how is it still only tuesday?!?

[topaz119]

So, my stress coach** (I can't believe I just typed that, but I do have have this nice lady I talk to once a month or so) has encouraged me to keep a fun-do list.

Well.

She thought it could be good to have a list of things I find enjoyable so I can just pick one instead of obsessively playing Drop 7 for an hour after I close my work laptop; I (of course) turned it into a daily checklist in Habitica, but y'know, what else was I going to do?

So I'm checking off things like Read 30 min and Netflix 30 min and I don't know that I'm any less stressed, but I have managed to finally finish my rewatch of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and actually get through all of Loki, so... yay me?

Phryne and Jack and their found family continue to delight me even on the third or fourth time through (and this time, I really had to work for it b/c I could only get 5 episodes/month through the library.) I wish the movie had been better, but I will content myself with the lovely fic writers of the fandom.



I feel like that was 6 hours of backstory so I don't have to feel torn about rooting for Loki in Phase IV, which, hey, I appreciate. And I'm never going to say no to more THidds on my screen. Also, it is about f*cking time we actually got multiverse confirmation. The kids are more into the in-depth MCU vs comics 'verse--I'm just here for the characters, apparently. (Like, yes, I do acknowledge that TFATWS was all over the place plot-wise, but damn, did I like what they did with Sam and Bucky.)

Next on my list is S2 of The Mandalorian, so I return to my first fandom in my time of need. Who knew it was still going to be here to distract me 40+ years after it first enthralled me?


**Therapy has been suggested, but I know why I'm stressed and it's all out of my control, so talking to a therapist about CBT isn't really going to do much. With the coach, we just ID things that make the best use of free time for me and bang it into my head that sleep and nutrition and exercise are really not negotiable and leave it at that. (also, in case you haven't guessed, writing for fun is one of those things, so here I am.)

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[beanside]

I also feel that way about therapy. It was helpful in the past, but right now I'm pretty up to date on the reasons I'm stressed, and I just don't see it being helpful. (Especially since one of the reasons I'm usually stressed is money, and that would just eat up more of it.) Go figure.

I know FatWS wasn't the greatest bit of television ever, but I really enjoyed the hell out of it. I liked Loki, but the ending left me a bit flat. But as you said, more THidds is always a good thing.

[topaz119]

Yeah, I think I have the therapy tools to deal with sh*t, I just have to remember to use them. And to pay attention to how I'm actually feeling instead of telling myself I'm fine.

I really liked TFATWS, too. I like where it left people; I liked seeing how they got to that point; I'm ready for the next Captain America movie!

(Also, I may be developing A Situation with SebStan after all these years.)

[colls]

I tried a few therapy visits this year and decided it's really not something that would work for me - like you mention, I know what's causing my stress/depression/anxiety and I just need accountability/to-do list/whatever to do the things I already know how to do in making my life smoother.
Anyway, a stress coach sounds much more reasonable.
I wish you the best of luck in your fun to-do list!!

I'm also enjoying all the new Marvel and Star Wars content on Disney+ :D

I liked TFATWS, and loved everything it did for Sam and Bucky. I feel like filming must've gotten interrupted due to COVID or something because some of the storytelling was uneven in places - I had expected more Sharon because of her prominence in the credits and the face-smashers )whatever the rebel group was called) weren't as fleshed out - but those were very minor quips and I enjoyed it overall.

Loki was delightful. And I'm glad about the multiverse thing, even if I only half know what's going on there - /casual MCU fan

I'm looking forward to hear what you think of season 2 of The Mandalorian. ♥

[topaz119]

We're probably getting to a point with D's post-stroke recovery that some support group work wouldn't be a bad idea, but for right now, it's on the list and we'll see how much effort it might take to make it happen. Otherwise, yeah, I've already dug into all the growing-up-BS and how that all can continue to play out and I really don't want to rehash all of it again.

So, yes, fun-do lists ftw!

I am totally with you about all the good stuff TFATWS did with Sam and Bucky (not the least of which was the haircut and shave for Bucky!) I think I read somewhere that there was a subplot about a viral epidemic (which is what killed the maternal figure) that they re-wrote given reality and then they shifted filming from Puerto Rico to Prague b/c of natural disasters and yeah, I think there was a lot of plot finagling going on due to Covid.

I was getting tired of being teased about the multi-verse, especially when the next Dr Strange movie has it in the title, but they kept noping out of various subplots across shows/movies being the lead-in to it.

Still working on Mando...