Snowflake Challenge 12: Personal Win

[fleetsparrow]

I swear, I've had wins this year, but right now I'm currently on day... 5 of COVID and feeling crappy.  I'm on Paxlovid right now (day 2 of that) and my throat isn't as sore as it was last night/this morning, when it felt like there was acid coating my soft bits, but I'm in intense pain and still cannot muster the energy to even shower, so, as one can guess, I'm not really feeling up to going to work, either.

There's no reason for me to start this post in this way, but I'm sick and miserable so y'all get some of that before I list wins.

Pseudo-win:  I got accepted into grad school!

Unfortunately, grad school is ridiculously expensive, a thing which I could not see until after class selection, so that's not happening this year.  Hopefully soon.

Win:  I have been (aside from 2 days of sickness), consistently journaled in my 2 ongoing journals this year.  I have been focusing on a theme of expansiveness and finding joy and taking rest when I want it and not just when I need it.  That's actually been very good for me this year.  So far, aside from these last days of COVID, I've been able to handle things so much easier and calmer than before.

Comments

[pattrose]

Covid sucks. Not that I've had it, but my hubby was miserable with it. I think the book you were reading has really helped. What was the name of it, again? It's about resting.

[fleetsparrow]

Ah, yes! It is Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey.

It has been amazingly helpful for me. I was reading a little at a time every morning before work and a bit after work, and I think that really did a lot to sort of instill its lessons in my head.

[pattrose]

Thank you for reminding me of the title. I'm going to go to AMazon and order it.

[aadler]

Keeping going is a win. You’ve got it.

[tsuki_no_bara]

congrats on getting into grad school! which is a big accomplishment even if you have to put it off.

i had covid a couple years ago and it sucks. i hope you feel better!

[svgurl]

Congrats on getting in!

Oh man, I'm sorry you came down with covid. I hope you feel better soon!

[muscle_wizard]

I hope by now you're starting to feel a bit better! Hello, I saw you comment on the fandom 50 post and have seen you in the GYWO community so I thought I would come and subscribe.

Batman and Yu-Gi-Oh! are also some of my oldest loves, so thank you for bringing me back to that lol.

Re: journaling I started pen and paper journaling at the top of this year and it's been really lovely for me too. Taking the time and enjoying rest is something I am largely working on and hope to give myself more of this year too <3

[fleetsparrow]

Hello, friend!

Thank you. I am now thankfully recovered from COVID and unfortunately back into daily stress, but I guess that's better than where I'd been.

I feel you on taking time and enjoying rest, because, wow, that is one of those things that I just... I don't do it enough. Every time I do, I'm stunned afterwards over how much better I feel, but then I don't do it and the stress rebuilds. I hope we have more rest for both of us!!

It's funny, the more I'm getting into Batman and Yu-Gi-Oh! and the other things I really enjoyed and loved as a kid, the more other things from my past I discover I still like. Songs I haven't heard since I was young! Stories and books I haven't thought of in a long time! Movies and shows I'd almost forgotten! I swear, some of it is also coming up because, tying into the rest above, when I'm taking the time to rest and let myself not be busy, I seem to remember the things that used to bring me joy and get to rediscover that they still have joy to bring.

More joy and rest! Heck yeah!