I feel sad today. I just want to stay in bed and hide under the covers all day. But things need to be done, and I suppose I am going to have to get up and get dressed for that. Sigh. Adulting. :/
I feel sad today. I just want to stay in bed and hide under the covers all day. But things need to be done, and I suppose I am going to have to get up and get dressed for that. Sigh. Adulting. :/
Yeah, being the primary care parent can SUCK for sick hours.
What with various kids' issues (broken bones, doctor visits, and so forth) plus a couple of my own illnesses, I'm at 87 sick hours for the year. We're supposed to cap out at 80, so this week I'm working with a 100-degree fever.
Working from home it's not SO bad, but focus is not my strong suit. I'm being far less-productive than I should.
(And Shiro's player doesn't help with his company's "infinite vacation/sick time" policy. Especially since it's been shown to produce more productive workers and reduce company costs, but my megacorporation is so early-20th-century it's, "14 vacation days a year. Period. And if you go over 10 sick days, we start getting ornery.")
lynora, NH, Aranna, and GreenTea: I love you guys. I'm sorry you're all stuck where you are. Peace to you. All I can do from here is pray for you guys - so know you are in my prayers. No matter how bad things are now, they will get better.
I am going to be watching the election tonight with my better half, but I do not think it will be healthy for me. :/
Nope, not healthy at all.
My first experience following an election from the very start of the primaries ended with me getting four hours of sleep on election night, and much loss of hope for the future and for the human condition.
I was originally going to watch Batman vs Superman, figuring it would be cathartic watching Batman making Superman eat a dirt sandwich after tricking him into huffing kryptonite paint under the bleachers.
Well, I made it out of bed. And I put on pants. Granted they're yoga pants, but I didn't sleep in them, so it still counts! And then I went to the yarn store and bought some gorgeous wool. Only a little for small projects. Good wool is too expensive for big projects. I always use acrylic for things like sweaters. And socks. Cause nobody wants difficult to care for socks. You just want to throw them in the dryer, not have to hunt through the wet laundry for them so they can be hung up to dry. And now I am enjoying my two dollar latte at espresso royale (yay, Wednesday!) and attempting to write my 2k words for the day. So, you know, adulting, for certain extremely low values of adulting. And I'm making lasagna for dinner tonight, so that's also a good thing.
More rambly stuff:
I have chronic depression and anxiety, which I manage with medication, for the most part. But we're currently working on getting the right dosage, and it's that time of the month which tends to make my symptoms worse. Add in staying up way too late last night watching the news, because stress and lack of sleep really help so much. </sarcasm> So I'm a mess, and it's basically time for a mental health day in which I try to do things that remind me that life isn't completely and totally awful and also help keep me centered and calm. Like knitting. That's how I meditate. Well, that or walking. I don't sit still well...ADHD in action.
Well, I made it out of bed. And I put on pants. Granted they're yoga pants, but I didn't sleep in them, so it still counts! And then I went to the yarn store and bought some gorgeous wool. Only a little for small projects. Good wool is too expensive for big projects. I always use acrylic for things like sweaters. And socks. Cause nobody wants difficult to care for socks. You just want to throw them in the dryer, not have to hunt through the wet laundry for them so they can be hung up to dry. And now I am enjoying my two dollar latte at espresso royale (yay, Wednesday!) and attempting to write my 2k words for the day. So, you know, adulting, for certain extremely low values of adulting. And I'm making lasagna for dinner tonight, so that's also a good thing.
So, being considerate of FaWtL sensibilities, I've put some extremely mild-but-interesting political stuff behind a
Spoiler:
And the only reason I feel the need to share is that I found this a really interesting read, and it made me think a lot more about the middle of the country. Shiro's player says that this article is his family. Is ALL his relatives.
I found it well worth a read.
But it IS political, and this IS FaWtL, so spoilers and warnings and whatnot. I'm not looking to debate the merits of the article. I just found it eye-opening, enlightening, and worth reading.