Fresh when it gets here from
Julie Barrett
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Today's big job was to add more updates and content to the Steam Cat site.
I'm feeling a bit better, but not 100%. However, I did get out to the store and I also hit Dollar Tree for a few things. I'm not ashamed to go there for pegboard supplies and certain crafting supplies. I also picked up a doormat that I'm going to experiment with in an out-of-the-way spot where I'm having trouble protecting the carpet. We've only had that carpet for a year, and I'd like to keep it nice. If it doesn't work, I'll only be out $1.25.
Got what may be the last bit of post-FenCon stuff taken care of - at least on the personal front. One of my purchases was some new plastic cutlery for the party box. Then I cleaned out the box and washed all of the permanent items - bowls, knives, etc. Now it's ready for the next con where we might throw a party! I also put the box away, meaning I have a clear coffee table! Hey, I'll take any win I can these days.
There are still some FenCon administrative tasks to take care of. I wrote about that the other day. One email did get answered and so now we can move forward with the next round of tasks.
I'm also holding out hopes for a convention invitation to come through soon. I've been really needy about these things post-COVID. It's sad. It's on me. But I ain't getting younger, and I'm spending so much time at home doing things virtually that I fear people will forget I exist. Hey, that's on me, and it's not a good look. But I'm a creative, and this sort of anxiety is kind of par for the course. I've never been good at the totally shameless self-promotion thing, but I suspect it would be okay to toot my own horn once in a while. If I don't, who will? As long as I don't get annoying. I very much dislike the creator feeds that are all "buy my stuff." Yes, we have to pitch our wares. But all the time? How about a pet or food picture once in a while? Just something that shows me you're a human being and not an advertising machine. But I know the anxiety is real, and there's a fear of under-sharing, fear of over-sharing, fear no one reads your posts, fear the trolls will show up on your posts... I get it.
Speaking of which: No anxiety dreams last night! Yay! At least none that I could remember, which is just as good as having none.
Off to bed. We have some rain on the way, and it's possible we may have a bit of a bumpy night. The city sometimes has a hair trigger on the warning sirens. I may have my hearing aids out, but those wake me up every time. Oh, I'll come down the hall to the computer and check the radar just to be safe, take a comfort break, then snuggle under the covers and listen.