It’s My Life

Thriving: "I got this"

Calm and steady with minor mood fluctuations

Able to take things in stride

Consistent performance

Able to take feedback and to adjust to changes or plans

Able to focus

Able to communicate effectively

Normal sleep patterns and appetite

Surviving: "Something isn't right"

Nervousness, sadness, increased mood fluctuations

Inconsistent performance

More easily overwhelmed or irritated

Increased need for control and difficulty adjusting to changes

Trouble sleeping or eating

Activities and relationships you used to enjoy seem less interesting or even stressful

Muscle tension, low energy, headaches

Struggling: "I can't keep this up"

Persistent fear, panic, anxiety, anger, pervasive sadness, hopelessness

Exhaustion

Poor performance and difficulty making decisions or concentrating

Avoiding interaction with coworkers, family and friends

Fatigue, aches and pains

Restless, disturbed sleep

Self-medicating with substances, food, or other numbing activities

In Crisis: "I can't survive this"

Disabling distress and loss of function

Panic attacks

Nightmares or flashbacks

Unable to fall or stay asleep

Intrusive thoughts

Thoughts of self-harm or suicide

Easily enraged or aggressive

Careless mistakes and inability to focus

Feeling numb, lost, or out of control

Withdrawal from relationships

Dependence on substances, food, or other numbing activities to cope

Also, I love how I decided that I want to start reading again in 2025 and I chose one of the biggest books to start with on my TBR.

(Note: I don’t count any of the extra stuff a book has in the back as part of my page count.)

- Midnight Sun is 658 pages.

- Crave (which I’ll start after MS) is 571 pages.

- I plan to finish ACOTAR, I have 45 minutes left in the audiobook. I started this in 2024. I plan to read the whole series this year. I already have the second book on Audible.

- I need to finish reading the first Bridgerton book. I plan to read the whole series.

- I need to finish The Folk of Air series. I finished Cruel Prince last year. I started The Wicked King last year.

I plan to do a mixture of physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks this year. I fell in love with audiobooks last year.

I am almost done with ACOTAR now. I’m on A Court of Silver Flames. I have picked up reading again and I have almost finished my 2026 goal of 30 books. I’ve finished 25 books.

I absolutely love Fourth Wing and can’t wait to continue it.

13. Days. Y’all.

Holy freakin’ cow.

Am I excited? Absolutely.

Am I nervous? Extremely.

Not because of the getting married thing. I love my fiance. It’s the speaking thing… I get nervous speaking in front of a group of people even if it’s family and/or friends, ironically. Coupled with my ADHD… we will see how well I do reciting everything.

[ survey.gendercensus.com ]

The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

GOD DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m still in the theater. It’s been nothing but digital circus all week, I’m dehydrated from drinking nothing but Cherry Pepsi and I’m so sick of movie theater popcorn. Please for the love of god someone help me