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It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
What happened this week?
This week was again a struggle. There was more cleaning again, it’s been so much effort cleaning up after we had a mouse in our house last month. We’re nearing the end of the important things cleaning and then mostly still have a few things we bagged up that can be cleaned later and are lower priority.
I’ve been dealing with feeling down and anxious a lot this week. Which has been tough. I often notice my body and brain struggle with relaxing after a period with a lot of stress and I just feel on edge and rushed and anxious a lot. I also have been dealing with more gut symptoms, maybe because of the anxiety too? And then my boyfriend got some weird stomach symptoms this week as well, he has an appointment for that with the doctor next week, so let’s hope they can figure out what’s causing those symptoms.
I think my seasonal affective disorder is also starting to kick in again as I noticed feeling more down and tired, so I got my daylight lamp out of storage and hopefully that will help a bit.
What did I read this week?
This week I blogged about:
– Review: Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
– Review: Distilled Magic by Alex Peachy
– Review: Rite of Poison and Whispers by Laura Greenwood
What to expect next week on the blog:
– Review: The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch by Laura Jensen Walker
– Review: Alpaca and Apparitions by Andi R. Christopher
I’m sorry you’re struggling so much! I kind of get it. My brain is in constant fear/anxiety mode with every little change or out of the ordinary sound or action from Argyle and I’m paranoid that now he’s dying and I have to watch him constantly. It’s like I can’t relax now after all the health issues he and Dora had this past year. It’s exhausting. I hope this will be a better week for you! I’ve got parent conferences two nights this week and we don’t have the day after off in this district which really sucks.
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I am sorry to hear about your anxiety about your dog’s health. It’s so tough when you lose a pet and get more worried about the other one now. I hope it gets better soon.
I’m so sorry that you’re struggling so badly just now. It’s not my favourite time of year, as Winter is just around the corner. I very much hope the coming week is kinder to you and that your boyfriend’s health issues are also sort out.
I do like the autumn colors, but having winter just around the corner is rough. I really hope the doctor can figure out what’s going on with my boyfriend’s health issues as he’s really struggling.
I am on an adrenaline rush with all the election work I didn’t expect to do. I fins my mind is still going and it’s hard to focus on other things or go to sleep. I’m so sorry it has been hard for you. I got a daylight lamp for morning this year and I hope it will help me wake up in the morning a bit easier when it is dark outside.
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That does sound tough to focus on other things with all that going on. The daylight lamp usually helps me a lot with feeling less sleepy and waking up, so I hope it works for you too.
I am sorry you are struggling. Usually after a stressful event, i crash and end up getting sick. I hope the lamp helps. Be kind to yourself.
I haven’t gotten sick yet, but I definitely feel like I am crashing now after the worst of the stress is over. The daylight lamp usually helps, but not with all symptoms.
Being stressed out and having issues from it is not good. I hope you can relax a little now that most of the cleanup is done.
I sure hope I can relax a bit now and slowly start feeling better.