Tag: #Downtime

• Perseverence Pays Off…

  The last couple of weeks have been a blur. Lynn and I travelled home from Calgary on May 1 and I was back in the office on May 2. To say that heading into the office after a week off felt like walking into a meat grinder is almost an understatement. I had quite a…

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  May 14, 2023

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• Time away…

  I’m currently enjoying some much needed time off. As usual for this time of year, Lynn and I are at our annual geek-fest at Calgary Expo. So far, the panels have been interesting, and the crowds have been manageable though I feel they are the largest they have been since before COVID. A couple panels…

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  April 29, 2023

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• Over sharpening a blade…

  My first week officially working full time is drawing to a close. Truth be told, there hasn’t been much change from previous weeks aside from the security that it is full time, and in fact my workload has decreased a bit with no longer having as many regional stories on my plate. Still, that hasn’t…

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  January 21, 2022

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  #anxiety, #Backtowork, #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #BPD, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #Journalism, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #PTSD, #Recovery, #Recovery #notastraightline, #Reporter

• A relaxed, but productive day…

  While not a full day off, today was definitely relaxed. I had intended to take today off, having made arrangements for someone to cover sound at the church service this morning, and then veg on the couch and play video games or chill with Lynn for the rest of the day. Unfortunately, that plan got…

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  February 28, 2021

  #bloggingbranding, #Depression, #Growth, #MovieReview, ;, Acceptance, Accountability, adaptability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, borderline personality disorder, bpd, branding, Bright, Bright, contemplation, DBT Skills, Depression, END THE STIGMA, Fatigue, Fuck Mental Illness, Gaming, Ghost Recon:Wildlands, Goal Setting, Goals, growth, Habits, History, Hope, journalism, just for fun, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Illness Awareness, Movie, Movie Review, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, sheep dogs, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #BPD, #BrightMovie, #Depression, #Downtime, #MovieReview, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #PTSD, #Recovery

• Catching up…

  I can’t believe it’s been a week since I last updated my blog. It’s been a busy week. I ended up covering the bookstore for three days last week, one of which was planned, and then on Friday took off for a guys weekend with my friend C. I’m definitely feeling relaxed after my time…

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  September 7, 2020

  #Depression, #Growth, ;, Abandonment, Acceptance, Accountability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, contemplation, Contentment, Creativity, DBT Skills, Depression, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Family, Fuck Mental Illness, Goal Setting, Goals, growth, Hope, journalism, just for fun, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, Self-harm, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery

• Running in the red…

  Today has been a day. I was up and out relatively early, taking Willow to see the vet in Stettler. The vet ended up keeping her for a few hours so she could do some tests, which left me with time to kill. The good news is that the vet doesn’t believe the poor girl…

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  July 8, 2020

  #Growth, ;, Acceptance, adaptability, Anxiety, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, contemplation, Contentment, DBT Skills, Depression, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Fatigue, Fitness, Fuck Mental Illness, Furry Family, Goals, growth, Habits, Hope, journalism, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Road Trip!, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, sheep dogs, Storms, Stress, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PTSD, #Recovery

• Contemplating the -near- future…

  This evening, I am feeling grateful for friends. A friend of mine reached out this morning offering to pick up the pet food from Alliance for me today, seeing as they were up there anyway on other business. This kind gesture saved me a trip up there, for which I am thankful. I ended up…

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  July 7, 2020

  #Changes, #Growth, ;, Acceptance, Accountability, adaptability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, contemplation, Contentment, DBT Skills, Depression, END THE STIGMA, Fallout4, Fatigue, Fuck Mental Illness, Furry Family, Gaming, Goal Setting, Goals, growth, Habits, Hope, journalism, keystone habits, learning new skills, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, Photography, PS4, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, Storms, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery

• Restful…

  Yesterday and today have both ended up being pretty restful days. I didn’t end up doing too much yesterday, trying to give myself a chance to unwind. Still, the day wasn’t without its productivity. I got some studying in for my university course, updated my website, and even managed to catch an episode of SEAL…

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  July 5, 2020

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  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery, #Rest

• Productivity in Recovery…

  Today, I’m feeling optimistic. I received my marks back for my latest essay, and while I did not do as well as I was wanting, I did do better than I was expecting, scoring above 80 per cent, which I am not going to complain about. With this assignment done and back, I have just…

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  July 3, 2020

  ;, Acceptance, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, contemplation, Creativity, DBT Skills, Depression, Discipline, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Fatigue, Fuck Mental Illness, Goal Setting, growth, Habits, Hope, journalism, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-Discipline, Storms, Stress, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery #notastraightline, #Rest

• A restful July 1…

  Things have been quiet today. I spent some more time prepping myself for the market tomorrow, and spent some more time unwinding playing Spiderman on the Playstation 4. I think I’ve nearly completed the game, but it’s definitely been a fun one to play. The developers, Insomniac Games, outdid themselves with what they produced and…

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  July 1, 2020

  #Growth, ;, Acceptance, Accountability, adaptability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, borderline personality disorder, bpd, DBT Skills, Depression, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Fatigue, Fuck Mental Illness, Gaming, Goal Setting, Goals, Hope, journalism, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, small victories, Spiderman, Storms, Stress, Suicidal Mind, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery

• Sometimes doing nothing is doing something…

  Today hasn’t been a great mental health day. My moods and energy level have definitely been low, and I have been having a hell of a time managing to get anything done. My ambition has just ben gone. I have a couple stories for work that I need to write and I just haven’t been…

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  June 24, 2020

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  #anxiety, #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #BPD, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #PTSD

• Waking up functional…

  Today wasn’t as productive as I would have liked, but it was still productive none-the-less. I started the morning doing some telephone interviews for a story I’m working on, then it was off to the store for the day. The store was quiet, but I did manage to get some creative writing done. I attempted…

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  June 4, 2020

  #Changes, #Growth, Acceptance, Accountability, adaptability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, contemplation, DBT Skills, Depression, Discipline, Emergency medical services, ems, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Fatigue, Fiction, Fitness, Fuck Mental Illness, Goal Setting, Goals, Hope, journalism, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Novel writing., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Storms, Stress, Suicidal Mind, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

  #anxiety, #BPD #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #Depression, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #Recovery

• Getting through this pandemic…

  Despite my anxiety being peaked with everything going on in the world, I think I’m doing okay. I’ve managed to get myself back into a regular workout routine, even re-introducing the weight component with yesterday’s workout. So far, I’ve been on the treadmill everyday this week for 30 to 40 minutes, and I’m already noticing…

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  March 27, 2020

  #Growth, ;, Acceptance, Accountability, adaptability, Anxiety, Balancing Mental Illness, Belly of the beast, borderline personality disorder, bpd, coffee…., Colour spectrum, contemplation, Contentment, Creativity, DBT Skills, Depression, Discipline, Emergency medical services, ems, END THE STIGMA, Faith, Family, Fitness, Fuck Mental Illness, Goal Setting, Goals, growth, Habits, Highlight reel, Hope, journalism, just for fun, keystone habits, learning new skills, Making time for what’s important, Mental health, Mental Health awareness, Mental Health recovery, Mental Health Tools, Mental Illness Awareness, Motivation, my story isn’t over yet., Novel writing., Perspective, Photography, ptsd, Pushing myself, reporter, Self-care, Self-confidence, Self-Discipline, sheep dogs, Social Media, Storms, Stress, suicide survivor, TheOnlyEasyDayWasyesterday, Uncategorized, Writing Therapy

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• Recovery Day

  Today wasn’t a busy day, but I definitely wasn’t bored. I spent some time this morning catching up on some work from last week, then met M for lunch. He is a former journalist who has moved into public administration, and I have definitely learned a few things from since he came to the area.…

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  August 26, 2019

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  #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #BPD, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #PTSD, #Recovery

• All good things…

  After a whirlwind four-day and three-night adventure I am home again. The last few days has been an awesome opportunity to burn off some stress, do some things I normally wouldn’t get the opportunity to do, and get myself rebalanced. On the final day of my adventures in Calgary K and D and I took…

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  August 3, 2019

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  #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder, #BPD, #Downtime, #PostTraumaticStressDisorder, #PTSD, #Recovery, #timewellwasted

• speed bump

  Well, the first day of my road-trip did not get started as anticipated. Lynn and I were attempting to leave the house when Sirius decided to try sneaking out. As a force of habit I attempted to grab him, and missed… I ended up jamming my ring finger into his collar as he slipped out,…

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  August 1, 2019

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