@philipcardella Thank you. I appreciate that.

That sounds very melodramatic, which means I should probably go put that energy into my wip or something now.

I know this sounds like a very small problem, and it is. It's fixable, I'm sure. But it's the accumulation of this kind of thing that chips away at you, you know? And then when you come across yet another small problem just after a really big problem, it's like lemon juice on a wound.

@kel Thank you ❤️

Was already angry & depressed about women's rights this morning. Then went to write a check & found the new checks we ordered only have my husband's name on them, despite it being a joint account. We are perplexed. Our old checks had both of our names. And now I feel even worse.

@ExPatExp88 Apparently! I hadn't heard of it before, so now I'm thinking I'll check it out!

Welp. I had a small background headache earlier, but since the Roe v Wade thing, that headache has developed into a migraine and I can barely stand looking at my screen anymore, so I guess that's my body forcing me to take a rage break. :/

For those who don't know, you will now: https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70

Is it bad that I automatically finished that caption with "Pengwing?" #ifyouknowyouknow

@rokkinbobokkin Same. Probably why I get so sleepy on rainy days, lol

@LoriWasGeorgy Nice! I used to wear a fitbit but my skin started reacting to the metal so I had to stop. I miss it. But I could definitely try an auditory breathing guide.

@Woubbie I always forget those exist! I'll get some and give them a try. Thanks!

@hootenanny I also have always had problems with insomnia. Just having a sleep mask alone has helped me a lot. I bought a cheap one on a whim at the airport about a month ago and found it helped me to fall asleep faster and go back to sleep more easily when I wake up during the night. Definitely recommend at least trying that to start. The hard part for me is convincing my brain that it's time to stop doing whatever I'm doing in the evening and do to bed, lol.

I think today, I'll try Creative Flow mode to see if that helps with my writing.

The real game changer was when I realized yesterday that I can change the default sounds for each setting. The default deep sleep mode music actually made me feel restless and a little anxious due to the intensity. When I tried it before, I found myself sleeping lightly and waking up a lot. Pretty much the opposite effect from what I was going for. But switching the music out for rain also lowered the intensity of the thrumming sound (binural beats? I think?) which was exactly what I needed!