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Just saw a twitter thread #labrats began on keeping a daily log for a week.

I'll keep one here. I use use 42Goals as a daily checklist. My 42Goals effort I treat like a 'pill' I have to take daily to keep going strong.

Today: the one thing I meant to finish I did: sent a scope of work and first invoice with a W9 to a client.

Also took a nap. Not surprising as my biorhythms are very much down, maybe with the slight beginning of a rise. The past weeks have also be especially busy with creative work, which drains me even as it satisfies.

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6 am - 7:45 Did my morning self-therapy. Today shame arose big time, so while still semi-sleep I reviewed my life by stages (0-5, elementary, MS, HS, college, post college/pre longterm relationship, etc) for things that bring up shame. It's a lot!

7:45 - 9:15 breakfast and morning routines. Non-gmo blue corn grits. Yum.

Work day - surprised at how a call went, some editing was easier than I'd first anticipated, another call went well, but finally got an email that a possible partner was not going to be joining my project.

Post work - found a Malaysian street food shop and had their lamb panini type dish with a curry dipping sauce and pickled onions.

Then from 7 to 9 sat in on the Art Conversation for this month on Performance. Fascinating discussion as usual.

Then to home and my notes here. Another set of notes on 42Goals, a quick check of conditions for tomorrow, then to bed.

Overall, a more enjoyable day than I had anticipated.

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Tougher day today. I joined this site because my (suggest triggered) Mania wrought havoc on me in July and I need to work out what happened and how to change myself so it doesn't happen again.

Up early for a quick routine (around 6) then back to bed for an hour. Up again and to work.

Got some background stuff done at work (watched a training video, culled email) then home.

Ate a quick meal of leftovers, then too a nap — for hours. Sleep as a mean of escape from these feelings my mania has permanently change my life and my plans and my future, for the worse.

Now pushing back against these doomsday thoughts, but the struggle exhausts me—thus I sleep.

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Slept in a bit today.

Mid-AM had an energy remedy trade session. A hour each, and it's always grounding and enlightening at once. Left clearer on next steps to pursue for my livelihood.

Home to some random reading, then a poetry reading, then back home.

Dealing with some paperwork for an upcoming Condo annual meeting.

Preparing partner for her trip out of town for a week.

Better feelings about prospects than yesterday.

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More my time, more my speed. Worked up a stress-sweat working through some taxing issues, sorted it all out with the help of Customer Service at my broker.

Broken sleep, due to partner getting out of the house for an early morning flight.

Evening talk on emotions by Karla McLaren was a great and looking forward to her follow-on workshop Saturday.

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Up at a leisurely pace to get ready to attend Karla McLaren's workshop on Emotional Theater.

Liked the workshop, and it illustrated in 4 dimensions with us participants channeling various emotions her view that all emotions are active all the time, some more in the background while others are more foreground depending of what's happenings.

Home to simple leftovers and watching a BBC documentary on great art.

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Final Day of exercise
What a glorious day. Slept in, then a slow breakfast. Started the laundry and went to buy some bowls that had come in.

Then did more of the laundry.

Then out again by bike for mid-day meal, picking up another special order, sitting in the sun reading a book, a walk along a canal.

Then home for a 'nap' that extended for several hours longer than I would have guessed.

Decided not to use the dryer and hang up the clothes to dry. I'm here alone, and in no rush to use them.