I talked to my mom this morning. It went well. I showed her the video of the stink bugs mating I took while getting my meds, and she showed me one of our older cats sleeping in the vet carrier the new kitten went for a visit in yesterday (he really likes it, probably got jealous she was in it and that it smells like her now).

My old therapist was giving me random handouts from the older DBT book (not even sure if it was from the real one from Marsha Linehan), so I found a place to download the second edition Linehan DBT worksheets and handouts and did that. I'm making a list of things I'd like, mostly for the apartment, too. I have two really big ceiling to floor windows, and when I moved in there were horizontal blinds, but they do not block out the sun at all in the morning, especially once the sun gets high enough to come over the buildings across the street. I got permission to get blackout curtains which will be great for when that migraine light-sensitivity hits. I'm just not allowed to install the rod myself and have to put in a maintenance request for it because I guess most tenants can't be trusted that high up (ceilings are like 9 feet tall). I'm thinking a desk and comfortable chair too (I got permission for that too). Right now I have a little table barely big enough for my laptop (hard to do math at) and a metal folding chair, so an upgrade would be nice.

Going to do some photo-editing now. Going to make collages of all the pets I've had over the years and some pics I've taken on hikes/camping trips to make the walls look happier too. I'm going to make this place my nest as best as I can, now that I think my neighbor's mice problem is fixed (or at least her yelling at them and banging at night problem is) and my bed bugs are hopefully gone for good. Haven't been bitten. When I'm stressed I think I see stuff, but when I clean the floors or really go looking for them I see no definitive signs so fingers crossed. I know stress, sleep deprivation and malnutrition (esp. with my diagnoses and substance use history, hell, I still take a small dose of Adderall every day) all can cause hallucinations so I'm trying to keep that in mind.