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My 6th Post of the Day

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Good Evening, World!!! The weather is still yucky here in Seattle. In fact, the weather is yuckier and worse than it was when I posted my last blog post. So much worse that my lights are flickering. So, let’s hope that my electricity does not go out.

Since I still have electricity, I am going try to write this post as quick as possible especially since my anxiety is high. My anxiety is high due to the fact that I have a job interview tomorrow. It is a peer position and a local level one trauma hospital that has a behavioral health agency. It is part time which is something that I need right now especially regarding my recovery and being able to go to therapy. I need to stay healthy mentally to be able to work in mental health.

Speaking of health, I am still feeling like shit with this stupid cold. It is getting slightly better, but it takes so freaking long to get one hundred percent better. The good news is at least I do not have Covid, and I am so happy about that. Having Covid sucks even more that a cold and I should know as I have had Covid. At least I am feeling somewhat better and that is all I can ask for.

I do not have anything else to discuss or write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated on 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!!!

Seattle Weather + Depression = Time to Color

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Good Evening, World!!! Right this very moment in my Seattle neighborhood it windy with a downpouring rain. This weather is normal for Seattle this time of year and it sucks especially when you struggle with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) along with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Both types of depression are common for many people to have in Seattle and some of us like myself have both. Having both types of depression especially in Seattle, sucks but knowing how to cope with the depression is key to making sure it doesn’t get the better of you.

Not letting depression get the better of you is to realize what help you cope with depression. For me one of the ways I cope with depression is various types of artwork including but not limited to coloring. Coloring is something I have enjoyed since childhood. I did not stop coloring when I became a teenager, nor did I stop coloring as an adult. I love to color and truly enjoy it which is why I am going to color after I am finished with this particular blob post.

I do not have anything else to discuss or write about in this particular blog post. I do want to thank you the reader for reading my blog. It is greatly appreciated on 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!!!

I Got a Good Night of Sleep!!!

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Good Morning, World!!! I surprisingly got a good night of sleep last night. Part of me wonders if the reason why I got a good night of sleep is because I am still not feeling well. I am grateful for the good night of sleep and I wish I didn’t have to be sick to have gotten a good night of sleep.

On the note, the weather doesn’t look as yucky as it was yesterday or at least that is what it looks like when I look out my window. Then it again it is still dark outside. Let’s hope that the weather is not as yucky as yesterday as the day progresses.

No matter what the weather is today, I am not going to do much of anything because I am still not feeling well. I probably will just be staying home and cuddle with my cat, Billie. I love being able to spend time with my cat, Billie. I am grateful that I have my cat, Billie in my life. He has made my life so much easier to cope with the challenging times in my life.

Speaking of cats, I am planning on continuing to work on the diamond art/painting that I started on yesterday of a tuxedo cat in a tree. Part of the reason I chose this particular diamond art/painting is because it is a tuxedo cat and my cat, Billie is a tuxedo cat. I really enjoy doing diamond art/painting and I am so very happy that my neighbor introduced me to this particular form of art.

I do not have anything else to discuss or 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!!!

After A Good Nap, It’s Time for A Good Book

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Good Evening, World!!! It is seven twenty-nine in the evening here in Seattle and the weather is still yucky. With the weather being so yucky and me not feeling well I decided to take a nap after my last blog post. I am glad I took the nap despite sleeping longer than I had hoped to. I know I needed the sleep, and I hope that I have not created a not so good sleep cycle for myself.

Now that I am wide awake, I think I am going to read the book in a six-book series. In fact, it is part of the Fire and Brimstone series by Nikole Knight. I am so happy that I picked this book series out because I was just going off of what the back of the book said, and I read it online. So, I bought all six books on a whim after reading something about the first book online.

I do not have anything else to discuss or 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!!!

My Fifth Post of the Day

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Good Afternoon, World!!! It is three thirty-three in the afternoon here in Seattle and the weather is still yucky. I am also still not feeling very well which really sucks. As much as being sick sucks, if I wasn’t sick, I would not have needed to miss my volunteer shift at PAWS Cat City which means I would not have been able to do some artwork today. As much as I wish I could have volunteered at PAWS Cat City today, I am happy that I was able to some artwork.

As I have mentioned in my multiple previous post today the artwork that I am working on is a coloring page and diamond art/painting. I even posted a picture of the coloring page that I started as well a picture of the diamond art/painting that I had not yet started at the time of my last post. I have since started my diamond art/painting. In fact, I took a picture of the started diamond art/painting, and I will share. I will put captions on the picture for those who are sight impaired or blind. The picture is just below this paragraph.

The starting of the diamond art/painting I have chosen to do. It is a tuxedo cat in a tree.

As you can see above of the diamond art/painting is that of a tuxedo cat in a tree. I chose this diamond art/painting because it is of a tuxedo cat and my cat, Billie is a tuxedo cat. I admit it that I have a bias toward tuxedo cats because of my own cat, Billie and I am not afraid to admit it.

I do not have anything else to discuss or 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!!!

Feeling Like Sh!t

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Good Morning, World!!! It is a yucky weather day here in Seattle and I feel like shit. I feel like shit because my cold is not getting better. I wish I knew why I was not getting any better, but I am doing my best to feeling better. At this point in time, I am testing negative for covid which is a good thing. I am so very glad that I have so many take home tests for covid so I can test myself. Just knowing that it is not covid it is relief in itself.

Since I am relieved that I do not covid, I am a bit sad. I am sad because I am not feeling well, and I am not able volunteer at PAWS Cat City today. I look forward to volunteering at PAWS Cat City every Sunday. It something that I enjoy doing and it gives me a sense of purpose. Hell, I consider volunteering at PAWS Cat City fun. Yes, I know it sounds odd that volunteering with cats is fun, but it is or at least it is fun for me. It is not only fun, but I find it enjoyable as well.

Even though I will be missing out having fun with cat and enjoy time with them I can spend time curled up with my own cat, Billie as I start a new book today. I will be starting the third book in a six-book series called Fire & Brimstone by Nikole Knight. I am enjoying the series, and I highly recommend reading it. I am looking forward what the third book will bring to the story so far.

Besides reading and cuddling with my cat, Billie, I will be doing some artwork. I will be starting a new coloring page today as I finished one yesterday. I will also be continuing to color a giant poster which is taking forever and a day to do but I am enjoying it. Of course, I will be continuing to do the diamond art/painting project I started working on recently. The diamond art/painting that I am currently doing is that of a tuxedo cat in a tree. If you are regular reader, you know that my cat, Billie is a tuxedo cat which is why I picked the diamond art/painting that I am currently doing.

I do not have anything else to discuss or write about in this particular blog post except I have I feel better as I do not like feeling like shit. 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!!!

Wide Awake at 2:34 in the Morning

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Good Morning, World!!! It is two thirty-four in the morning here in Seattle. After my last blog poste yesterday, things didn’t go as I had planned but that is okay. I had planned to do a diamond art/painting of a tuxedo cat in a tree, but I got sidetracked. I got sidetracked by deciding to learn how to use a PowerPoint. Yes, I know it’s a little late in the game to learn how, but it never hurts to learn. I am teaching myself to use PowerPoint because I am wanting to present a conference that is solely focused on peer specialist. The cool thing I am learning about PowerPoint is can actually get creative with using it and I think that is awesome.

After starting to learn how to use PowerPoint, I realized that I needed to take a nap as I was tired as hell. Needless to say, I am now wide awake. I truly didn’t mean to sleep for so long especially since it was supposed to be a nap and not an average night of sleep for me.

Now that I am wide awake from an extra-long nap, I plan on doing some artwork. The type of artwork I am going to work on is a diamond art/painting project. The diamond art/painting I am doing is that of a tuxedo cat in tree. I picked this diamond art/painting because my cat, Billie is a tuxedo cat. Yes, that means I am very partial to tuxedo cats.

Maybe it is a good thing that I am doing diamond art/painting because the weather is yucky in Seattle right now. Yes, I know it is the middle of the night, but the weather is supposed to get worse as the day goes on. I’m not a big fan of yucky weather but it does make a great excuse to stay inside.

I do not have much else to discuss or 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!!!

Insomnia Strikes Again

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Good Morning, World!!! It is a few minutes after two o’clock in the morning here in Seattle. I am sadly unable to sleep again due to insomnia. I am not a big fan of not being able to sleep as getting a good night’s sleep is crucial both physical health and mental health.

Speaking of mental health, since I am unable to sleep, I have been working on a recovery related workbook. I find that working on recovery related workbooks help me with my recovery and allows me to look inward on how I can improve myself and lessen the symptoms of my mental health challenges. The recovery related workbooks also helps me in between session with my therapist.

In addition to working on recovery related workbooks, I have been reading. I am reading the second book in a dark queer fantasy series. I am really enjoying the book as well as the series. Reading helps me get out of my head and is a way for me to focus on something other than my current problems.

I do not have much more to discuss or write about in this particular except that I am going to curl up 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!!!

Just Boring Update of a Post

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Good Evening, World!!! It is a Tuesday evening here in Seattle. I have not done much of anything since I got home on Saturday when I was in Spokane for my dad’s funeral. Today, was the first day I left my apartment and apartment building. I went to the food bank today and got some much-needed peanut butter and bread. I also ended up with a whole apple pie and about a dozen tangerines. I love me some tangerines.

Other than going to the food bank today, I spent it at home with my cat, Billie who pretty much slept all day laying next to me. As my cat, Billie slept next to me, I did some artwork as I listened to a philosophy podcast named, Philosophize This. I really enjoy listening to Philosophize This especially when I do some form of artwork. The type of artwork I did today was color. Coloring is relaxing for me as well as a form of meditation. It is also fun for me and way to let out my inner child which allows me to heal some of my past and PTSD.

I do not have much more to discuss or write in the particular blog post because I want to go back to coloring and listening to Philosophize This. I 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 continue to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!

A Sleepless In Seattle Type Of Night; Again

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Good Morning, World!!! It is a few minutes after one o’clock in the morning here in Seattle. I, sadly am unable to sleep due to insomnia. Having insomnia sucks but at least I can catch up on listening to a podcast that I enjoy. The current podcast I am catching up on is on philosophy. The name of the podcast I am listening to is Philosophize This. I really enjoy listening to this particular podcast because it is done simply and relatable but then again philosophy is an interesting topic to learn.

As I listen to Philosophize This I am doing some artwork. The type of artwork I am doing is coloring. I am coloring a gigantic poster. A gigantic poster that I bought from Stuff2Color.com. I really enjoy coloring the stuff I buy from Stuff2Color.com. Hell, coloring anything I buy to color is enjoyable. I am glad that I can color as I listen to podcasts. I think I am going to go back to coloring again as I listen to the philosophy podcast as my cat, Billie sleeps next to me. Oh how I love my cat.

I do not have anything else to discuss or 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 wasn’t for you the reader, reading my blog, I would not continue to write my blog. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. Peace Out, World!!!