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I will edit throughout this day and tomorrow. Promise. EDIT I am motivated but heatwave and their sweaty-sticky-yucky days are hard. Life has been achanging. My name is Katrin [CUT-reen], I go by Morag here. I am 35 years of age. I have two sons 15 and 8 both born in December. I have a husband who quite recently (mid june) moved out, and we are both happier now than before. I plan to start working in an elderly care facility as a ... I have no idea how to translate that "Alltagsbegleiterin" September 1st. There is room on "my" floor for 10 inhabitants with varying stages of dementia, each having their own living/bed room, bathroom, but sharing communal kitchen, laundry room, dining room and communal living room. We will be cooking with the inhabitants, supporting them with their laundry, helping them keep up a semi-routine. As well as be an person to talk to for their loved ones. I'll start out with 21h/week, to get me and the kids acclimated. I really look forward to it! The kids are still on summer break (up through first week of challenge. It's the last year for my BigBoy. He struggled quite a bit last year, with all the stress at home, and being a common lazy teen reading his fanfictions like it's breathing. Phone addiction? Possibly. LittleBoy is starting 3rd grade. He is clever and fun, but can also open up that stubborn side of him, that he inherited from both sides of his lineage. Yay. Will be interesting to see how they both adjust to things at home not being so stressful. I still am trying to get state support for the last month and a half, plus August, and however long I have to wait to get paid in September, but I am HOPING HOPING HOPING that today's visit at the Job.Center took care of things. I am overweight (upper end of obese stage I) at 97kg or thereabouts at a height of just under 1m70cm. I hate it. But I have to pick my battles at the moment. And staying semi-sane and mostly-functional has priority. I hope to eventually earn enough money to afford a gym membership, where they have free weights. Lifting heavy is something that really resonates with me... But alas I am only taking walks with my Wizards Unite account, and riding my bike to appointments, because busses are expensive and horribly warm. My goals: Keep hacking away at my running to do list. Keep updating and executing my Morning, Afternoon, Evening Routine Lists (adapted from FlyLady.net, and SecretSlob on youtube) Patience with myself while I declutter zone after zone and eventually (re-)implement Home Blessing Hour (also a Flylady thing) And patience while I KonMari most of my life. Eventually I'd like to yoga with Adriene again and also participate in Daily Dare PVPs on here. But right now. I am taking care of myself. And solidify my habits. And resist the temptation to do ALL THE THINGS RIGHT NOW also known as RangerBrainTM So far my thoughts. Missing a theme... all gifs are welcome, especially all things magical, Harry Potter Verse or otherwise, all things Voyager, Katee Sackhoff, Serenity/Firefly, and all things Mermaid. 'CAUSE