A uniquely Bothersome GriefPhoto by kilarov on UnsplashThis was written for the contest here - The question it asked was - How do you recover from emotional pain or grief? This inspired me to write the reflective piece below.

I walked A LOT for work today and was very glad I had the new shoes I bought yesterday. My old shoes were falling apart and making my feet hurt due to the lack of any cushion. Kiddo i was working with was a great kid just had some issues with emotional regulation so I walked with him a lot as a way to help him regulate. This report was published via Actifit app (Android). Check out the original version here on actifit.io24/04/202511589Walking

This artwork was inspired by a fight in which my Giant Alpine Skink was matched against a single chaos agent. It ended very poorly for the chaos agent. I used a mixture of pencil, pencil crayon and Gauche paint. First there was the sketch, getting the shape and figuring out where things are.

Today was a bit of a rough day work wise. The school was super unorganized and that makes being a casual ea a lot more stressful for me. On top of that I was in a room of grade 4/5 and they were chaos gremlins. However i was also super proud of myself cause I fought my instinct to just get some crap comfort food and instead made myself some delicious and mostly healthy stir-fry. It is hallomi on top which is super tasty when friend.

I went on a walk today and saw some really cute flowers. I was really lucky to be able to get out between the rain. I also finished listening to Drop of corruption and now gotta decide what to listen to next. This report was published via Actifit app (Android). Check out the original version here on actifit.io21/04/20257202Walking

Books vs Movies ? Photo by Erik Mclean on UnsplashPhoto by Olena Bohovyk on UnsplashWell, I honestly don’t watch movies that often anymore. And when I do it’s old favorites like The 90’s Mummy or Clue, or something I didn’t choose but that someone else in the household put on. Shows on the other hand, I tend to binge, esp when my mood is low. Don’t get me wrong though, I love books. I love reading. Curling up in my favorite chair with a book, my cat, and a nice cup of tea is one of my favorite things. But I don’t do it that often, even though I arguably could. So why don’t I? Part of it is that I also really enjoy video games, doing art and hanging with folks. The other part is that I am dyslexic, not severely so, but enough that reading is work, and my brain doesn’t always co-operate.