I self-advocated at work, and ended up with a slightly different schedule…and a raise alongside it. The big bonus is that I will be working counter- to when a certain two people from my irl would be awake. And I’d also have more time to do quality work, AND my gym schedule would fit perfectly…
Month: July 2025
I Have A Schedule! (and a lot of Anxiety to go with it)
I feel so danged excited to simply have a work schedule, and it’s just the biggest relief! For now, it is perfect. I won’t say exactly what time I work, but I will 100% be able to go to bed at the same time every day, and I love that very much. I’ll also be…
Catharsis vs Self-Soothing
I got an email this morning with two really good questions about one of my recent posts. A friend who has been keeping up since last year asked me why I didn’t include things like going to the gym, singing, going on long walks, and playing video games to my list of self soothing techniques….
Waysay Wednesday
One of my friends recently visited Denmark, and over dinner a couple of nights ago (yes, I do in fact go out with friends, sometimes), she excused herself, saying, “I need to visit the waysay.” I was intrigued, as I’d heard this before in a streamer friend’s stream but missed their explanation, and when she…
Tuesday Tuning: Finding Your WOO After a Re-Traumatization Event (as well as how to capitalize on it).
(don’t get excited, I’m not naming every blog post from here on out after the day that I am posting it, I’m in the middle of some…calibrations…also, I’m not a doctor nor am I any sort of accredited psychologist or counselor, but I was born and raised in a traumatic environment, so I have some…