What has been your highlight today, no matter how big or small? Come share 🫶

Thanks all snake also friendly just gotta be more careful now not to let her round neck if on shoulders

my highlights being back here and being accepted and pookys all cleared for st john of god

Haha I love how busy this thread is, but its soo hard to remember (on my mobile) of all the replies I want to post from pages back 😅. And people to tag. Good to know im not the only one who has this minor challenge too 😋

@Blackcloud well done on your assessment result!! Well and truly above a pass mark 😁 and those extra marks will absolutely help big extra buffer for if you struggle in the exam.

I hope mulit-choice exam is a bit better than an essay or long answer exam?? At the very least, with a complete guess you still have a 25% chance of getting it right yeah??

My tip for Uni multi-choice is to pay attention to the wording of the question. Always read it twice. 😊 e.g. "best describe" may mean that all the options "describe" it, but which is the BEST (most accurate? Most precise?) of the options?

I loved using practice exams for pre-exam.study too!! I would re-read my notes and do practice exams. I wasn't keen on flash cards or such either.

Now you have that assessments results, are you able to calculate what score you need in the final exam to pass the unit overall? (If you have the info but difficult with math, im happy to help. Just need to know for each assessment/exam the weighting, and what the past ones results were for each. E.g. assessment weighting 30% and score 70%)

Sometimes knowing how low the actual score you need from an exam can be encouraging and relieve the pressure.

@REDLINEZ750 i love the snake! And yep careful around the neck 😅. And maybe careful around Pookie too lol.

So glad you have the all-clear now to take Pookie into SJoG with you! ❤️

@shaz51 lovely flowers 😊

@RebelliousAngel glad you make it through the day 🥰 sending care your way in my thoughts. Hoping tomorrow is a little easier.

Do you have any upcoming plans to look forward to? (That you enjoy! Not just endure)

@Chasingsunsets @rav3n half price sounds a good time for me to try those fabled Banana flavour ones! Now I just need to remember to go over my weekend and get some.

There was other things I was to respond to and have forgotten. 😬

My highlight of the day? A meaningful (albeit brief) exchange with a friend.

Oh, that was another thing! @Blackcloud your upcoming volunteering shift. Sending you lots of courage and wisdom!! 😊 be yourself and just think - what would you say to any of us?

I wish I could help by doing some Role Play practice with you! Would give a safe space to help you practice thinking of what to say on your feet in real-time.

I wonder if you have anyone you can do this with? (Only if you think it would help, that is)

And just being there to pick up the call/text and listen to someone and them feel heard can sometimes be so powerful and healing.

Thank you for being a crisis volunteer. Your best shot is good enough; you dont have to be perfect (spoiler: no one is!)

Hey @AlwaysMyself thanks 🩵. The past few weeks have been emotionally draining and alot of things happening without a break in between. Makes it hard to stop and take some time in between it all to rest and recharge before tackling the next challenge.

There's nothing planned at the moment which is actually the way I like it. Just quietness and time for myself. Some big decisions need to be made but making sure I make them with a clear head and not just acting on impulse.

What are your plans for the rest of the week?

Quiet time and space to process thoughts, feelings and decisions is so valuable. So glad you have some quiet time upcoming for it. 😊

I find it really 'challenging' when I dont have downtime too. Its something ive come to realise is a risk-factor for my MH; if I get too worn out (emotionally or physically) I have a propensity to deteriorate mentally.

Actually, this is something ive having to be aware of to manage this week/end. Ive been really busy for a few weeks (and my few "days off" ended up having unexpected things i needed to do), and this week is very time and physically busy with prepping for the weekend each evening after work (except today, which i had to do other things instead, but still only had a matter of hours of downtime all day - including my time on the forum as downtime!). But hopefully Sunday can be semi-restful before going back to work again on Monday morning??

Hoping no more unexpected dramas this week and things all go smoothly and I can spend Thurs and Friday prepping for Saturday. 🙂

My highlight is that I got past a big trigger this afternoon and had a decent evening where I helped my sibling with some homework. Hopefully I didn't make many mistakes with it to make them lose marks.

I love your highlight @rav3n !! What kind of new bed did you get for him/her? ☺️

Nice flows @Shaz51 !! Thanks for sharing 🙏

Very cool snake @REDLINEZ750, how old and big do they get?

Good to hear from you @AlwaysMyself @RebelliousAngel @Cuddlebear 💛

Hey @TheVorticon, nice to see you 👋

Thats an awesome highlight to get past a trigger and also helping your sibling! Good job!

@AlwaysMyself i really need some quiet time after it being so busy lately. Think it will be music, movies and becoming one with my lounge for a few days 🤣.

Having downtime is so important. I find that myself too that I get worn out and my mental health deteriorates rapidly.

It can be hard to manage when things get so busy, it's just constant go, go, go without that downtime in between. I hope you can get some much needed rest on Sunday. Fingers crossed no more unexpected dramas for you. Take care of yourself 🩵