlier last night but time kinda slipped away through me. (Yes, I recognize a theme there, lol.) 8 hours instead of my normal 9, though that isn't too bad. I know I'll need to get up early on Sunday for family day though, so making a slow adjustment over a couple of days works out better. I just means a nap later.
The mate suggested, before jumping into calorie counting or anything like that for my diet, try starting up a food journal. I think that's a good idea. Just figuring out the logistics of how to best go about it. I have also implemented a new suggested rule for myself that if I get a snack, try to make it protein based and, preferably, an alternative source than meat (since, as an American, I probably eat too much meat anyways). Started last night by making up some peanut butter crackers after the walk. It's not a 100% rule, but a suggested guideline. I'm also gonna try to not go after toast on days when I'm already bread heavy. Which was torture last night! We had pizza, so no getting toast. And then we start a show called "'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess" and it literally starts by "torturing" the Princess by offering her toast and then afterwards having a full on toast party.
(It's actually a really silly but amusing show.)Other than that managed to get more art time in. I remembered I wanted to make a new con badge or two for a convention at the end of the month, so I suppose I need to start that, lol. The mate also trimmed my hair for me. I have a half-shave look and the shaved side is so soft. Like petting a kitten~ Felt like I wasn't super productive, but at least I did a little bit of most of the things I wanted to do, so I'll take that win.
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Half done. Meditated for 5 minutes
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 30 - Held off
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 9 - Lv 1 Done
- Unbound - Day 21 - Done, despite unfortunate lining up with the above, lol.
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful that both my partners and I have similar tastes in shows since we all enjoy watching shows together.
- I'm grateful the mate does my hair and that my hair is fairly easy to cut
- I'm grateful the mate is a great house spouse. I don't have to worry about things because he'll either get to it or I can ask him to with no problems. So much less stress~
- Which, I guess I'm also thankful for the reduced stress in my life right now, considering everything. ^_^
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Took a long nap (I know that's a weird one. But I'm bad at doing that and it helps a lot)
- Kept track of my food so I could make informed decisions about it.
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Skipped
- Hand Mobility - Skipped
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
Work Out Score: 12 days High Score: 12 days
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8-10-25 Log
Rough start but pretty good day overall. Had a horror/action dream last night that got me in a slight mood when I woke up. Fortunately that went away fairly quickly. I was able to get a bit of downtime before BF and his wife came over which was nice. We ended up sharing the show we were watching and now they are caught up to where we are, lol. I was gonna work on art while he was over, but oh well. XD
I ended up getting asked about picking up the overnight RCS shift. We're short handed with RCS right now. Figured if I took a long nap, I'd be able to, so I agreed. And found out I'd get a nice bonus for it too. I ... may end up picking up more of those, lol. Went easy with exercise since I don't want to overdo it since I woke up much earlier than I would have for such a day. I tend to keep busy when I'm doing the RCS shift anyways. So just the Warm-Ups and Better Sleep before work. Basically enough to count for my streak, lol. Plus, lugging laundry and taking trash out and stuff should count. XD
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Work Out Score: 13 days
High Score: 13 days
Rough start but pretty good day overall. Had a horror/action dream last night that got me in a slight mood when I woke up. Fortunately that went away fairly quickly. I was able to get a bit of downtime before BF and his wife came over which was nice. We ended up sharing the show we were watching and now they are caught up to where we are, lol. I was gonna work on art while he was over, but oh well. XD
I ended up getting asked about picking up the overnight RCS shift. We're short handed with RCS right now. Figured if I took a long nap, I'd be able to, so I agreed. And found out I'd get a nice bonus for it too. I ... may end up picking up more of those, lol. Went easy with exercise since I don't want to overdo it since I woke up much earlier than I would have for such a day. I tend to keep busy when I'm doing the RCS shift anyways. So just the Warm-Ups and Better Sleep before work. Basically enough to count for my streak, lol. Plus, lugging laundry and taking trash out and stuff should count. XD
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 30 - Held off
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 10 - Held
- Unbound - Day 22 - Held
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for the smooth work shift
- I'm grateful I got to see the raccoon family and that they didn't cause a mess outside. (Sorry, no pictures. But looks to be a momma and 3 or 4 pups)
- I'm grateful the RCS shift ends earlier than the nursing shift does so I can get to bed sooner. XD
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- While a bit hesitant, picked up a work shift. Slowly getting over that hesitancy of picking up unplanned shifts even though I can work them. (Not that I need to pick them up. But it's not a bad option and it's good to work through that minor anxiety so that I can really choose to do it or not.)
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Skipped
- Hand Mobility - Skipped
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
Work Out Score: 13 days High Score: 13 days
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Really great progress. Well Done!!
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Thanks a bunch @Aldethar ! ^_^
8-12-25 Log
Other than getting up before I wanted to so I could have some day time, lol, it's been a good day. Slept pretty well so that's always a positive. And had a good time this evening. I was able to share a plentiful bounty for dinner, lol. (Basically, on Fridays the chef makes a bunch of meals for the weekend. And enough for weekend staff. But that means a lot would probably get trashed if still there on Monday because of how old it is plus needing space in the fridge. So I raided the fridge and brought home a bunch of leftovers. 100% approved behavior by my workplace, BTW. They're only request is if you borrow containers, please bring them back.) And all watching fun shows.
On the art front, trying to get a bit more work on things. I'm bouncing between the pictures I owe for my art trade but also wanting to work on personal art for the con. Which takes slightly more priority due to time constraint, but I gotta respect the other person so I can't just ignore that! Speaking of which, they gifted me a base they got from another artist they are doing a trade with (with permission). (Link to the base for the curious.) They wanted to help the artist get exposure and I wasn't complaining, haha. It's super nice and I can't wait to play around with it. So hard to resist jumping on that when it has soooo many options for it. <3
On exercising, I still haven't figured out Hero's Journey and what I want to do with that. I'm wondering if I need to move down to an easier workout program. Maybe redo one I did before but on a higher difficulty. Or if I want to completely hold off for the moment and just increase the difficulty of what I'm doing now. Or just stick with what I'm doing for a bit to see how that goes. At the moment, I'm kinda just sticking with that last option because, well, it's the easiest. Trying not to stress myself out about it. ^_^;;; Maybe focus on being more consistent with the meditations instead. Especially since I ... missed it ... again.... >_<;;; I also have to watch my tendency to get super obsessed, overstress, and then burnout. ^_^;;;;;;;; If y'all notice a theme for lack of balance ... yeaaaaaaaah.
I'm also super excited that this is day 14. I'm so close to getting another badge for my profile. It's been a while since I've been able to do that. ^_^
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Work Out Score: 14 days
High Score: 14 days
8-12-25 Log
Other than getting up before I wanted to so I could have some day time, lol, it's been a good day. Slept pretty well so that's always a positive. And had a good time this evening. I was able to share a plentiful bounty for dinner, lol. (Basically, on Fridays the chef makes a bunch of meals for the weekend. And enough for weekend staff. But that means a lot would probably get trashed if still there on Monday because of how old it is plus needing space in the fridge. So I raided the fridge and brought home a bunch of leftovers. 100% approved behavior by my workplace, BTW. They're only request is if you borrow containers, please bring them back.) And all watching fun shows.
On the art front, trying to get a bit more work on things. I'm bouncing between the pictures I owe for my art trade but also wanting to work on personal art for the con. Which takes slightly more priority due to time constraint, but I gotta respect the other person so I can't just ignore that! Speaking of which, they gifted me a base they got from another artist they are doing a trade with (with permission). (Link to the base for the curious.) They wanted to help the artist get exposure and I wasn't complaining, haha. It's super nice and I can't wait to play around with it. So hard to resist jumping on that when it has soooo many options for it. <3
On exercising, I still haven't figured out Hero's Journey and what I want to do with that. I'm wondering if I need to move down to an easier workout program. Maybe redo one I did before but on a higher difficulty. Or if I want to completely hold off for the moment and just increase the difficulty of what I'm doing now. Or just stick with what I'm doing for a bit to see how that goes. At the moment, I'm kinda just sticking with that last option because, well, it's the easiest. Trying not to stress myself out about it. ^_^;;; Maybe focus on being more consistent with the meditations instead. Especially since I ... missed it ... again.... >_<;;; I also have to watch my tendency to get super obsessed, overstress, and then burnout. ^_^;;;;;;;; If y'all notice a theme for lack of balance ... yeaaaaaaaah.
I'm also super excited that this is day 14. I'm so close to getting another badge for my profile. It's been a while since I've been able to do that. ^_^
Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Hero's Journey - Day 30 - Held off
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 10 - Lv 1 done
- Unbound - Day 22 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful for good food I was able to grab from work (so none wasted and relaxing evening for us)
- I'm grateful I can watch shows with two of my favorite people
- I'm grateful for a relaxing evening
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Did some workout
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Skipped
- Hand Mobility - Skipped
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
Work Out Score: 14 days High Score: 14 days
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I have started and stopped Hero's Journey at least four time since joining DareBee. It's a monster of a challenge, so try not to stress too much about it if it needs to take a seat on the back burner (easier said than done, I know ). Each time I've 'quit' Hero's Journey I have learned a lot about myself and my fitness and exactly where my shortcomings are and what I need to focus on to be 'leveled up' enough to start it. No matter which way you decide to move forward, remember that you're doing AWESOME by continuing to show up for yourself and listening to your needs and adjusting as necessary. 
). Each time I've 'quit' Hero's Journey I have learned a lot about myself and my fitness and exactly where my shortcomings are and what I need to focus on to be 'leveled up' enough to start it. No matter which way you decide to move forward, remember that you're doing AWESOME by continuing to show up for yourself and listening to your needs and adjusting as necessary.
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I have started and stopped Hero's Journey at least four time since joining DareBee. It's a monster of a challenge, so try not to stress too much about it if it needs to take a seat on the back burner (easier said than done, I know
Thank you so much! It makes me feel better and that I'm not failing to hear that others have struggled with that one too. Plus, the way you worded it doesn't make it sound like a failure at all. <3
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8-12-25 Log
Definitely woke up much nicer. I didn't set an alarm and just let myself snooze as much as I wanted. Lots of weird dreams but no anything. Honestly, they were kinda interesting and I wished I remembered them better. I don't always remember them when I first wake up, let alone later on. Day was pretty chill overall. I did talk to the partners about my workout plans. I decided that I am indeed stopping Hero's Journey at this time. I did calculate my score and it's not too bad. Switching it out for Foundations again, but trying a higher difficulty level. Looks like I did level 2 before, so trying level 3. May or may pause some of the other stuff as well. At the very least, I'm not doing Cardio Light on days where Foundations is cardio focused. XD
I did have to work through some feels about that though. It does feel like a failure. But that was a thing I talked to the mate about. (And thought about @astro_lizard 's post above.) That it's not really a failure because I learned from the experience. And grew a lot during it too! It's just going a bit faster in intensity than I am, haha. But I also remembered my goal for Hero's Journey this time around. It was simply to do better than my first attempt at it. And well, considering the first day I was only able to complete Day 1 and this time I completed through Day 29 (even if I had to modify a few days), that's definitely a victory in my book! I'll take it!
Just gotta keep moving forward. Did better today with getting my meditation time in earlier. I think that'll help a lot of other things.
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Work Out Score: 15 days
High Score: 15 days 
Definitely woke up much nicer. I didn't set an alarm and just let myself snooze as much as I wanted. Lots of weird dreams but no anything. Honestly, they were kinda interesting and I wished I remembered them better. I don't always remember them when I first wake up, let alone later on. Day was pretty chill overall. I did talk to the partners about my workout plans. I decided that I am indeed stopping Hero's Journey at this time. I did calculate my score and it's not too bad. Switching it out for Foundations again, but trying a higher difficulty level. Looks like I did level 2 before, so trying level 3. May or may pause some of the other stuff as well. At the very least, I'm not doing Cardio Light on days where Foundations is cardio focused. XD
I did have to work through some feels about that though. It does feel like a failure. But that was a thing I talked to the mate about. (And thought about @astro_lizard 's post above.) That it's not really a failure because I learned from the experience. And grew a lot during it too! It's just going a bit faster in intensity than I am, haha. But I also remembered my goal for Hero's Journey this time around. It was simply to do better than my first attempt at it. And well, considering the first day I was only able to complete Day 1 and this time I completed through Day 29 (even if I had to modify a few days), that's definitely a victory in my book! I'll take it!
Just gotta keep moving forward.
Did better today with getting my meditation time in earlier. I think that'll help a lot of other things. Regular Quests:- Daily Hug Challenge - Done
- 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
- Universal Warmup - Done
- Foundation Program - Day 1 - Lv 3 Done
- 30 Days of Cardio Light - Day 11 - Lv 1 Held
- Unbound - Day 23 - Done
- Better Sleep - Done
- Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
- I'm grateful I have supportive and smart partners when I need advice
- I'm grateful we have pretty good heating and cooling in our house so we can be pretty comfortable
- I'm grateful for art trades that let me draw things I normally wouldn't. It's pretty fun sometimes!
- Counting Victories Challenge - Done
- Meditation done
- Made a decision about exercise and acted on it
- Got my 15-day streak badge today
Optional Quests:- Hand Tendons - Skipped
- Hand Mobility - Skipped
- Balance Workout - Skipped
- Jogging in Place - Skipped
- Bonus Exercise - None
Work Out Score: 15 days High Score: 15 days