Just One Thing (11 August 2016)

[nanila]

It's challenge time!

Comment with Just One Thing you've accomplished in the last 24 hours or so. It doesn't have to be a hard thing, or even a thing that you think is particularly awesome. Just a thing that you did.

Feel free to share more than one thing if you're feeling particularly accomplished!

Extra credit: find someone in the comments and give them props for what they achieved!

Nothing is too big, too small, too strange or too cryptic. And in case you'd rather do this in private, anonymous comments are screened. I will only unscreen if you ask me to.

Go!

Comments

[alexseanchai]

Nothing in this spectacularly shitty thirty-odd hours has actually driven me to tears.

Have been and shall continue to be very polite to both asshole classmate and classmate defending asshole classmate. Angry with them both, yes, and I'm sure that came through loud and clear, but polite.

[sathari]

Ugh, that is HARD. Not crying because ASSHOLES, and managing to be politely angry, are both awesome!

[alexseanchai]

Oh, the shittasticness was not just the asshole and his defender. Tech problems. Tech problems. Health problems. People who make my job harder because they don't bother following policies. (Seriously how hard is it for these people to send an email to the management team saying "hey we're sending you this many pieces of one-hour-priority work", as policies require, so that we know they're coming?) Tech problems. Money problems. A class I was looking forward to this fall got cancelled. Freaking ridiculous hot weather! The asshole and his defender were really a small part of my day. It's just that the shit ain't let up all day!

But yeah. I am proud of not crying and also of staying polite.

[cosmolinguist]

Oof, well done at dealing with such a lot of difficult stuff.

[alexseanchai]

:)

[lilysea]

Went to specialist medical appt even though I hadn't slept well and REALLY didn't want to leave the house.

[alexseanchai]

Well done!

Sympathy, too.

[sathari]

Oh, that's hard! Go you!

[cosmolinguist]

That's some of the hardest stuff to do, things you don't want to when you haven't slept well.

I hope the appointment was useful.

[lilysea]

Thank you. ^_^

I hope the appointment was useful.

I think so, yes.

[sathari]

Despite late starts on all of it, exercised and wrote today! And slept! Sleep is an accomplishment!

[alexseanchai]

Yay! Indeed, sleep is an accomplishment.

[cosmolinguist]

It absolutely is. :)

And I'm all about the late starts lately; glad stuff is still getting done!

[cosmolinguist]

Went with sister-in-law to an important appointment she asked me along to. It went well and she seemed to think me being there helped. :)

[nanila]

Yay, successful support providing!

[haggis]

I wrote an email to a client saying No. That's something I really struggle with because I feel stupid/ashamed for not being able to solve their problem and I worry they will be angry at me.

They are both irrational feelings and I have my company's backing but still haaard.

[nanila]

Well done for doing the difficult thing that was the correct decision!

[fred_mouse]

Went to parent-teacher meeting for middlest, in which upper school* options were discussed. Five of the necessary 6 subjects have been selected based on necessity; the other zie/we have a week to decide on. And whether it will be a throw-away (one year) subject.

*Years 11 & 12 are their own special hell. These are the years that the university entry subjects are studied, usually over the full two years, and it is Serious Bizniz selecting subjects, especially if the desired university course has pre-requisites.

[nanila]

Excellent! Best wishes for the decision-making process on Subject Six.

[azurelunatic]

Didn't stab anyone. Not even a little.

[nanila]

Such restraint! Very admirable.

[azurelunatic]

Some people, you know?!

[nanila]

Had several useful conversations with work colleagues.

Began travelling home early because I'm ill. AGAIN. >:(

[silveradept]

Remote troubleshooting achieved, even if the thing itself was a failure. And all managed to get some of my planned work done for that day.

Still more communication and perspective-gathering.

[nanila]

Huzzah for trouble-shooting, to-do lists with items crossed off and communication!