Evie Day 669
Good morning, folks! It’s a Monday! Today is 13 January 2025.
2025, Bob… 2025.
I still pop in the old year from time to time, habits being what they are.
I’m working on some new habits. This month I’m participating in Dry January – no booze until January 29, and then I’ll lift a glass to my dad. His go to was Canadian Lord Calvert and 7-up. I like the Canadian whiskeys as well, but have a preference for the sour citrus taste of Fresca or Squirt. On his birthday, I might go a little old school – Dad used to like a Manhattan every now and then as well.
One other thing – it’s not you, it’s me. I’m neurodivergent, and I have attention issues, anxiety, and panic attacks (they suck, by the way), plus a couple of other side effects that can make me a little more challenging to deal with. Nobody likes bad news, but most people can recover, but there is a group of folks that dwell on the negative messages and it’s hard to shake… these folks might very well have rejection sensitive dysphoria – it’s always deeply personal. My point is that if you tell me something and I appear to be distracted, it’s not your fault. I’m just wired a bit differently.
I’m not going to go into textbook descriptions, but it’s not fun. Then again, panic attacks aren’t fun either, just sitting in one spot and vibrating so fast I feel like can pass through solid walls, plus the physical drain of the experience… it sucks. My panic attack frequency has improved, but they still happen. I’ve been getting them for decades, it just took me a long time to figure out what they were.
Today I’m back in my virtual classroom, delivering an admin class with another trainer. This week I’m working with a trainer I have not delivered with before, a gentleman from Montreal. I wonder if he’ll be impressed with may guitars that are from Montreal as well… hmmm.
OK, time to make coffee and get ready for my day. East Coast delivery today, so we’ll start a little earlier, and then I’ll have a little more time tonight to focus on my certification exam prep for Friday.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
