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2025 - Week 3

The Weekly Happenings 

Credit to KC Green

It has been a challenging week. I don't usually keep a tally of all the good and bad, but as bad things were piling up, I felt the need to do this. I think it's good to see the good after all the bad. I can handle a lot, but this week left me feeling broken.

The Bad:
- My ear infection from the holidays returned.
- Fire alarms don't go well with ear infections.
- Children screaming in infected ears is also not great.
- A flat tire.
- The pharmacist made a mistake on my prescription.
- A broken bag.
- My whole kitchen sink area and faucet need replacing.


- David Lynch died this week.
- Mom's deathiversary was this week.
- Starfinder with friends was postponed yet again.
- Google did an update that killed Pixel 4a phone batteries.
- The antibiotics have a lovely side effect of joint pain.

The Good:
- A shampoo and conditioner change made my hair and scalp feel and look healthier.
- I submitted three drafts for my volunteer position. 
- I made progress on my first assignment for my bard studies.
- I treated myself to a cute macrame kit:

and new embroidery scissors. They're rainbow! I bought them before my life exploded.


- I played a lot of ukulele. I'm finally remembering more chords, so I can play around with some sheet music I have. 
- I didn't have to pay extra for my replacement prescription since it was the pharmacist's mistake. 
- I wasn't charged for getting air put in my tire.
- I made progress on Sparker. I hadn't fully fixed chapter 10, but I found my way through it this week and began editing chapter 11.
- I got to see my massage therapist this week.
- I enjoyed Becky and The Wrath of Becky on Netflix this weekend. 
- The unit I ordered for my replacement sink/cabinet/faucet was a surprise $100 off!
- Somehow, I did well with nearly all of my goals despite everything.
- Pathfinder with friends happened and we stayed alive somehow.

The Unsure:
- I finished Gideon the Ninth. I really didn't like the ending, but I hear the pain of it all will be worth it. I hope that's true. Onto Harrow the Ninth I go.
- I've cancelled nearly all my subscriptions for now except for Dropbox, which is a writing need.

Anyway, I vocally disagreed using some of my rudest vocabulary with a lot of what went on this week, but at least there was some good in the mix. It's easy to forget that when there is so much awful crap to deal with. I'm lucky to have good friends to help me get through all the bad.

Goal Setting & Tracking 

Arts & Crafts: Knit Table Runner✅, Fairy Cross-Stitch❎, Macrame Fox✅
Decluttering & Minimalism: Fix kitchen sink issue❎
Gaming & Videos: Infinity Nikki✅
General & Miscelaneous: Volunteer Position✅
Health & Fitness: Abs✅, Upper✅, Lower✅, Walking✅, Doctor Appointment✅
Music & Songwriting: Ukulele✅, Singing✅
Reading & Writing: Harrow the Ninth - Chapter 3✅, Sparker - Edit Chapter 11✅, Cyberfunk 3000 ❎

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