Kingdom of Knuffel

Popping in here after a long time. How's it going, everyone?

In my country we have a break next week, so I do get some allowance to catch up to stuff luckily... But yeah, still gotta focus on two deadlines this Friday first.

Hello Kira! I'm good, how about you?

JK: I'm in the same boat lol! I have term papers all lined up, but I don't feel like doing them now because they're due at the end of term, but the end of term is in like, two weeks, so I really need to use the time now. But the only homework I'm able to make myself do is stuff due the next day. So I'm frittering away the time binge-watching Legend of the Blue Sea and on KofK.

Mirika: My holidays begin May 7th. I've got deadlines leading all the way up to that date. Haha maybe I can focus on the top poster prize for May, since it doesn't look like I can possibly be in (or put myself in) the running for this month.

I'm not too dissappointed about that though because I donated enough to get the GotQ already... I just thought it'd be nice to be a top poster, just for the title's distinction... and of course to have a double of the GotQ that I could sell #greeeeed

Kira: Hey, hey, hey! It's going better than it used to back when I was a conscientious good girl doing all her work all the time because I'm happy more often now (KofK being my happy place )

I. NEED. TO. STUDY.

I have an exam tomorrow for crying out loud but I just can't bring myself to study. I just really really really want to go home. And see my family and friends. And drink a lot of juice. I ask for such simple things in life :/

I feel ya. When I made a thread in Chats about binge-watching I mentioned how I seem to crave to do it the most just when I have the most stuff to do i.e. when I'm the most stressed. I think that's the case with a lot of people. When insurmountable stress is being put on you, you just want to relax

IKR. Why, oh why have humans built their lives to be so complicated. We're doing so many things in order to be happy that by the time we're finished with those things we don't have time left over to be happy.

I know right It's a never ending chain of events.

Exactly lol. What's wrong is humans is that they don't give importance to what's ACTUALLY important

My health is fucked, maybe for life, because I made a stupid choice in the face of pressure, a choice which meant unhealthy overdoses of stress and an unhealthy lifestyle of sitting on my ass all day and cramming. So now my digestive system is chronically messed up and I can't do most of the things I thought I'd do after suffering a stressful couple of years through, like going out. For anything. THAT'S what it took for me to realize what was important.
No, actually, I knew what was important even then. But I took the path of least resistance. I KNEW what I was doing was bad for me, but I did it because others would give me hell if I didn't. I was weak, and I chose wrong- KNOWING it was wrong- so now I'm being punished for it.

Sorry for the textwall
Anyway.

That's wonderful! I remember you were having a hard time at your old job, we talked about it both here and in Life Issues. The decision was a long time coming and I'm glad you made the decision and that it's giving you happiness

I know it's not that easy, but does he have to go back to the same job?

After school I chose what would make me happy, too. My body prevents me from really being happy, but I'm in a MUCH better place now. It's still bittersweet because it's a student hostel- so I can't control what I get to eat, and I have to deal with horrible public bathrooms- and I not only don't get to go out and do much, but I'm late for classes and miss events that happen right on campus (thanks, body.) That hurts, because I'm not going to get such opportunities dropped on my lap anytime except in college. But I guess I have to be content with how much I'm able to do.

It's definitely not easy- it took me months to get my mother around to the idea that I wasn't going to study in med school but in a liberal arts college- and I still get shit from a lot of people about it, but I'm able to disregard those opinions as not worthy of brain space

Seriously, stress is just not worth it. It can have pretty drastic consequences and long-term stress will just screw you over. I hope your partner is able to figure something out as well.