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tarotgal1. Found out today that VA state employees are going to get a 2% raise this year. So, that's good after, like, 4 years of frozen salaries. Though 2% doesn't really go very far considering inflation over the past 4 years has well eclipsed that in northern Virginia. *sigh* But at least it's something.
2. Thanks to doing stupid (and secretly fun) online surveys, I managed to earn $25 to help fund the Con Man Indiegogo campaign. I have my eye on a second perk, but I don't think I'm going to make enough by the close of the campaign.
3. I'm having a rough week. I've been fatigued and depressed and all I feel like doing is curling up on my couch and crying and sleeping, so I've kind of been avoiding my couch because that's what happened the last time I was depressed and then I ended up on my couch for half a year and that wasn't healthy. But I did manage to watch a lot of Charmed and Angel and Judging Amy. Still, yeah, it was not a good thing. So I'm trying to keep myself from going there. And I should probably go see a doctor but... yeah. I'm me. Mom thinks I'm not getting enough iron and that's why I'm so tired. Might be. But I never get enough iron and I haven't felt like this in 10-ish years so... I'm thinking it's not just iron. Would be happier if I could get a proper sleep and not wake up with a headache, though.
4. WORK SUCKS. I mean, it's fine. It's no worse than normal. Except we have a conference in 2 weeks and one of the members of our conference department just up and left with no notice. SO MUCH WORK I need to get done. Not enough hours in the day.
5. Had an ultrasound this morning. Was INFINITELY less painful than my last one, so I can absolutely blame that horrible moment in my life on my stupid gallbladder. Good riddance, stupid hurty gallbladder! I brought a stress ball to squeeze at the parts that hurt the most and managed to make it through without popping all the blood vessels in my eyes this time. So that's good. Probably it won't have found anything, but it's worth a shot. Would be nice to know why the heck this spot on my chest hurts when I accidentally touch it or if I walk up and down stairs quickly or if I bend over for a while. I make no sense. LOL
6. My computer is starting to do bad things. I don't like that. It's started to not want to wake up from sleep after I close the laptop in the middle of the night. It makes sounds like it's trying to wake up and the screen turns on, but then nothing happens. Black screen. This has happened 3 days in a row. I am not amused. Also, one of my backups keeps failing (and I suspect it's partially to cause for the problem, screwing up the registry or something). That's no good either.
7. I'm still listening to All American Boy on repeat.
8. Apart from buying a Supernatural t-shirt this weekend that I only had $13 for when the thing was $20 with shipping, I've been really good about sticking to my budget this month. I'm feeling a little better financially. I'll feel a LOT better after I get back my tax refund and can put it straight in to replenish my emergency fund.
9. I keep spending all day wanting to write and then I get home and am WAY TOO TIRED to do anything but sit and watch stuff and play games. Which at least is keeping me from curling up on the couch and never getting up again, so that's something. But I feel bad because this story wants out of my head SO BADLY and I spend all day so excited about it and then I get home and nada. So, yeah. Giftfics. I'm trying, people. I really, really am.
10. I get to play with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
melydia's cats on Saturday when she & hubby are up at the Doctor Who Convention. And I'm trying to tell myself that playing with her cats will be JUST AS AWESOME as the convention. That's right. I don't need to go to the convention. I will have cats to play with. Yep! I might be dogsitting all next week & weekend. Which will be some nice bonus money I need before going to Minneapolis. Plus I will get to spend some time with three adorable doggies (the problem being that I have only 2 hands and there are three of them fighting to be loved all at the same time and they're not good at taking turns).
2. Thanks to doing stupid (and secretly fun) online surveys, I managed to earn $25 to help fund the Con Man Indiegogo campaign. I have my eye on a second perk, but I don't think I'm going to make enough by the close of the campaign.
3. I'm having a rough week. I've been fatigued and depressed and all I feel like doing is curling up on my couch and crying and sleeping, so I've kind of been avoiding my couch because that's what happened the last time I was depressed and then I ended up on my couch for half a year and that wasn't healthy. But I did manage to watch a lot of Charmed and Angel and Judging Amy. Still, yeah, it was not a good thing. So I'm trying to keep myself from going there. And I should probably go see a doctor but... yeah. I'm me. Mom thinks I'm not getting enough iron and that's why I'm so tired. Might be. But I never get enough iron and I haven't felt like this in 10-ish years so... I'm thinking it's not just iron. Would be happier if I could get a proper sleep and not wake up with a headache, though.
4. WORK SUCKS. I mean, it's fine. It's no worse than normal. Except we have a conference in 2 weeks and one of the members of our conference department just up and left with no notice. SO MUCH WORK I need to get done. Not enough hours in the day.
5. Had an ultrasound this morning. Was INFINITELY less painful than my last one, so I can absolutely blame that horrible moment in my life on my stupid gallbladder. Good riddance, stupid hurty gallbladder! I brought a stress ball to squeeze at the parts that hurt the most and managed to make it through without popping all the blood vessels in my eyes this time. So that's good. Probably it won't have found anything, but it's worth a shot. Would be nice to know why the heck this spot on my chest hurts when I accidentally touch it or if I walk up and down stairs quickly or if I bend over for a while. I make no sense. LOL
6. My computer is starting to do bad things. I don't like that. It's started to not want to wake up from sleep after I close the laptop in the middle of the night. It makes sounds like it's trying to wake up and the screen turns on, but then nothing happens. Black screen. This has happened 3 days in a row. I am not amused. Also, one of my backups keeps failing (and I suspect it's partially to cause for the problem, screwing up the registry or something). That's no good either.
7. I'm still listening to All American Boy on repeat.
8. Apart from buying a Supernatural t-shirt this weekend that I only had $13 for when the thing was $20 with shipping, I've been really good about sticking to my budget this month. I'm feeling a little better financially. I'll feel a LOT better after I get back my tax refund and can put it straight in to replenish my emergency fund.
9. I keep spending all day wanting to write and then I get home and am WAY TOO TIRED to do anything but sit and watch stuff and play games. Which at least is keeping me from curling up on the couch and never getting up again, so that's something. But I feel bad because this story wants out of my head SO BADLY and I spend all day so excited about it and then I get home and nada. So, yeah. Giftfics. I'm trying, people. I really, really am.
10. I get to play with
melydia's cats on Saturday when she & hubby are up at the Doctor Who Convention. And I'm trying to tell myself that playing with her cats will be JUST AS AWESOME as the convention. That's right. I don't need to go to the convention. I will have cats to play with. Yep! I might be dogsitting all next week & weekend. Which will be some nice bonus money I need before going to Minneapolis. Plus I will get to spend some time with three adorable doggies (the problem being that I have only 2 hands and there are three of them fighting to be loved all at the same time and they're not good at taking turns).
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Date: 2015-03-27 12:58 am (UTC)Well, duh. My cats are really awesome.
Tennant's your doctor, right?
I totally feel you on the "want to do something all day long then am too tired in the evening to actually do it." It's so frustrating. Unfortunately, I don't have any advice, except try not to be too hard on yourself. Playing games and watching TV can be great for recharging when you don't let yourself stress out over not doing something else. (Something I personally have a terrible time doing, just ask my therapist.)
I'm not going to tell you to see a doctor. You're a grown woman and can make your own decisions. But I do want you to take care of yourself, whatever that ends up meaning. Life would be very sad if there was no Proper Kate in it.
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Date: 2015-03-27 01:09 am (UTC)3. Sorry you're having such a rough week. :( Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
4. Good luck with the conference! Hope work gets less crazy post-conference.
6. Computer issues are no fun. I think I'm gonna have to buy a new laptop, too. Blue screen, waaah.
8. Ooh, SPN shirt. What'd you get?
9. Hope things get less stressful and less tiring and much, much better soon. *hugs*