Part of my 2025 mental and physical health plan has been building and landscaping my little slice of land to go from an unfenced hillside of lawn to a walled and terraced garden.
Removed the sod and got a dumptruck load of granite stones at the start of the year. I am building using a dry stone technique and moving it all by hand on purpose. Currently finishing the main terraces and wall base, beginning raised garden beds now. Every day I move a couple stones into place and it feels like an accomplishment that is quite literally building on itself.
I look forward to seeing how it (continues to) come together.
Hopefully, i get my drivers license! Exam is on June 23th.
I'm 43, always been taking care of my parents. Getting my drivers license is the first thing i do "on my own" so im pretty excited! Then i'll spend the next 6 months enjoying not having to go through public transportation :)
i'll get a cash bonus once the probationary period is up at my new job, which i can use to knock like 10% off of the cost of my mortgage.
a friend of mine is getting bottom surgery and i'm looking forward to it for them, it's nice that people around me are happy.
also, dunno if it's something to look forward to exactly but if it turns out i do have hypertension and i can get on exforge i may not only be rid of my chronic headaches but also figure out if i actually have adhd, since amlodipine apparently lessens the symptoms. it would be nice to be able to do things.
Fascinating. Is there a large age gap? My daughter thought about pursuing this with a guy a couple years ago, but she wanted to get out of sex work so that was a no-go.
Do you enjoy the work, and is it considered "work" on both sides, as in no expectation of romantic intimacy?
I'm hoping to move back to the town where my friends and family live. I've been in my current place for a few years, and it's fine, but I feel like my life is on hold.
I'm kind of looking forward to my kids getting a little more mature. Parenting lil kids is not what I'm cut out for. But it's bittersweet - that gets them closer to moving out and starting their lives without me.
CT scans every 4 months... probably gonna get another nodule in my left lung nuked at some point. Hoping maybe the distended aorta that showed in my last scan takes me out quick so I can bypass all the misery of my advancing emphysema or the lung cancer possibly spreading. Aside from that, I'm just going to enjoy my family. Got three grandkids that are a real hoot right now. Counting my blessings is pretty much the priority...
Does it count if it's a hope and not a fact? If so, then I'll be looking forward to changing jobs. If I'm changing to another customer service job then I want something less fast paced, hopefully selling something I actually care about. But, ideally I'd love to get a job in the vfx industry again. I've been looking for years.
If it's a fact only, well, my birthday I guess? Which I'm also simultaneously not looking forward to.
Here's hoping they help!
I waited until just last year to get diagnosed at the ripe ol' age of 36. It took a whole to get the right meds figured out, but they're helping a ton. They also have the side effect of severely reducing some chronic pain I had.
I will say that I kinda had to convince my psych that I actually had ADHD despite it being super obvious to all my friends. I scored too "well" on a computer aided test (oops, all video games). The thing that convinced her was making a spreadsheet of all the symptoms if both types and making a tick for each day they adversely impacted my ability to get stuff done.
That’s a great idea with the spreadsheet. I might do that too. I wrote an essay detailing all my symptoms and how they affect me, but I do indeed like your method too. Thanks for the advice :)
My wife also made a spreadsheet detailing her symptoms before her assessment (which was with a GP, not a mental health professional). Apparently the mere existence of the document was sufficient to earn her a diagnosis.
personally, I'll restarting myself to focus into more serious programming and get a job
I still fresh graduated, but I feel I still lack from programming basics to advance me to get a job in technology sector. second, for some reasons, I considering to move to somewhere first, and working on there.
hopefully, everything will be done in next 6 months, insha Allah
Well since I just discovered a close friend In a couple of weeks is already going out with the girl I liked for 2 years ...( Yes he knew) and since I have so much time to my disposal while watching an empty residential pool at the young age of 23, I'm planning to feel like shit for the next 6 months :)
That sucks about your friend. Did you ever ask that girl out on a date or anything? Two years is a long time, I hope you had made a move at some point.
Yeh kinda I think she was not interested but never said it straight like that ... Always busy and stuff like that... I was seeing her at work so some chat here and there nothing too deep ...
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Eating some nice cheese.
Nothing lol.
Yep, we just move on
Part of my 2025 mental and physical health plan has been building and landscaping my little slice of land to go from an unfenced hillside of lawn to a walled and terraced garden.
Removed the sod and got a dumptruck load of granite stones at the start of the year. I am building using a dry stone technique and moving it all by hand on purpose. Currently finishing the main terraces and wall base, beginning raised garden beds now. Every day I move a couple stones into place and it feels like an accomplishment that is quite literally building on itself.
I look forward to seeing how it (continues to) come together.
I did a similar project a few years ago with stones, old logs and repurposed rebar. It was sooo rewarding, especially after the plants matured.
Hopefully, i get my drivers license! Exam is on June 23th.
I'm 43, always been taking care of my parents. Getting my drivers license is the first thing i do "on my own" so im pretty excited! Then i'll spend the next 6 months enjoying not having to go through public transportation :)
Remember to check your blind spots and don't rush anything. Good luck!
good luck!
Thank you :)
Good for you, friend!
drive safely
Thank you :)
My month vacation in Japan.
i'll get a cash bonus once the probationary period is up at my new job, which i can use to knock like 10% off of the cost of my mortgage.
a friend of mine is getting bottom surgery and i'm looking forward to it for them, it's nice that people around me are happy.
also, dunno if it's something to look forward to exactly but if it turns out i do have hypertension and i can get on exforge i may not only be rid of my chronic headaches but also figure out if i actually have adhd, since amlodipine apparently lessens the symptoms. it would be nice to be able to do things.
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that's a good combination, happy birthday
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I would love to hear more about your job, without any dangerous details of course.
Pimpin' ain't easy
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Can you define what "companionship" entails?
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I don't mean this in a demeaning way, but isn't that just an escort + prostitution?
You're getting paid for company is one, getting paid for sex is two.
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Fascinating. Is there a large age gap? My daughter thought about pursuing this with a guy a couple years ago, but she wanted to get out of sex work so that was a no-go.
Do you enjoy the work, and is it considered "work" on both sides, as in no expectation of romantic intimacy?
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I'm going to get my commercial drone license and start doing freelance work to supplement my main job that doesn't pay too well. Very excited.
Nothing, absolutely nothing. Life is very hopeless for me right now.
hey stranger, hoping things will be better for you soon
Me too.
Graduating highschool (hopefully)
You can do it!
Trump has a stroke and tells stories about his pp and republicans still pretend all is honky dory.
I hope Trump does a reverse Fetterman: has a stroke and becomes a kind person.
I'm not convinced he hasn't had a few already.
I'm hoping to move back to the town where my friends and family live. I've been in my current place for a few years, and it's fine, but I feel like my life is on hold.
I'm kind of looking forward to my kids getting a little more mature. Parenting lil kids is not what I'm cut out for. But it's bittersweet - that gets them closer to moving out and starting their lives without me.
Feeling like your life is on hold is such an interesting and familiar feeling. Years can go by this way. Good luck! I hope it happens soon.
Preach. Thanks for the kind words.
CT scans every 4 months... probably gonna get another nodule in my left lung nuked at some point. Hoping maybe the distended aorta that showed in my last scan takes me out quick so I can bypass all the misery of my advancing emphysema or the lung cancer possibly spreading. Aside from that, I'm just going to enjoy my family. Got three grandkids that are a real hoot right now. Counting my blessings is pretty much the priority...
Thats so sad to read :(
I wish you all the best! Hopefully things get better!
Does it count if it's a hope and not a fact? If so, then I'll be looking forward to changing jobs. If I'm changing to another customer service job then I want something less fast paced, hopefully selling something I actually care about. But, ideally I'd love to get a job in the vfx industry again. I've been looking for years.
If it's a fact only, well, my birthday I guess? Which I'm also simultaneously not looking forward to.
Good luck on the job hunt. I hope you manage to find something in vfx.
FINALLY getting my ADHD assessment. It's long overdue, and it's pretty obvious I have it. Now I will get assessed and finally get some meds to help.
Here's hoping they help!
I waited until just last year to get diagnosed at the ripe ol' age of 36. It took a whole to get the right meds figured out, but they're helping a ton. They also have the side effect of severely reducing some chronic pain I had.
I will say that I kinda had to convince my psych that I actually had ADHD despite it being super obvious to all my friends. I scored too "well" on a computer aided test (oops, all video games). The thing that convinced her was making a spreadsheet of all the symptoms if both types and making a tick for each day they adversely impacted my ability to get stuff done.
That’s a great idea with the spreadsheet. I might do that too. I wrote an essay detailing all my symptoms and how they affect me, but I do indeed like your method too. Thanks for the advice :)
My wife also made a spreadsheet detailing her symptoms before her assessment (which was with a GP, not a mental health professional). Apparently the mere existence of the document was sufficient to earn her a diagnosis.
Finish paying childcare for my toddler. I'll be 700 quid a month better off. Yeeha.
You should continue to support your child
What? I'm not abandoning him. I just get free childcare when he hits 3.
That depends on who really benefits from the money.
Quitting my job for the end the year, a job that is making depressed and tired.
Opening my own business with blackjack and hookers (for real tho, opening a shop in my city).
Trump heart attack
Season finale
We can only hope
To get to the gym, have a healthy diet and move across Europe.
Maybe a new game or something to drown out all the alarm bells going off constantly in my brain.
I'm just hoping to get through the next 6 months, and then the next 3 years, without the government harassing me or my family.
In about 6 months the weather should be better. That'd be nice
Going to England, Still deciding if im going to stay there for good.
personally, I'll restarting myself to focus into more serious programming and get a job
I still fresh graduated, but I feel I still lack from programming basics to advance me to get a job in technology sector. second, for some reasons, I considering to move to somewhere first, and working on there.
hopefully, everything will be done in next 6 months, insha Allah
Hanging with my family and my partner's family for a few weeks.
the big string of seattle pride events at the end of the month :3 i always make so many new friends and have such a blast!!!
Well since I just discovered a close friend In a couple of weeks is already going out with the girl I liked for 2 years ...( Yes he knew) and since I have so much time to my disposal while watching an empty residential pool at the young age of 23, I'm planning to feel like shit for the next 6 months :)
That sucks about your friend. Did you ever ask that girl out on a date or anything? Two years is a long time, I hope you had made a move at some point.
Yeh kinda I think she was not interested but never said it straight like that ... Always busy and stuff like that... I was seeing her at work so some chat here and there nothing too deep ...