chemgeek Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Sooo I fell off the face of the Earth last week because surprise! Roofing. Which is to say, I found out midday Friday our roofers were going to be around to replace the roof Monday. Roofing is done but not without discovering a family friend hired to insulate the roof 5 years ago snowed us and pocketed the cash, and discovering the leaky bastard skylight did a number on the roofing boards and a bunch needed replacing. And now I am out an additional 5.2K beyond budget (but like for 1, I can't not have a safe roof and the insulation will pay for itself in 2 years). Bastard skylight is gone and good friggin riddance to it (the previous owner was a damn fool to think a skylight is a good idea in a climate that can swing between -40 and +40C in a single year. There's not a sealant on this Earth that can tolerate that. Buuut I have had a LOT of stress in the past few months and am feeling rather like a bit of metal that's been bent back and forth a bunch. I am feeling cranky and rigid and brittle and argumentative. Too much strain has built up and I need to basically take some time to rest, rebuild & repair my brain. On the upside! I am nearing the 30lbs lost since Xmas benchmark. Challenge this time is to embrace opportunity to de-stress. I am not sure what it's going to look like (aside from defending my vacation in July jealously), but I will spend a few days figuring it out to start. 3 Quote Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 14 hours ago, chemgeek said: Sooo I fell off the face of the Earth last week because surprise! Roofing. Eh, this happens to the best of us. Try not to have roofing happen too often. 14 hours ago, chemgeek said: On the upside! I am nearing the 30lbs lost since Xmas benchmark. Whoa. That is genuinely impressive. Congratulations! Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43 Link to comment
Mistr Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 How awful that someone you trusted cheated you! I am glad you got your roof fixed, but sorry for all the hassle and extra expense. You have excellent reasons to be cranky. Congratulations on making rapid progress on your weight loss. Are you at your target weight now, or still working towards it? Quote Level 68 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Kishi Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 11:01 AM, chemgeek said: Challenge this time is to embrace opportunity to de-stress. I am not sure what it's going to look like (aside from defending my vacation in July jealously), but I will spend a few days figuring it out to start. Frankly, a relaxed start is probably the right idea to a de-stress challenge. I hope the next five weeks are good for you! Is the vacation going to happen on challenge time? Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Do I need to send all the monks after you? Monks do not leave other monks behind. At least tell us how awesome your vacation is. 1 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
chemgeek Posted August 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Vacation went fantastic and then Life Happened (namely my father has a surgery that has been postponed for months finally scheduled for August) and I had my hands full scheduling a trip down for that and dealing with a few minor work emergencies. But I'm back! And I broke the 30lb mark. Quote Link to comment
Scaly Freak Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Welcome back! Will you be joining us for the August challenge? Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2023 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43 Link to comment
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