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Merry Christmas!! Hope you all have a great day.

Slept horrible... not feeling to well... Couch, tv, tea and rest for me.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas and Happy Luminaire to everyone! ♥️

Happy Holidays all you wonderful people!

Merry Christmas!

I drank way too much coffee so I know I'll be in pain but it was worth it O.O'

One time of year to overindulge is Christmas O.O'

Hubby got me a Pip Boy from the Fallout series =D

I'm playing catch up and oh my goodness, that sounds like one heck of a tumble. How are you healing? I hope you're not in too much pain! <3 Woo, another Sanderson fan! I'm about to be in good company! Are you able to do audiobooks or do migraines happen that way too? I'm sorry to hear about those, that sucks!

Ahaha your hubby and son are bringing me some good Christmas cheer with their ornament battle! I am so sorry to hear about your hand, that's terrible :( I hope it feels better soon! I wonder if there's something that can dictate for you so you can speak-to-text even online!

I hope you're enjoying your winter break! Get as much rest as you can!

So glad to hear you're okay!

Not the flu! Ugh, I'm so sorry!

I hope the reflux is going away, that is awful! The constant acidy burning is so uncomfortable. What's a DMCA takedown? I'm so sorry people can be so mean and make rude assumptions. Honestly how hard is it to keep your mouth shut about matters of preference if you don't have something nice to say?!

I love the BG you're using for your HA, such a pretty and light scene. And I love the way you layered the framing. Sorry to hear you've been having leg pain! That's terrible and I hope it is gone.

Same wishes to you! :)

No worries, happy to see you! I 100% agree, I just wish people could lead with kindness. To be honest, it's a small percent of people who are truly bad. They just do a good job consolidating power and wealth so they can keep others divided. Subeta is a wonderful haven in a rough world for sure!

To all the lovely members of - Happiest of Lumis, Wishes for Joyful and Warm Holidays, and here's all the good, healing thoughts and prayers for each of you as we all seek rest and replenishment before entering a new year <3

Our Christmas was very low-key. We have both felt so weighed down by everything going on in life the last few months, it was a very irregular holiday season for us. We opened presents early and also both have one thing that is arriving late. We had a special meal Johnny made (his mom's roast) and watched Christmas movies. We're planning on heading home to visit everyone in January instead of over the holiday. Johnny did get to go see his parents - his mom is officially home (thank God!) but opted to come be with me versus staying longer because I was having a really hard wave of depression. We also have a surprise guest - after my friend's shepherd went home we were planning on having no "extra" animals until the new year (hahaha famous last words) but one of my friends who has a rescue ended up getting called out to help trap two semi-feral wolfdogs (she already knew one of them which is why she got called). She was able to catch both but didn't have anywhere for the more feral one to safely stay, so we took her in. She's very skittish and so unsure about a lot of things (which makes sense, she was originally pulled from a hoarding / breeding situation and then the woman who had her after that kept her and her sister in an outdoor pen and did nothing to improve their socialization or comfort, neglected them to the point that they were living in flood waters for a while and their coats were so horrific we had to shave them, and then they broke out and were running free for a month until the neighbors threatened to bang bang them). But we're making progress.

I was able to go to sleep so that's good. I'm going to be able to get something to help with the acid reflux today.

DMCA take down basically means forcing someone to take something down by getting the person into legal trouble.

I don't know why people get so worked up about fics. You don't NEED to read them to keep up with a show/movie/ect.

Happiest of holidays to you as well! Love your ha :)

As for what you've been going through, whew! I'm glad you were able to help with helping with the new pup. I feel so bad for it! Some people really shouldn't be allowed to have animals. They deserved better treatment than what they got but I know they are in better hands now. I wish for a safe recovery for them ❤. Helping rescue animals throughout my life, I get how hard it can be but also in how rewarding it can be to help.

I am so sorry I disappeared, I found out last week my best friend tried to take her life. (We're both very introverted so when she was distancing herself, it wasn't noticeable.) She then was put in a MHF that put her on the floor with men who had murdered.

She's been through a lot and I've kind of retreated with her.

As someone who struggles bad with sleep, I am so glad to hear that you were able to sleep and that things are getting better! Oh wow, that's weird. I'm glad you can laugh it off.

Thank you! I have so many new wardrobe items to play with, I'm so excited and almost overwhelmed lol. And thank you, we're hoping she and her sister can end up together at a sanctuary or really appropriate home. Just seeing small steps of progress in her confidence is huge. I'm sure it will go up and down as we move forward - the safer she feels the more communication we will see, and sometimes that communication isn't desired behaviors lol.

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. There aren't words for that kind of experience, the heaviness and grief of such trauma is too much to encompass in words. I am glad she is alive and has opportunity to find healing, comfort, uplifting, and peace. I pray she finds all of that and more and that she has all the support she needs. And you as well, because it is easy to allow our own pain and trauma and all the things that come with experiencing something like this to slip under our focus on the other person.

Thank you everyone and everyone I gifted is welcome.

Yesterday was chaos. Depression is winning a lot lately. Reading books to keep it at bay. Glad the sun is returning.

hugs. I was in the same situation recently, but sounds like my friend went to a better hospital to recover. Sometimes depression just takes over. It isn’t anyone’s fault, including the ill person or those they pushed away.

Well i had no fun christmas... was sick.. the flu.. Doing a bit better now... still not 100 % but i am getting bored so that is a good sign

hugs here if you need, even if it's just to be reminded that you're not alone and that you're valued.

I'm sorry you were sick over Christmas, what a bummer! Hopefully you can enjoy the rest of the year and make up for it!

Yes ma'am it's really hard, I know what she went through to an extent, I did the same decades ago, but talked family out of taking me to a MHF.

I still have diagnosed depression and anxiety but thankfully I'm on a regimen of medicine that keeps me pretty level. Although I do battle with depression during this season of winter and darkness. I'm working on that pretty hard, hygge practice is helping ten-fold.

hugs Yes it sneaks up on us and spreads like poison. I am still mad at myself but being an introvert, and other social issues I didn't have any inkling something was that bad off. i am certified in MHFA and QPR but without speaking together more often I couldn't intervene. We no longer work together and she doesn't even live in my same town.

I still hate that this sounds like I'm making excuses, she's my only best friend.

well i am off until monday so that's nice and then back to work. Working new years eve & and new years day eve but home before 11:30pm.

I am getting so bored.. must feel better as i have to urge to go outside and it's cold and foggy (still at 2:45pm). How ever i did put away the tree... needles everywhere and i was fed up with it.

hugs I get that, truly. ATM my depression has been peaking and it's been hard to keep up with each day. Thankfully with medication and therapy (though I need to get with a new Dr on both now that insurance has changed) I'm safe, just struggling. It doesn't sound like excuses. The truth is, often we don't know because part of the "presentation" of certain health challenges varies significantly AND can be very "within the norm" depending on the context. For example, it's hard for my husband at times because I can seem like I'm "doing better" but I may actually be doing so much worse that I'm now apathetic vs expression negative emotions, or I can be too overwhelmed and in a shut down / forced action state. Withdrawing isn't easy to observe when communication is intermittent, and other things are hard to see unless we let someone see them. I think you're wishing you could have stopped this, and maybe even blaming yourself. Listen to the facts - they're not excuses. They're valid reasons why you absolutely should not hold any blame to yourself.

I'm glad you have a little time to rest, and that you're feeling better! We had a fake tree this year, still up because I like the lights lol. No needles for us, but also no yummy tree smell. The cats still chew on it though rolls eyes

will be difficult as i am working with new years eve en day eveningshifts. But will make it nice shifts

LOL well my cats did not chew on the tree and it did smell lovely but those darn needles i am glad it's gone. I set it outside near the green bin and well someone took it as one hour later it was gone.. Well enjoy!

Oh, I hope the shifts are smooth, safe, and fun! The needles are impossible. And over carpet is the worst because they get stuck in any small fiber loops! Here people love to take the trees after the holiday and make huge bonfires with them. It can get ... intense. lol

Glad to know you are safe.

I'm starting to wonder if I need to think about new/ different meds or this situation has effected my own personal issues. But I'm mostly trying to shut all that off and focus on the good.