@Purpsy: I slept reasonably well last night, actually, but woke up with puffy eyes and just a kind of "meh" energy level, despite having had coffee and decent quantity of sleep. We'll see what happens as the day goes on, I guess. :3 Sleep and energy levels are so weird. I hope you have a good day today, despite your limited sleep last night (sometimes, I think we sleep too much and it has a counterproductive effect). I'll go check out your thread - I'm curious! :3

@Purpsy: Oh - that's good! I know that type of "meh" energy and it can be really productive! I hope you make the most of it. I'll get headaches too if I sleep an extra long time, so you're not alone in that.

I keep getting distracted from visiting your thread... o_0

@Purpsy: Oh thank you! <3 Your avatar is really cute too! :3
And good luck with your drawing and your day! I really should go start mine (officially) too... :3 ttyl.

@Koah: Good morning Koah! How are you doing today?

@Koah: Oh happy birthday! <3 I hope you had a good day - it sounds like you're content with it! :3
I'm sorry to hear you weren't feeling well yesterday. Hopefully it is over and done with :3
I'm doing ok, thanks. I'm less stressed this week than I have been the previous couple (several) weeks.

@Koah: right? At least we can console each other as the stress levels fluctuate! LOL! XD
Oh the quilting and drinking nights sound like fun - might make for some interesting quilts, though! XD Do you quilt?

@Purpsy: I'm glad you got some work done on your piece :3 I'm eating lunch now (hot pot with turkey bone broth + chicken + water chestnuts + edamame + carrot + rice noodles, and a salad) but I'm planning to go sketch once I'm done eating.

@Wildfire: I have made a couple of quilts, but stopped about 7 years ago. :d
I do enjoy crafting in general. Whether it's sewing, drawing, or carving. You name it, I've probably tried it at some point.

I'm thinking I probably got sick from my influx in stress and de-stress. I realize I need to clean my room too. My sleep quality feels off and it's probably from dog hair or dust. :O
I totally appreciate that I have a safe place to vent and console with someone. <3 So thank you for being on Voltra and hangin' out with me here.

@Koah: Oh, believe me - I appreciate you being here too. It is so hard to connect with iRL friends these days... everything is just so complicated somehow, so thank you for being here and being a kindred spirit (although both of us could use less stress, it seems!) <3

That's so funny - I've been looking at my room the last couple of days thinking it needs a good cleaning and reorganizing too!

I understand about the art and the crafts... it's the same for me, although I've gotten out of the habit over the years simply because my kids (and fully homeschooling them) had to take precedence *sigh*

Yes, we got the week-long trial of CBS for the Superbowl (which we didn't end up watching more than the first quarter of) and decided to extend it for a month. We'll cancel it in a couple of weeks, but in the meantime, it's fun being able to see these shows :3

Picard is a little weird because he basically goes rogue... which is not really something you'd expect from Captain Picard... but beyond that, it's a pretty good story. I'd say it's worth watching at least. :3