under the ocean where the old church used to be

[the_siobhan]

12 – Craft Month: Do you enjoy being creative? What crafts do you participate in?  What crafts would you like to try out?
13 – Good Samaritan Day: Have you ever been a good Samaritan for a stranger?  Has anyone ever been one for you?  Do you think people are less likely to help out these days than in the past?
14 – Crowdfunding Day: Did you know it dates back to the 19th century although the modern resurgence dates from the mid 1990s?  Have you ever donated to a crowdfund?  Have you ever asked people to donate to you?
15 – Brutus Day: Et tu, Brutus? Have you ever (figuratively) stabbed someone in the back? Has someone stabbed you in the back (also figuratively, unless someone actually stabbed you in the back)?
16 – Sleep Awareness Week: Poor sleep is heavily linked to weight gain, decrease concentration and productivity, increase the risks of heart diseases and strokes, is connected to depression, and can affect emotional and social interactions. Do you get enough sleep most nights? Do you suffer from any sleep-related problems, e.g. insomnia, sleep apnea, etc.? Do you try to stick to a regular sleep routine (same time to bed and waking up), even on weekends?

I would love to be more creative if my need to pay bills wasn’t constantly sucking up all my time and energy. I have tried to be a Good Samaritan when I can and people have definitely helped me out on numerous occasions because for the most part people are good. I have donated to crowdfunds, and although I have never asked for crowdfunding of any kind I have been the recipient of people getting together to help out or do something nice. I have never intentionally stabbed somebody in the back but I’m sure there are people who feel differently about that. Hitting menopause caused sleep disruption but I’m on hormones now and that seems to have fixed it.

17 – Saint Patrick’s Day: is this something you celebrate or is it just another day for you?

Saint Patrick’s Day is what I usually refer to as “Amateur Night”. I avoid the bars because Jesus.

 

***

Found out what the issue is with the construction - apparently the kitchens for the houses on both sides of ours have no foundations under them, so our side walls have to be set in a bit closer to make room for structural reinforcement, and the back wall has been extended out a foot to make up the difference. So the plans have to be adjusted slightly and the engineer needs to sign off on the changes. I am informed that this will not impact the permits.

OK then.

***

An appointment has been made to have a technician show up and fix our internet. It has been deteriorating to the point where I'm resetting it every 20 minutes and it takes five minutes to reboot. This is not good for my ability to hold down a job.

The internet is in the house-mate's name. There was shouting. I am not a fan of the fact that shouting must be employed to get the housemate to take care of their shit, but it appears to be what works so I guess I’m just going to roll with that.

The tech is supposed to show up tomorrow. Fingers crossed. House mate has fucked off for the weekend because of course they have so I have rearranged my schedule to be here. If the tech doesn’t show up, there will be more shouting.

***

This has meant a lot of hauling the meat suit up and down the stairs. Fortunately the knee is back to normal size and I can bend it almost completely so the cursing and spitting has been dying down.

***

I feel stuck.

I’m bored and tired of doing nothing but working all the time. I can’t go anywhere because I’m not spending money right now. I am pretty much living completely in my bedroom and office. I see my girlfriend once a week, which is lovely, but I’m restless. Also more than a little bit jealous of my sister, who is in Greece right now.

I have promised myself that this summer I’m going to take advantage of warm weather and actually spend some time not in this fucking house. There are Jane’s walks and Open Doors and shit I can do around the city. I can book a couple of days of vacation mid-week when nothing is busy and rent a car and fuck off to go hike a trail on the weekends. I can visit friends and do outside stuff. I really need to stock up on emotional food in the summer, because the winters are looong and boring.

I think mostly I am just tired of being in a holding pattern for the last multiple bloody years, but there are things I can do that are not working and running other peoples’s lives and I need to invest in that for the sake of my own sanity.

 THIS WILL ALL HAPPEN SOON, but in the meantime I am chewing the inside of my own head out. It's not pretty.
 

Comments

sympathies

[brainwane]

I hope you do take advantage of the approaches you mentioned to get some new stimuli! And I hope your local friends can swing by and take a walk with you or something similar soon.

Re: sympathies

[the_siobhan]

I have made myself a promise, So Help Me.

[greylock]

apparently the kitchens for the houses on both sides of ours have no foundations under them, so our side walls have to be set in a bit closer to make room for structural reinforcement,

Er... WHAT? That seems like a them issue.

It has been deteriorating to the point where I'm resetting it every 20 minutes
Nah.
As a WFH worker, nah.

I’m going to take advantage of warm weather and actually spend some time not in this fucking house.

I will just offer my spare room. You know... in case.

[the_siobhan]

>apparently the kitchens for the houses on both sides of ours have no foundations under them, so
>our side walls have to be set in a bit closer to make room for structural reinforcement,

Er... WHAT? That seems like a them issue.

There are rules about knocking over your neighbour's house.

[greylock]

Just get Ford (or whoever) to remove that burdensome red tape, and let personal responsibility sort it out.

[disastrid]

Come to Berlin.

No really come to Berlin! ♥️

[the_siobhan]

I would love to, but anything that costs money is on hold until the construction is done and I can figure out what's left.

[dissectionist]

I have a very badass, heated, saltwater pool with waterfalls and a lazy river, in case you feel like heading north on the Dufferin bus during summer! It’s usually open from mid-April through late Sept. It would be lovely to see you. :)

[the_siobhan]

I absolutely want to take you up on that offer. It sounds lovely.

[houseof9cats]

Garden and hiking trails on offer over here!

[the_siobhan]

I am absolutely going to take you up on that.

I have gotten pretty good at prioritizing sleep and exercise for myself, and not letting other things crowd them out of my schedule just because I get busy. I just need to do the same thing around giving myself breaks from responsibility.

[cornerofmadness]

I hope you can get out and about soon

[the_siobhan]

All I need is for it to be warm enough to eat outside.

[cornerofmadness]

I'm hoping for that just to get room in my coffee shop, let the people who like sun on them go outside