TaoistPunk

Hi. I'm new (obvi) and not your typical gamer nerd, definitely more of an academic nerd. I am working on a doctorate in Chinese Medicine and spend much of my day looking through scientific articles and reading about herbs or psychology and chronic pain. I do like me some old skool Nintendo and PS2 games and tend to be more of a casual/mobile gamer. Board games are good. I can make things with sticks and strings. I'm looking to formulate a body-care line at some point, but I'll probably only sell it in my office. I have spent a lifetime under stress and duress and the cortisol caught up after having kids and I became more sedentary and a better cook.. and the weight packed on. Bummer. I'd love to have it go away so I can be the shapely gal I once was, but at this point I'd settle for having useable abs and just being stronger. I just respawned because I was too half-assed about the Academy and I deserve better than that. I feel better than I have in years, but middle age is no joke. My knees are not what they once were. Motivating myself and the kids to get up and do something that isn't attached to a screen is slow-going. I'm working on that. I am hoping that these boards and the FB pages will be the motivation catalyst I need when I am faltering. I've turned so much of my life around in the last couple of years, its time to have a waist again.

Hey! I clicked on it because I was like "Congrats!" to the acid trip AND to joining up. (I'm over 6 trips in, but they were many years ago and I lost count...) Good on you for just living your honest life. Whatever it is, so long as you aren't hurting anyone, you'll find those you need in your life at the time you need them. I'm so excited for you to be making so many firsts - boundaries, discussions with the little-kid-you inside, NF, acid, not worrying about what others think! My ONLY advice is that if you could try to not be so hard on that little-kid-you.. he's just you after-all. Be his friend, his "big brother" and listen to him. He probably has a lot of good insight. Okay, part two of that advice: Maybe you can brainstorm over the next couple of days to see if there is a meeting place between work and fun. They don't have to be exclusive of one another, tho in my experience, the work doesn't matter so long as the people around you are funny and easy to talk. Best of luck in your endeavors and enjoy the ride!

Hello back at ya!