It's been a tradition of mine not to post my annual Luminaire thank yous in the Gift Bragging board; I'm not quite sure why? Please bear with me, I spent most of the 25th asleep because I got drained from work...

Some of you are friends, others are people I've spoken to a few times (and hoped to converse with a little more, but got too shy to follow-up), and a few... are kind people who I've not encountered in the past, but left a few gifts under my tree. I am very honoured that you thought of me. c:

A Merry Luminaire to all of you. I hope that the holiday season fills you with love and the warmth of friends and other people dear to you.

Most (if not all) of you will receive another ping to a different board; I considered announcing it here, but I'm not sure if it's against forum rules to do so.

It sounds like you have been super busy! I hope you get some rest and Merry Luminaire!! :)

Look after yourself first and foremost ❤️ Hope you have a lovely Lumi, and don't stress about gifting because it takes away from the purpose of it ❤️

hugs You really deserve to have a most restful and Merry Christmas! I hope you get some rest and peace from work and get to enjoy a bit of a holiday break before you must resume the stress of every day life. I feel so strongly for you and sincerely hope for the best fro you. It pains me to know of those around me who are so nice suffering in any way. You really are so compassionate. Thank you for being who you are. hugs Merry Christmas! <3

Oh BTW your HA is stunning - I love the glowy lights effect in there!

Thank you, pax, I hope 2019 goes better for you!

You're welcome! I did nothing but sleep after work too. Take care of yourself, when you're run down and stressed it makes it easier to get sick. I got super sick early this year when my workplace was going nuts over preparing for an audit (and another major one is coming up in 2 months ugh).

I hope you get a chance to recharge - it sounds like you've been working hard!! And it sounds like you've been going through so much on top of it - I hope you have some clearer days ahead - you deserve it!

Happy Holidays!! <3 <3 I hope the season lets you get a bit of rest and time to just -be- and be happy as well. C:

: Happy Lumi! ❤

Please take care of YOU! This holiday season can be a stressful time, and it's too easy to become overwhelmed with the added stress of gifting, sending cards or notes and trying to touch base with everybody you encountered during the year. Just take it easy, and have moments where you can just relax and chill. Listen to a favorite song or watch a favorite movie, have a favorite snack or meal. Look up at the sky to enjoy the clouds or stars. Enjoy just small everyday things around us that we sometimes forget to enjoy because we're glued to our electronic devices.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the Holiday Season and hope the New Year brings some awesome, fun-filled times. You deserve it! <3

So glad to hear you are doing better. Have a wonderful christmas/lumi/holiday season big hugs

Thank you very much! I did sleep all day on the 25th when I got home from work at 9 AM... (except for dinner, which I was thankfully able to eat.) I still felt too fatigued to go to work this morning, but I'm here anyway. Thankfully we haven't been seeing patients yet, since the two in the waiting room have yet to receive their previous records.

Merry Luminaire to you!

Thank you, Sah! I gotta admit that gifting kinda stressed me out this year, both physical and Subeta gifts. Can definitely see why people tell me that it takes away from the holiday spirit to be stressed over it. I’ll try to get some rest after work today. U_U Hopefully it won’t be too busy later in the afternoon...

hugs back Thank you very much! A Merry Christmas to you, as well. I was hoping to get at least one day off but it looks like I’m on duty during most of the non-working holidays (I can’t really refuse since we’re understaffed.) I’ll just try to get as much rest as I can during off-peak hours (like right now!) <3

I am humbled to be in your thoughts. Thank you for being the very thoughtful you, and I hope you’ll stay happy and healthy. :)

Thank you very much — here’s to a better year this 2019 to you, too. I regret not being active enough to get to talk to you and the rest of the Galactic Thylacines this year. ;; Hopefully I have more time after this year of internship, when I’ll be taking a few months off. :)

GAH I think I remember that, you were really stressed out over the audit, too. I hope that one went well, and that there’s at least more time to prepare for the next one s that it won’t wear you out as much as the first audit. Remember to take care of yourself, too!

Thank you very much. I wish you restful and happy days this holiday season, as well. It’s kinda funny because I just had a leave of absence for a week, but my mental health ended up being in a worse state at the time. Probably six months of overwork catching up on me. At least now I feel like I’ve gone through a partial reboot, as I’m enjoying my current assignment (psychiatry) even if I was initially very scared of it.

I hope you’ve been well, and that we’ll be able to talk more this 2019. C:

A happy Lumi to you as well! <3

I could definitely use your advice right about now. It’s quiet at work for a change, so my need for calming music is diminished somewhat. My recent leave of absence made me appreciate rest so much more than I already did — I used to loathe having nothing to do, so I’d always fill my day and even my “rest time” with activities that I didn’t know added to my fatigue. It was really nice taking walks on the park with my mum. I’d recommend that people do that more often.

You’re very right about the being glued to our gadgets part — I remember the days when they were considered luxuries rather than necessities. It’s really refreshing when I have the opportunity to turn them off and ignore our workplace group chats, and have more control over my time - especially phone/computer time.

Thank you so much. I wish you warmth and love this holiday season. hugs

Thank you very much. We can always use that reminder. As someone in a profession involved in caring for other people, it’s very common among my colleagues to get burnt out (even get compassion fatigue, in some cases) from neglecting our own health.

I really appreciate that you think I’m a good conversationalist. Admittedly, I am shy, but I’m looking to overcome that both in person and in writing.

Hopefully I can be more active in Dearlings this 2019! I still have some plans for events and giveaways; I just need some free time to polish and work on them more!

if you join us again next year, I hope we can RP with your character! it will be fun :)

I will tell you why you are in my thoughts and have been for months. For one I understand your plight, being that I've been hospitalized a lot for a variety of reasons (some not so nice ones). And I've also got really poor health sometimes that drag me down and ruin my life, so I can understand that stress. And I overall can understand the stress of being overworked because when I was younger I worked 3 jobs at once and felt completely over-exhausted and had no time for anything at all ever. Luckily at that time though I had pretty ok health.

And this is probably the number one reason. You did something thoughtfully sweet, and probably without thinking too much of it here on subeta for me. I have not forgotten it and doubt that I'll be able to forget it because it touched me so strongly. I really wanted to slot on an item I could not afford but you had purchased it. You offered to let me borrow it whenever I wanted from you., That just really touched me. I was so humbled and honored by the offer it still brings me much grateful-emotion to think on it. I know you might have forgotten and even don't think of it at all, but it meant a lot to me. hugs <3 For that I know that you are a good person who deserves the very best of peace and fulfillment. hugs <3

- oh no, it's awful when that overwork catches up on you like that :( I'm so happy to hear you feel you're getting back to feeling a bit more equalized now - hopefully that overwork won't catch up to you with such an avalanche in the future <3 sending good thoughts your way for that!

And yes, it would be lovely to talk more in the coming year! <3

You are most welcome! I wish you all the best for the New Year! Happy holidays ❤

Gifting is overrated anyways >:) But seriously, I'm more then enough thankful to have seen each other this year. You sticking around and giving any feedback on your status is more important then any pixels, since I've been cheering that things work out for you after all the hardship you go trough (on a second thought I've been doing this a lot lately, so many good people crossing my path and giving me hope things can be a little brighter in the future x) ).

So I hope you had a nice holiday in the end, even though you had to work and sleep the day after! It doesn't matter how you spend it as long as it makes you feel good inside and at peace with yourself, which is all that matters <3

Until 2019!

Aw, thank you so much! It means a lot to me that you can keep me in your thoughts and cheer on us. I also hope everything will be better for you, as well. c:

Here's to hoping 2019 will be much kinder to us!

Aww it sounds like you've been going through a lot, and honestly everything you mention sounds super overwhelming. I think it's touching that you still found the time and energy to even try to submit CWs as gifts, even if they were denied.

I hope the sleep and rest you got yesterday were rejuvenating, and I hope you don't feel bad for not being able to do more. You shouldn't feel bad. Sometimes life is just... so much. I get it. My wish for you is that the new year brings you good news, new strength and that whatever burdens you're carrying right now are lifted or at least lessened.