Not very well imo. I have 24 hours worth of music in my playlist and I get the same few songs each time I shuffle it

It's been a busy week so far. Trying to tidy my flat before an inspection next week as well as get some reporting done before a deadline tomorrow (it won't be done in time but their expectations aren't particularly reasonable so doing what I can). Got to do a Hackathon today based around a potential new system which was exciting! It's so much better than what we have at the moment.

Going to Amsterdam on Friday for the weekend, really looking forward to it

That sounds fantastic! I love the idea of progressively decorating, sounds much less daunting

I've really enjoyed getting to know more about Krampus over the last few years

Are you in a Nordic country? Sounds nice!

I'm atheist too but spend most of December in cold churches. I like the ritual of it even if I don't actually believe

Good post, agree with this. I enjoyed playing it a few years ago, don't let the bastards get you down.

Ashe and Lux ftw.

That sounds beautiful

I live in the UK so tipping thankfully isn't a thing here as we have minimum wage. I will tip if I'm at a restaurant with a group of people but otherwise I won't tip at all. Hospitality workers deserve to be paid more but it's not up to the customers to supplement a dodgy business. I am in a union and will always vote for parties who advocate for employment rights though.

Tipping is very much a cultural thing and I think it's not wise to treat it like it's the same everywhere. In the US it sounds like it's a necessary evil and if I were to visit I would comply, but it's not the same as in other countries.

Stupid question, but what is a full moon gathering? Like what do you do?

Hope you feel better soon 🙂

Wow that's definitely an overreaction! If your sister was concerned wouldn't she just open it first, rather than letting the kids see it/do it? Or message people first to check if anyone sent it?

No good deed goes unpunished I guess! Glad it mostly worked out ok

You have a great way with words!

Sorry to hear you're going through a tough time. It's impressive that you're managing to keep up with things like the gym and guitar though in spite of that.

Glad to hear you're able to escape through reading. Heard so many good things about Ursula Le Guin but not got around to reading anything yet.

Hope you feel better soon @alyaza!

Been off here for a bit as things got busy with work and choirs, but now things are starting to relax a bit ahead of Christmas which is good.

My niece was born at the end of November, was nice to meet her even if I'm not a baby fan (they're so warm though! Had no idea). Looking forward to her being out of nappies/able to talk so I can bond with her a bit.

Had the first Christmas concert of the season last week which went well, always in awe of the orchestra we play with, they're so talented that I forget I'm supposed to be singing. Have two carol concerts week after next which will be fun.

Seeing some comedy this weekend and next week which I'm looking forward to.

Whatever you've had I hope you're sharing!

Glad things are going well 🙂

I felt so sorry for all the kids yesterday, trick or treating can't be fun when it's tipping down

Busy week for me so far and I am knackered. Been out and about with work which is nice but it's so tiring being sociable on a Monday, usually I work from home in my pyjamas. Finally got an answer regarding my salary, it's not going down in April after all. I think appealing to my director did it, for a manager she is pretty great.

Performing in a concert on the weekend as well as doing a choral workshop so I will be amazed if I can speak on Sunday. Going to a work conference up north(ish) next week which will be fun. Staying in a relatively posh hotel overnight and cannot wait.

It's been a long week. Quarterly reporting time so I haven't really stopped. It's been good though, very productive. I went to a show last night which was great fun, just what I needed.

Also finally found a form of fibre craft that I can do- loom knitting. Makes such a difference to not have to rely on hand eye coordination, turns out mine is worse than I thought! So looks like the baby hat will be ready for my niece after all.

I don't understand a lot about this conflict but surely there can be no justification for this. Those poor people

This is a great resource, thanks for sharing

Sertraline. It's helped hugely with depression and anxiety, though I think Covid helped with the latter as well. I struggle to feel anything much these days but it's much better than feeling low and anxious.