Social Media Hiatus Day Eleven
Aug. 11th, 2025 08:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
josilverdragonDay Eleven started out okay and ended okay. My arm is bothering me, getting little tingles like there's a nerve pinched. Just goes hand in hand with my freaking carpal tunnel I've been trying to get a handle on. It's slow going though. So I have to force myself to sit straight as opposed to hunched over, which is vastly more comfortable. I mean, sitting upright isn't uncomfortable, it's just. . . my modus operandi is slouching lol. I need to get in to see a massage therapist and maybe a chiropractor if needed. I really wish Dr. Mondragon of YT fame lived closer, aka not in Florida. Regardless, when I next see my nurse practitioner, I'll have to have her make some recommendations.
I know I need to get moving more but it's just. . . hot and I have so little time anyways that it annoys me that I have to make any commitment to spending an hour or two doing exercise once or twice or three times a week. I wanted to do swimming but I can't freaking find the goggles or the nose plug I bought and I know I didn't throw them away or give them away. I wouldn't! But I stashed them someplace "safe" and now I can't, for the life of me, find them. Knowing me, they are in some place under something else and I just haven't gotten it yet.
Which brings me to my plans while the parentals are off on vacation to Long Beach. Which I also wanted to go but I'm also glad I get to stay home because I get to be BY MYSELF for a whole 10 days. No having to worry about keeping music or TV down so if Mom needs me, I can hear her. (She has a knee jerk trigger that if Dad or I don't respond right away, apparently we're IGNORING her.) I plan to tear my room apart and put it back together. I could do this with the parents home but Mom has this problem where she will constantly complain if shit is piling up and not her shit. Like, I will admit it hasn't been bad in recent years but I don't want to have to worry about them while I'm doing this shit.
I find myself in a loop of wanting to have more space (my life is literally in my 12x12 bedroom and on the bookshelves in another room, plus in a 5x10 storage unit that I cannot empty because the garage space that Dad says he'd have if he could only get the shelves up keeps getting put off even though I have offered and helped on multiple occasions. So, I'm going to reorganize and put some more stuff in the second bedroom/library while they're gone and go from there.
Rant done? Who knows. I had a whole line up of topics and once I got started, it took off on its own direction.
Anyhow, arm. Carpal tunnel. Sleeping on my back helps as well as wearing a wrist brace, so that's good. Maybe the activity I do while the parents are gone will help get me motivated for more. Who knows.
Fire season is in full swing and each little notification that there's a vegetation fire nearby from the Pulse App makes me worried. In September of 2020 we had a brush fire get really close to us and our property was under a level 2 evacuation order (meaning get ready to go so you can leave in 15 minutes or less) and it was scary as hell. It hasn't happened since then (knocks on wood) but it still worries me when I see those notifs and they are relatively nearby.
A few other things that I thought about conversing about on this entry was that I'm going through a sandwich phase. I go through phases with food and apparently I'm back to sandwiches, which is fine. I just really wanted a cheese, mayo, turkey or ham sandwich on the San Juan bread from Franz (I think lol). And I had one Sunday, had one today, and ugh, so good. So tasty.
Returning back to the Long Beach vacation, I had asked for this vacation. I like seeing Long Beach, Washington, and have been there twice. The second time in 2022 was the best. I love the weather over there and seriously thought about possibly relocating there but I was still in the drum group, and my job is here, and the parents are here and I probably won't leave because all of our pets from the last 20 years have been buried here. This is home. And while I wish for the balmy 70 degree weather of Long Beach, on the end of the Pacific Ocean, I'll remain here for now. Maybe if I get more financially stable, or my pay is increased, I'll be able to afford a vacation home there (ha as if). I wish I could have gone but to have someone watch the animals, including our two remaining horses, it would be $100 a day and our circle of neighbors, and friends, is shrinking. Due to age, mostly. The friend who used to help out, moved an hour north, and the other is having her own issues taking care of their 35 year old mule and chickens and other animals they have. It is what it is. And I certainly don't have any friends because the drum group I left had been my only source of community for almost 15 years and yeah, when I left, I lost all those friendships as well. Despite their comments to the contrary.
Regardless, it is what it is.
Speaking of horses, I've been helping feed them on the weekends in the evenings and they are so funny. We have two mares: Mask, a 30 year old Tennessee Walker and Ginger, a 16-
***CAT BREAK and bathroom break lol***
Ginger, a 16-year old Appendix Quarter horse. We lost my 25 year old black Mustang gelding in March this year, which was heartbreaking for me.
Ginger has really started to interact with me. I'm not sure if it's just because I feed them or if it's because I'm paying attention to her more as a result of losing my heart horse. She's funny. She doesn't mind getting sprayed with water, will come over and keep me company while waiting for the water trough to fill. She nickers when I come out to feed, but that's typical, especially since on the weekends I give them a small serving of grain with their hay on Fri, Sat, and Sunday evenings.
And in other, just recently announced news, Taylor Swift announced her 12th album and I'm currently in line on the site waiting to check out my preorder for the CD/poster. Here's hoping I get to order it. Otherwise I'll wait for the album release. I am a sucker for TSwift and Sleep Token, no joke.
Other things I had on my agenda to write about were how Imagine Dragons songs always sound like randomly put together words. Don't get me wrong, I loved their first album. I haven't liked much else beyond that though lol. But "Amsterdam" came up on shuffle today and I was reminded of that. And the other topic was that work replaced my badge today. I have had the old one since we moved to the current office building 10 years ago and so it was with some sadness that I had to give it up.
Well, that's all I have this evening and I could probably go on but I think I'll stop here. I think I'm going to try and go to the gym at work tomorrow. I need to get moving again and the only surefire way I have so far is that gym. Maybe when I take my room apart next week I'll find my swim stuff and can venture to the community center where the family and I have a membership to use. Guess we'll see.
I know I need to get moving more but it's just. . . hot and I have so little time anyways that it annoys me that I have to make any commitment to spending an hour or two doing exercise once or twice or three times a week. I wanted to do swimming but I can't freaking find the goggles or the nose plug I bought and I know I didn't throw them away or give them away. I wouldn't! But I stashed them someplace "safe" and now I can't, for the life of me, find them. Knowing me, they are in some place under something else and I just haven't gotten it yet.
Which brings me to my plans while the parentals are off on vacation to Long Beach. Which I also wanted to go but I'm also glad I get to stay home because I get to be BY MYSELF for a whole 10 days. No having to worry about keeping music or TV down so if Mom needs me, I can hear her. (She has a knee jerk trigger that if Dad or I don't respond right away, apparently we're IGNORING her.) I plan to tear my room apart and put it back together. I could do this with the parents home but Mom has this problem where she will constantly complain if shit is piling up and not her shit. Like, I will admit it hasn't been bad in recent years but I don't want to have to worry about them while I'm doing this shit.
I find myself in a loop of wanting to have more space (my life is literally in my 12x12 bedroom and on the bookshelves in another room, plus in a 5x10 storage unit that I cannot empty because the garage space that Dad says he'd have if he could only get the shelves up keeps getting put off even though I have offered and helped on multiple occasions. So, I'm going to reorganize and put some more stuff in the second bedroom/library while they're gone and go from there.
Rant done? Who knows. I had a whole line up of topics and once I got started, it took off on its own direction.
Anyhow, arm. Carpal tunnel. Sleeping on my back helps as well as wearing a wrist brace, so that's good. Maybe the activity I do while the parents are gone will help get me motivated for more. Who knows.
Fire season is in full swing and each little notification that there's a vegetation fire nearby from the Pulse App makes me worried. In September of 2020 we had a brush fire get really close to us and our property was under a level 2 evacuation order (meaning get ready to go so you can leave in 15 minutes or less) and it was scary as hell. It hasn't happened since then (knocks on wood) but it still worries me when I see those notifs and they are relatively nearby.
A few other things that I thought about conversing about on this entry was that I'm going through a sandwich phase. I go through phases with food and apparently I'm back to sandwiches, which is fine. I just really wanted a cheese, mayo, turkey or ham sandwich on the San Juan bread from Franz (I think lol). And I had one Sunday, had one today, and ugh, so good. So tasty.
Returning back to the Long Beach vacation, I had asked for this vacation. I like seeing Long Beach, Washington, and have been there twice. The second time in 2022 was the best. I love the weather over there and seriously thought about possibly relocating there but I was still in the drum group, and my job is here, and the parents are here and I probably won't leave because all of our pets from the last 20 years have been buried here. This is home. And while I wish for the balmy 70 degree weather of Long Beach, on the end of the Pacific Ocean, I'll remain here for now. Maybe if I get more financially stable, or my pay is increased, I'll be able to afford a vacation home there (ha as if). I wish I could have gone but to have someone watch the animals, including our two remaining horses, it would be $100 a day and our circle of neighbors, and friends, is shrinking. Due to age, mostly. The friend who used to help out, moved an hour north, and the other is having her own issues taking care of their 35 year old mule and chickens and other animals they have. It is what it is. And I certainly don't have any friends because the drum group I left had been my only source of community for almost 15 years and yeah, when I left, I lost all those friendships as well. Despite their comments to the contrary.
Regardless, it is what it is.
Speaking of horses, I've been helping feed them on the weekends in the evenings and they are so funny. We have two mares: Mask, a 30 year old Tennessee Walker and Ginger, a 16-
***CAT BREAK and bathroom break lol***
Ginger, a 16-year old Appendix Quarter horse. We lost my 25 year old black Mustang gelding in March this year, which was heartbreaking for me.
Ginger has really started to interact with me. I'm not sure if it's just because I feed them or if it's because I'm paying attention to her more as a result of losing my heart horse. She's funny. She doesn't mind getting sprayed with water, will come over and keep me company while waiting for the water trough to fill. She nickers when I come out to feed, but that's typical, especially since on the weekends I give them a small serving of grain with their hay on Fri, Sat, and Sunday evenings.
And in other, just recently announced news, Taylor Swift announced her 12th album and I'm currently in line on the site waiting to check out my preorder for the CD/poster. Here's hoping I get to order it. Otherwise I'll wait for the album release. I am a sucker for TSwift and Sleep Token, no joke.
Other things I had on my agenda to write about were how Imagine Dragons songs always sound like randomly put together words. Don't get me wrong, I loved their first album. I haven't liked much else beyond that though lol. But "Amsterdam" came up on shuffle today and I was reminded of that. And the other topic was that work replaced my badge today. I have had the old one since we moved to the current office building 10 years ago and so it was with some sadness that I had to give it up.
Well, that's all I have this evening and I could probably go on but I think I'll stop here. I think I'm going to try and go to the gym at work tomorrow. I need to get moving again and the only surefire way I have so far is that gym. Maybe when I take my room apart next week I'll find my swim stuff and can venture to the community center where the family and I have a membership to use. Guess we'll see.
