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NightWolf714

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12-16-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Rough start to the morning. Hit my eye during the early "morning" and inner thighs sore. ;n;
  • Called Dad. He asked to call when I could. He needed to know the dates we were going to visit since he's trying to get accommodations for us figured out. Plus a little talk about a procedure he's got coming up. (Briefly because he doesn't like talking about that kinda thing.) Just a screening but still had BIGfeelings. Partly because being emotional and shit.
    • Ended up talking to the mate about how nervous and stuff I was about everything. And how the "grief button" with my mom had been hit a little. Cried a little. Good talk. Felt better afterwards.
  • Assessed Cardio Blast due to soreness. Marching jacks with arm stuff. Should be okay so I did that.
  • Found out day shift was cray-cray! I'm really impressed with the day nurse because she's still sorta new and only part-time. She handled it well!
  • Some anxiety listening for med delivery that I really need (plus tired)
    • Made sure not to really show it to the clients though. I try to always show my best side since that's got enough going on as well. (Not that I don't admit if something's new or tired. But I keep it lighthearted if I can while trying to not appear fake.)
  • One client shared some of her new cat stickers with me.
  • Talked a little to coworker A. which included admitting how Christmas is a little hard. It was nice being able to share like that.
  • Smooth shift overall. More like normal. And I like that. Feels like, for me personally, work is back to normal for the most part.
  • Slowly catching up on the Twisted Wonderland main story line. I'm so far behind! ;n;
  • Tired heading to bed, but felt better emotionally than I did yesterday.
ONE MORE TO GO, LET'S DO THIS!

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12-17-2025 Log
Work Night #3
  • Thighs still sore and now arms as well. Held off on exercising to let my body rest
  • Miscommunication with the mate. :C
    • Ended up both anxious, overwhelmed, and upset.
      • We got it worked out though. And even figured out what was going on. So all's good now. :)
  • Barely got to work on time. Partially due to traffic. Though I'm usually early, so it's forgivable.
  • Shift going smoothly. <3
  • Mutual supporting of coworkers. I was supporting them with their stress. And then ended up hearing me out when I was getting upset (and, honestly, kinda overreacting to something.)
  • Amused the girls. I like that I can make them laugh at times. I'm a firm believer that we're a treatment center and need to keep that in mind. But I do also agree with the overarching approach that they need to be safe, secure, and as much ease as possible to get through things. Delicate balance. But a mutually beneficial one, I think.
  • I broke my crochet fox's eye! D:
    • I wanted to cry, but I managed to take deep breaths and regulate the emotions. Then reached out to the mate to see if they could help me fix it the next day.
      • (Spoiler alert, they was indeed able to fix it. So no making a little eyepatch for it.)
  • The morning was a little chaotic, but not too bad. And worked out better in the end, I think.
  • Lead nurse texted that she was running late. But in exchange, she got me and the day nurse Starbucks. I think that's a fair exchange. XD
    • Especially since, due to the above mentioned chaos, I was a little behind anyways. Hehe
  • Did a vibe check with the lead nurse about the issue I was venting to my coworkers about. Really put things into perspective and was really helpful. I'm so fortunate I can trust my workers with practicing vulnerability like this. And still maybe keep the nickname of "emotional support human," lol
  • Rainy. Thought it would start later on after I was already home.
    • Yucky for driving. But even with the sound machine, it was still nice for sleeping. <3
Off until Sunday! :D

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12-18-2025 Log
Lazy day today. I slept in a ton by partial mistake. But I was also late getting to bed so it wasn't as bad as it seemed. (Basically between 9.5-10 hours.) I felt much more well rested than I had been for my days off though, so definitely worth it. The mate and I both agree that letting me sleep in on the first day off is definitely the way to go. But also, I've been having a lot less work stress so I'm not as mentally/emotionally fatigued either and I think that's a key part as well.

But still lazy day after that. Even had a nap. We considered the idea of a walk, but it rained all day. And I didn't want to put on outdoor clothes. I did eventually convince myself to do warm-ups and better sleep at least. I considered Momentum, but I didn't want to be sore tomorrow. ^_^;;;; And the mate fixed my fox up. Hopefully it survives the rest of the crocheting process. ^_^;;; (For the curious, it's the Woobles Felix the fox and I popped the top part of the safety eye off trying to get the snout on it.) Most productive thing I did was working on this last image for my art trade. Was hoping to have it done by the 19th, but, ahhhhh, that clearly didn't happen. ^_^;;;; Fortunately, they are super understanding of it. And still hoping to have it done by the end of the weekend before work Sunday evening, so all's good.

Super excited about tomorrow though. We start cat-sitting my friend's kitties again. Then date night with the BF with the GF joining once she's done with work. Then hanging out time with the mate and maybe more art time. Good times~

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Thanks so much @WolfDreamer ! ^_^

12-19-2025 Log
I would say it was another lazy day. But it was more that the day kept slipping away from me. Tried to wake up a good bit early, but ended up being only a bit early because of hitting snooze. But up and moving shortly after. I was gonna get the evening shift of cat sitting, but the mate offered to handle that so I could head on off to my date night. <3 Date night with the BF was nice. Cuddling, talking, watching Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. He made up pork chops that were so tender I had trouble serving them up. <3 Then when it got later, we picked up the GF from work. She's been having a rough time, so lots of cuddles and snuggles went her way. We absolutely lost track of time and before I knew it, it was after midnight. Whoops~

Eventually made it back home. Sorta hung for a bit and somehow the next couple of hours went by quickly. O.O Soon it was time to do the morning shift for the kitties. They were all waiting by the door for me too. Such sweeties. Impatient sweeties, but sweeties, hehe. Between the BF and his wife's kitties and my friend's kitties, I was definitely getting my cat-fix in. :sweet: Stopped by McDonald's on the way back for a breakfast burrito (I need to find a copy-cat recipe. I have no idea what makes theirs so unique) and some treats to share with the mate later. Not a lot of exercise, but I at least got warm-ups in. Tomorrow I see if I can tackle Momentum. And lots of art hopefully. And, of course, I'll need to jump into the snowball fight as well. ^_^ :snowball:

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12-20-2025 Log
Slept in for just a little bit. Then the mate reminded me we had plans. Whoops~ ^_^;;;

Got up and out the door to feed kitties. So much quicker when it's the two of us. Though still got lots of kitty love. Then off to Sam's Club. Mostly to get gift cards for gifts (which finishes off the Christmas shopping) and a couple of other items that looked interesting. Also grabbed some pizza while there. Hard to beat those prices and it's so greasy, the pleasure is sinful, lol. Once home it was time to wrap all the gifts we got. I had to pause pretty quickly to settle nerves and for us to make a game plan. (I often get overwhelmed with this, and Christmas still feels a little weird not wrappings for some family members including my mom.) But after that, it was pretty smooth sailing.

We were in a silly mood, though. My brother-in-law is getting a "terriblely" wrapped gift. It started with the gift being wrapped in most definitely not Christmas wrapping paper. Then I added a bright pink Christmas label. I commented that I wish it had a bow on it, so the mate drew a small image of a bow and arrow on it. XD Well then I added "Murry Crimass" on it. XD We think he'll be amused by it.

After that was art. I managed to finish the last image of my art trade on here. I think it turned out nicely. And so did the other person. It's nice not having that hanging overhead.

More importantly, it's SNOWBALL FIGHT TIME!!!! I'm so happy about it. I didn't end up doing any other exercise, but I got that going! And I'll see if I can keep up with it at work, too. ^_^

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    • Total: 37
    • I'm so excited by this event! It was so much fun last time and it's fun this time too. ^_^
 
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A bit late posting this, but oh well. XD

12-21-2025 Log
Work Night #1
  • SNOWBALL FIGHT! A good number of jumping jacks waiting for me when I woke up.
  • Work is doing a Winter Wonder Week (which I keep calling winter "spirit week" which is a thing schools would do sometimes). Today was dress as a winter character
    • I was a reindeer. Unfortunately, my deer ears with antlers had flowers all over it, so I had my non-antlered deer ears on. But still cute.
  • New batch of sourdough crackers made! ^_^
    • Shared with a different coworker. And they are tempted for some of his starter. XD
  • Introspection on the way into work about why sometimes my mood is okay or even good and sometimes it's more melancholic.
    • Conclusions I have so far is that just wasting time on my phone is bad (if done too long. Occasional bits is okay). New things are good. And socializing is good. (Why yes, I am an extrovert. XD )
  • Day shifter today said she didn't know how to do a discharge. (I think she should have been able to find out, but didn't push it.)
    • Guess who offered to do it and learn how themselves? XD
    • Apparently did well though. I got day shift at the end of my shift to look at it and only had a couple of things to change. (And the biggest was because this wasn't a typical discharge.)
  • They had made cookies at work. All wintery and Christmasy themed. I ate the one random cat shaped one, lol. I claimed it was a Yule Cat. (Though I'm sure they just wanted make a cat cookie because they like cats, lol.)
    • Gotta remember the trick of making shortbread iced cookies instead of just plain sugar cookie. That's brilliant.
  • Kitty time at the end of my shift! <3 Love those babies
  • Happy I get to sleep in since I ended up staying later than I planned (by needing to stay at work later than planned).
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12-22-2025 Log
Good day today. Got up and got to slowly wake up. Was desperate for my first cup of coffee, though, and glad I was able to sleep in as much as I did. Though it wasn't enough, lol. And the mate took the evening shift of feeding the kitties so we didn't have to worry about that. Soon it was off to a Mexican restaraunt that was halfway between my place and and the rest of the crew for a family dinner (since I had work during our normal family day). Unfortunately the GF wasn't able to swap her shift with anyone so she couldn't attend. :C But the rest of us had a good time. And even have leftovers ready to take into work later. Realized how far I've come with my pickiness/foodphobia in that when the waitress asked if I wanted "everything" on my chicken dish, I said yes and decided I would figure out what that meant later. It was tasty though! And ended up texting with the GF later one so that made that a little better.

After that I ended up taking a long nap since I was struggling some. And mostly just relaxed afterwards. The mate and I did our own little exchange with a bit of the mead they made. I was getting the mate a budget for VRChat models and accessories. Though I did pick out one item that I thought they'd like, will-o-the-wisps accessories to go with their fox/kitsune model. And they got me a couple of posable figurines I was eyeballing but had decided against. (Though I have to wait until March for them to be shipped.)

Unfortunately, by the time I made my way to the snowball fight again, it was over. Major sad face! I did almost half as much as last year, but I'm still happy at how I did. Especially with being busier over all than last year. Plus, it ended on such a nice, rough number, I can't really complain, lol. I have also found that I can do more at a time than I could at this point last year, which is really awesome. ^_^ Even if it was over, I still did the jumping jacks I got attacked with. Meant to do more exercise, but that seemed like plenty enough for a chill day.

Last time for feeding kitties in the early morning as their mom and dad will be back aftwards. Then slowly winding down before bed. Got two more night shifts, then visiting my MiL and BiL for Christmas, then up early to travel down to see my family in Georgia. Which ... I'm slightly nervous about. Mostly that we're gonna see if I can sleep in the car on the way down and rapidly shift my sleep schedule. We'll see how that goes!

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  • Snowball Fight 2025 - 101 Jumping Jacks (in two sets)
    • Total: 200 Jumping Jacks
    • Technically seeing it after the event ended, but doing it anyways. Just happy the snowballs are in super slow motion, lol
    • Sad that I got to Darebee so last today and couldn't keep it going. But that may have also saved me, lol.
    • A little sad it's so much less than last year. But happy it landed on such a nice, round number. ^_^
 
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12-23-2025 Log
Work Night #2
  • Mate was helping an old-coworker's kid with his first time building a computer. Both of us assumed we wouldn't see each other before I headed out to work.
    • They made it back home in time! And had desserts that were gifted to us too!
  • Cozy wear day at work, like PJs and stuff. Though I had to change out what I was gonna wear because it got weirdly hot again. And then had to figure out pockets. But was cute and cozy.
  • Talked to Dad some before work. Plans and sleeping arrangements solidified. Also getting a gift from someone I wasn't expecting, so going in with my sister on a gift for them.
  • Meditation time was spent working on complicated holiday feels. Decided that, yeah, I have some rough memories and thoughts. But I also have some really nice ones. And I can choose which to try and linger on.
  • Disorganized when I got into work. >_<;;
    • In their defense, there were two discharges, and admission, and trying to orient someone for their first day.
    • But still. I'll be happy when our new people (not the new new one, the others) are not as new. Or at least don't act like they are new.
  • Thankful to nurse M who was also on shift. She had to leave for a little bit, so she stayed over later to help. Bless her.
  • She also got me a lemonade to have during the shift. <3
  • Shift was smooth after that first initial bit.
  • Crochet fox project does NOT want to behave. He's very ornery. But slowly coming along. And I LOVE how derpy he's turning out so far. Hoping to finish tomorrow night.
  • Forgot "throughout the day" cardio. Whoops~ I only did 40/200 leg raises
  • Red Bull for lead nurse who caffeinates me as a surprise.
    • She surprised us working with starbucks. So it was amusing that we did a caffeine, unplanned, gift exchange. XD
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
Thank you @astro_lizard ! ^_^

It's Christmas (or, technically the day after) at this point so Merry Christmas for those who celebrate!

12/25 and 12/26 log will be together later. Busy couple of days.

12-24-2025 Log

Work Night #3
  • Slept in, for better or worse, lol. (Just 30 minutes, not late)
  • Attempting cardio blast again!
  • Shift report smooth and quick. Got me in the right head space to rock the shift
  • I joked that I was "in danger" because I finished my first cup of coffee during report. Our orientee gave me her extra V8 Energy drink. <3
  • Got to pet a puppy! One of my coworkers was heading onto vacation after work and her husband picked up her. And had their dog with them.
  • Helped "play Santa" at work by moving presents that were hidden under the tree.
    • Work got all the clients hooded blankets. But a few others got them all gifts too, including an old patient who had already left [and even got extras for people admitted after she left].)
  • Crochet fox finished! I love him! Already working on a little fox kit to go with him.
  • Watched the clients open their Christmas gifts. <3
  • The clients also gave me a card that was signed with little messages. Happy cries when I got to the car and read it.
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12/26/2025 Log
Travel day. No exercise or any of my tasks done. I was tired the night before so I joined the mate when they went to bed, which was pretty dang early for me. (1-1:30ish am.) I ended up waking up around 5ish in the morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Got up, played around on the computer for about an hour and a half, then tried sleeping again. That time made it until just a little before the 9am alarm went off. I actually felt surprisingly well rested ... somehow. O.O We quickly got ready, finished the last of what packing we had to do, and took off. We were trying to stop as little as possible this time, but hit traffic a little. Alternated between good conversations, enjoying the sites, and me taking a few naps in the car. It's about a 10 hour drive probably to my hometown. Fortunately, we got there in time to see my dad and his gal pal. We chatted for a while and did a small gift exchange with them. Then they left, we stayed up just a little, and then I crashed in the bed. XD I did have to talk to the mate briefly, though, as I learned information I didn't know about my mom's death that made me rethink things a little. (I ... kinda felt like she just gave up after the stroke. But it turns out she had a complication develop I didn't know about. So I felt guilty about being angry at the situation.)

12/27/2025 Log
I felt like I was in bed forever~ Ended up being about 9am Eastern Time. (We had to switch time zones from Central to Eastern, so now being an hour ahead. So that was 8am our normal time.) Slowly got up and ready. I was a bit sluggish and the mate was snoozing some since they went to bed later than me. But eventually we made our way to the living room to put on a pot of coffee. (The mate even grabbed a cup, when they don't drink coffee as often or as much as I do.) My sister called and we made loose plans for the day. Dad was working, but had trouble with the phone. Apparently it has bad reception out here since it's a place in a pretty woody area. We knew where on the property he was, though, so the mate suggested grabbing our mugs and going on a walk to talk in person. It was so fun! Saw some raccoon tracks and a number of butterflies. Meet up with dad then walked some more before heading back to the house we're staying at. Dad found out he wasn't suppose to be working today, just be on-call (LOL) so he was able to join us for lunch. Got some food at the deli section of the local grocery store, as well as some snacks and things, then headed back to the house to eat. Dad's gal pal ended up joining us. We also gave my sister and her family their gifts. Apparently they didn't get ours yet (or the crew, as my sister likes to get them gifts too) so we'll get to go shopping for all that later, lol. I got a bit overwhelmed at times, but good visit over all. After that, my sister's family, the mate, and I went to the pool to hang out for a bit. Then we all gathered back over here for making s'mores at the fire pit. Then downtime after that.

A bit of a mixed day emotionally though. I love my family, don't get me wrong. But they are a lot. Very loud and talkative. So I can get fatigued and overwhelmed with them. Especially when just hanging out. My sister kinda gets it and tries to keep that in mind, but it's not perfect. So glad this is a short visit and happy I get to see them. <3 I'm just also glad that I had downtime in the evening to recover from it. ^_^;;;
 
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12/28/2025 Log
Today went from good, to rough, to good again.

We got to sleep in a little this morning, which was nice. We both really needed that. Then slowly got up, made up a pot pie Dad's gal pal gifted us to have with lunch, made up a half-pot of coffee, and relaxed for a little. It was nice to finally sit back and just catch up on some of the threads on here. Of course most of the trip we want to spend balancing, but we've learned over the years the importance of balancing fun with recovery time on trips. Plus, we weren't really able to hang out until after lunch anyways.

After lunch, we went to a fort that my sister was recommending. Though in an amusing turn of events, we ended up going to a different one instead. She had gotten forts mixed up and we went to a closer one instead. It was a lot of fun, though, as none of us had visited this one before. We watched the little video, went through their little museum, and walked around a bit. I grabbed a junior ranger book, knowing I wouldn't complete it in time, but felt like it'd be fun and a nice souvenir. (For US folks, I recommend. They are designed for kids, but there's no age limit. Basically every state park has one and when you complete it, you get a lil' badge. Many times it's a cute lil' wooden badge.) It was nice walking around. Though we did get rather worn out. My sister was in her more chaotic energy state (we found out later she was "go-go-go" earlier that day and hadn't shifted from it yet). And my nephew is, well, still learning how to socialize and is a bit behind on that unfortunately. He hasn't quite learned how to have a conversation but instead often ends up talking at people instead of with. And with his young ADHD self, well, he can go on and on with rapid and drastic conversation changes. And unfortunately he clung to the poor introverted mate pretty hard.

So by the time we left, I was a little frazzled and the mate was a bit low on spoons bouncing between the different energy types. -_-

We were planning to go to the other fort, but decided to head back. And was happy we took separate cars so we had 30 minutes to recharge a little. We went to my sister's new place where she showed us around. It was a nice lil' place and felt like a good size for them. Loved their open kitchen. The nephew ended up giving me a case of his Starbucks coffee (my dad apparently stocked up on the pumpkin spice since he really liked it) which was sweet of him. (And for the curious, coffee doesn't necessarily compound the ADHD energy. Sometimes it slows it down. Very interesting stuff.)

My sister's husband and their son ended up staying while we took my sister to the little shops in town. She wanted to pick up gifts for my crew to give them for Christmas and wanted our input. We got 2 of the 4 down. Unfortunately, the other place we wanted to go was closed. D: So walked around a little before taking her out to dinner at Waffle House. (And no worries, we got food for the others too). That was a nice visit. My sister was a bit more chilled and it was easier dealing with the smaller numbers.

After that, we hung out at the house we're crashing in and relaxed for a bit. I took a nice lil' nap then goofed around on my phone and/or computer. I did manage a little bit of crocheting in. Not a ton, but my fox kit has a body now. :) The mate also took care of laundry since we had access.

One more full day and then a half day before we head back. Hoping to do a bit more shopping tomorrow and maybe go to my old house to see if there's anything else of my mother's I'd like. There's not really much, but it'll be good for us all for me to look ... I think. We'll find out. But off to bed now. Nighty night bees~

And @f1shie 's cooper will be happy to know I drank a little over 20oz of water today. Which ... admittedly isn't a ton, but more than I had the last few days. ^_^
 
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Oh boy, catching up to do! I'm gonna go ahead and post the backlog. Then I'll get today's out before bed as a separate post. ^_^

12-29-2025 Log
Another kinda emotionally mixed bag. That was kinda the theme for the trip. ^_^;;;;

Plans were originally to wake up slowly and then meet up with my sister and her family for lunch. Unfortunately both my sister and her husband were kinda tired. We rescheduled for later that afternoon then. That worked out, though, since we were able to catch Dad while he was working. He was able to join us for lunch with the leftover potpie and hang out a little. Since we didn't really get to see him the day before, I was happy to have one-on-one time with him. (Well, technically two-on-one but you know what I mean, lol.)

Then we went to my old house. We've gone through it to grab things we wanted, but my Dad wanted us to take another look at it. I think he might be serious this time about possibly selling it and getting rid of things. Plus, my sister claimed some stuff for her new place and he probably wants to make sure we get the same choice. Since I had gone through it before, I figured it would be easy. ... He .... hehe ... -proceeds to bawl multiple times there- One of my sister's cats (they are indoor and outdoor cats) has insisted on still living over there (they still feed him there since he keeps returning) so he was a good emotional companion for me. Did end up grabbing a few things I had memories of.

Then met up with my sister for the last bit of Christmas shopping. We made a hurting at Five Below, lol. We were just starting to check out another store when my Dad called to let us know they were at the restaurant for dinner. Luckily they were across the street so that was fine. My uncle and his wife visited so we all had a good time. Afterwards some unwinding and prepacking for the trip back. Well, unwinding as much as I could considering I was already anticipating the trip. ^_^;;;;

12-30-2025 Log
Easy day to write up, lol. Up at a decent time and hit the ground running. Trying to get things condensed to fit in the car, eat some of the leftovers for breakfast, figuring out what we were taking versus giving my sister. (Turns out we mostly just gave her the partial carton of eggs and the last lil' bit of potpie.) Dad came by to say bye and also deliver one last gift that got forgotten before, lol. We had a little bit before meeting up with my sister so went to some of the small stores (while being sad at how many places were closed that day, including one we really wanted to go to). Meet up with my sister for lunch at a place she use to volunteer at. Which was nice because I got to see a couple of people I haven't seen in a while. One of which was worried because the weather dropped and Nashville was now gonna be below freezing, so she insisted on giving me a jacket. 🥹

Then away we went. Most of the trip back was me alternating between enjoying the sights, conversing with the mate, and taking naps. The only thing of real note was when we stopped for dinner. We went to Kroger to fuel up and get food and I saw a claw machine with cute lucky cat plush toys in them. One was right on top the exit so I figured it was a sure bet. Got it ... and then dropped it. Was so sad, but that's how it goes. One of the workers heard me and asked me if I almost got one. She ended up playing the game and getting it, then gave it to me. 🥹

Got home and unloaded the car. I was up for a short bit, then took a long nap. Ended up getting second wind so I was up a decent bit. (I aimed for 3am to make it easier to shift my sleep schedule and made it until 5am.) And then stayed in bed for 13 hours. O.O
 
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12-31-2025 Log
Knew I would sleep in a good bit. I had an alarm set for 11 hours, since that would be my normal wake-up time. But figured I would use a bit more. I figured it would be an hour's worth, not two. O.O Then again, between the emotions of the trip (and entire month, honestly) as well as shift my sleep schedule back and forth, it's no wonder I was so fatigued. My watch still claims it wasn't the best though. >_<;;;

Today was a relax and recover kinda day. With a little bit of unpacking as well between tasks but not in any sorta hurry for it. Late breakfast/dinner since I slept so late and the mate had a late lunch. Watched a bit more of a show on Youtube that's been surprisingly fun. And then kinda relaxed afterwards. Trying to get into the swing of things. Tomorrow is the start of my workweek with 3 nights in a row, then a family thing the following evening. So taking advantage of the rest time while I can.

Was a bit worried because I had a day's heads up about a mandatory training for work during my travel day. 🤦 Fortunately a make-up date has already been scheduled for next week. Terrible timing (noon. It's never night-shifter friendly) but at least it's on a day I don't work. There's also a mandatory nurses' meeting the next day which I should be able to attend right before work that night. (Though, honestly at the risk of sounding arrogant, I can probably ask that it's recorded and watch later because I'm betting half won't apply to me, lol.) The best news is that it sounds like The Joint Commission visit is scheduled and I'm not scheduled during that time frame. (Cue celebration.) So the first part of Janurary is gonna be interesting, but should smooth out. Plus, the sister facility is suppose to be fully independent this month so that's gonna be an additional plus. <3

I planned to make up goals for the new year. But that didn't happen, lol. I may spend some time tomorrow night at work really thinking about it. And, like, in more concrete terms than I usually do. I did download an app the Mate suggested for learning Japanese though. Since we may be able to go in 2027. I'm still fighting my brain weasles telling me that I can't learn languages (I didn't learn to read until 3rd grade), but I know that I can do this if I try. And hopefully have a good enough "why" to stick with it this time.

Aaaaaaand, this journal entry is long enough, lol.

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Best of luck with starting Japanese! The fact that it's so different from English makes it feel very rewarding to learn. To some extent, I feel like it also helped me think critically about things I do in English that I've just implicitly done for most of my life.
I don't study it as much as I used to (mostly reading song lyrics and a bit of poetry nowadays), but I like to trace the kana when I'm meditating as a sort of low-intensity focal point.
 
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Best of luck with starting Japanese! The fact that it's so different from English makes it feel very rewarding to learn. To some extent, I feel like it also helped me think critically about things I do in English that I've just implicitly done for most of my life.
I don't study it as much as I used to (mostly reading song lyrics and a bit of poetry nowadays), but I like to trace the kana when I'm meditating as a sort of low-intensity focal point.
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It's very different! I'm just at the learning hiragana stage (other than a few words I picked up here and there from the mate when they were trying to learn and anime). I'm definitely not looking forward to learning the actual grammar. ^_^;;; But I didn't consider that it would help you be more conscious about how English works too.
 
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日本語の勉強頑張ってください
にほんごのべんきょうがんばってください　:vibes:
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-Goes to google translate- Oh, I know ganbatte! Thank you!

1-1-2026 Log
Work Night #1
  • Woke up feeling pretty well rested
  • Misread Momentum and how to do the squat jacks. No jumping required. Whoops~
  • Decided to go ahead and add the Arcade Challenge since it looks fun
  • Bit emotional/reactionary this morning. :C
    • Spent my meditation time figuring out why
    • Conclusions:
      • No need to jump to judging something before it starts.
      • No need to jump to black and white thinking. There's room for compromise and such
      • Give myself and others more grace
  • No time for yoga. Plan to do later at work
    • And was successful with that
  • Starting a food log. NO calorie counting though. At least, not yet. I won't do that until I figure out a healthier way implement that
    • I've done calorie counting two or three times previously. It works. But I always overstress it and obsess with getting it "right" that it becomes more of a negative than a positive.
  • Low census at work which was a surprise. (5 out of the potential 8)
  • Smooth work shift
  • 60 1 leg hops (30 each leg) in one go by accident. (Went to do 25 each). Then repeated later on
    • Successful at not making too much noise with that so should be viable to do at work
  • Crocheting is going well. <3 I got a new bag for Christmas and was showing it off. <3
  • Allowed myself to watch a show on my lunch break. (Ghosts. I've seen bits and pieces so I knew I liked it, but didn't actually get around to watching it.)
  • Getting back into the swing of things.
  • Japanese study is going well ... I think. I have an app the mate suggested that I use every so often. Slowly getting through the hiragana.
    • I only got through the hiragana last time, so this is gonna take a bit. But it seems I remember a few from then, so that's cool
  • Caught up on my daily doodles!
    • January Daily Doodles Challenge - In case anyone wants to join in. :)
    • First time I did it was just in pencil. Last month since so many were red and green themed, I added those colors. This time I'm letting myself use all 12 of the cheap crayola color pencils. And occasionally gel pens. (White gel pen is very underrated.)

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  • First Thing Water - Missed - Started with flavored carrot juice instead (which is surprisingly tasty)
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  • Light Therapy - Done
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  • Momentum - Day 28 - Lv 1 - Done
    • I'm pretty sure this program is trying to murder me. Ooooooooooh. No, that was me trying to kill myself. I thought the squat jacks jump and end with legs together. I'm SOOOO glad I caught that at the last part of that combo on the first set.
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 28- Lv 1 - Held
    • Realized that I accidentally did Day 28 when I was suppose to do Day 27, so I'll do Day 27 tomorrow.
  • The Arcade Challege - Day 1 - Done
    • 120 single leg hops (60 each) divided into 2 sets.
    • 360 points today / 360 points total
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Days 28-Jan Day 1 done
    • All caught up now!
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful for the low census and smooth shift
    • I'm grateful for the supportive mate and crew members
    • I'm grateful for warm nursing station, underclothes, and coffee. <3
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Full workout done
    • Confronted the feels
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  • Caught up on my daily doodles!
    • January Daily Doodles Challenge - In case anyone wants to join in. :)
    • First time I did it was just in pencil. Last month since so many were red and green themed, I added those colors. This time I'm letting myself use all 12 of the cheap crayola color pencils. And occasionally gel pens. (White gel pen is very underrated.)
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I'll join your Daily Doodles Challenge, it looks fun! I love to draw. And doodle. :ss:
 
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1-2-2026 Log
Work Night #2
  • OOF! Insomnia attack. Woke up at noon. I think I forgot my Melatonin. :/ Half doze of ZzzQuil and tried to sleep again
  • Snoozed a little after the alarm while the mate made me breakfast
  • Held on Cardio Blast due to time constraints before work and fatigue
  • Constant giggle fits at work
  • The Clients found out about the mate's sourdough. They want some. XD (Spoiler alert, did not get approval for the starter.) Another RCS does too, lol. (And spoiler alert, the NP does too.)
  • Naps are good~
  • Japanese study is going better than I thought ... I think. Struggling, but I think I'm going at a good clip?
  • Food Log day 2. So far:
    • Higher protein, less plants currently
    • Better with snacks than I thought honestly
    • Yeaaaaaah, need way more water
  • Body aches and hates me
    • Shark week soon
  • Happy it's a lighter day for Arcade. Still doing a lot, but by choice instead of required. That removal of need lets me do more today, I think
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NightWolf714 said:
OOF! Insomnia attack.
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Shouldn't that be WOOF?

I don't know furry culture hopefully I didn't just do the equivalent of a slur haha

NightWolf714 said:
Japanese study is going better than I thought ... I think. Struggling, but I think I'm going at a good clip?
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Good luck with the Japanese study. I used to do it years ago and found the site WaniKani really good for learning kanji (when you get up to that).
 
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Shouldn't that be WOOF?

I don't know furry culture hopefully I didn't just do the equivalent of a slur haha


Good luck with the Japanese study. I used to do it years ago and found the site WaniKani really good for learning kanji (when you get up to that).
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LOL! And thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check it out for later on. :D

1-3-2026 Log
Work Night #3
  • Slept much better last night
  • Dun dun ... Dun dun ... Dun dun Dun dun Dun dun ...
    • AKA, shark week has begun. -_-
  • Timed beautifully, the mate surprised me with Chinese takeout for lunch tonight. <3
  • Got ready in time to watch a show with the mate before work .... Mostly. Slightly misjudged, but traffic was surprisingly nice to me so made it in time
  • The mate made up two mason jars with sourdough starters in them for a couple of my coworkers who asked for some.
    • So amused I started a bit of sourdough fever there, lol
    • Unfortunately, I heard back and the sourdough starter for the workplace was declined (due to extra resources, etc it would need for maintenance which is pretty fair and valid.)
      • Means we'll have to make bread or crackers or something occasionally for them. ^_^
  • Back was achy during the first part of my shift due the aforementioned monthly curse biological struggle. Better later on at least. Typically if my body acts up like that, it's only for a day. Maybe two at most.
  • Lazy day today. But not a bad one. And happy I get a few days off. Even if it'll be half-busy days for them.

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I 2nd the recommendation for WaniKani!! My partner and I both used it when we were attempting to learn japanese and it was incredible. Now I'm wanting to start back up again after reading your thread. :)
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I'll definitely be checking it out!

And so cool how many of us are/were learning Japanese. ^_^
 
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1-4-2026 Log
I wanted to sleep in today. We've found that doing so after my work week ends is helpful in recovering my energy and making up for lost sleep during the week. But we had plans to go to the Mate's extended family Christmas party. We knew we were gonna be late but wanted to go at least for a little bit. Unfortunately, by the time I was up and getting ready, the mate heard from his mom that the party had largely wound down and both her and his brother were already leaving due to being tired. So we opted to not go since we would have a drive to get there as well. Kinda sad, but honestly? I'm just glad we saw them at Thanksgiving time. I was tired and didn't really want to leave the house. ^_^;;;;

It was nice to just kinda veg today. I did get enough exercise in to complete Arcade for today (though no extra points this time). But it was definitely a chill in PJ's kinda day for me. I ended up taking a 40 minute nap and then a 20 minute nap later. Read some manga and played on Twisted Wonderland and such a little.

The BF came over as well, which was nice. Found out Friday that he needed to be in the office on Monday for a class he was teaching and asked to spend the night at our place. It was so nice to see him after so long. A bit of an emotional mess due to fatigue and shark week, but both the Mate and BF were super supportive and patient with me and helped me feel better.

Heading to bed early tonight. And already thinking tomorrow will be better. Looking forward to date night with the BF and the GF, even if I have an hour drive there and back for it.

And not looking forward to the mess that Tuesday will be. (I'll have to be up in the middle of the day for mandatory work stuff. At least it's remote.) But I'll deal with that on Tuesday.

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1-5-2026 Log
Good day today, although a short one. Woke up at 4 and didn't want to get up, lol. But that was 12 hours, so that should be good. Plus, I had date night to get to. As I'm getting ready, though, I was talking to the mate and getting anxious/overwhelmed a little. But, like, in a low key, I'm fine kinda way. Which, they realized I wasn't and helped force me to sit back and just relax a little. (For the curious, got me to lie down, close my eyes, and verbally soothed me.) Which resulted in me crying and opening up a bit about my emotional state. Basically that I'm trying really hard to do things but it feels like it's harder than it should be and that I'm failing. Which, they reminded me that I'm not. And I reminded myself that it's a bit of an open secret amongst nurses that night shifters basically loose an off day by just sleeping almost literally the entire day after their work week (especially if it's in a row). :/

So felt much better on my way up to see peeps. Even though I was running later than I wanted. Got lots of love, lots of good food, and show watching. (We finished Haunted Hotel on Netflix and now I'm getting the two of them to watch Mashcle.) I did make it clear that I wanted to get home earlier than I had been. And largely successful. After that, I chilled for a little reading a bit of Volundio: Surreal Sword Saga (which is kinda sorta a sequel to Helck? Or at least same universe, though much further in the future? I think). Then a good workout. I am REALLY enjoying Arcade. I like the flexibility of it, though with it's own challenge days. I like the ability to mix and match if I want to, even if I'm focusing on the highest-points-giving exercise. And pretending to get on an actual high-score board is motivating since that never really happens IRL, lol. (I'm one of those gamers that's actually kinda bad at gaming, lol.) Then late night snack and a bit of show watching with the mate.

And now it's time for bed. ... Sorta. It's early, only 4:30ish am. But I have a 12pm mandatory online class tomorrow plush a meeting at 2pm, so I want to make sure I get decent sleep before then. And probably nappers afterwards.

Hope you all are doing well out there fellow bees~

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1-6-2026 Log
Yesterday felt just too dang short. Today was the exact opposite problem. It felt like it just wouldn't end!

There was a good reason for that though. I had to wake up at 11:30am. AM. As in in the morning! I hope my workplace realizes how much I love them. Fortunately I did get to bed early the night before so that helped me from feeling too miserable. Got to my noon mandatory class and even had enough time beforehand to make up a cup of coffee. I was originally planning to stay up until the next mandatory meeting, but I ended up taking a 20 minute nap instead. Got up and before I knew it it was time for the second, 2pm meeting. Went well, though my headset was acting up but I got it working well enough.

After that, the mate decided that it had been quite a while since we'd had an adventure. So after checking that I had enough energy, we set out. They didn't tell me where we were going, just had a location that was "close enough" on the GPS. Which was kinda fun trying to figure it out. Turns out it was to get ice cream because they found a gift card we had apparently forgotten about. YUM! Afterwards we walked about Target since it was nearby. I found a plush on sale I'm adding to the GF's Christmas gift (my polycule are doing our exchange this Saturday evening), the mate found a flavoring thing they wanted to experiment with, and I got a candy+toy treat (though this was gummy candy instead of the typical chocolate).

We grabbed an early dinner on the way home and watched a little bit of youtube with it. Then I was zonked. Which was weird because it was still relatively early in the evening. O.O (Like 7 or 8pm, I think?) Took a log nap afterwards. I know I had a second cup of coffee at some point, I think, though I can't remember exactly when. I had an energy drink I had bought for today, though, so I enjoyed that. (Energy drinks are occasional treats for me.)

Mostly tinkered around a little after that. Did my light time pretty late, but I figured with 7+ hours before bed, it was okay enough. Tried partnering my meditation with it which I found difficult because my brain was all over the place. Definitely beneficial though. Got a workout in and a few other things I wanted to do. And then most of the rest of the evening was spent reading comics or catching up a little on Darebee journals.

All in all, long but very enjoyable day overall. <3 Now tomorrow I'll start the 3 day stretch starting with a mandatory meeting during my "pre-work" time. Then seeing the Crew on Saturday. I was suppose to go back for a single day on Sunday but I changed shifts with a coworker so next week will be Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday so we'll see how that goes.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Missed for coffee
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 30 - Lv 1 - Held
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 29 - Lv 12 - Done
    • Felt pretty easy. Almost did level 3. I now remember that since it was suppose to be on the same day as Momentum, it's a lower difficulty so that makes sense
  • The Arcade Challege - Day 6 - Done
    • COMBO: 20 single leg hops (10 each leg) + 10 hops on the spot + 10 side-to-side hops - 5 sets (Done directly following the Cardio Blast sets)
    • 450 points today / 2190 points total (990 Extra total)
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Jan Day 6 - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I was able to get that class and meeting over with.
    • I'm grateful that these classes and meetings are virtual. (It'd be a nightmare otherwise)
    • I'm grateful for the lil' adventure the mate and I went on. I enjoy those kinds of simple pleasures. <3
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Got up early for classes. Got naps in. Got workout in. :)
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Oh, forgot to add in the post. The mate found this interesting video about nutrition. Pretty informative and entertaining to swatch. (Reminded me of the olden days of internet videos, lol.) Figured y'all would be interested as well.

 
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Before I head off to work, let me share December's daily doodles. <3

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1-7-2026 Log
Work Night #1
  • Groggy this morning. Yesterday was hitting me hard at first
  • A coworker asked to switch my Sunday shift with her Monday one. That's great for me! While I probably won't be able to do our normal family day stuff still (people already made plans), I like having two days off in a row instead of just one before heading back into work.
  • Held off on Momentum for tomorrow due to time constraint and fatigue
  • Nurses' meeting was okay. Some good news like a new DoN (Director of Nursing) was hired and hoping to start later this month. And a few other things should be easier soon.
  • Meeting was shorter than expected, so had time to watch a YouTube video with the mate before heading in.
  • Work had a few extra tasks asked of me. But not bad things.
    • One of which was making a check-off list for training. Since she knew I like doing those kinds of things. And I'd make sure it was pretty, haha.
  • Smooth shift overall, though a little bit less downtime than I normally like.
  • Most importantly, shark week is over. Cheers~

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1-8-2026
Work Night #2
  • Little harder to wake up this morning. Fatigue compounding
  • Tried to do Momentum but had to bail early on. Felt it very quickly and didn't want to use all my energy reserves in the first hour of the day, lol
  • Slight nap before work
  • Change of plans on Dayshift (someone was to discharge tomorrow got bumped up to today) shook things up at work. But they managed to get it done pretty well
  • Asked about making another form for work. Pretty proud of how this one turned out, since I had to research a little for it.
  • Smooth shift over all. Even got a nap
  • Worried about work stuff though. One Client I'm 95% sure is actually going to AMA discharge. And she got another to realize it was an option and talk about it too.
  • Plus, stress and extra work as the Joint Commission is coming next week. Apparently they thought it was going to be a virtual inspection and it is not. Oof.
    • Though, somehow this is all not as stressful as last month was.
  • 1 more night to go!

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  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Missed - Had apple juice instead
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Done
  • Light Therapy - Done
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 30 - Lv 1 - done Held
    • Started to do it. Got part of the way through the first combo and could already feel it strongly in my knees and legs. Think it's better to hold on this today.
  • 30 Days of Cardio Blast - Day 30 - Lv 1 - Held
  • The Arcade Challege - Day 8 - Done
    • 2 Combos of 40 Single Leg Hops + 20 Side-to-Side Hops + 20 Hops on the Spot
    • 300 points today / 2940 points total (1440 Extra total)
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Doodle Challenge - Jan Day 8 - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful weather isn't as bad as feared. Windy, but nothing too bad
    • I'm grateful busy but not chaotic shifts this week. (There's a BIG difference. As I said before at work, the chickens are running but the heads are still attached.)
    • I'm grateful people appreciate me and what I do.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Another form made up at work. ^_^
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1-9-2026 Log
Work Night #3
  • Did a 10 minute snooze and then had to force myself up.
  • Pretty fatigued and body felt heavy.
  • Skipped warm-ups and yoga. Only did Arcade a few times during the night
  • Slightly irritable due to the fatigue at first
  • Had traded shifts (my Sunday for a coworker's Monday). I was so happy at getting a second day off before going back in. Found out by happenstance that it didn't happen. (Her shift on Monday had been cancelled as she's PRN, scheduled to work at the sister facility, which is closed temporarily now.) I'm glad I saw that, but annoyed I wasn't told.
  • Worried about the mood at work because we had 2 AMA discharges. But actually, things pretty okay.
  • No homework or anything pressing from day shift. Thank goodness!
  • Amused as one of the clients now has a pet snail. Apparently she's been wanting one ways. The girls have named it and have been making jokes about it. XD Even calling it the therapy snail. XD
  • Got to take a nap and just sorta relax for part of the night. Including working on crochet, which I hadn't been able to do this week.
  • Finished my lil' baby fox. <3
  • Became less annoyed about the shift trade thing as the night went on. Mostly because that means I'll completely miss the Joint Commission visit. XD
  • Japanese study going really well! Using Renshuu and far enough to play one of the lil' study games.

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
1-10-2026 Log
I didn't really do much yesterday. I got up at my normal time (with much grumbling) and got ready relatively quickly. Off for dinner plans with the crew, which was really fun. Had to nap on the way up though. After that we did our lil' Christmas exchange (schedules have been chaotic so this was the best time we had, lol). Everyone loved their stuff and I got some fun things too. Got home and I took a long 1.5 hr nap. Up for a little bit, but not really doing too much. Then went to bed fairly early because I was just extreme fatigued. Since I couldn't sleep in the next day, figuring trying to get to bed early would be the best bet.

Didn't really do much exercise-wise. I got my 10 minutes meditation in in the car on the way back home. (Somehow without falling asleep, lol). And Arcade. Fortunately today was an easy day on there.
  • The Arcade Challege - Day 10 - Done
    • 1 Combos of 40 Single Leg Hops + 20 Side-to-Side Hops + 20 Hops on the Spot
    • 180 points today / 3660 points total (1860 Extra total)
 
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
1-11-2026 Log
Work Night #1
  • Woke up feeling a little tired but overall much better than the day before
    • Going to be super early and getting 10.5 hours of sleep helped, lol
  • Opted to hold major work-outs one more day to make sure my energy levels were okay
    • Warm-ups I did at work. Meant to do yoga as well, but forgot about it. ^_^;;;
  • Hung out with the mate a little before work.
  • OHMEGEE it got cold outside! Nashville keeps getting in the 60-70's F range and then dropping to 30-40's or even 20's F range in the span of a day or not. I am NOT okay with this!
  • Work went well. Very chill and smooth shift
  • Met the pet snail at work. It even has a legit terrarium now. And a hiding place picked out for when JCAHO visits, lol
  • Started up on the crochet cat again. (I took a break to do the foxes since it was a bigger project than I thought it would be.) Body is almost done. Unfortunately the yarn and small and pretty bad quality so it's going slowly
  • I HAVE REDEEMED MYSELF! I had a rough time drawing blood on a client last week. Nailed it first try this time, woot woot!
  • Happy I'll be off for 4 days in a row now. Sad I'll loose the weekend, but happy I'll avoid JCAHO
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
1-12-2026 Log
Yesssss. I get a lovely 4 days* off before I go back into work for a 3 day stint. I'm so happy. (Mostly off. I had a training I didn't know about that I had to do really quickly.)

There was a bit of miscommunication between the mate and I, though. First off, I forgot to turn off the alarm on my sound machine so it turned the sound off and started turning on lights at my normal time. Bonked the lights off and laid back down. Weeeeeeeell, the mate knew that I took Saturday after the family stuff as a rest day and slept a ton before work. They figured that was enough since it was just one day of work and that I wouldn't want to sleep in too late. So they gently start trying to wake up while I'm gently trying to ignore them. Honestly? Little frustrating at first but kinda funny in hind sight. I got bribed by a trip to Sam's for pizza and a pretzel. And fortunately, it was about the time I would have wanted to get up anyways so it worked out.

The only thing is I really should have napped yesterday or today. Never felt quite up for it. I did, however, treat myself. It has been ages since I took a nice bath. So while the mate was playing Helldivers 2 with some online buds, I took a nice long soak because I deserve nice things. Even got a decaf (because I meant to get a second cup of regular coffee but not that soon. Though I forgot and never got it, lol) and a bit of chocolate to go with it. XD

Most of the night was spent a.) watching a youtube series that is strangely hilarious for absolutely NOT being into the fandom it's parodying, b.) wasting time on my phone or internet, and c.) catching up on webcomics because I got terribly behind. Like all the other stuff in my life. ^_^;;;;;

Did get a bit of a workout in. Unfortunately, I did it pretty close to when I was planning to go to bed, so I only got part way through Momentum. Felt tired and I still wanted to get Arcade in since I can't really double up on days with the way that program is unlike other ones. I'll finish the other half tomorrow so I can get that badge and move on. Speaking of which, I am debating about repeating it at a higher level or trying something at the same level (or even lower difficulty at a higher level). I feel like going full time has sapped a lot of my reseveres both mental and physical. Though it could just be that this past couple of months have been more difficult than typical. Talked to the mate about it and they agreed that while I am struggling more with going full time, I'm doing so much better than I use to. If for nothing else, but I can recognize it. So there's that at least. Though I still want to bump up to a higher level on Cardio Blast since that one feels too easy for me currently.

Fortunately I don't have to figure it out immediately. Off to bed now. Nighty night bees~

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
1-13-2026 Log
Good day today. Had date night with the BF and GF. The BF cooked up some very nice chicken that was partnered with rice and veggies that made for a delicious rice bowl. Watched more Mashle and greatly enjoying the BF's reactions in particular (he does not hide his reactions and I love that about him). Stayed a bit longer than initially thought, but within planned times. (I've learned to aim for a time and given an hour wiggle room for date nights, lol.) I expected the mate to be gaming, but they tried hard to not be busy when I got home. Yay~ So we watched a bit more of our youtube show If the Emperor had a Text-to-Speech Device. (Which, again, I'm surprised at home much I'm enjoying since I'm not really into Warhammer 40k). Kinda chill time after that. I did take a short nap, as I probably should have been doing this whole week. And, quite happily, caught up on all my current web comics I'm reading. Even found a couple new ones to keep up with. I did part of Momentum yesterday so I finished that up today. Is that last day technically done as written? Well, no, not really. But it's done and I plan to redo it anyways so I'm counting it for the badge, lol. And I will most likely finish up Cardio Blast tomorrow so yay for all the badges~ Debating on replacing that one with 30 Days of Cardio or Total Burn. Leaning more towards 30 days at the moment. Also debating on level 1 or 2, but might go ahead and try for level 2 and adjust as needed.

Not as wordy today, lol. It be like that sometimes. Especially as I'm heading to bed now, lol. But it was a good day and happy I still have a couple more. I think I really needed this break to mentally recover. Potential plans Thursday but none tomorrow (I think) so should be a good time. May even do some gaming since it's been since ... December 9th, apparently, since I've played on Ori. Also gonna catch up on the current Twisted Wonderland event. OH! And thinking I'll read a bit more on journals and such on here tomorrow too. ^_^

Anyways, nighty night fellow Bees~

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