(Wasn’t sure where was the most appropriate place to post this, so posting on here and on my trick a week thread)
I just got back from my 3 weeks vacation with my family.
I kind of expected a lot of downtime during my trip to continue with my social media life and work on my yoyo without the normal distractions like work etc but man I was so wrong.
The whole trip has been pretty much full throttle the entire time and I think I slept less while away than I do at home, there has even been a few days straight I went without sleeping at all other than in the car during transit.
As I was with my family the vast majority of the time, I didn’t want to be on the phone the whole time, so inadvertently, it ended up being a 3 week phone & social media cleanse for me. Not gonna lie I rather enjoyed being away from the screen and I didn’t even have my phone on me most of the time, and when I did it was purely as a digital camera. Data being like $3~4 per 10mb while roaming in Asia didn’t help either so I had data switched off the whole time too.
Sorry, but not sorry I have been away for such a long time, I had an absolute blast and an amazing time.
But it is good to be back, missed being online and also good to be back at my own home.
So hello everyone! what have I missed while I was out enjoying life in the real world
Exactly one month after I received this tank on a shipping pallet, I have finally finished setting it up. I assembled the stand, replaced all the stock plumbing with custom red pvc, hacked in an Ikea cabinet, installed a networked aquarium controller with tablet interface and built the aquascape with hydraulic cement. The water is now cycling to establish the bacteria colony and I should be able to move my first fish over sometime this week.
I’m super excited to start seeding my underwater bonsai project with coral frags!
Man, I love when I find the energy to pick up my apartment all nice like! Today’s been a good day!
TMI:
About 1 1/2 years ago I started to work with a lady…not sure what else to call her other than a life coach.
During the past 10 years living alone in my own appartment…I’ve had a hell of a hard time keeping it clean. And it’s been BAD. I’ve been extremely lucky to have had a couple of very understanding and unbelievably patient landlords.
When I first started to see my life coach it was so she could help me get my apartment in order.
I’ve never liked people to do things for me…especially when I feel like the things they’re helping me with are things I’m fully capable of doing and are things (like messes) that are my fault.
So I’d have her sit in my living room, or out in my kitchen…and then we’d just chat away! We’re both introverts so we typically have some pretty intense conversations…and I love it! I love deep conversations with people.
And while we’d chat…I’d be cleaning.
Slowly over the course of a few months I got rid of all the trash in my appartment, scrubbed the heck out of my kitchen and bathroom…and packed a bunch of stuff into big plastic boxes to try and organize them a bit more than they were.
It’s been about a year and my appartment is all picked up yet!
It’s not easy for me and it’s a constant struggle…sometimes I let things go for a week or 2 (and it doesn’t take long for things to start looking pretty damn bad!)…
But I’m proud of myself on this. It’s been a long term issue for me…keeping my place clean.
This life coach of mine has meant the world to me. She’s the best thing that’s happened to me since my mom passed away a few years back.
She’ll be here in just a few minutes for her weekly visit.
Think I’ll let her know how much she really means to me today
Tell her!
As a person that’s worked customer service for so long, I must say that words of appreciation go a long way. It always makes my day when some stops and genuinely says that what I do means a lot to them. She deserves to here it and it will be a direct reflection of your accomplishment together. :greenheart:
You’re missing the _ between the ‘green’ and the ‘heart’
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You can also click on this little icon when typing a message to see all of the little pics available (I’m using a computer…not sure what it looks like on a phone).
About a month ago she voiced some concerns about whether her coming over just to visit was enough.
So I did sit down with her today and tell her that her coming over has meant the world to me and that I strongly feel that the reason I’m so stable in life right now (the most stable I’ve been in years!) is because of her. I’ve expressed this before to her in the past…and I mean it.
I’m so grateful to have her in my life. She’s been so non judgmental, very low pressure, highly supportive and very encouraging. I was working with a guy for about a year (for mental health reasons) before seeing her…and omg he was such a jerk! I kept trying to open up to him, but he was so incredibly insensitive and I always felt so angry and bitter and clammed up around him. I honestly feel like he was actively working against me, instead of for me. He’s the first person in my entire life I had to fire. He was such a joke.
I was in such desperate need of having someone like this lady in my life. I felt so vulnerable and alone at the time. It’d been the first time in my life I didn’t have either of my parents to lean on.
It’s like she has my back and I feel like she’d fight for me. I don’t have to stand alone anymore. And damn that feels good.
She’s just been very important to me.
I wish everyone could have someone like her in their life.
She’s getting pretty old (she just turned 70)…and though I don’t think she ever really plans on retiring, the thought of it does worry me.
What kinds of fish will you be getting? And how long does it take to cycle before you can fully stock it with fish?
My dad put together a pretty nice fresh water tank this past fall and he let it cycle (with just a few fish at first) for I think 3 weeks before he put all the fish he has now in it.
You’re a refuse collector?
That’s a lot of hard work!
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(Fabrizio Rotoloni - cursum perficio)
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No, I do public service, I’m an Ecological Operator … And all in all it’s not that hard, six hours a day and the rest of the day is at my complete disposal.
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