Hello again peeps. This week has been interesting. Some stuff got done, some stuff did not. But let's get into it.
General updates
I start the Warehouse job on Sunday. Luckily it's a short night since it's just the orientation. I have been attempting to be more nocturnal, but I can't seem to make it past midnight. Last night Lucky was loudly demanding that I go to bed, and once I actually did turn out the lights and everything, he went and slept in my parents' room.
Knitting
I have mostly been knitting on my gradient band cowl. I am halfway done with the gray part. It looks the same as it did last week, just longer, so I'm not going to post a picture of it
I did "finish" my Churchmouse socks, except for the heel, which I'm not doing yet.
Poetry
I actually have written some poems this week. They are freestyle and unnamed. One is a quasi-sonnet.
1
You want the truth
but the lies are comfortable
the truth is sharp and jagged
like broken glass spilling from my mouth
the lies a pillow to rest on
after fighting the truth
just let me have my Truth
2
Pain ebbs and flows
as the memories come and go
peace one moment
agony the next
all because of one night
a decision that wasn't mine
wasn't his to make
can it be forgiven
3
When in pain
They say don't worry
you will gain
All I've gained is fury
Wrap the cut
Ice the bruise
forgiveness is good, but
forgetting is the worst news
Take time to breathe
you have been broken
remember to leave
him not a token
of what you used to be
recover for all to see
Drawings
I have not been doing any painting, but I have been drawing. They are inspired by tattoo flash because I've been watching too much Bondi Ink on Netflix. The exception is the football player. He is there because I got paid to help decorate the Fastfood lobby, even though I don't work there any more, and the chosen theme was football/cheering.
Photography
I have also been taking a few photos of the various animals that nap in my room.
Mr. Kitty's Adventures
He has had a quiet week again. Most of his weeks are fairly quiet. His main goal has been to smother me with his love. He likes to lay across my chest and neck while I'm sleeping on my back. When he stretches out I end up with a foot jabbing me in the chin.
He has learned that he can leap from my bed onto the top of his cat tree. I don't know if he realizes he can climb up it from the bottom.
Mental Health
I have mostly been stressing about starting the Warehouse Job and switching my sleep schedule. I know I shouldn't really be too stressed about it. It's going to be whatever it's going to be, and after a couple days of working all night, I'm not going to have trouble sleeping during the day. This stress has been getting in the way of being productive at times, but I haven't really had that much that I "needed" to do. A lot of the stuff is more of a want to do, so I don't feel too bad about not doing it. Of course not doing stuff leads to more anxiety, which is not fun.
That's pretty much all I have to say this week, so I'll see you next week.