Silly Simple Status Spree

It’s been a couple weeks, but I promise you, I haven’t forgotten about you!

It’s been eventful and not in the all good things way, nor the “I really don’t want to talk about it” bad way either. It was a nice even mix of losing my mind and making progress in life.

For starters, I really did lose my mind for a moment. I tend to be a functioning manic depressive, much the same way I was a functioning alcoholic. Unfortunately, manic depression isn’t something I can quit easily. Brain chemistry management is a lot different from deciding you won’t drink alcohol anymore. For some it might be far more difficult than making a decision, but luckily for me, it was that simple. It helps that no one else in the house drinks either.

In the good news column, I took the time to flesh out 90% of The Feminine Quirk blog, getting it completely ready for linking to podcasts... after we get equipment... after we record... after we learn the art of editing the files. ☺️

Back in the tough to handle column... there was a situation at my father’s house that is ongoing, messy, and emotionally draining. Right up until I managed to decide that the person causing the upset was no longer going to bother me. The person is gone, and once they pick up the rest of their stuff off the front porch, or it goes in the dumpster if they can’t be bothered to make it a priority, I will be free to fix the problems that festered under the surface and finish my father’s remodeling in the space the person vacated. Fresh start. Always feels so good.

And finally, Bullet Journalling has become therapeutic and a nearly daily thing. I’m rarely forgetting things that need done, I’m remembering to record my son’s school hours for his online school, plus help him study, and we’re learning more recipes. There’s even sections for podcast research notes and cleaning schedules. We’re staying on top of things a little better.

So all in all a growing experience. And in down time that I make sure I get every so often, I’m back to playing Wajas and having quite a bit of fun with it.

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Busy Little Bee

I know I said one of my goals is to blog more, and I still intend to hold to that. This past week has been a little busy.

I spent a shift at another of our local stores helping out to prepare for inventory. I was sick the day after. Then there's planning for the podcast. I ordered The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan from Barnes & Noble, using the rest of my Christmas gift card. I restarted my Bujo and finally got around to fleshing some tracking pages for television watching and book reading. I deep cleaned the shower and been trying to keep up on dishes. I also filed our taxes. I also set up a reading journal where I can keep track of notes and thoughts I have while reading books for fun, for my son and I's mini book club, and for the podcast.

Really, all the little things we do in a day. All the little things that need done. All the little things we want to do. The projects that need to be done to keep a home going and the little projects we do to keep us sane.

I'm also tossing around an idea for a The Feminine Quirk logo. And debating on an accompanying blog. When the taxes come in, I'm going to have to look into sharing the cost with Becca on a few things for recording. I can't let her shoulder the cost; she's in school for her Master's after all.

And of course tags are due for the vehicles this month. Nothing quite like living paycheck to paycheck and having big dreams at the same time.

So this was just a little update to let you know I'm still around and alive.

P.S. The other resolution, to game more? Yup. Doing just fine with that one. Finished off Wysteria in Wizard101. What I love about these games, besides that they are designed for kids, with internet safety in mind, is that every player is so helpful to others. I 'made a friend' a couple of weeks ago, who is a much higher level than I am who swooped in to help me out on a couple of rough tasks. Wouldn't have made it through them without him. Why is it that we treat our online worlds as a community, where it takes a village to survive, but we fail to treat our offline worlds the same? That may be a good topic for a podcast...

Gaming - Need Friends/Neighbors/Allies

I play a lot of little games on Facebook and most of my friends shun it.

     I don't care.

It is stress relief. It keeps my brain from going a million miles an hour down a circular drain that leaves me feeling crazy.

Unfortunately since very few friends play the same games I do, I get frustrated because I am stopped at every corner and cannot progress as fast or as easily as I would like.

That being said, I play Disney's Ghosts of Mistwood and since there are so few who play it, I moved over to Playdom who made the game. Too bad for me, I have to start all over at level 1. So...

If you play this game on Facebook or on Playdom, feel free to add me. For Facebook please send a message to me stating that it is for Ghosts of Mistwood.

I also play Disney City Girl, Farmville 2 (and on Zynga), Candy Crush, and Hidden Shadows.

I'm a gamer. We collect games obsessively. Deal with it.