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What have you done lately for improving or maintaining your mental health? What more would you like to do?
The obvious ones are gardening and baking. The gardening teaches me not only how to grow things and how to interact with nature in a beneficial way, but also how to accept that there are some things I will never be able to understand, and lots of things that I cannot control. And that's ok. The baking teaches me self-patience as well as general patience, and pacing, in order for the bread to come out right.
I would like to exercise regularly again, hopefully soon thanks to full vaccination. It would also boost my own mental health a great deal to have my boyfriend find fulfillment and become a happy person again.
When did you last eat something specifically because it was good for you?
Every day. 25% of the calories I take in are protein, and that's not because I enjoy protein. My body demands it. The ONLY reason I've kept the same weight and shape for a year and a half, without exercise, is because every day I specifically eat things that are good for me whether I want to or not.
Super-specifically, I eat a lot of oatmeal, whole-grain breads, brown rice. I love fruit so that's easy. I dislike most veggies but always make sure to have at least 2-3 servings per day with lunch and dinner. I eat fish every week, and low fat Greek yogurt, and egg whites, and chicken. Beans hurt my guts very much so I avoid those, but I eat flax and nuts and seeds and edamame. I use Ripple pea milk instead of cow milk. And I make sure to eat chocolate every day because it IS good for me dammit! It's a must-have!
These days, what are you learning about, and what would you like to learn about next?
Learning about steno. To the point that I'm listening to the radio and steno-ing it in my head.
And learning bread baking, clearly.
What’s positive about your physical appearance lately?
The thing I really appreciate is that my body held itself together during this pandemic. No "quarantine 15" over here. I'd like to thank my genetics, which help me when I don't help myself, and my self-discipline, which I got from years of being a professional musician.
What will you do this weekend to bring joy into your life and a smile to someone else?
I will post pictures of my stupid life. Some people don't have a garden, or the time to bake bread. I know it's a gift and I want to appreciate it by sharing photos, to maybe give a little comfort to someone, and remind people that the 9 to 5 is not all there is, the things that make their hearts warm are not to be found in work or even in other people sometimes.
As for bringing joy into MY life, the bread baking gives me joy right now, and not much else.
spacefemWhat have you done lately for improving or maintaining your mental health? What more would you like to do?
The obvious ones are gardening and baking. The gardening teaches me not only how to grow things and how to interact with nature in a beneficial way, but also how to accept that there are some things I will never be able to understand, and lots of things that I cannot control. And that's ok. The baking teaches me self-patience as well as general patience, and pacing, in order for the bread to come out right.
I would like to exercise regularly again, hopefully soon thanks to full vaccination. It would also boost my own mental health a great deal to have my boyfriend find fulfillment and become a happy person again.
When did you last eat something specifically because it was good for you?
Every day. 25% of the calories I take in are protein, and that's not because I enjoy protein. My body demands it. The ONLY reason I've kept the same weight and shape for a year and a half, without exercise, is because every day I specifically eat things that are good for me whether I want to or not.
Super-specifically, I eat a lot of oatmeal, whole-grain breads, brown rice. I love fruit so that's easy. I dislike most veggies but always make sure to have at least 2-3 servings per day with lunch and dinner. I eat fish every week, and low fat Greek yogurt, and egg whites, and chicken. Beans hurt my guts very much so I avoid those, but I eat flax and nuts and seeds and edamame. I use Ripple pea milk instead of cow milk. And I make sure to eat chocolate every day because it IS good for me dammit! It's a must-have!
These days, what are you learning about, and what would you like to learn about next?
Learning about steno. To the point that I'm listening to the radio and steno-ing it in my head.
And learning bread baking, clearly.
What’s positive about your physical appearance lately?
The thing I really appreciate is that my body held itself together during this pandemic. No "quarantine 15" over here. I'd like to thank my genetics, which help me when I don't help myself, and my self-discipline, which I got from years of being a professional musician.
What will you do this weekend to bring joy into your life and a smile to someone else?
I will post pictures of my stupid life. Some people don't have a garden, or the time to bake bread. I know it's a gift and I want to appreciate it by sharing photos, to maybe give a little comfort to someone, and remind people that the 9 to 5 is not all there is, the things that make their hearts warm are not to be found in work or even in other people sometimes.
As for bringing joy into MY life, the bread baking gives me joy right now, and not much else.
