Beginning-of-Week Update

[moon_custafer]

Found out yesterday that a friend of mine had a heart attack last week. He’s now up, and more or less about, but it was a bit of a shock.

I’ve got a job interview Wednesday for a furniture factory job— hands-on stuff, weaving the chair cables or whatever they’re called. I’m caught between hoping I get it (because I’m generally happier making stuff than doing office work); worrying that I won’t get it because they’ll take one look at me, decide I won’t be able or willing to keep up, and I’ll feel naive for having answered the ad; and worrying I will get it but that shop conditions will be abusive and then I’ll feel naive for having answered the ad.

Trying to figure out how to remodel myself into someone who makes chairs and is successful at it. I’m going to have to switch from skirts to pants, aren’t I? Or at least leggings. Will have to look around for leggings opaque enough to wear as pants but cool enough for summer weather.

A few weeks back, after an assessment interview with CAMH, I applied to MindBeacon, an online therapy site they recommended because it’s covered by OHIP. Got an email today saying they don’t think their service would be a good fit for my problems, although I’m unsure if that means I’m not troubled enough for them, or too troubled for them. Link here, though, in case anyone reading this lives in Ontario and wants to try their luck:

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Comments

[sabotabby]

It's so weird to be at the age where friends have heart attacks. I hope yours is okay.

Working in a furniture factory sounds both like something I would really love if I were good at it, and something that I would not be very good at.

I like Sweetlegs for leggings. I also just got yoga pants from Svaha. I never thought I'd be the kind of person who wore yoga pants, but they have pockets and tentacles on them.

The inaccessibility of therapy is...ugh. So much ugh.

[moon_custafer]

Now I’m trying to figure out what to wear to the job interview, because I was going to try and avoid anything that looked too office-worker, but it’s going to be bakingly hot tomorrow, and a skirt would provide better airflow.

[oracne]

I got some "compression" leggings from Lands End that have thigh pockets. I LOVE THE POCKETS.

[cuddyclothes]

If you can stand it, I'd advise pants or leggings and a decently cool top. I'm sorry about therapy! Fucking strange rules.