What Have You Accomplished Lately?

[Let It Be]

Something is going on with me, in a good way! I ran into two more people and I was able to engage with them on their terms.

I knew they would do the talking and I'm realizing that I can be okay with that. What I am accomplishing is that I'm not losing myself to them and for so long that is what I would do. I know that my home is my sanctuary where I can take the time to re-group and get my balance back after seeing them. Feels really good for a change!

 

[Gamera3000]

This morning my three year old tripped and fell on my coffee cup. Luckily 1) it was cold when it splashed him 2) he missed the table edge, barely, and 3) when the cup broke, it broke away from him, so he didn't get hurt at all.

It woke me up. So I took him to the museum and then to the mall for a slice of pizza and to play with kids in the kids area. Now I'm about to do my best playing video games with him, even though I really don't approve of video games for little games and I also can't play them that well myself. I think I'm doing a good job making the day not about what I can't do/ don't want to do and pushing myself to do things my kid wants to do.

 

[Anrish]

Went out yesterday night - to a pub.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I actually spent some hours today being so intensely absorbed in what I was doing that all of my ramped up anxiety went away and stayed away. Finally doing some things with my crafting stuff. The really big thing is that I was working on cutting words out of my magazines for the collages I want to make, still need more words yet I may try a small one tomorrow.

 

[Teasel]

I was going to say I've accomplished f*ck all lately but maybe one tiny thing is that I didn't cancel my driving lesson today. I really wanted to cause I've been feeling like hiding away but I didn't.

As it happened my driving instructor cancelled the lesson for her own rea sons so I did get to hide away today anyway but..

 

[Let It Be]

I sat down and typed up about my experience that started a year ago with my appointments with doctors and then the diagnosis and surgery that I had at Christmas.

I haven't been able to go back and share with anyone and my new T knows that when I see her on Monday that is what I need to do for myself. I have a feeling it will take more than one session as I have quite a few pages typed up but it was very helpful for me to do this.

 

[Anrish]

I did not strangle a guy who sits at the same table during lunch. :smug:

 

[Ronin]

Stores & almost comprehending I'm in control of my own money, so can do whatever the f*ck I feel like doing with it.

 

[SophiaWisdom]

I sat down and typed up about my experience that started a year ago with my appointments with doctors...

This resonated with me very much. I've just passed the 1-year mark of being in recovery for TBI. It took me a really long time to be able to write about it (partly b/c I lost my vision for several months and I still can't stare at words for too long). I think it took me around 8 months before I wrote the first draft. I sobbed heartily the entire time. Then another month to read it over and start first edits (also crying as I revisited it.) I believe it took yet another month to finalize and hit publish on the article. It was super cathartic and very emotional.

 

[SophiaWisdom]

As for what I've accomplished most recently - signing the lease to a new place back in the city and out of this horribly lonely and repressive rural suburb!

 

[Anrish]

Got fuel for my car.

And asked for help because I hurt my foot.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Made three more points of contact with potential hula hoop hosts/facilitators, visited the YMCA to see how many classes they offer that my body could actually handle (found 3), and grabbed a gift card I've been meaning to get for the hubby's upcoming born day anniversary.