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thez► I FINALLY HELD TINY NEPHEW JAKE! He is so small, it’s like holding a football with a head. He’s been doing really well this week, eating regularly and putting on weight! I’ll be going to see him again this weekend, of course, ♥
► This week was actually kind of boring but highly productive! Every day after work I’ve been cleaning and organizing, and I made it through five years of backlogged papers and files. See? BORING! BUT! Finally getting myself organized, and getting my semi-new apartment in a manageable state, means I’ll be able to spend more time WRITING and EXPLORING/TRAVELLING again without worrying about all the tiny daggers hanging over my head! So I’m very happy that I made a lot of progress towards that this week.
► This is also excellent news because it’s evidence that my mental health has been very stable this week. I mean, the levels of productivity I’ve had this week were previously unimaginable to me. Two days of doing something other than curling into the fetal position after work used to be a high point for me. Also, a couple of times this week, I didn’t feel like doing anything, but I TALKED MYSELF INTO IT. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. Once depression takes hold, there’s usually nothing I can do other than to call it a day and make sure I’m getting enough food and sleep to try again tomorrow. I think a combination of experience, luck, and actively working to manage my mental health better are finally paying off.
► Work was much less hectic. It was actually pretty great. Some time I need to go through and talk about why I’m so happy to be in my new lab, and out of the toxic work environment that was my old lab. (I’m sure that not dreading work and not being emotionally drained by the people there is another factor in my improved mental health.)
► MY mymindsplinters Z-MAS PACKAGE MADE IT HERE INTACT! SKULL MUG KISSING ruukachoo'S SKULL MUG! SKULL LIP GLOSS HOLDER! SPOCK, MESSIAH! A SCIENCE SHIRT WITH MYTH BUSTERS, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, BILL NYE, AND CARL SAGAN? I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS EXISTS BUT I'M GLAD IT DOES. AND THANK YOU tatterpixie FOR THE METALOCALYPSE COMICS, I HOPE YOU READ THEM BEFORE YOU SENT THEM OUT? NOT PICTURED: HOLIDAY COOKIES, IN MY STOMACH.
► And the Star Trek earrings that aren’t ACTUALLY Star Trek earrings, but they sure as hell look like it! Which mymindsplinters assures me was totally on-purpose (“subtle geek-chic!”). Another bonus: they are red, and the swirly design mimics the engineering/security insignia from the original series. ONE EAR FOR UHURA, ONE FOR SCOTTY.
► So, since it was a pretty boring week, have a random picture I took near my home of a sexy Impala
► This week was actually kind of boring but highly productive! Every day after work I’ve been cleaning and organizing, and I made it through five years of backlogged papers and files. See? BORING! BUT! Finally getting myself organized, and getting my semi-new apartment in a manageable state, means I’ll be able to spend more time WRITING and EXPLORING/TRAVELLING again without worrying about all the tiny daggers hanging over my head! So I’m very happy that I made a lot of progress towards that this week.
► This is also excellent news because it’s evidence that my mental health has been very stable this week. I mean, the levels of productivity I’ve had this week were previously unimaginable to me. Two days of doing something other than curling into the fetal position after work used to be a high point for me. Also, a couple of times this week, I didn’t feel like doing anything, but I TALKED MYSELF INTO IT. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. Once depression takes hold, there’s usually nothing I can do other than to call it a day and make sure I’m getting enough food and sleep to try again tomorrow. I think a combination of experience, luck, and actively working to manage my mental health better are finally paying off.
► Work was much less hectic. It was actually pretty great. Some time I need to go through and talk about why I’m so happy to be in my new lab, and out of the toxic work environment that was my old lab. (I’m sure that not dreading work and not being emotionally drained by the people there is another factor in my improved mental health.)
► MY mymindsplinters Z-MAS PACKAGE MADE IT HERE INTACT! SKULL MUG KISSING ruukachoo'S SKULL MUG! SKULL LIP GLOSS HOLDER! SPOCK, MESSIAH! A SCIENCE SHIRT WITH MYTH BUSTERS, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, BILL NYE, AND CARL SAGAN? I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS EXISTS BUT I'M GLAD IT DOES. AND THANK YOU tatterpixie FOR THE METALOCALYPSE COMICS, I HOPE YOU READ THEM BEFORE YOU SENT THEM OUT? NOT PICTURED: HOLIDAY COOKIES, IN MY STOMACH.
► And the Star Trek earrings that aren’t ACTUALLY Star Trek earrings, but they sure as hell look like it! Which mymindsplinters assures me was totally on-purpose (“subtle geek-chic!”). Another bonus: they are red, and the swirly design mimics the engineering/security insignia from the original series. ONE EAR FOR UHURA, ONE FOR SCOTTY.
► So, since it was a pretty boring week, have a random picture I took near my home of a sexy Impala
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Date: 2015-01-19 02:54 am (UTC)Sexy, sexy car.
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Date: 2015-01-20 09:02 pm (UTC)