Hard Things

[ysabetwordsmith]

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do?

Comments

[technoshaman]

Having the slot for which one was interviewing evaporate on you, potentially to return at a later date.

Realising that the thing someone is supposed to be helping you with, that someone hasn't figured out for herself. This may be life-altering for both of us...

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Having the slot for which one was interviewing evaporate on you, potentially to return at a later date.<<

That sucks.

>> Realising that the thing someone is supposed to be helping you with, that someone hasn't figured out for herself. This may be life-altering for both of us... <<

I hope you can work it out together.

[mama_kestrel]

>>Realising that the thing someone is supposed to be helping you with, that someone hasn't figured out for herself. This may be life-altering for both of us... <<

Oh, dear. Discrete ears available if desired, hugs offered regardless?

[technoshaman]

I suppose I should say publicly that my relationship with my `ohana - all of them - is stronger than it's been in, well, ever... this is a *professional* relationship, not a personal one, that's having issues.

Hard Things-Lee

[(Anonymous)]

I'm usually a lurker here, but this week has been full of some amazingly hard things. It's almost the same month anniversary of my partner's death, and that is hitting me very hard. It's also my birthday, and I'm not in a place to feel like celebrating. I just got turned down for a promotion that I thought was a sure thing, and I'm struggling but mostly succeeding in being gracious to the people who did get the job. On top of that my family is moving, and while it's been more than four times as long that I haven't lived in their home than I had it's still hiring me hard that 'my room' isn't there anymore. But I'll keep doing the mundane and moving forward. I just wanted the works to know I've done hard things.

Re: Hard Things-Lee

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I'm usually a lurker here, but this week has been full of some amazingly hard things. <<

Welcome!

>> It's almost the same month anniversary of my partner's death, and that is hitting me very hard. <<

Alas. :(

>> It's also my birthday, and I'm not in a place to feel like celebrating.<<

Sometimes, it's just about observing that you are still here and the planet hasn't bucked you off yet.

>> I just got turned down for a promotion that I thought was a sure thing, and I'm struggling but mostly succeeding in being gracious to the people who did get the job. <<

:/

>> On top of that my family is moving, and while it's been more than four times as long that I haven't lived in their home than I had it's still hiring me hard that 'my room' isn't there anymore. <<

Oh, that's a hard one, all right.

>> But I'll keep doing the mundane and moving forward. I just wanted the works to know I've done hard things.<<

That's what this post is here for. Go you!

[jtthomas]

College. Intro to Statistics. 25 problem homework due ten hours from now, if the snow doesn't stop the class from happening until after spring break.

Best go start.

[oldtoadwoman]

My boss is on vacation for a week. I've covered for him for single days before, but this is the first time I've been in charge for a whole week and today was a pretty busy day too. There were no disasters, I think I handled it okay. But at the end of the day, I went straight to the grocery store because I wasn't in the mood to re-heat leftovers. And I managed to effortlessly spend nearly $30 on impulse purchases. (I grabbed food at the salad bar and the hot deli bar... and then there was cheese bread on sale... and tortilla chips... and ice cream... and...)

So, I just need to get through six more days of this without resorting to expensive stress eating. I do not have the budget to throw around $30 on food that will only last about two meals.

O_O

[ysabetwordsmith]

I wish you luck with all that.

[readera]

I have had a lot of anxiety about money issues for my household this month. My hours at work got cut two weeks ago, and I just found out today it will be that way the rest of this month. :( We are on a tight budget already, so this is really hitting me hard.

I traded shifts at work with a coworker to apply for a part-time job, that I didn't get a call back for, so that was disappointing. I do have tomorrow off, which is good. But I have to work for 6 days straight after that. *Grr arg

I am having some trouble coping with my anxiety and depression as they are both flaring at the same time, atm. I am kind of worried about coping methods to use over my upcoming long work week. I have been knitting on a simple shawl at work and that has been helping.

*blinks and looks up. That post got long rather quickly.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Anxiety and depression suck, especially when they gang up on you.

*hugs offered*

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[readera]

*Accepts hug.

Thanks. I appreciate it. <3

[lilly_c]

Submitted an application for additional financial assistance last week and still waiting to hear if it's successful. Legit hate asking for money.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

My sympathies. Society is often vicious to people that need help. I have found that it often makes me feel much worse than doing nothing.

Good and bad

[we_are_spc]

I feel like my lablog is manageable, as of yesterday-but it's still going to ba a hard thing to get everything in by the 19th of this month.

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Move that was supposed to happen in September got pushed up to May. And while the timing feels perfect, I'm not ready and I don't feel like I have a big enough network to offload my lovely little place.

I can't sell it, really, without bring loads of money I don't have to closing, and it's freaking me out, because in order for this to work I've *got* to have something planned for this thing.

I'm not worried about the packing, I'm not worried about offloading some of the furniture (THat's what Next Door ane Craigslist are for)...I'm concerned with the fact that this has the potential to turn into the same financial clusterfuck (I moved, couldn't helpe because not enough money to contrib8ute, had to end up leaving due to that) as Denver...and none of us want that. It's a necessary thing that we avoid, and...I'm having a really hard time focusing on the fact that we *can* because it doesn't seem possible. :/

Not to mention the market in the summer that I wanted to sell at is now not an option for too long because it doesn't *start* until May. :(

-Fallon~

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[ysabetwordsmith]

O_O That sounds really stressful. I hope things work out okay.

Re: Good and bad

[we_are_spc]

Thank you. Me, too.

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It doesn't help that I haven't had time to really deep clean the house, including the stove I used about a week ago, and I feel like such a horrid failure because it got so bad that a friend had to leave because she couldn't handle the bugs, and I never wanted my house to get that bad. :/...and I really can't afpord a cleaning service without running up my credit card, and while the time bank is a good idea, I haven't had time to look there for people with cleaning talents. :/

-agitated people~

vagueblogging

[redsixwing]

Doing some hard emotional work.

Something I thought was A Real Feeling has turned out to be sort of waffly around the edges. (How bad do I want it to be real? Because wow, complication.)

Figuring out what do now that I'm not moving.

Figuring out what family looks like without Gramps in it.

Reworking my feelings about work from "do it until you leave" to "do it for [them]."

A bunch of good stuff, but writing it out like that, no wonder I've been ragged lately.

Re: vagueblogging

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Something I thought was A Real Feeling has turned out to be sort of waffly around the edges. (How bad do I want it to be real? Because wow, complication.) <<

I find that one of the hardest situations to deal with is when I don't know what I want.