An attempt at an update-mostly about Pokémon and work
I've been going out on Pokéwalks again, which has been both a challenge and very nice. I'm not particularly physically active these days, and the less active I am, the less inclined I am to be active. It also means that when I get out there, my body doesn't respond the way I want it to (because I've lost all the muscle and endurance I built up years ago), and I get discouraged all over again. It's a vicious cycle.
So I've been trying to prod myself out the door for Pokémon, at least. I stopped for nearly ten days, but picked it up again after last weekend, which I spent with fearsclave wandering about, collecting Pokémon and exploring the adorable little town he lives in. I'm very jealous of his town, for the record. He essentially lives in Eureka, full of scientists and lovely houses, surrounded by the Canadian countryside in its full Group of Seven glory. If I win the lottery, I am moving there.
I've been getting out more, and trying to work through my feelings of frustration at not being able to walk as far or as fast as I used to. One one of my jaunts with fearsclave I caught a Pikachu, which was very rewarding (I'd not seen one out in the wild before), as well as a couple of other new Pokémon. Then during my walks this week I hatched a few new Pokémon as well, so I'm feeling accomplished. My new goal is to collect a bunch of common Pokémon and use them (and a lucky egg) to grind for XP a bit. I've fallen behind due to letting the game lapse for so long, and as a result I'm 10-13 levels behind the local players, which makes doing things in the Pokémon gyms incredibly difficult, if not nearly impossible. So the plan is to try to level up, so as to level the playing field a bit (pun totally intended).
The poor dog was so excited to go for a walk with me today, but after an hour in the heat he'd changed his tune considerably. It went from "Oh boy, we're going for a walk! Come on, come on, let's go! I don't want to wait for you to lock the door!" to "Fuck you and the Pokémon you rode in on!" pretty quickly. XD
Of course, when I don't take him with me, I get a look like this:
Poor dog. Life is hard. :)
I had a meeting with Health Services at work yesterday. They concluded that I'm doing all the right things to get back to work, so yay, I guess? Their main purpose in life is to determine my fitness to work and get me back in the saddle ASAP, so I guess I presented well enough to satisfy them. I'm already seeing a therapist, I'm waiting for a psychiatrist appointment, and I'm getting out and about as I can. They asked me if there was anything they could do to help, so I asked them if they could fix our staffing shortage at work. :P Not surprisingly, that's outside the scope of their abilities. Alas.
I'm seeing my doctor again on August 31st, and I assume she'll be getting me back to work by then. It'll be a gradual return, but I can't stay off work indefinitely, no matter how nice not having to worry about things there is. I have to earn my place in the world, after all.
So I've been trying to prod myself out the door for Pokémon, at least. I stopped for nearly ten days, but picked it up again after last weekend, which I spent with fearsclave wandering about, collecting Pokémon and exploring the adorable little town he lives in. I'm very jealous of his town, for the record. He essentially lives in Eureka, full of scientists and lovely houses, surrounded by the Canadian countryside in its full Group of Seven glory. If I win the lottery, I am moving there.
I've been getting out more, and trying to work through my feelings of frustration at not being able to walk as far or as fast as I used to. One one of my jaunts with fearsclave I caught a Pikachu, which was very rewarding (I'd not seen one out in the wild before), as well as a couple of other new Pokémon. Then during my walks this week I hatched a few new Pokémon as well, so I'm feeling accomplished. My new goal is to collect a bunch of common Pokémon and use them (and a lucky egg) to grind for XP a bit. I've fallen behind due to letting the game lapse for so long, and as a result I'm 10-13 levels behind the local players, which makes doing things in the Pokémon gyms incredibly difficult, if not nearly impossible. So the plan is to try to level up, so as to level the playing field a bit (pun totally intended).
The poor dog was so excited to go for a walk with me today, but after an hour in the heat he'd changed his tune considerably. It went from "Oh boy, we're going for a walk! Come on, come on, let's go! I don't want to wait for you to lock the door!" to "Fuck you and the Pokémon you rode in on!" pretty quickly. XD
Of course, when I don't take him with me, I get a look like this:
Poor dog. Life is hard. :)
I had a meeting with Health Services at work yesterday. They concluded that I'm doing all the right things to get back to work, so yay, I guess? Their main purpose in life is to determine my fitness to work and get me back in the saddle ASAP, so I guess I presented well enough to satisfy them. I'm already seeing a therapist, I'm waiting for a psychiatrist appointment, and I'm getting out and about as I can. They asked me if there was anything they could do to help, so I asked them if they could fix our staffing shortage at work. :P Not surprisingly, that's outside the scope of their abilities. Alas.
I'm seeing my doctor again on August 31st, and I assume she'll be getting me back to work by then. It'll be a gradual return, but I can't stay off work indefinitely, no matter how nice not having to worry about things there is. I have to earn my place in the world, after all.