Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of January! bonfire One more week to go, there is still time to make some progress and finish the first month strong.


How was your week?

Do you have any plans for next week?


Good luck with your goals! unity

  • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]@hexbear.net
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    10 days ago
    pros; general life competency stuff, pets, car stuff

    January has probably been the most productive (and stressfulcatgirl-flop) month I’ve had in years and it still isn’t over lol

    Took care of financial shit I’d been putting off for a long time, got a nice used car, working on my resumé and thinking of finishing a degree. Cats are getting their first vet visits and vaccines and chips (2 down, 2 to go. They’ve been really good.) meow-bounce

    cons; alcohol/nicotine addiction, mental health, injury, broken bone

    Been super stressed and irritable and busy and drinking like a fish and smoking like a chimney

    Managed to stop myself yesterday from buying more booze and smokes after I ran out and have switched back to vaping and zyn for the nicotine, gonna try to make it through the rest of the week alcohol free

    Broke my fuckin’ hand lmao

    Had a meltdown after getting locked out due to someone else’s stupidity and ineptitude and it was just the last straw and I snapped and just started pummeling the door as hard as I could until my hand gave out

    Put a about an ⅛" dent in a metal door and broke my fifth metacarpal

    First ever broken bone, surprisingly

    This shit sucks ass lmao

    At least people have been surprisingly nice to me


    • LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      9 days ago

      cons; alcohol/nicotine addiction, mental health, injury, broken bone

      I want Communism to happen exactly for all those reasons. You should have systems of social support that exist to help you when life comes at you too fast.

      • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]@hexbear.net
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        8 days ago

        Update on the pros, got the other 2 kitties in yesterday for their shots and microchips. Curly didn’t wanna get in the carrier, then didn’t wanna leave it, then didn’t wanna get back into it when it was over. Felix complained (gently) the whole time but was well behaved. Not as good of a trip as Rosie and Goggles had, but still surprisingly good for their first trips. catgirl-heart

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        8 days ago

        Update on the cons, swelling has gone down on the hand and I’m not watching the clock waiting for pain meds. Have an appointment tomorrow with the orthopedic place to hopefully set it correct and get a long term cast.

        addiction

        Relapsed again on both, AND got my first ever speeding ticket last night, AND my dad had a fall and is going to the hospital and it doesn’t look good

        FUCK YOU, IT’S JANUARY

        catgirl-flop