Good Morning, World!!! It is the middle of the night here in Seattle. I am unable to sleep due to both insomnia and PTSD which sucks shit as I really would like to sleep. Since I am unable to sleep, I decided to pick up a book I bought at Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). The book is call “To Shape A Dragon’s Breath” by Moniquill Blackgoose. It is the first book in the Nampeshiweisit series. It is about a 15-year-old Indigenous girl who trains a dragon despite what colonizers say or at least that is what the back says as I’m only twenty-eight pages into the book. So far, the book is a good read. I will keep you updated on how the book is as I continue to read through the book.
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 attempt to go to sleep. 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!!!
Good Morning and Happy Monday, World!!! It is another Monday morning and the start of another work week for many people across the world. Right now, I am feeling some uncertainty regarding my supervisor having resigned before his leave (FMLA) ended. Thankfully, I work on an awesome team that has been working pretty well together and have been holding each other accountable especially when our supervisor was on leave before resigning. The feeling of uncertainty comes from not knowing what is going to happen next or who going to be the supervisor. I guess I am just worried when we do hire a new supervisor on how the supervisor will be especially when it comes to communication style. For me direct communication is the best way to communicate with me because it leaves no room for misunderstandings.
I am looking forward to work as I really enjoy my job and as much as I am looking forward to work, I am looking forward having time to read. I tend to read on the way to work as well as on the way home from work as I take public transportation to and from work. I also read while I am on lunch. I’m in the middle of reading two really good books that I am enjoy immensely.
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 before going 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!!!
Good Evening, World!!! It has been a long day for various reasons. One of those reasons was due to work as well as some news myself and the team I work on regarding our boss. I love my job most of the time and today was a mixture of loving it and being frustrated but mostly loving it.
The news regarding my supervisor didn’t come of a surprise but was somewhat frustrating for me especially since he is a very sweet guy. My supervisor has been on leave or FMLA for most of the summer like last year. His leave was supposed to end tomorrow (Friday) with him returning this Monday. Apparently, he resigned today via email with his supervisor saying that tomorrow (Friday) will be his last day. My colleagues on my team and I are not surprised by this, but we all wish he would have informed us sooner. I’m truly hoping that he is doing okay as I worked with him at a previous employer. There is a lot of uncertainty on my end regarding who the new boss is going to be and will do my best not to worry about it till there is a new boss.
After work I went to go get my meds. I was going to do it yesterday (Wednesday) but didn’t feel like doing it. Some of my meds help with the symptoms of my mental health diagnosis’s. Taking meds for my mental health is just one part of my mental health recovery.
One of the other things that helps with my mental health recovery is reading. On the way home from work and picking up my meds, I went to a used bookstore and bought me a book. Technically it is three books in one by Orson Scott Card. The books are The Memory of Earth, The Call of Earth and The Ships of Earth. I am looking forward to reading all three books in one book.
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!!!
Happy Middle of the Night, World!!! I t has been nearly four months since I last blogged. I was supposed to post pictures of Seattle Pop Cat Convention and never did. I will post those pictures in this particular post. I’m honestly glad I want to Seattle Pop Cat Convention back in April. Before I continue writing here are the pictures from Seattle Pop Convention:
A cut out of a cat waving hi as people enter Seattle Pop Cat Convention
A cut out of a cat with butt crack facing you with a “Pop Cat” logo covering it as the cat looks back.
A cat figuring that I painted.
Now that the pictures from Seattle Pop Cat Convention I attended back in April now on to other things. Work is going extremely well, and I had my first annual review and met expectations in all areas. I’m grateful that I met expectations and am extremely pleased with how my employer does annual reviews. Not only does the supervisor review the employee and an employee self-assessment, but the employee can also have colleagues review them. To me this is more of an accurate account of my abilities as an employee than just my personal review and my supervisor’s review. I’ve worked hard at this job and really enjoy it.
Now, I am going back to talking about cats and cat conventions. I bought myself VIP tickets to Sea Meow Con last Friday. Sea Meow Con is in November. This is the cat convention that I’ve been wanting to attend for a couple of years and I am finally able to attend. It is only two days like Seattle Pop Cat Con but Sea Meow Con is the bigger cat convention here in Seattle. I’m glad it is being held in November as my depression starts acting up in mid to late autumn and last until mid to late spring. It gives me something to look foward to.
Let’s discuss blogging. I am going to do my best to blog on the more regular basis as I really want to keep you my reader more interested in reading my blog and not wonder when I will blog next. I really do enjoy blogging and I have some ideas of how to blog more regularly, but I won’t bore you with that right now especially since it is something I have written about quite frequently.
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 as I attempt to go to sleep. 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!!!
Good Evening, World!!! As I mentioned earlier this week that I want to start blogging more regularly that includes Weekly Check-Ins on Saturday evenings and that is want I am currently doing. I started out the week attending the fourth and final day of Emerald City Con (ECCC) which I had blast. I’m glad I ended last weekend attending ECCC.
I then spent the rest of the week working my regular job as well as volunteering at PAWS Cat City. Working and volunteering have worn me out and I am happy that I was able to be able to do both especially since I’ve been dealing with health issues regarding kidney stones and a kidney infection as well as a bladder infection. I did go to my doctor’s appointment yesterday and it went well. I was told to keep and go to my urology appointment next week.
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 as I 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!!!
Good Morning, World!!! Reality is settling in that I have go back to work today and that when I attend Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) next year, I will take the Monday afterwards off from work. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and I love attending Emerald City Comic Con but going back to work today is going to be a rough one as I am so exhausted. I was so exhausted that I feel asleep watching a movie at around sixish yesterday evening. That means I had about twelve hours of sleep.
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 before I get ready for 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!!!
Good Afternoon, World!!! I really didn’t have anything to worry about regarding pay. Yes, my vacation time is gone as of this Thursday, and I had to use my personal holiday and most of my vacation time for missing last week due to health issues, at least I get to attend the first day of Emerald City Comic Con. I’m just relieved I get paid for last week and this Thursday and that everything worked out in my favor.
I’m also excited about tomorrow as I start co-facilitating a group. Specifically, I will be co-facilitating a CBTp group. I am not able to be the main facilitator due to the fact that I do have the degree or licensure to do so, and I am okay with that as I am able to bring the peer perspective to the clients I help. I will be co-facilitating with a colleague on my team as well as another colleague who works on a different team. I am really looking forward doing this group.
I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to go get my lunch and eat it. 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!!!
Happy Monday Morning, World!!! I’m awake and up earlier than I normally am on a Monday morning despite working on Mondays. Despite being awake earlier than I wanted to be, I have quite productive. I did a little bit in a recovery related mental health workbook focusing on being a part of the queer community. I also did two meditation practices which seem to have helped anxiety regarding going back work today after missing work last week due to health issues regarding my left kidney.
I’m having some anxiety over missing work last week for a few reasons. One, I don’t have any more six time left and afraid I won’t have a choice to use vacation time. Two, if I do have the opportunity to use vacation time that I won’t be able to take my vacation day this Thursday to attend the first day of Emerald City Comic Con. It has been something that I have been looking forward to since I bought a four-day VIP pass to attend back in August. Worst case scenario, I go without pay one day last week or use my personal day which is only four hours which is okay with me. I will worry about it when I go to work today.
As far as Emerald City Comic Con, I am so looking forward to attending. Last time I had the opportunity to attend was 2020 and I had bought a four-day pass. Sadly, it was cancelled due to Covid. I have attended before, but it was for two days as I didn’t have the money or time to attend all four days, so I was really disappointed when the 2020 Emerald City Comic Con got cancelled. That is why I am so freaking excited about attending this year.
I do not have anything else to discuss or share or to write about in this particular blog post except to say it is now time to 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!!!
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