Am Not Coping

@Zoe7 I was just about to answer in the plungers thread. I have spotted four dogs already. Most like Toby, one like Mags. My new meds are making me really drowsy, at least some rest, hopefully sleep, but I've well and truely forgotten how to sleep. Good you have your feet up.

Dogs like Toby are very common @Maggie but there is only one Toby - the most adorable, spoilt little fluffball lol

Hopefully Mags will meet some of them and strike up a friendship too - Toby loves playing with the dogs on the beach but he still never goes too far from me - I bet Mags is the same

My body has gotten used to the meds again so I am physically able to stay up longer and not sleep during the day anymore. Med changes are hard but it is good that you are sleeping and hoefully as you get more used to them you will start feeling less tired... baby steps Hon

Mags never leaves my side @Zoe7. She has one playmate, so I'm hoping she meets someone here to help her settle. I have to collapse, I'm done. Good to chat @Zoe7

Always lovely to chat to you Hon - take care @Maggie and give Mags a cuddle for me 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@Faith-and-Hope Evening Hon. How was your walking tour?

Hi @Zoe7 ....

Guessing you have gone to bed.

We ordered dinner in tonight, and they delivered the wrong dinner, so we had a big kerfuffel sorting all that out.

D3 has injured her back .... not seriously ..... but seriously enough to be a pain in the back ____ ..... :face_with_rolling_eyes: ..... never rains, but it pours ..... !!

I finally got stuck back into my study, then forgot the world around me, and now its nearly 1am .... whooops .... missed pumpkin hour again tonight ..... heading to bed now tho.

The walking tour was wonderful. We went to a really arty area, very upmarket, but the window shopping was great ..... lol ..... and I found some little bottles for ink for the studio at $1 each. Very chuffed about that.

I also found some furniture on huge special that would suit the studio ..... quirky little drawers n things in it that would house all the little bits and pieces we work with re art materials - nibs and beads and little tools n stuff. Have to go into battle with my mr. to see if we can buy it tho, and he's away atm .... dum-de-dum-dum .... but I have waited this long to have an art space, and these sort of things are really working out by degrees, so have to sit on my hands now and see what comes of it.

Gonna tag @PeppiPatty in here cos she asked how it was all going on another thread ..... loving the Cert IV @PeppiPatty, and there is always more to learn. I am discovering new art materials and how to use them, so its not really about my skill level. And there are things like Digital Design that I have never done before, and worked a proper camera properly .....

We are also studying art history in a systematic way which is linking a lot of my previous knowledge together, and sending me down new paths of discovery, so I am glad to be doing this at the vocational educational level with reduced pressure on what it would be in higher education.

Thanks for asking ..... 😊💓

Heading to bed ....

Goodnight 😘

Morning @Zoe7 .., 👋🦋💕☕️

How are you going ?

I managed to sleep in enough to get enough sleep to manage for the day, but I will have to reign it in a bit better than I am. In saying that, I have submissions to get in across the next couple of days, so if I keep to my baseline for another couple of days, I will be stricter with myself over the weekend.

Its a beautiful sunny day here today, and I am going to visit a gallery. One of the coffee ladies from our units has stumbled across the artist, and now we are going to see her work and work-space. This all feeds in very nicely with our art-business studies. It’s more of the practical stuff about how to operate a studio.

Hi Hon - it seems like you have been very busy. Sorry that D3 has hurt her back - I hope it is not too bad and will heal quickly. As you said - it is a pain and just another thing you have to see to. Glad also that you have found some things for the art studio - I hope Mr, agrees to you getting them and setting it up.

I slept relatively early and woke really early - that meant I didn't have to rush too much this morning and got to DBT early. It was a good group today - lots of laughs and very supportive of each other which was nice. It really is a nice group now! Had my pdoc ppointment afterwards and we talked a little about loss and how it has affected me. I also talked about my family and one particular trigger - we didn't go into it too much which was good - but she is aware and I am sure it will come up again sometime. I planned on coming home, grabbing Toby and going to the beach but I am exhausted. After a rest I may feel more like doing it but I don't think it will be warm enough then - the idea was there though so that is positive.

I am feeling very tired but doing ok - better than I usually am after everything on Wednesdays - so I see that as a huge win today. Will see how I am later but hoping for an early night tonight.

Hoe you are having a good day and getting plenty of your work done

Hi @Zoe7 .... 👋💕

just coming back from the gallery. It was wonderful seeing a new art space and how they curate there. The owner is an artist, which is often the case, and I met another artist who is currently working there.

Now, it’s home to finish this assignment.

I am so glad you have had a good day, starting with some decent sleep, and not rushing ✅✅ and finding comfort in your dbt group ✅ .... so good to hear ❣️

It sounds like you have a had a good day so far also - that is great to hear @Faith-and-Hope

It is getting a bit late now to go to the beach - it would be quite cold there with the afternoon breeze - maybe tomorrow I can get motivated to go.

I sent an email to the Principal this afternoon re: the volunteer work. I hope to hear from her in the next couple of days - if not I will ring the school again. Fingers crossed she gets back to me quickly though.

Goodluk with finishing your assignment Hon