Grooming rituals
Got a haircut (nothing fancy, just had some layers put in), got the eyebrows waxed to put them in some semblance of order, and paid a big bill that was lingering because I didn't want to look at it. (As usually happens, it was easy to pay and didn't require much thought once I decided to do it.) Got granitas at the local coffeeshop - vegan ones, because they had just made the regular and they hadn't frozen up properly. The almond milk they use in the vegan ones may actually make them better - they seemed more flavorful.
Have finally circled around back to the decision to get a therapist to help me manage my anxiety, and so have sent off a few contact emails to some local therapists to see what comes back. Anxiety around work has been bad recently, and I've realized that my coping skills are insufficient. Well, honestly, I've known that for a while, but it's hard for me to shake the "I'm the one that holds it together" oldest child thing so I always considered things not bad enough to seek out treatment. But it's affecting my life, and I know I need to get myself in a better place and stop sabotaging myself.
Lot of reading recently, including Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield Fisher on Project Gutenberg, based on a recommendation - it was indeed excellent. Also read Master of the House of Darts, the third book in the Aztec fantasy series by Aliette de Bodard - excellent setting and details and a fascinating world to immerse yourself in, but I found the plot a bit muddly.
Have finally circled around back to the decision to get a therapist to help me manage my anxiety, and so have sent off a few contact emails to some local therapists to see what comes back. Anxiety around work has been bad recently, and I've realized that my coping skills are insufficient. Well, honestly, I've known that for a while, but it's hard for me to shake the "I'm the one that holds it together" oldest child thing so I always considered things not bad enough to seek out treatment. But it's affecting my life, and I know I need to get myself in a better place and stop sabotaging myself.
Lot of reading recently, including Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield Fisher on Project Gutenberg, based on a recommendation - it was indeed excellent. Also read Master of the House of Darts, the third book in the Aztec fantasy series by Aliette de Bodard - excellent setting and details and a fascinating world to immerse yourself in, but I found the plot a bit muddly.