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You are too kind and humble, Sampa. I don't think any of us would feel like you meant harm if you were to think romantically of anyone here. *salutes*


And thank you for your prayers. Shortly after I made that post we ... ehm ... had a painful bout where nausea came to its inevitable fruition, so to speak. Thankfully the Lord is to be praised for granting my prayers that the pain of nausea would not last long before it got purged away. I feel weak, but much better. And rushed off to the store before it could close to get the usual consumables to help with general sickness. My immediate family via text were gracious to help with prayers and suggestions for healing ... and rehydration, as you can imagine. I seriously think I lost at least a quart of fluids - if not half a gallon - in the last two hours.
I pray you get the rest that you need and feel better soon!
 
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Yes, I think flexible hours like that would be really beneficial.

My employer used to have flex time where you could work extra on like Monday so you don't have to work Friday, but they went away with that (too much fighting over it). I think I could like that too. But maybe it'd be even harder coming back on Monday than what it is.......
I find having 3 days off (I do occasionally have to work a Saturday- it's only once month) really helps me push through the days I'm working. I know it's only 4 days and then I'm off again for a few days. It brings a bit more balance to my life. I mean, I still hate and dread Mondays, haha. That would always be the case though. I do really think it's important if you are single to force yourself to take days off and focus on enjoyable things/hobbies, etc. Enjoy your weekends. I think sometimes single people can end up becoming workaholics because they don't have a family to spend time with. It's actually almost expected in some workplaces that the single employees will work more shifts or cover weekends. I'm really against that mentality and I think it's harmful. Even from a spiritual perspective it is not ideal. We need time to read Scripture, pray, meditate and focus on spiritual things. If we are working constantly and always exhausted from work it is much harder to clear our minds to pray/meditate.
 
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I was fiddling around with the back of my Switch (‘change the battery, it’s easy! It’s like changing a AA battery!’) & lost all my data…………..
Frustrating.
One of the reasons I stopped video games for a few years. You can lose years of progress in a flash.
Now what do I do? I tried to start new files on my games & it just felt like a chore – rather than being fun. I’m a slow gamer too, it’ll take me a long long time to get to where I was in my games.
Jesus says to build up treasure in heaven where moth & rust will not destroy.
"Store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them." Matthew 6
 
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I think snow is pretty. I really like winter. Yes, it's cold & can be inconvinient, but it really is a blessing.

Just when I start to get tired of it, it's springtime
 
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I'm glad I don't live in the far north. It's supposed to be -54ºC wind chill in Yellowknife overnight. That is way too cold. :bbrr:

I didn't even know that was possible anywhere on planet Earth.
 
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I didn't even know that was possible anywhere on planet Earth.
The lowest temperature ever recorded was -89.2ºC in Antarctica. In North America (excluding Greenland) it was -63ºC at a place called Snag in Canada.
 
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I think it's interesting what you said about people expecting more of single employees. If people had this expectation of me I was not aware of it.
I've never experienced that, but it probably depends on the nature of the job. That's less likely to happen in a 9-5 office environment than one where there's things like shift work, a lot of overtime, or a need to be staffed at weekends/public holidays.
 
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Nauseated again.


... This is going to suck.

They said that in 24 hours after my ER visit I may start eating certain foods again.

.... Naturally this final 30 minutes starting now is going to seem agonizingly long. ^_^
 
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You, too, huh? I wonder if we both caught the same kind of bug. Thankfully I did not have to worry about calling in as I took the rest of this week off after getting out yesterday morning.

Coping with this small illness right now by resting on the couch while viewing John Wick 4.


If I may ask for Sir @RileyG and myself, everyone please pray for our fast healing, from whatever it is that is ailing us.
I had severe anxiety all night. Hate it.
 
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