Happy Friday to all!
Have a busy day of work and errands. Started off in the perfect way with coffee and mom time. Will add in self care throughout the day. The weather is feeling like spring so that a lovely bonus
Hope you all enjoy your Friday 
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Hey gang, happy Friday!
Iāll make this quick:
Gotta go to the office for a manager meeting.
Most of senior management has been let go or they have quit, we have a new CEO coming in. Lotās of changes coming, Iām nervous; everyone is replacable.
I donāt know if this meeting will address that elephant, weāll see.
My wife still hasnāt heard back from dream job that she interviewed at last week, waiting patiently. However, she had an interview yesterday with another company where the hiring manager said, and I quote, āyou are exactly what weāve been looking for, we are definitely moving forward with youā. Great news, but sheās not super excited as the pay range is considerably less than what she was atā¦ but at this point, sheāll take it (until better opportunity comes along).
As for tonight, nothing on the calendar, just gonna have some dinner and maybe a movie in bed.
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@Tragicfarinelli I had the lovely opportunity to visit London with my grandma back when I was 18 and we walked a lot, including Kensington Gardens and also the Peter Pan statue. I wish I could remember where all we went but it was a memorable time for sure. I have a travel journal I kept and lots of photos. Around 1999 or 2000 - gosh things were so different then.
Iām having a relaxed Friday. Recovering from migraine today (feeling much better) and have been watching Jane Austen inspired movies and feeling no guilt about it! Except she keeps the joy till the very fucking end, doesnāt she! Itās a lot of pain and drama before then. Somehow I love it though. So bizarre. I think reading her is better though. Anyway, Iām looking forward to my husband coming home tonight, albeit late, and this weekend away we have planned. Trying not to stress. Thereās always more to do.
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Ooooo multiple opportunities is a wonderful thing!
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So sweet. Itās my favourite part of the royal parks 
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Everything crossed for you buddy and I mean that wholeheartedly.
This gif is what happens when you search for āhorse legs crossedā.
I think I am trying to convey that if today doesnāt go as planned you can move to a field and go insane. 
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Actually up a little today after being sick for most of the week. Crossing my fingers that my friday night will have the most exciting sleep ever. 
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A happy Friday to all of you!
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Happy friday sober folks!
What are your plans for today?
Iām already on the couch, itās 1:30 p.m. here.
Been up at 5, did chores, petted cats, picked up my little trailer at my late mumās house and was at a dear friend at 8. Decluttering is wonderful and I was happy to meet her sister and niece who stayed for the week and helped her. We made two trips to the recycling center with loaded car and full trailer and her appartment looks so much more empty now! Iām happy I was able to help.
Declined lunch together as I needed rest and had a salad bowl at home.
The rest of the day is lazy catmum with sleeping cat on comfy couch with series, naps and knitting.
Happy friday!
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Wow this week flew by, mostly because I was laid up for a few days. Iām looking forward to today! Sitting here finishing my grocery list with a cuppa and NPR news on the radio with a sleepy puppy next to me, still in my pajamas. It will be hard to move from this comfy spot but I must! Iāll start with breakfast and some time on the treadmill. Today and this weekend will be very food centric as I need better nutrition and to prepare for next week, my first week working part time. So, groceries and errands this morning, Iām on a roll rearranging and organizing my home so I will keep on that, and some cooking tonight. Will probably play Scrabble and watch a movie with my fella. Looks like decent weather today with mild temps and part sun so thatās nice and Iāll make sure to spend time outside. I think itās going to be a great start to the weekend.
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That sounds wonderful! Wishing you all the best for your work start next week 
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Getting thru work, itās half time here. Swim after work then probably a movie and early to bed as we are getting up early tomorrow to miss London traffic and take the kittens to meet their Grandma in the Kent countryside. Bit nervous about how they will travel as Bear pretended to hyperventilate at the vets last week (then flopped down on the scales to play with the vet and get cuddles). Heās such a diva. Iām packing them a little suitcase and itās killing me with cuteness overload. Yes Iām sad.
Will then make sure they donāt wreck her new kitchen and carpets all weekend and hope it goes well as we want to take them away when we can. Just need them to know they are safe and ok. Itās about 60-90 minute drive each way, so hereās hoping!
Not much else planned but looking forward to some connection with my mother in law and perhaps do some garden work for her.
Sunday early swim booked so we need to clear London by 8am so that illusive sleep is still looking unlikely.
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Iāll probably shovel at some point if the snow keeps coming down at the pace it is.
Other than that, after I get administrative and domestic lists finished, I am going to probably play video games and listen to online lectures.
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Happy Friday gang.
I didnāt sleep well last night. I was so tired when I went to bed but I couldnāt fall asleep. Thats when the sleep paralysis started. I felt it coming on and it would give me a shot of adrenaline and was back to wide awake. This repeated until about 3am. Then my alarm went off at 6:30am. So, a good 3.5 hrs of sleepā¦ Still 100% better than being hungover!!
I hate sleep paralysis, though the lucid dream that precedes it is pretty rad, the paralysis part is scary af. Does anyone else have this?
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I have had a sleep paralysis a couple of times in my life. Last time in my mid-twenties. Itās absolutely horrendous. I always sense a presence of something evil. I call on the name of Jesus Christ if Iām able. Iām aware that thereās a science behind a sleep paralysis and Iām not ignorant of it. I just think thereās more to it. Hoping to never experience one again.
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@Dazercat I know itās not your field but thought of you anyway. Would you plant a chefās hat and some cooking utensils? 
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Iām starting my day with coffee, kitty cuddles and sunshine on my face. Then a quick walk to work and hopefully a good 8 hours. Iāll watch a movie and treat myself to pizza after work (and after push-ups) tonight.
Iāve been tracking my food intake this week and it is out of hand. I am overeating, I think just to use the app. I will use my tool to gather data first and then make change? Silly brain.
Saturday is for long needed grocery shopping and Sunday is for grocery eating. Its the Super Bowl on Sunday in America so while my husband watches football Iāll make homemade little meatballs and paint a dollhouse. Sober is the way and little by little I will make those positive changes. Happy Friday all!
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I fell asleep right after I posted this morning.
From my understanding, SP happens when your brain prematurely releases the horomone that paralyzes your limbs and prevents you from talking, so that you donāt act out your dreams (ever dream youāre trying to run away, but canāt, like youāre running through knee high sand? Thats the paralysis at work).
It happens to me when im dead tired but still awake. Itās like my brain is waiting for it to sleep, then gets tired and just goes to sleep mode anyways.
When it begins, I feel a whole body vibration. By the time I realize whatās happening it is too late, cant move, cant talk. If I open my eyes, Iām usually in my current environment, but in daylight. Then the creepies arrive. Sometimes itās shadowy figures, some times its zombies. This is when I concentrate and try to move my head to one side, then the other. Eventually I can shake my head and my body is released, I open my eyes and its dark. Within seconds, it starts all over again.
Many times, Iāll have a few moments of lucid dream right before the SP. My sister who has the same issue, tought me techniques to stay in the lucid dream without experiencing the SP part, I havenāt mastered it yet. But one things for sure, donāt ever look at your self in the mirror while lucid dreaming, itās terrible! 
'Nuff of thatā¦ time for coffee!
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Excellent timing! Enjoy!
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I do think that everyday is national pizza day in my world. It would now be culturally insensitive for me to abstain though. 
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