Weekly Plans

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Sunday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Jigsaw puzzle
  • Lunch with friends
  • Do a recovery related workbook
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Evening walk
  • Artwork

Monday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • Evening walk
  • 12-Step Meeting
  • Do a recovery related workbook

Tuesday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • Evening walk
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Do a recovery related workbook
  • Artwork

Wednesday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Appointment with therapist
  • Lunch with friends
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Do a recovery related workbook
  • Evening walk
  • Jigsaw puzzle
  • Artwork

Thursday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Work
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Evening walk
  • Do recovery related workbook

Friday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Eye doctor appointment
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Do a recovery related workbook
  • Dinner with friends
  • Evening walk
  • Jigsaw puzzle

Saturday

  • Mindfulness meditation through the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • University District Farmers Market
  • 12-Step meeting
  • Do a recovery related workbook
  • Jigsaw puzzle
  • Evening walk
  • Artwork

Too Early To Be Up On A Sunday Morning

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Good Morning, World!!! I am up way too early on a Sunday morning here in Seattle. I’m not one percent sure why I am up so early and I have my theories on to why I am up so early. The two theories that come to mind are a combination of insomnia and PTSD. Both royally suck shit especially when both are wrapped as one present. Since I have not been able to sleep, I have been working on a cat jigsaw puzzle.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Weekly Check-In

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Good Evening, World! I do not have much to say in this week’s weekly check-in. I do have to say that I am extremely disappointed in the Sea-Meow Convention and the lack of accommodations it has for people with disabilities. I emailed several times regarding accommodations and not one email was responded to. I understand that they are busy getting ready for a convention and yet if they would have checked their spam folder, they would have been able to accommodate two of the three accommodations I asked for. They even admitted to me they did find the emails as I was talking with them in person today and they were found in the spam folder. Also, they informed me and many other people wearing noise cancelling headphones were not allowed. Anyway, when they read my emails this morning, they realized they made a major mistake especially since they could have accommodated two of the three accommodations I requested months in advance. Sadly, they also as already mentioned not allow me to wear my noise cancelling headphones which was an accommodation I did not request by email. I did receive a refund for most of my ticket. I am just highly disappointed and frustrated.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Still Haven’t Slept; Been Awake Over 24-Hours

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Good Morning, World!!! I have not been able to sleep, and I am tired as hell. My theory on why I have not been able to sleep is due to a combination of insomnia and PTSD. Since I was unable to sleep and still unable to sleep, I have been listening to various types of music and doing a jigsaw puzzle. In fact, the jigsaw puzzle I am working on is a cat puzzle. I love doing jigsaw puzzles especially when listening to awesome music.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except I hope to get some sleep at some point today as I cuddle with my cat, Billie. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Sleepless In Seattle Type Of Night

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Good Morning, World!!! It is 2:07 in the morning here in Seattle and I am unable to sleep which sucks shit. Since I have not been able to sleep, I have been doing a jigsaw puzzle while listening to a podcast about philosophy. The jigsaw puzzle that I am doing is a cat puzzle which should surprise any of my regular readers as I love cats. The podcast about philosophy that I am listening to is Philosophize This by Stephen West. I am slowly but surely getting caught up with the podcast. While doing the cat jigsaw puzzle and listening to Philosophize This by Stephen West, my cat, Billie has been curled up in my lap sleeping.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Lunch Time Ramblings From Work

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Good Afternoon, World!!! I am currently on my lunch break from work. I bought me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and can of Pepsi for my lunch. As you already know, it is currently Thursday here in Seattle. You may not know is Thursdays are my Fridays and I have a three-day weekend every week due to being off on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I am looking forward to this weekend. Specifically, Saturday and Sunday as I am going to a Sea-Meow Convention which is a cat convention here in Seattle. I am looking forward to this and have been since August. I will most definitely let you know how the cat convention goes this weekend.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to go back to work. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Hump Day Afternoon Ramblings

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Good Afternoon, World!!! At 8:30 this morning, Seattle time, I had my fifth and final iron infusion. In fact, I had to have five iron infusions within a two-week period due to being so anemic. I’m feeling less fatigued and I have more energy which I am so very grateful.

Since being home for a few hours now, I have been cuddling with my cat, Billie and reading To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. It is the first book in a trilogy in the Nampeshiweisit series. It is a really great book so far and I highly recommend it.

After I am done writing this blog post, I am going turn on a podcast to listen to and do some artwork. I’m going to listen the podcast Philosophize This by Stephen West. I am not caught up yet, but I really like the podcast and learning new things about philosophy. As far as the type of artwork, I am going to do, I am unsure at the moment. I’m not sure if I am going to color or do diamond art/painting. I might end up doing both.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Tuesday Evening Ramblings

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Good Evening, World!!! Today was a long day at work for various reasons and when I got off work my uncle called me regarding my grandpa. My grandpa fell in his backyard and ended up breaking his femur bone and will have surgery tomorrow. Sadly, I am unable to visit him in the hospital as I live in Seattle and he live in Spokane. (Spokane is in eastern Washington while Seattle is in western Washington.) My grandpa is 96 years old and I’m worried that he might not make it through surgery due to his age. I love my grandpa so very much and not sure if I can handle losing him especially so close to the holidays. My uncle told me he will be fine but I sitll worry.

Since we are on the topic of health, my cat, Billie, is still here on earth and thankfully has not crossed the rainbow bridge. As I mentioned in previous blog post, Billie has terminal cancer and is on palliative care here at home with me. I love my cat, Billie so very much and he has been with me through both good and bad moments for the last almost seven months. I just wish he did not have cancer.

To help me cope with a long day at work, my cat, Billie’s cancer and my grandpa’s broken femur bone and his surgery tomorrow, I am going to vedge out and read as I cuddle with my cat, Billie. I am reading To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. It is the first book in a trilogy in the Nampeshiweisit series. I am really enjoying the book. I really do enjoy reading and it also helps me forget reality for a few moments.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie and read. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Woe Is Me Moment From Work

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Good Afteroon, World!!! I am writing this at work. I’m dealing with some depression symptoms which is causing me some anxiety. I really dislike having depression as well as other mental health diagnoses. I also dislike having other disabilities. I just really wish I knew what it was like to not have a disability even for a millisecond. I don’t know what it like to not have a disability. I just wish I could be normal but then again, if I didn’t have one of my disabilities, I would not have my job as it requires me to have a mental health diagnosis.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to go back to work. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Monday Morning Ramblings

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Good Morning, World!!! It is Monday morning and I woke up way too early. I have been awake since 4:05 in the morning Seattle time. It is now 5:22 in the morning here in Seattle. My alarm does not go off till 6:00 in the morning Seattle time on Mondays for work related reasons. Anyway, since I’ve been awake for a while, I have been reading and cuddling with my cat, Billie. The book I am reading is To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. It is the first book in a trilogy in the Nampeshiweisit series. I am grateful to be able to cuddle with my cat, Billie I read before getting ready for work. Thankfully, I love my job and look forward to going to work most days like today.

I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is time to cuddle with my cat, Billie and read before I get ready to go to work. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated from my end of things that you the reader, read my blog. If it was not for you the reader, reading my blog I would not be continuing to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!