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well-informed doorstop ([personal profile] muladhara) wrote2024-09-29 01:45 pm

jolly cooperation

I am just on the last day of another week off work (and I have another one coming up in two weeks' time, lol. I didn't book my holidays at all except my birthday next year, so my manager assigned me these and I ain't complaining. Though I should have taken time off sooner than now, but whatever).

Anyway:

On this Monday just gone, I had my assessment phonecall for the counselling I referred myself for. I liked the lady I spoke to, which was good, since I assume it's her I will be having the sessions with. She said it may be up to two months before we actually get to the counselling, but hopefully it will be sooner. I'm honestly not surprised, waiting lists are what they are, and they're not going to improve any time soon. Luckily, although I've had some bad days this week, I'm not in a terrible place in general, so can probably stick out the wait time.

Then Friday, I was meant to be going to Burnley. Originally with a couple of the ladies I work with, but that didn't pan out, so then on my own. Except I discovered early in the morning that my front door was refusing to lock properly. So I had to call the housing association to send out someone to sort it. Which they did, and luckily it was a really easy fix - it just needed some air and oil to get the lock moving again, as it was gunked up from thirty years of use. So that threw me off somewhat.

I decided - unwisely - to go to Burnley in the afternoon, and not only did my mood crash horrifically, but I caught the bus home with the college students, and that was an unfun time. I should've aimed for the next one instead, but by that point, I just wanted to go home again. But. I did manage to get some birthday presents for my nephew (unsure if he will like them, but what even are 12 year olds into these days?) And I also got myself a full length mirror, because I am feeling (somewhat) better about my physical self, and I want to take pictures of my outfits, even if I never upload them anywhere.

Other than that, I've mostly mooched around, although I lost a couple of days to migraines (thanks no thanks low air pressure). I spent a good chunk of yesterday doing sorting through more of mum's stuff. I now have more space in the front bedroom than ever, and I'm feeling really good about it - there's been times in the past few months where things have felt insurmountable, so I'm glad that's passing, or at least diminished for now. I don't know that I will have that space as a useable workroom by the end of the year, but it definitely feels closer to becoming reality than it did before.

I don't know how to end this entry, so I'm just going to stop here.