OT - Women Wednesday
Happy Hump Day, STalkers! Yes, the title says 'women', but this pertains to men, too!
While plenty consider this time to be a season of joy, that's not always true for everyone. Joy can be hard to find due to:
- Loss of loved ones
- Health issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Job problems (my best friend lost her job last week)
- Family problems
- Simply overwhelmed by the hustle and hustle
It's important to remember that THE most important thing to take care of is YOU. We've heard the saying...
You can't pour from an empty cup.
A getaway isn't always possible - especially this time of the year. What do you do to keep your cup from being empty? It can be something as simple as taking a nap or having a full body massage...
- Power naps (daily, weekly...)
- Plan a few hours to lose yourself in a book (fuzzy socks, old sweats, my 50s vintage papasan, a fleece throw, a thermos of hot water for tea, cranberry cookies...)
- Go to the movies (I go alone)
- Indulge in a mani/pedi
- Go for a hike, bike ride, or some outdoor activity and commune with nature
The important thing is to take steps to refill your cup. What do you like to do?
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I was so sorry to hear about
I was so sorry to hear about your trials and tribulations on the Meh Meh Meh thread. Hugs (((Aniki))) For myself, I have been having a bad mole on the top of my head investigated and have to go to the plastic surgery clinic a week today to plan its removal. I suspect it's a melanoma. My elder daughter has bad flu and is off work, trying to care for her 2 boys - and I am trying to care for her - from 150 miles away. Plus I hate Xmas!
Hugs right back, Kes! I hope
Hugs right back, Kes! I hope all goes well with the mole removal. Ugh. Bet you wish you could reach through the phone. I'm always a little blue this time of year. My grandfather passed away on Christmas Eve when I was a kid. He was stoic and gruff and didn't say much. But his hand was always there to guide your hand or steady you and I miss him to this day.
DH, DD24 and I just got over
DH, DD24 and I just got over pneumonia. We're all better but still trying to get our energy back. After tomorrow I'm on 24 days of glorious vacation, which is the longest I've had in my career.
I'm a prolific knitter. I ADORE knitting. That is probably my main way of doing something I enjoy.
I'm a heavy duty tea drinker. I like to decompress with a nice hot cuppa. If it's later in the afternoon it'll be an herbal tea.
Evil, I hope you, your DH,
Evil, I hope you, your DH, and DD24 are back to 100% soon!
No knitting, but crocheting is quite popular with both sides of my family. My preference is sewing by hand, which relaxes me.
What herbal tea do you like? I rarely drink tea, but prefer herbal.
Oooo! Crochet! DD24 wants to
Oooo! Crochet! DD24 wants to learn how to crochet and so do I. I'm on my last day of work before I'm off for 24 glorious days and DD and I are going to start crocheting. Crocheted items are really in right now.
I've always wanted to sew too. I hate dragging my machine out though. I will look into sewing by hand. My mum did everything: knitting, crochet, sewing by hand, quilting, embroidery, etc.
I'm a tea reviewer, so I have hundreds of teas. DH and I have our nightly ritual of sitting together and drinking a cup of rooibos together. I would say that rooibos is the herbal tea I drink the most. It has antioxidants and minerals. DD loves spearmint tea the best, so I keep that in the house. Chamomile is another favourite. There's a jujube leaf tea that I get from a Chinese tea website that specializes in Chinese teas. I love that one the best, I think. I'm also a tea snob and drink organic loose leaf. Surprisingly Amazon Canada is a good source of buying loose leaf teas in bulk. I get a pound of organic rooibos from there as well as a huge bag of chamomile.
Oh shit! I went off on a tangent. LOL Tea is a passion of mine, so it's hard for me to keep things short and sweet when it comes to tea. LOL
I luuuuuuuvvvv to sew and
I luuuuuuuvvvv to sew and have been making teddy bears (all handsewn) for over 40 years. That really paid off when I bought lace to overlay the dress I made for SS25's wedding. The lace was too delicate for my sewing machine and I had to do the entire thing by hand. I finished it 2 days before we left! *dash1*
I'm more of a coffee person, but I like fruit-flavored green teas, spearmint (when sick), and chamomile (when stressed). Always looking for new flavors to try!
I love doing my art Aniki
I love doing my art Aniki-Moderator- it breathes life into my soul. This is what I love to do and if I could spend every waking hour doing it I would- it gives me the abiltiy to breathe. <3
That's beautiful,
That's beautiful, ImperfectlyPerfect! My Mom drew and painted, but I did not inherit her talent. Unless you want to count my mad color-matching skills! *ROFL*
Lol. I can do my lacey chick skivvies on Wed. Just kidding!
Or.. am I. Hmmmmmm!
No really. I am just kidding. Im a boxer-brief guy. How I spent years of my youth and young adult years in a Speedo, or as the Aussies call them... budgie smugglers... while a competitive swimmer is hard for me to understand these days.
I'm fortunate that I can compartmentalize things well enough that I can enjoy the enjoyable stuff and either quickly address the not so enjoyable stuff or solve it for good then get back to the good stuff.
I am on the last day of monster antibiotics after a very painful and raging sinus infection. It was decidedly uncomfortable. On Jan 9 I have a consult with my ophthalmologist/ophthalmic surgeon to decide what to do with my 44 year diabetic eyes (Dx'd 44yrs ago next week) . My vision is crystal clear between retinal hemorrhages then I live with clouds of what look like millions of bees as the blood breaks up and absorbs and the hemorrhage sites heal. I have had several LASER procedures and can't have any more.The solution, that might or might not work, is to suck all of the vitreous humor out of the vitreus chambers, do some micro surgery on my retinas, replace the vitreous humor with man made goo, inject an air bubble into that chamber to hold all of the work in place while it heals, then lay on my stomach for as much as 10 days while it all heals. The last consult was pretty direct. Doc said that she would not recommend it if I can just deal with the cyclical bleeding and healing. It does not hurt at all but it does drive me nuckin futz during the cloud of bees phase. I think we will just go to quarterly injections to minimize retinal hemorrhaging.
DW is being her usual rock star self but does struggle with some seasonal anxieties and does periodically focus on those who are no longer with us during the holidays. She does get sad over the course of the holidays. Not constantly, but I know her and I see it when it happens. She will undoubtedly have some rough patches with SS not being with us though she and my parents are the BFF squad and DW loves my aunt who will also be with us. DW makes my already amazing family that much more incredible. No doubt I will get the crumbs of interface time as well. Just kidding on that. Though my DW and my parents have incredibly close relationships.
(((Hugs))) who could use them over the holidays. Take care of yourselves and you and your SO take care for each other. Keep the Krampus's where they belong and enjoy those who you enjoy spending time with. Or better yet, let the Krampus deal with those who need to be dealt with and you and the quality folks hang with St. Nick.
Deep breaths, and take care of you.
Merry Christmas and a very happy 2025.
Rags, I hope your sinus
Rags, I hope your sinus infection clears up soon!
Thanks Aniki. It finished
Thanks Aniki. It finished the last horse pill antibiotic yesterday. It started working the end of the second day so all is pretty much good. Though my sinuses are a bit tender.
I used to crochet, knit
And play the violin but that went out the window years ago. Maybe I'll pick it back up when stuff settles down
If it ain't one thing, its another.
Thinkthrice, I hear you on
Thinkthrice, I hear you on that "if it ain't one thing.. ". In a word: UGH. Hope things settle down for you. *fool*
I'm not a crafter.
My mom is an avid quilter. I will be wrapped in mom hugs forever. We have 5 of her treasures with us. Christmas quilts, Halloween quilts, and a couple of just cuz she loves us quilts. Though both of those were for her daughter. She has made a huge USAF quilt for our kid. That is regularly threatened to be stolen by his fellow USAF people. She is restoring one of the first ones she made. A dinosaur quilt for SS that replaced his teddy bear blanket that he carried through is toddler years. The dinosaur got a little tired. Mom saw it on SS's bed years ago and repossessed for restoration. DW has a massive Rose quilt with a custom rose quilting pattern mom designed for the stitching.
They all move with us when we move. I fully expect some new installments for Christmas.
There is nothing quite like mom hugs in the form of her art. Except actual mom hugs of course.
Love ya mom!
Love that! It's been too long
Love that! It's been too long since I quilted.