Decent Day Off Yesterday, Upcoming Plans

Yesterday turned out to be quite good, albeit not perfect (which is ok). I was only able to see my Grandfather for a few minutes during shopping, as he had to get to his tasks earlier than anticipated. Hopefully we'll be able to see each other soon. At this point, it's hard to predict when this will happen.

I had a successful meditation session that lasted longer than usual, during which I was able to maintain mindfulness and concentration on my breathing and body's sensations for a while, with few interruptions, including thoughts. Few thought which came through simply passed by. I did feel somewhat at peace, which was rather nice.

Exercise also went well. I did strain my right shoulder slightly during one exercise, but that feels back to normal now. Taking magnesium supplements seriously improves my recovery time. Sleeping also does the trick well, but I honestly didn't sleep enough last night.

I did engage in my hobby for several hours. It put my mind into focus on what I was doing, and it was certainly a nice escape from my day to day life. Something different and creative. Not to mention, it's not an expensive hobby, which is quite nice. I hope to continue a little bit today and to do it more often.

Today I was initially told that I was not called to cover the extra admitted patients who were stuck in the ED waiting for beds upstairs. However, I was told to hold on just in case someone calls out sick. Not 5 minutes later, someone did indeed call out sick, and I ended up going to work for the day. Once again, I'm stuck covering for someone else's decision to have a full weekend, which I myself don't often have. So be it... I made fun of the situation, accepted it, and went to work.

I'll also be coming in for work tomorrow because it's virtually inevitable that there will not be enough staffing to cover the patients stuck in the ED waiting for hospital beds. This is already cemented in my mind. Any deviation from this would be a completely pleasant surprise.

My next plan is to write out an updated article about HSBI. There's an article I have from a couple of years ago, so I'm going to use that as a major template and then adjust things which I've learned and experienced since I first discovered it. This might take a few days to complete, so I may not be publishing long-form posts for a short bit.

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