Entries tagged with mental health

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my bed

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Mental Health Apps links

Here is a super short list of links. Just 2 links, but they are links to lists which have more links ..... that counts, right?

14 Apps people with mental illness recommend.

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12 Apps for emotional wellness (recommended by a therapist)

I am working on my mental health lately, esp since I need to get a handle on my life for my new job. Which is going well, it's just more demanding. For example, I have to dress business casual, which requires a certain level of self care. I am looking into some of these apps, but not all of them would be applicable to me. Do you use or have used any of them?

Current Mood: cold
Current Location: at work, on my lunch break

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Link day!

I like sharing links, so I think I will try to do it more regularly. This year has been full of illnesses & misery. J and I are still coughing from the flu & J has strep throat. We are doing our best to keep me from getting sick, but we'll see how that goes. I can't work if I can't talk, so strep would force me to call out of work. Keep your fingers crossed for me not getting sick!

News

Be careful of flu this year. On a personal note, J and I just got over the flu last week. It was miserable. The EMTs told us that our flu shot kinda missed the mark & got a different strain then what is going around town. Good to know this is all of the US and not just here in town. :(
Last time the US had Norwegian immigrants was in 1870 - 1910. Unsurprisingly the immigrants that Norway sent to the U.S. during that great migration wave of the 1870s were its poorest and least educated citizens. How unsurprising.
The U.S. ambassador to Panama is resigning as he feels honor bound to resign since he can't faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical fashion. I can't blame him.

Misc

This article talks about prison libraries. They can have big effects on inmates. Yay books! Popular books include Naruto & the Left Behind series. :)
2018 Space events! Meteor showers, partial lunar & solar eclipses and more. Plus it looks like there will be a meteor shower on mine & J's anniversary. We may end up going out to see that.
Cold Vs Flu. Here is a handy infographic to help you determine which you may have.
Advice on working while depressed. Several of these points I use to help. Know your triggers and acknowledging when I'm having a bad day are essential.
Advice on how to be productive while depressed. This focuses more on getting the basics out of the way & staying near helpful people.
10 tips to help you clean. These include buying your fav products, listening to music or just buying a house cleaning service. I wish I could get my house cleaned, but alas I am too poor for that.

Cold Weather

You can help people in need stay warm. There are several programs depending on where you live, to help pay for heating for low income homes. Not something I tend to worry about since its not cold that much here. Donate to a local program if you want to help people stay warm this cold winter.
Dog walking cold weather safety! Handy dandy chart to help you tell if it is too cold to walk your dog.
How to clean rooms at an ice hotel. Not something I thought about when I saw the ice hotel, but it is still a hotel. It has to be cleaned. Turns out you mostly replace the stained material with fresh ice.

Current Mood: drained
Current Location: Work, per usual
Current Music: People typing & talking occasionally

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I had such a bad brain day yesterday. I didn't want to do anything even thought it was my day off & I was trying to spend time with J. We spent 3 hours doing bleh stuff while I failed to pick something to do. I'm stuck at work so I thought I would make an 'I did' list.

I did

Block my friends hat & got her address. Now I just have to mail it.
Made breakfast, lunch & dinner for both days off. Even if it was cereal it counts.
Watched 2 episodes of Gotham with J. (We are in Season 3. J and I both just want Penguin & Nygma to kiss already! Like Penguin said This is Gotham. no one cares!)
Washed the crockpot.
Did laundry. Thankfully it was sunny, if cold, so everything on the clothesline dried except 1 towel.
Was polite to my mom when she asked me what she could get us for christmas & then refused my gift ideas, because she wanted to 'give us something we need', not something we want like a game *grumble grumble* Does fun gifts end at adulthood or is this just my mother?
I got to work on time & without incident.

Ok that was nice to get it listed out. The list isn't as long as I would like but thats ok. Now i'm going to try to nap and get some more spoons.