New Doc.

Today I had my first appointment with my new head doctor and it was interesting. He’s a family doctor so he also sees my kids.

What was even more interesting was his reaction to all my prescribed medications. I could tell he was somewhat anti-meds. That he’s more let’s try other things before we medicate you. Especially regarding my sleeping and ADHD meds.

He changed my antidepressants and asked me to stop taking my Atomoxetine and my sleeping pills. And we will be taking some different approaches, and see how it goes.

So, if you all notice some random senseless Crazy-Town Banana-Pants posts in the next few days, now you know why! At least until my system levels up, if at all. 😅

She’s always watching 👀

an elf hanging from a chandelier

Re-evaluating and letting go.

It has been a little hard to keep up with all the price increases in services and goods, especially if our paychecks stay the same. I think it is time to re-evaluate but mostly, learn to let go of things. There are many services that we might keep paying for, well, that I keep paying for, that may not be used or taken advantage of very rarely but can’t seem to let go of them because of the, what if? Probably not the smartest approach, I know. Plus those ones you signed up for the trial and forgot you are now paying for, or the ones that aren’t that crucial but now you are too invested in it, to move away from.

And there are other services that I do take advantage of but there’s always that question in the back of my head. Do you really need it to be this way? The perfect example is YouTube Plus. Yes, advertisements are annoying and intrusive, but is it worth 18.00 USD a month, like, really? (I know it can be 30% cheaper, I think, if I manage my subscription directly through them but I was having issues with them not taking my money so it was easier through the AppStore)

Anyways, rant over.

First snow day

And… we got the snows

Today’s prayer:

May the Atomoxetine work its magic, today. My hoodie keeps me warm and that I didn’t forget to turn the stove off.

Amén

From yesterday, making some mofongo!

🍂🍁🍂🍁

Wild Mar

Started playing:

🎮 Soul Hackers 2 (2022)

Soul Hackers 2 poster

An hour in, I forgot how strange ATLUS games can be.

Movie day with the girls.

🍿 Wish (2023) - ★★★★☆

Wish poster

Mar-Mar

The Problem

The only problem with not having been working out for “so long” and somewhat picking back where I’ve left off is that now my arm, especially close to my elbow, is angry at me. It is hard to tight-grip and lift heavy things, for now. This means I need to be more mindful with today’s workout.

Also, lots of stretching and massaging.

This kind of Sucks!

I should have known better!

Picked up the bell for the first time on almost two months. That felt good

Full body single bell

EMOM - 5 rounds

  • Row, Clean, Press R x 5
  • Row, Clean, Press L x 5
  • Standard Push-up x 15-20
  • Kettlebell Curl x 10-12
  • Suitcase March x 6L - 6R

The not Everyday boring Backpack.

I have not been using my 20L Peak Design Everyday Backpack and it has been fantastic.

half the room gasps in Spanish

I know, I have been wearing and swearing by this backpack ever since I have been at my current job, which is a little over 4 years now. In fact, I haven’t shopped around for another backpack ever since. That and I don’t want to make spending over 250 USD for a backpack a habit.

Sometime last year, in one of my Stitchfix box deliveries, I randomly received a backpack, THE NORTH FACE Vault Everyday Laptop Backpack and it is the most boring uncharacteristic, most basic backpack that you can possible imagine. Loved the color, though. Ever since I got it it sort of became my gym bag. We would occasionally use it to carry the iPads, headphones, and other stuff for the girls when going out and about, essentially a diaperless bag.

On my most recent trip to Yuma, I took my boring backpack instead of my everyday one. It was a super-short trip so I took very little with me. And I gotta say, it was a delight…

Let me explain. The Everyday Backpack is great, it’s got enough space for all my shit plus my camera. This backpack, however, is the first generation, it is so rigid and tough, plus, with everything I put in it, it becomes heavy and not very comfortable to carry around, at least for me. That said, I did not carry my camera with me although I could have possibly been able to.

Now I am in the market for a backpack, I think, perhaps not exactly a 250 plus USD one but something simple. What will happen to the Everyday one? I don’t know, perhaps It’ll get used in a much different way, I haven’t even been carrying it to work since. I have just been carrying my essentials, a notebook, a laptop, a pen, and a few accessories or cables and that is it. I think I need to rethink my EDC system, too.

So, here we are, the state of the backpack at the end of 2023, ish.

📺 Curses! (2023)

Curses! poster

We are 5 episodes in already. Luna finds it somewhat scary, but almost anything and everything is scary for her. And still, she won’t stop watching and asking for one more episode.

Is not every day you get homemade pancakes, sausages, and bacon at work.

Happy fifth birthday to this young lady!

First work trip that I have gone to the airport, straight from the field. 😅🤪