Simple pleasures

[a_natural_beauty]

So the last post I wrote about my personal life being a "weird week" or something similar wasn't anything compared to my news I got last weekend! I can't go into details, but I've been pretty stressed out to say the least. About that I plan on now just trying to trust that things will turn out in my favor and everything will be back to normal in the end.

Now I shall write about some little ways I've been getting my mind off of things while I'm here at home to help:

In the meantime I have been getting back into working on Promised Memories - I'm on chapter 10! The last chapter to finish part one! That's been an experience in itself. Come December/January it'll be a year for me working on it. It really gives me a sense of accomplishment. I'm aiming for two pages a week to upload.

A few nights ago I got out a puzzle to work on. That was more peaceful than I thought it would be. No idea why or how, but putting a puzzle together makes me feel cozy and calm. So I plan on doing this a few times a week. This one is inside a solar green house and has some peacocks among all sorts of plant life, a gazebo and a bridge.

Also there is my endless stamps! I've been sorting through envelopes of stamps I've gotten in trades. Oh how I love that hobby, too. This also helped me a few years ago when I was going through a very difficult time in my life for other reasons.

And lastly turning on my radio to just listen to music. I did this yesterday and today when I came home from work and the randomness of what songs would play and the cheesy d.j. just put my mind at ease. It's funny and slightly embarrassing to admit this, but I don't care.... I also sometimes just dance around while I listen to whatever is playing. As long as I like it. And that is sort of stress reliver, too.

Oh - and also a side note: My doctors visit went well. I'm on a medication once a day. In December I go back to see if my tsh levels went down. But I feel like I have more energy lately. This past week I think I only took once nap - which is a huge improvement.

There you have it! My life has gotten pretty unexpected in the last few weeks, but I'm still here hanging on and doing the best I can. I hope everyone that reads these and just everyone in general is doing as well as they can be. Life really can be difficult and scary and unknown all at once. But it is also short. So I don't want to make myself sick by worrying about the unknown.

Comments

Huzzahs all around!

[jasonderoga86]

I'm glad to see things are looking up for you! I myself seem to finally be getting some semblance of peace of mind as well. The group therapy meetings I attended introduced me to something I had long forgot: the concept of radical acceptance.

Radical acceptance also has another name, "The Serenity Prayer". Basically, I remembered that there are some things in my life I can control -- my work ethic at my job, my physical/mental health, my hobbies (video gaming, listening to music, drawing/writing my comics, and reading -- admittedly, I love reading my own comics/graphic novels!) and things I can't control -- my co-workers, the crime in my neighborhood, the problems in this nation at the moment, the global wars. So I've decided to only focus on what I can control. Basically, it's a way of telling myself not to carry the whole world on my shoulders.

This weekend in particular was very restful. I got a new smartphone, and finally allowed myself to just have fun -- played a lot on my Nintendo Switch (Smash Bros. Ultimate and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) and actually getting REALLY lost in my printed copies of my graphic novels -- the fact that I'm holding these books in my hand to serve as a reminder that I've accomplished what I'd been dreaming of for the past 15 years is really satisfying, to say the least. 😇

I'm sort of going on a "radio silence" from the online scene for some time -- the Internet can really be a double-edged sword if you let it! But when I return, I'm really looking forward to continuing Promised Memories! I'm thrilled to see that you've made such amazing progress! I'm sure you're REALLY proud of yourself! 😁

Re: Huzzahs all around!

[a_natural_beauty]

I'm so happy and proud of you!! Group therapy sounds like an excellent thing for you to be a part of. :) At my job ( I work at a drug & alcohol rehab) and the group sessions I see seem to be a good reminder: we are never alone.

Oh, I love the serenity prayer. It's beautiful. I have a copy of it somewhere on my fridge.

Hey, we should add each other on Switch sometime! I have one, too. I mainly play more simpler games - but hey, you never know when you might want to play online with a friend. :)I'm glad you had a restful weekend!

That's understandable about being online and taking a break from it. I sometimes take breaks from Comic Fury and my social media accounts. We need to every now and then I believe. I hope you take care of yourself and we will be here for you to chat when you are ready to! *hugs*

[matt_zimmer]

Hobbies are good. Really looking forward to more Promised Memories.

[a_natural_beauty]

Aww, thank you. That makes me very happy to hear. Slowly, but it'll be coming out! :D

[jazznevermore]

It's good that you're taking time to soak up enjoyment from the simpler pleasures in life and just taking things one day at a time to try to overcome whatever it is you're struggling with. It takes mental strength to do that, Jess, and I admire it.

[a_natural_beauty]

Thank you, I appreciate that very much. I hope you have been doing well yourself. :)

[twedeenimbus]

That's a good news.

I'm trying to focus more on present too. Easier said than done, but still.

[a_natural_beauty]

Yes, well we can get through this. Don't you like to do puzzles as well?

[twedeenimbus]

I really enjoy puzzles! It's fun to work on them.

[a_natural_beauty]

Yes, they can really take your mind off of things!

[marcel_t]

I figured you'd need to take a pill a day. I'm an expert on this because I used to give them to my dog. Yeah, right.

[a_natural_beauty]

Hah! I love it! How did you figure out your dog needed to? Just regular blood work?

[marcel_t]

I guess that's what they did. She was deteriorating so I took her to the vet.

[a_natural_beauty]

Aww, I hope everything worked out for her and it helped. It can be quite scary dealing with the unknown of having a fur baby with health issues.

[marcel_t]

Yeah, she was good for several years after that.

[a_natural_beauty]

That's nice to hear :)

[adafrog]

Puzzles are good for the brain. I do crosswords. (sometimes with a lot of help, but it still counts!).

Yay stamps! Do you keep them in envelopes, or albums?

Nothing wrong with singing and dancing. I do it all the time in the barn. The horses aren't always impressed, but whatever. ;)

Glad the visit went okay.

Life really can be difficult and scary and unknown all at once. But it is also short. So I don't want to make myself sick by worrying about the unknown.
ITA, but it's hard. I'll wish us both luck?

[a_natural_beauty]

Yes! They are! :) I like to do word searches, too. Of course it still counts!

I keep my main collection in albums and my extras in envelopes and extra stamp sleeves I have. Through Facebook I have mad a few good friends and we trade each other extras to help our collections.

Haha! I'd like to see those horses try to dance sometime. ;-)

Thank you. I appreciate your friendship and luck! I wish us both luck as well. We got this!!

[adafrog]

:)

Cool.

:)

Yep!