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NightWolf714

NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-15-2026 Log
Work Night
  • Rough dream while waking up. :/
  • Warm-ups and yoga only. I don't want to start back into my normal exercise routine too hard
  • OOF! RCS was having an emergency when I got there! Day shift started triage, but was kinda clearly getting anxious so I took charge.
    • Where did this level-headedness, anxiety contained, confidence come from?!
    • She ended up being okay thankfully!
  • Only staff member for a few hours. Luckily we have a very low census and they're a pretty good group so made it through
  • Another small incident with a client. She's okay though.
  • Tornado warnings. Thank goodness no watches or touch-downs!
  • Rest of the evening okay. Paperwork heavy with incident reports and prep work but manageable
  • A bit irritable, but I was aware of it at least so that's good.
  • Glad it's a split work-week. I don't go back in until Friday night.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-16-26 Log
Whoops, time sneaked away. Slept in a little bit, though not as much as some days. Pretty chill day overall though. Main thing of note was spending time in that fishing VRChat game since they have a St. Patrick's day event. I did loose track of time and didn't get to my workout like I meant to. I'll have to prioritize it for tomorrow. I did do my light time though!

Well, I guess there was two things of note. I was slightly cranky when I checked work messages. (I try to check emails and teams messages once a day on off days so I can keep up with things.) So ended up having a bit of a talk with the mate about my frustrations. And, yeah, mostly just tired. :/

But other than that, good day. And tomorrow I'll be able to see my crew so that's gonna be nice.
 
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-17-2026 Log
Other than needing to get up early, today was a good day. Had to get up early because of a virtual staff meeting. Honestly was pretty good. Part of it was going over our new Teams based communication system which I am much more excited about than I should be. (It's gonna be so much easier to find and quickly check things now.) The second part was more focused on the face that we'll soon be getting more acute diabetic clients, which adds a whole new level of complexity to their eating disorders. I think a lot of us at work were pretty anxious about that idea, myself included. But got more information with a bit of a Q&A at the end (even though that ran overtime) that had me feeling a bit more reassured about the whole thing. Still a bit anxious, not gonna lie. But better.

After that was family day! A bit of ups and downs (one person learned some bad news, one was fighting inner thoughts a little, and one had some back pain going on), but overall it was a really good time. Part of that is because the GF made up her homemade, from scratch, mac and cheese. I did NOT know how much work went into that when requesting it, but she really wanted to make it for me and it was delicious. Plus we got lots of leftovers from it. <3

After that was a bit of relaxing. I remembered to get my workout done at a more reasonable time so I actually did it, haha. Definitely struggled with it some but felt good to be back into it. Especially since, after that, was snack time and then jumping onto VRChat with the mate for the fishing game's event. They dropped a special event shark and I just had to catch one. I wanted that more than the actual prizes, lol. Then just relaxing, reading a little, watching a bit of YouTube, that kinda thing.

Now off to bed. Looking forward to tomorrow with it's lack of plans, haha.

🐝 Regular Quests:
  • Daily Hug Challenge - Done
  • First Thing Water - Missed
  • 10 Minutes Daily Meditation - Missed
  • Light Therapy - 10 minutes - Missed
  • Universal Warmup - Done
  • Momentum - Day 14 - Lv 2 - Done
    • I remember this day being difficult last time. And it was still difficult this time, haha. But this time was two more sets before I felt dead, so I'll take that as growth. :)
  • 30 Days of Cardio - Day 14 - Lv 1 - Held
  • Better Sleep - Done
  • Daily Gratitude Challenge - Done
    • I'm grateful I got to see my chosen family today
    • I'm grateful I got to eat my GF's homemade mac and cheese (and got a bunch of leftovers too)
    • I'm grateful the mate helps me out with games like the VRChat fishing game.
  • Counting Victories Challenge - Done
    • Back into my normally scheduled workout
🐝Optional Quests:
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"The risk of failure is far sweeter than the regret of never trying at all. ~C Sanders"
NightWolf714 said:
And trying so hard not to go ahead and get 1.) more clothes and 2.) the grey wolf doll. The website also has a cute bunny girl so I hope they make her too. <3
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Go for the grey wolf! She's so pretty and you know you want to. 😉😂
 
NightWolf714

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3-19-2026 Log
Yay for days with no real plans~ Though there were plans the mate had I forgot about, haha. Slept in for a bit and then relaxed until dinner time and youtube. We had to keep it fairly short, though, because the mate reminded me that their discord had Stargate Night tonight. (Every week, they've been playing a few episodes of the series.) Was actually pretty happy that I could attend it. That show has no right being as good as it is! Plus, it was fun hanging out in the discord with folks commenting while watching it. <3

After that was more of the Fish! game on VRChat which I've really been enjoying. Especially since I've occasionally seen others at least briefly when jumping on. I'm thinking tomorrow (Thursday) I may do VRChat in two sessions so I can also attend a party and actually socialize without getting too tired. (I'm slowly gaining my "VR legs" with it again. And relearning how to drink stuff while in VRChat with minimal mess, haha.)

After that, was a good workout. And then just kinda hanging out until bed time. Gonna do more productive stuff tomorrow but super chill days like this are kinda nice sometimes.

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NightWolf714

NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-19-2026 Log
Today was one of those mixed bags kinda things.

Started out kinda rough. I've been so use to sleeping in late that waking up on time (to make it easier for tomorrow) felt like getting up early. XD But shortly after that, I found out the news that my boss that I just absolutely love ... is quitting at the end of the month. I'm not gonna lie that I had a slight break down. I was mostly fine, but still accepted the comfort that the mate offered me. This is a pretty big blow to our nursing department and makes me worry about the future. I was kinda tempted to go ahead and pull the trigger on going PRN but trying to hold out a bit longer if I can.

After that, though, it was a pretty good day. We got food out and went grocery shopping. Did really well keeping to the list with just a couple of exceptions. Then I took a nap which was suppose to be 25-30 minutes and ended up being an hour. Whoops~ Probably need it, honestly. We also got a phone call from the MiL. She had texted asking us to call when we woke up, but with the work news we kinda forgot. Turned out okay, though. We're gonna meet up on Tuesday for dinner and hanging out. Not long after that, the mate and I hopped into VRChat. A friend of ours on there hosts a party on Thursdays and it's been literal months since I've gone. Good seeing her and a few other familiar faces. And met some nice new people as well. Ended up socializing much longer than meant. Was gonna pause there before going to the fishing game for another nap, but moved onwards instead. It was close but I managed to get enough even tokens and currency in the game to get the cute event pet and all but one of the other items. Shame about the other one. But considering I won't be able to play for the next few days because of work, I was hoping to just get the title and maybe one of the other prizes so I'm thrilled.

Though .... was accidentally in VRChat for ... 5 or 6 hours? I'm surprised I was able to last that long, honestly. (Though that does include a couple of bathroom breaks and a snack break, lol.) Usually the fatigue of the heavy headset hits me before then. But I guess I was just excited about getting so close to the prize.

After that, got sucked into the manga "A Cat From Our World and the Forgotten Witch." Nearly forgot working out entirely. Much too late to do Momentum, but I barely squeezed in my warm-ups and yoga at least. I'll take that as a win.

Tomorrow starts the next set of 3 work nights in a row. Let's see how it goes! Honestly, a bit anxious about it. We've gotten some new admits and with the news about my boss, well, I'll have to judge how it goes when I get there.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-20-2026 Log
Work Night
  • Found out this "morning" that they are gonna try to make the nurses wear scrubs instead of letting us wear business casual/jeans and t-shirts. Not even fun ones, but just solid colors!
    • This ... may be the last straw? Or one of them. It's not about the scrubs, per say, but that it's a sign of a culture change at work. And for me personally, it feel hypocritical to the vibe higher ups have preached they wanted.
    • I feel validate that the mate is also a bit concerned with work too.
  • Was able to compartmentalize to comfort and help the GF with an issue.
  • Felt irritable on the way to work. Reached out to the BF, and that helped a lot.
    • GF asked about me (she said I always help and support her, and wanted to know if there's anything she could help me with) so opened up to her about work too.
  • Got to work with a night shift RN I like and haven't seen in forever.
  • Smoothest division of labor I've had in a while!
  • Busy and rough at times, but not too bad of a shift overall. Better than I thought it would be
  • LOL! Multiple of my coworkers are kinda planning to just ignore the whole scrubs thing come April. "I'll wear them if they buy them for me" attitude.
  • Did NOT see the mouse that's apparently plaguing work.
  • Trying out yoga before bed to help reset my mind. I think that worked pretty well.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-21-2026 Log
Work Shift
  • Woke up in a better mood.
  • Figured out a game plan for handling work and such
    • May end up dropping to PRN after May
  • Day had gone well so was optimistic about the night
  • Apparently a little delayed getting it but got a nice card from my boss
  • Did an oops. Made a joke that landed poorly. :C
    • Made it okay though.
  • Got asked to work extra next week (or, ahhh, this week)
    • Had to say no. Partly because I had plans. But also I have no desire and I would get tired. I always feel bad saying no like that but work-life balance and boundaries are important
  • Tasty bread and cookies at work
  • Crocheted a little with a show about African wild cats that was, well, okay
  • Eep! Haven't seen this mouse that's at work but found evidence of it's carb-tastic feast
  • Yay, a worrisome client is (surprisingly) doing better tonight!
  • Oh no, day shifter (one I'm not a fan of) is by herself today and already in a tizzy. That doesn't bode well when I'll be back tonight.
    • Also had to firmly tell her that, basically, if she doesn't have work-life balance she's gonna burn out hard. We aren't volunteering at our workplace.
  • Got to clock out a little early and with good traffic, home before 8am for the first time in forever!
  • Distracted for a bit, so tired when heading to bed. Skipped yoga. Doing it at the end of the day is good because it relaxes me, but gonna have to prioritize it when I get home so I don't skip it.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-22-2026 Log
Work Night (written down day of, typed up much later, lol)
  • Tired. Not sure I slept well.
    • Better mood though. Sometimes the ol' "turn it off then turn it back on again" applies to humans as well
  • Only warm-ups and yoga before work
  • Day shift wasn't as bad as feared (it makes such an impact on how much shift will go)
    • Report was super quick!
  • Sad face! I've missed snack with the clients the last 2 nights so I figured that would happen again. So already started on my snack when asked about it.
  • Definitely better, at least at first. Was singing and dancing a little
  • Busy shift. Smooth, but busy.
  • Rocked the morning.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-23-2026 and 3-24-2026 Logs
Combining these since both are short and simple.

Monday I slept in a good deal. Hung out for a bit, mostly relaxed and chill. I did jump into VRChat for the fishing game. The St. Patrick's event lasted longer than we were expecting, so I was able to be on long enough to get the last prize on there. I thought I was pretty good after sleeping in, but one point I became emotional and realized I was fatigue so went to bed very early.

I then proceeded to not get out of bed until 11-12 hours. Yeaaaaah, that's probably not a good sign. :/ But I felt much better at least. Which was good because the MiL was visiting. She wanted to take us out and catch up a bit. It's always good talking with her. <3 Plus, I got a steak so I'm not complaining since I never get steaks. (We actually all ordered almost the exact same thing, haha.) After that was just chilling like the day before. A bit of youtube, a bit of phone game, bit of reading, bit of VR fishing. I can tell I'm a bit tired, so going to bed early again. I've got a sorta date night tomorrow (Wednesday evening); the BF and his wife were gonna get food at this gathering so the GF and I were invited to go. Should be fun, though I'll have to watch my energy levels. Fortunately, I'll have Thursday off before going back so I should be okay ... I think.
 
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-25-2026 and 3-26-2026 Logs
Just keeping this brief since I'm about to go to bed.

Wednesday was a lot of fun. The GF talked me into dressing up with her (because she loves dressing up and I did have a new vest I wanted to try out) which isn't something I do a ton. I'm a t-shirt and jeans kinda person mostly, even at work, haha. Got to the BF's place and then once everyone got ready, we all headed out to this bar for a get together. It was a lot of fun. Been a minute since I did an in-person gathering. Was a bit anxious at times, but was fun and made some new friends. Plus, the restaurant was really cool; geeky vibes and good food. Ended up with leftovers to take home to the mate as well as a brownie to split with them for dessert. Hung out with the BF and GF for a bit afterwards before heading back home, which was nice. Though mostly cuddling since we were worn out, haha.

The rest of the day was pretty relaxed. The mate was happily surprised by the leftovers (chicken, bacon, ranch flatbread) and dessert. Parallel played a good bit, though I did jump onto the fishing game for a short bit. My neck was aching a little, so didn't stay for long this time. But that was nice, proving I could jump in for just a short bit. I also had a heart-to-heart with the mate about my work. They were able to talk me through it and give me some concert ideas on what I can do to improve things. For one, I'm gonna stop venting about specific coworkers as well as stop participating when others do that. I think that alone will help.

Thursday was honestly quite lazy in a lot of ways. Partly because shark week is here. The mate got us Chinese take-out, which is always a joy. Watched a bunch of YouTube videos as well. I did do a little bit of tidying up, since that also helps my mood. We also took a lap around the short route. I could tell I'm struggling with fatigue because that felt like a decent amount for me. Which ... is most definitely frustrating. I suppose I'm just in my "winter season" at the moment, focusing on rest until ready to blossom again. I did do warm-ups as well to use some some antsy energy work was giving me. (Anxious and not excited about the start of the work week.) I did some casual meditation today and yesterday as well.

So work tomorrow. I may go back to a more formalized workout with the victory counting and gratitude and such. Not sure about the work-out though. I feel like just warm-ups and yoga are too little, but I definitely don't feel up to my normal one. Maybe just random workouts for the time being? I'll have to think about it.

But anyways, I'm up later than I meant to be because I got distracted. Off to bed for work tonight. Nighty night bees~
 
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3-27-2026 Log
Work Night
  • Weird dreams. Not all bad, just weird.
  • Taking it easy with the workout
  • Got to chit-chat with the mate a little before work
  • Meditation time spent reminding myself of all the nice parts about work
    • Part of my current strategy for improving my outlook at work. Because I do actually like my job
  • Saw deer in a field on my way in. Like, 5 or 6 of them. <3
  • Good shift report for the client's info part
  • Found out my boss is suddenly gone now. O.O ?! Our guess is that there was one annoyance too many but dang!
    • Also that the main chef is being investigated or something. Mixed feelings on that one TBH.
  • Got to eat snack with the clients. Always fun.
  • Saw a raccoon at work. And looks like it managed to not get into the trash this time, haha.
  • Overnight RCS called out. And the second shift one couldn't stay. Couldn't get ahold of anyone so I just told her to go on home.
  • Soooooo, I was covering the floor by myself. Fortunately, smooth night where everyone just slept. Bit busy doing both roles tasks though.
    • Pulled it off somehow though.
  • I had messaged our facility director (since we'll basically report to her or the NP for now) and she was VERY apologetic about the situation. I like her and knew it wasn't her fault so I wasn't mad at her or anything.
  • Hopefully that's the most chaotic of my 3 nights in a row.
  • Somehow, my mood stayed pretty okay. Wanted to frustration cry at one point, had a mix of concern and annoyance here and there, but overall much better than previously. So that's a good sign, I think.

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NightWolf714

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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers"
3-28-2026 Log
Work Night
  • Sleepy! Slept well though! Just wanted more, lol
  • Forgot workout, whoops~
  • Enjoying the 100 GF's manga before work
  • Stress relief tactic attempted: Allowed a short moment to "act like a toddler" (with warning to mate first). Basically allowed myself a short burst of of a fully body "I dun wanna go!" temper tantrum
    • Surprisingly effective, lol
  • Got to have snack with the clients again. Always a treat
  • Work had ordered Greek for dinner. Plenty of leftovers, yum! Even some for the mate.
  • Got to take a nice nap
  • Chill shift. ^_^
  • Seeing lots of wildlife this work week it seems. Yesterday was deer and a raccoon. This time it was a bunny and a woodpecker.
  • Bit of trouble getting to sleep and a bit moody. I'll have to keep that in check.

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