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  When you blog for long enough, especially when you participate in community events and the prompts that show up in them, it's really only a matter of time before you start repeating yourself. I tried not to do that. I probably wasn't successful. Group Project: Tell Us All About Your First Blog #Blaugust2026 http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/08/04/blaugust2026-group-project-my-first-blog/

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  Mixtape Monday - A Warm Hug (Krikket's Musical Pep Talk) I've been wanting to snag this idea from Belghast for months, and now I feel like even though I waited too long for him to appreciate it, that I'd like to carry on the tradition. I might not be as meticulous as he was, but I hope these songs will connect with someone (and maybe point them back to his vastly superior mix tapes!) #Blaugust2026 #MixtapeMonday http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/08/03/mixtape-monday-a-warm-hu...

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  July is just about over, but there's still time to sign up to participate in #Blaugust2026. All the details are here: https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/

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  Everything you need to know about the #Blaugust2026 theme weeks, plus optional prompts & group project topics! Have you signed up yet? You should! http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/23/blaugust-2026-calendar-weekly-prompts-group-projects/

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  #Blaugust2026 is just around the corner - here's what you need to know, including the sign up form and a link to the Discord. We hope you'll join us for a month of blog-related shenanigans! http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/

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  I survived my first foray out in these bad boys:

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  The heatwave this week has showed me that pretty much all of my go to summer bike shorts don't work anymore. So I got a little spendy. First world problems, y'all, but I am so sick of needing new clothes. #Fitness #WeightLoss #UnfuckingMyA1C

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  At the six month mark, my A1C is down to 5.8, which is only 1/10 of a point over the top of the normal range. I daresay I did it? #WeightLoss #Fitness #UnfuckingMyA1C

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  We talked for about three hours last night. I said a lot of things I needed to, he said a lot of things that made me feel better. It's not all resolved - I didn't expect it to be - but we're both committed to continuing to work on it. Two very damaged humans trying their best for each other maybe isn't the ideal, but I am so very grateful.

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  It's my day off, it's supposed to be over 90 today, and I'm all hormonal and a little bit sad. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a self-care day, and giving myself permission to forgo doing *anything* productive.

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  I feel like I rarely post anymore because my life is VERY BORING OMG and I don't have anything of interest to say, so in an attempt to subvert that, a couple of entertainment related thoughts.

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  However, that playthrough got derailed when a friend bought me a copy of Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library. I did a full playthrough without even unlocking the major magic spells, just slowly, methodically, manually shelving over 3000 books. It was compulsively satisfying. I then restarted to do a magic run, and found it kind of blah. The first run took almost 17 hours. The second, just over 2.

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  The only thing I don’t like about my room is the challenge of clothes storage. I bought this rack for another room, but I think it’s going to live right here. Yes, I know it blocks the door, but I don’t use that door anyway.

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  I would like to start by saying I *hate* that this works... ...but the lighter I make my "must do" list on a given day? The more I get done. If I put all the things on a must do list, I would get overwhelmed and do none of it. But when I keep the list light? All of a sudden it doesn't seem like a big deal to squeeze in a few of those "would really like to get done" items. WHY IS MY BRAIN LIKE THIS?!?

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  I am forever shopping for enamel pins to turn into needle minders, and I just stumbled across one that said "Stop giving CPR to dead situations." and hooboy did that feel like a punch in the face. Oof.

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  I am super annoyed with just how well this has worked. Only a couple of times have I had to set myself a "down time" alarm, and I wasn't mad when it went off.

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  (For the record? I'm not even remotely trying to "do keto" but I find a lot of keto recipes are a good starting point for just cutting back on carbs. Obviously, if you cannot tolerate any artificial sweeteners, this is way harder, but I am lucky enough to be good with all of them.) In other sweet treats, I made some mocha mousse (sugar free chocolate pudding mix, heavy cream, espresso powder) which is pretty good, and a coconut porridge which I think would have been pretty good...

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  @MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop Oof, I identify with this so strongly. My ex just sucked every drop of life out of me, and I had no energy for anything. I'm not *quite* where you are - getting there slowly - but I keep being surprised by how much I remember this person I was 15 years ago, and how much I've missed her.

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  Okay Fedi friends, I have an important question for you. If you are a person with hobbies who likes to set aside a block of time for yourself every now and again to enjoy said hobbies, how the heck do you enforce that for yourself? Plans with other people? Sure, I'll be there. Something that needs to get done? Most of the time I'm on it. Heck, I've even mostly gotten on top of taking care of myself physically even when I don't feel like it. But when it come...

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  I just couldn't deal with clearing snow today while it was still happening, and I took a snow day from work. Probably should have pushed myself to go in, because holy hell, have I been mopey today. Part of it was that the weather stuff meant the tentative plans I had tonight didn't happen, but I suspect they wouldn't have anyway. Part of it is just the weather - I'm so tired of things being delayed or put on hold because winter be wintering. Part of it is th...

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  When I first started exercising regularly? I expected to be sore a lot. I was doing things I hadn't done in years, and in some cases, never done. Obviously, there was going to be some discomfort in that. Now, almost 6 months in? I'm over it. I'm sick of my muscles grumbling at me day after day. Now more than ever, I don't understand fitness people. I'm fairly certain I have yet to experience an endorphin, and every day is a game of "which muscl...

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  Oof, I just saw a post from someone I respect on FB that said “leaving meta, find me on Substack” and that’s certainly a choice.

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  I really hate when my nice logical brain is telling me one thing, and yet? Something is pushing my emotional panic button. While I do understand that it's important to listen to your feelings because the brain is excellent at rationalizing? I also know I am also excellent at catastrophizing minor inconveniences, and this feels more like that then an actual indication of a real problem.