Five Simple Things (April 21)

Hello.

Here are five things this week.

1. This season.

The Cherry Blossoms are in full effect on the Oregon State University campus right now and they are beautiful.

2. These boxes.

Kinder Beauty and Influenster sent some lovely items this month. My favorite item in the Kinder Beauty Box was the Snow Fox Skincare Multi-Ceramide Lavender & Coconut Sleeping Mask.

3. These robots.

These are the new delivery robots at Oregon State University. They are one of the coolest parts of technology that I think should be used everywhere. There's about 20 of these little robots scurrying around the campus. They stop at crosswalks, train crossings, and even bike paths. At night is when they are the coolest thing! They are from Starship Technologies and you can read more about them here.

4. This lunch.

We took a short lunch break this week and watched the planes land at the Portland International Airport. My lunch fork I've been using for over a year now decided to break on me, too. Single-use plastic isn't single-use if you use it over and over again. I am limping this little fork through until it falls apart on me. And when it does, it's compostable, so I feel a lot better putting that into the environment than a cheap, plastic fork that will sit and still be breaking down long after I'm gone.

5. This kid.

Baby blue eyes and sandwiches. I am so proud of him, so, so proud. ♥

One last thing:

I spent two days this week in a mental health slump, so comfort food was needed. I enjoyed some vegetarian enchiladas and queso, while watching some horror movies from my Letterboxd rotation. My therapist, my doctor, and me are trying a new pill regimen to see if it will help with my PTSD, sleep paralyses, and nightmares. I have high hopes that this time will be the winning combination. I honestly feel like my life is a roulette wheel of medications right now. Having all of these mental health issues are the cause of someone else's issues and not of my own doing. I wasn't even born with them. That's a hard thing to come to terms with. I wish these people that contributed to my mental health issues would go get help themselves, too. Seeking treatment, reaching out, and never giving up, even when the suicidal thoughts try to take over, is a brave thing. I know my suicidal tendencies will rear their ugly head once again, but I will and can beat this. I am strong enough to fight and I will win the battle... eventually.

Positive affirmations this week:

I am a big believer in rests, be it weekend, monthly, or even seasonally. I like to hit rest every Sunday and use that day for selfcare, and clean the house, and get everything ready for the week ahead. I also like to do a seasonal rest. Go through clothes and downsize, organize and donate things through the house that are no longer needed, and also reset bedding, books, the office, etc. Rests help clear my head and with having been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, it's a nice way to satisfy that urge to purge everything out of my house and light it on fire. I use a few techniques when going through a rest; list making, apps, cue cards, and even doing five things every day per room. The chart below is a beginners step in creating a good rest routine for yourself. I've used this one on more than one occasion, but took what I could from it and made my own rest list and routine. This one is from Unhustle. Unhustle helps high achievers create whole-life success without sacrifices. You can check them out here.