Signal Boost and Weekly Update

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Firstly, the half-price sale for Daughters of the Apocalypse is still going, and upon looking at the offerings, I actually would be willing to run a pool if people are interested. We cpuld either go after "Rainshdaow Road" and it's sequel, or all of the smaller non-sequential poems. Personally, I like the shorter poems route, but I'd be willing to tackle "Rainshadow Road" if there was enough interest and funds. The bonus for going after the shorter poems is that I can almost afford all of them myself, so if you just wanted to chip in 10 or 20 bucks it would still help out and you'd be able to get poetry.

Weekly things, I dis all the daily things again this week, so my streak for May is still alive! I bought myself a purple shirt as a reward, but I may go back and try to find a floral one still since I'd like one of those too. I never bought my April reward, so I think I'm going to track down a copy of "The Subtle Art of Verbal Self-Defense" and myself that as well. I actually did some work on the blanket I'm knitting this week, but I still have a loooooong way to go, and it might get put on hold when I start my temperature blanket project next month.

I went for a walk today in a nature park. It was beautiful weather and I could hear tons of birds. I went in red flower dress, with my red bracelet, pink turtle earrings, and green sneakers, because I felt like it and it was fun :) I'm pretty sure this counts as my fun thing for this month, but I may still look up "whimsical" things to do and do one of those before May is over.

After a recent poem ysabetwordsmith posted with notes, I want to take a look at seeing if I can find ways to avoid ultra-processed food. Most of my diet is fruits and vegetables and meat like chicken and porkchops, but I also eat protein bars at work everyday and I'm sure those aren't great for me. My other big weakness is store bought cookies (because they are easy) and chocolate, though thankfully I've never been hooked on pop and things like chips and ice cream are rare treats for me (chips are rarer than ice cream). I can probably cut out (or down) on the junk food the easiest, but replacing the protein bars is going to take some work, because ideally I'd like something that has similar caloric and nutrional value, though less sugar would be fine.

Another thing I did this week was make a therapy appointment. I've been toying with the idea for awhile and I finally did it. The appointment is a week and a half from now, and the counsellor seemed nice when I spoke with her on the phone. We'll see how it goes, but I've had enough emotional troubles lately that I decided to stop putting it off. Fingers crossed it goes well and she actually ends up being helpful.

I hope you all had a fantastic week and you have a great weekend :D Best wishes and thoughts to all of you.

Oh, p.s. I got the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday, and thankfully I only felt a bit tired after, no bad side effects.

Comments

Go you!

[mdlbear]

Making a therapy appointment is a big step -- congratulations..

Re: Go you!

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Thanks! It definitely feels like a big step.

[arthur_p_dent]

Sounds like a very productive week (and month), and well-deserving of rewards.

On “whimsical things”, you said it yourself:
>> ... because I felt like it and it was fun :) <<
That’s pretty much a text-book definition of the term right there.

I’d be interested to hear what you come up with to replace the protein bars. My work-snacks tend to include things like crackers and deli meats (very much processed foods), simply out of convenience. I guess boiled eggs would be a start, and easy-to-eat fruits like bananas and grapes.

Finally, good luck with your appointment - making the decision to seek out help is not an easy thing. I really hope it works out for you.

As a fellow Canuck, May 2-4 is upon us. Enjoy the long weekend. =]

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I'm gonna look into things I can make myself. ysabetwordsmith mentioned Energy balls that she buys that seem to contain way more real ingredients than the protein bars do. They also seemed like something I could make from scratch so we'll have to see. I already have fruits and veggies in my lunch, so they wouldn't work as substitutes for me; not the right kind of profile to replace the bars. I also pretty much exclusively make lunch meat sandwiches,but I'm not ready to try to replace those yet.

Thanks. I'm hoping it goes well, though I am a bit apprehensive.

I'm very much looking forward to the long weekend. Although I thought May 2-4 was an American thing... Ah well, a long weekend is a long weekend, whatever it gets called.

[arthur_p_dent]

May 2-4 is all Canadian =D The US holiday is next weekend - one of the ones that isn’t common between countries.

I am very interested in how your snacks turn out, whatever form they may take. I’m getting kinda tired of kielbasa and cheese. Lol

It’s natural to be nervous, especially in a new situation like this one coming up. Just be honest and remember that she’s there to help.

=]

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Ahh. That one always confuses me because Memorial day is the last Monday in May, while the Canadian holiday is always the 24th. When the 24th is in the middle of the week, I never know which weekend is supposed to be the May 2-4 weekend.

I'll let you know how it goes. I still have to find things to replace the protein bars.