A Pleasant Surprise

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Good Morning, World!!! It is just barely after eight o’clock in the morning here in Seattle. Thankfully, the weather is somewhat becoming more normal for Seattle. It is now currently raining but sadly it is still cold outside and in the thirties (Fahrenheit) but at least it is not cold enough to snow at this point in time.

As I type this particular blog post my cat Billie is on my lap as my partner, Junior is fixing me breakfast when he does not have to. He decided to come by my place after his shift as a Seattle fire fighter to spend time with me and to make sure I eat. When Junior showed up to make me breakfast I told him he just wanted an excuse to see my cat, Billie. Anyway, Junior is making me French toast with scrambled eggs. Junior knows how much I love French toast and scrambled eggs and how I have been craving them almost daily. I am always happy to spend time with him and wish he didn’t spoil me so much.

I do not have much more 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!!!

Daily Prompt; What Colleges have you attended?

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I sadly have not had the luxury of being able to attend college for various reasons. One of those reasons which is the main reason is money and the lack there of due to living in poverty most of my life. I am aware that there are programs there such as government grants as well as various scholarships however you have to qualify for such things.

Money might be the major reason why I have not had the luxury to attend college but my various disabilities have gotten in the way. Or maybe I should say I let my disabilities get in the way and I was taught at a young age to never allow my disabilities get in the way of my education as I can easily figure out what accommodations I need to help me with education.

Coloring to Help the Inner Child Within

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Good Morning, World!!! It is just after three o’clock in the morning, Seattle time. I woke up from a nightmare about an hour ago and I feel like a scared little kid. A scared little kid that had to grow up fast in childhood. Since I am feeling like a scared little kid I have been coloring as I find it quite helpful to connect with my inner child that had to grow too fast. Coloring is also a mindfulness practice for me as it helps become grounded and present as well as to stay grounded and present in the moment.

I do not have much else 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!!!

The Thing I Would Love To Witness Is A Flash Mob

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Good Evening, World!!! Right now I am not sure how I am doing and would like to let you know something I would love to witness and have honestly only informed one person of it in my entire life which I would really love to witness a flash mob singing and playing musical instruments. I realize this is weird and that only one other person in my life is aware of it seems unusual however I really don’t want people to gear the flash mob for me. I would like to enjoy it without being embarrassed as well as have other people just enjoy it and not focus on me. I think witnessing one would be fun and I hope I can witness one in my lifetime. I know it seems silly to want to witness a flash mob but I think it would make me happy as well as make other people happy.

I do not have much else 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 on my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Daily Prompt; What Do You Complain About the Most?

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I guess now is as good of time as any other time on what I complain about the most. I think I complain most about the cold weather especially when it gets below freezing outside like it currently is here in Seattle. I do not do well in freezing weather and really hate being cold especially when my feet are wet. I also complain a lot about wet feet and you would think I would get water proof or water resistant shoes since I live in Seattle but nope I don’t have any shoes like that at the moment. It may be below freezing outside right now but at least there is no snow on the ground in my Seattle neighborhood. Not having snow in Seattle is a good thing.

The Apple Cup of Women’s Basketball

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Good Morning, World!!! Yesterday afternoon I was able to take my grandpa and uncle to the University of Washington (UW) Huskies versus Washington State University (WSU) Cougars women’s basketball game. I rooted for the UW Huskies while my uncle and grandpa rooted for the WSU Cougars. The Cougars won the game but the Huskies put up a good fight. Overall, it was an awesome game. I took some pictures and I am going to share a few with you on this particular blog post.

A bronze statue of a Husky with Husky Stadium behind showing a sign about the women’s basketball game.
A bronze station of a Husky
The Husky Pep Band
The mascot of University of Washington the Husky keeping the crowd entertained.
The Husky women trying to find a way to shoot the ball into their hoop.
A Husky player about to shoot the ball into the hoop.
The Husky women half way down the court defending themselves against the Cougar women as the Cougars have the ball.

I do not have much more to write about nor do I have any more pictures to share 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 on my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Daily Prompt; What Are Your Biggest Challenges

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I can spend all day listing my challenges as I have so many of them already however I am not going to do that. I will say that my biggest challenges are myself as well as PTSD and Depression.

I am one of my biggest challenges because I can get in the way of myself in many different ways and can prevent myself from accomplishing great things in my community. I get in the way of myself by a lot of negative self talk which isn’t good for anyone especially those like me who have a mental health diagnosis.

Speaking of mental health diagnoses, my own diagnoses are challenging. Some moments are more challenging than other moments. Knowing when certain times of the year are harder than other times of year can be quite helpful to make sure those moments don’t have to be as challenging.

Weekly Plans

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Sunday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • University of Washington women’s basketball game with grandpa and uncle
  • Dinner with grandpa and uncle
  • Work on a recovery workbook

Monday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Clean apartment with the help of two friends
  • Work on a recovery workbook
  • Color
  • Read

Tuesday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Go to Emerald House (a mental health clubhouse)
  • Dinner with a friend
  • Work on a recovery workbook
  • Color
  • Read

Wednesday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Virtual group
  • Lunch with partner
  • Attend a virtual 12 step meeting
  • Work on a recovery workbook
  • Color
  • Read

Thursday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Virtual group
  • Work on recovery workbook
  • Color
  • Read

Friday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • Go to Emerald House (a mental health clubhouse)
  • Work on recovery workbook
  • Movies with friends and boyfriend
  • Dinner with friends and boyfriend
  • Color
  • Read

Saturday

  • Mindfulness meditation practice with the Calm App
  • Morning walk
  • University District Farmer’s Market with boyfriend
  • Work on recovery workbook
  • Color
  • Read

Weekly Check-In

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Good Evening, World!!! It is that time of week where I do my weekly check-in. This past week has had its ups and downs but if I really look at the week, it has had more ups than downs despite the challenging aspects of the week.

One of the many good aspects of this week has been spending it with some good friends as well as my partner. I have had dinner with a group of my friends twice this week and we all had a blast. As far as spending time with my partner, it is always time well spent. We spent most of last night (Friday) watching movies at my place eating a bunch of junk food. I don’t know what I did right to deserve the awesome friends and the love of my partner but I am grateful for them.

Besides spending much needed time with my partner and friends, I spent time with my cat, Billie. The last few days it has been quite freezing in Seattle so I stayed in as much as possible especially since there is currently snow on the ground in my Seattle neighborhood. Of course Billie my cat was and is happy that I am spending more time at home with him. While being home with my kitty, Billie, I have started reading a book and I am half way through it. I am not sure what to think of it yet or if I am going to read the next book in the series. I also have been doing some art work as I have been a hermit. The type of art work that I have been doing is coloring. I am coloring a giant poster and it feels like I am not getting anywhere with it but I am as you can tell by looking at it. I love to color.

I do not have much more to write about in this particular blog. 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 on my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

Caturday with Billie the Kat

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Happy Caturday, World!!! I have decided to start posting pictures of my cat and on occasions other cats on Saturdays as who doesn’t love to look at pictures of cats. For those who are site impaired or blind I will do a caption on the photo as WordPress allows folks to do this on their blog.

Billie the Kat laying against my chest. He does this quite frequently.
Billie the Kat showing off his belly and Cherry Pepsi
Billie giving me his grumpy face.
Another grumpy face from Billie
Billie showing his belly with his glow in the dark demon eyes.

Well, that is it for this weeks pictures of the cuteness of my cat Billie. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Peace Out, World!!!