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I hope at the very least that it was a nice visit, even without doing the planned things.

A very surprising first day of challenge joy;  I vacuumed AND mopped.    Joy because that means I had both the energy and the capacity to do a task to completion in one go, but also i didn't have to convince myself to do it.  I take that as a sign of continued deep personal recovery.    Technically was Sunday, so zero week joy;  Saw my college friend again and we spent many hours talking and laughing and I have a friend in my life again!    That might end up being the biggest joy of the season.  But we've only just begun!  

Impressive!  You've taken a hard task and made it look approachable.  I'm here for all of the one things.

Goya sounds like a charming Christmas theme. Eccentric scenes of revelry and whatnot. Feasting and, um, games. A blessed winter to you. 

Wait, cold water exposure raises dopamine for A WEEK? That would be incredible. Details? 

Accepting and adapting to life is hard!  I'm here for it!

I did my workout. I try to focus on each movement mindfully, as an embodied prayer to a certain maimed warrior god.  Also I went to the sauna for the first time in about three months. It was great except to the person who brought food into the sauna and left either salt or sugar crystals on the bench: you suck. You can eat anywhere else and at any other time, why do you have to eat in the sauna???. And to the person who brought earpods into the sauna and listened to some kind of podcast, so the rest of us got to hear an infuriating, just on the border of hearing kind of whisper that makes us sit up and look for the source: you suck. You can listen to podcasts anywhere else. The sauna is A RÜHEBEREICH a realm of peace and quiet. The sauna is sacred! Why can't you be decent and inoffensive just for a few minutes?  I checked my funds and realised I a have managed a good chunk of savings over the last few months by eating mostly potatoes, noodles, and yoghurt. It is immensely cheaper than organic beef and cheese. I also downgraded my skin and haircare to drugstore basics except for my moisturiser which costs $10. Everything works just fine and my hair and skin are not worse. Turns out all my spending on high end stuff was futile and based on LIES. Lies that they could make me beautiful and fix my sorrow and self loathing. 

I love it! 

It's so good to have you back! Following along, of course - you have been missed! 

Hello stranger!!! Long time no see!