fuck yeah spring
The bizarre microclimate I live in has been making its first attempts at spring!
Last week, it was warm enough to be comfortably out in a t-shirt, and it probably would be this week if it wasn't for the wind-chill that's taken it upon itself to ruin the lovely sunshine. But I'll forgive it, because there are little spring flowers everywhere and all the cherry blossom is out and it's light in the evenings and IT'S NOT WINTER ANYMORE. It's not even funny how much my general mood improves as the daylight hours get longer and there's more and more warmth in the sun (and less and less cloud in the sky).
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alienchrist tagged me for a handwriting meme...
o1- write your username.
o2- write your 2 favourite bands/groups of the moment.
o3- write something you ♥… aka lemme see your heart.
o4- write the name of your favourite person of all time.
o5- write the name of your recent favoured person.
o6- tag 6 people to do this meme.
I've never had great handwriting :/ My school reports throughout the first few years of primary school were standard obnoxious precocious child fare, until you got to the "motor skills and handwriting" section - which usually ran along the lines of: "...Clare is trying." In one year, the nicest thing they could find to say about me in that respect was "Clare is managing to hold a pencil." Sob.
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Since I last updated this journal, I have:
# completed the first chapter of my thesis (16k words down, 84k to go!), and made a solid start on the second
# sent in the application form for this year's attempt at getting funding (3rd time's the charm, maybe?)
# started and sustained an exercise and healthier eating regime
# encouraged Mum to keep me company and let her teach me about plants whenever we go powerwalking together
# socialised an uncharacteristic amount
# spent much lovely time with Hazel
# had epic Sisterly Bonding Fun Times over first-person shooters and America's Next Top Model
# baked delicious things with galvani, things that were so delicious her mum wants us to make them again for a party she's throwing in a month
# agreed to help my aunt set up a blog about her painting
# remembered how to game as a hobby, rather than a massive procrastinate-y time-suck
# written little bits and pieces of fic that I'm actually happy with
# spent quality time with Dad watching the football team we support have their best run of results all season (including hammering their archrivals, who by a happy coincidence are having their worst run of results all season :D)
Since Christmas, I've been struggling with anxiety and lethargy pretty constantly, sometimes keeping on top of it better than other times - being as active and productive as I've tried to be over the last few weeks hasn't cured it, exactly (I'm still having issues with figuring out how best to manage my time, how much I can do in a day, how much I should do, what I want to do), but just keeping myself moving like this, giving myself little things to do and that I can achieve, making sure I've done more in a day than just sit in front of a computer and stress, is really helping. Helping keep my general mood high, and my head above water. Starting this thesis has made these issues I have really flare up again, idk why - but hopefully, if I can keep pushing myself out of my panicky fugs like this, I can get through it :D
Last week, it was warm enough to be comfortably out in a t-shirt, and it probably would be this week if it wasn't for the wind-chill that's taken it upon itself to ruin the lovely sunshine. But I'll forgive it, because there are little spring flowers everywhere and all the cherry blossom is out and it's light in the evenings and IT'S NOT WINTER ANYMORE. It's not even funny how much my general mood improves as the daylight hours get longer and there's more and more warmth in the sun (and less and less cloud in the sky).
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alienchrist tagged me for a handwriting meme...
o1- write your username.
o2- write your 2 favourite bands/groups of the moment.
o3- write something you ♥… aka lemme see your heart.
o4- write the name of your favourite person of all time.
o5- write the name of your recent favoured person.
o6- tag 6 people to do this meme.
I've never had great handwriting :/ My school reports throughout the first few years of primary school were standard obnoxious precocious child fare, until you got to the "motor skills and handwriting" section - which usually ran along the lines of: "...Clare is trying." In one year, the nicest thing they could find to say about me in that respect was "Clare is managing to hold a pencil." Sob.
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Since I last updated this journal, I have:
# completed the first chapter of my thesis (16k words down, 84k to go!), and made a solid start on the second
# sent in the application form for this year's attempt at getting funding (3rd time's the charm, maybe?)
# started and sustained an exercise and healthier eating regime
# encouraged Mum to keep me company and let her teach me about plants whenever we go powerwalking together
# socialised an uncharacteristic amount
# spent much lovely time with Hazel
# had epic Sisterly Bonding Fun Times over first-person shooters and America's Next Top Model
# baked delicious things with galvani, things that were so delicious her mum wants us to make them again for a party she's throwing in a month
# agreed to help my aunt set up a blog about her painting
# remembered how to game as a hobby, rather than a massive procrastinate-y time-suck
# written little bits and pieces of fic that I'm actually happy with
# spent quality time with Dad watching the football team we support have their best run of results all season (including hammering their archrivals, who by a happy coincidence are having their worst run of results all season :D)
Since Christmas, I've been struggling with anxiety and lethargy pretty constantly, sometimes keeping on top of it better than other times - being as active and productive as I've tried to be over the last few weeks hasn't cured it, exactly (I'm still having issues with figuring out how best to manage my time, how much I can do in a day, how much I should do, what I want to do), but just keeping myself moving like this, giving myself little things to do and that I can achieve, making sure I've done more in a day than just sit in front of a computer and stress, is really helping. Helping keep my general mood high, and my head above water. Starting this thesis has made these issues I have really flare up again, idk why - but hopefully, if I can keep pushing myself out of my panicky fugs like this, I can get through it :D