Daily Check-In

[mecurtin]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Thursday) now to midnight UT (8pm Friday Eastern Time).

Poll #24396 Daily check-in poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 54

How are you doing?

I am OK
44 (81.5%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
9 (16.7%)

I could use some help
1 (1.9%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
24 (44.4%)

One other person
18 (33.3%)

More than one other person
12 (22.2%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[azurelunatic]

Today I installed architectural felt on my housemate's door, because cat #1 will start knocking on said door, very politely, starting at dawn.

Consequently I am a bit pulled down.

[adafrog]

Bad kitty.
{{{hugs}}}

[azurelunatic]

We love her very much, but must she?!

[ex_flameandsong751]

I'm just severely fucking depressed. Barely eating, not sleeping well. I don't know *what* specifically can be done for me, as far as the "I could use some help", just maybe any friends seeing this checking in, offering assurances, etc.

[rhi]

You're telling people what's going on with you. You're still looking around and communicating and just *hanging in there*. This has been a really hard year, so you're doing great, honest.

[ex_flameandsong751]

Thank you. <3 This year is so fired, and it's only July.

[rhi]

This year has been fired for at least the decade it's lasted so far!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Seriously. So true.

[rose_griffes]

*virtual hugs* I'm sorry. And yeah, the sleeping thing is very off-kilter for me, too.

[ex_flameandsong751]

*hugs* Thank you. Yeah, I think a lot of people are having sleep disturbances right now, probably not surprising with the world on fire.

[adafrog]

{{{{hugs}}}}

[ex_flameandsong751]

*hugs* Thank you.

[kathmandu]

Sending best wishes.

This year is so unexpectedly hard, in so many ways, I think we're justified in applying the pilots' rule of "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing." As in, just getting through counts as an accomplishment.

[ex_flameandsong751]

Thank you. Yeah, that sounds pretty accurate. My goal for this year is just to survive, now.

[dewline]

Continuing stresses are continuing.

Art therapy/training has resumed, though. Tonight I finally installed the new version of Clip Studio Paint EX and started practicing with it. Feels both awkward and right, particularly at the moment.

[hitokage]

We've hit the worst part of summer, where the humidity just saps the life out of me even with A/C and I just want to sleep forever. Sigh. Short fuse is also quite short and I'm just ... so tired. Political news and pandemic news and family news and I just want a break. And maybe a nice order of tea, but we bought a weed whacker instead, so.

[adafrog]

Weed whacking can be therapeutic.