I've been making some upgrades lately. Finally able to let go of things I kept because I couldn't afford to replace or get rid of them. Getting things that are way more meaningful and comfortable to me. Still working on other areas. My sleep and energy are still a bit unbalanced and going up and down the stairs is hard on my body, thankfully only for a few minutes (most of the time). I no longer feel guilty for getting new clothes, selfcare items or even a bit of jewelry. #BoringLifeProblems

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

Welp, here I am… Still alive. Still very much interested in this platform, actually. Now, really just trying to figure out what the heck to do to keep myself engaged in it. As far as posting my own content, I mean. Not just reading feeds. I suppose you might say I’m kind of getting back into life? Slowly… 😛

Finally got to try Stardew Valley, which was gifted to me as a late birthday present. 🥰 I'm loving it! Especially with the mods I got for different parts of it. #A11Y #Gaming #EqualAccess #Gamer #Social #Fun

@CommonMugwort Again, it's not the taste. It's the concequences of eating said acids. Heartburn mostly. And I don't like popping tablets/pills if I don't need to.

@CommonMugwort Even fruity vinegrettes, like strawberry and raspberry and those. Yummy, just too acidic. Now I just... don't like using anything like that. And heck. If there's enough lime/lemon juice in something it can still bother me.

@CommonMugwort I... think it's any acid aside from lime juice, or a bit of lemon juice, that is used to make any kind of dressing. I used to really love italian dressing, for instance, but now even that is too acidic. Still love the flavor, but I don't use it now. I'm also sodium sensative. I can taste the freaking salt in basically everything. So I try to go lower sodium as well. I love creamier dressings. Those don't bother me, unless it's still mainly acidic, like creamy italian.

@CommonMugwort I can't have soy. It makes me sick. Awesome other suggestions, though!

@CommonMugwort Oooo.

@CommonMugwort It's not the taste. I love lemon juice, and even some vinegar in things. It's literally the acidity itself. Although lime and lemon juice don't bother me as much as vinegar, apparently. hahaha. And the dressing already had honey in it. I figured with the blueberries, maybe it would tamp it down a bit. And if it had been the flavor, I thought maybe the fruit and the honey would make it sweeter anyway. Though next time I could try adding a slight bit more honey over top.

Hey, all! Okay so... I made a blueberry feta #salad earlier tonight, and it... was good, but it called for a honey dijon vinigrette. And it was just... so acidic. I've noticed that, for me, even if I like the flavors, those types of dressings are just too much. I'm pretty sure I got mild heartburn from it. Anyone have #ideas or #advice on #alternative dressings?
#fediverse #food #help #lifestyle #SoyFree #flexitarian #recipes #cooking

Well, finally was able to reschedule my physical and went today. It went much better than it could have. Got labs done to rechec metabolic, thyroid, and vitamin panels. Doc also said my bottom blood pressure number was a little high, though thankfully not immediately concerning. However, he wants me to see if I can find a way to check it while not in the office to make sure it's not getting worse. Yet another possible concern. As if I weren't already concerned about parts of my health. 😟

Well… After accidentally being dropped off at the wrong location, which was interestingly only right across the street, so it was very easy to get to, and somebody helped me get there… I sat and waited. I never got the appointment. She wasn’t even there and she never showed up. And then… When I was walking into my house, I tripped and hurt my finger. I think today’s going to be a great day.

There’s nothing quite like getting up first thing in the morning… And having to clean the toilet before you even get a chance to use it. And I promise, that’s just the *TIP* of the iceberg. I’ve already almost puked once today before breakfast…

I have an appointment today to fill out an application… Please, please, fellow #Mastodonians … Pray that this goes well!
#GoodVibes #Prayers #Change #NotHealthy #PrecariousSituation #PhysicalHealth #EmotionalHealth #WellBeing #Safety #MentalHealth

Wow. Got about… Three hours of sleep last night. Woke up a little bit before 8:30… Had breakfast and coffee, because I couldn’t sleep, coffee didn’t really help… And now I still can’t go back to sleep. 😩😪🥱 #SendHelp #NoGass #TheStruggleIsReal

I have no right to feel this way about my own decissions. I do believe this is what I need right now, but I have no right to not be able to sleep. To not be able to control random bouts of heavy tears. To feel like this is already way way way harder then I thought maybe it would be.
And I obviously have to face the fact that I have no one if/when I fall apart, which is the deserved consequence. I just have to figure out how to deal with these two very conflicting emotions.

Me try and shatter any type of glass ceiling? Don’t you know what happens when you break glass?

It’s a perfect night and I can’t sleep. Wish I could cuddle. I mean, I love my weighted doggy… But even he is a tiny bit awkward to cuddle with. Probably because he wasn’t actually made to be a stuffed animal. 🤣

#WordWeavers 7/5
Have you ever had a crush on any of your characters?
Yes. Talyn, one of the MC's in the story I'm writing now that I want to try and make into a novella. Definitely kinda crushing. And sometimes I crush on RP partner chars as well. Not the same as real life, of course, but the answer is still yes. Heheheh. #WritingCommunity

An interesting byproduct of working in #accessibility while having a #disability yourself, I find, be it in gaming, software, events, even buildings, is that you constantly lament the failures you weren't able to prevent. Outside of actually needing to eat, I do genuinely enjoy helping people make stuff more #accessible. I do. I like the challenges in how to make very visual media, like #videoGames, accessible. I just rarely actually get asked, I can't be everywhere at once, and often when I do get asked, I get asked way too late, at which point the challenges are too daunting for the asker to actually take up. It's basically "the one that got away" times a thousand, and I would not be surprised if its a huge contributor to #burnout in this industry