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  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldGoddammit Texas!
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    17 days ago

    Not a Texan, but here in Missouri, you can request your absentee ballot as early as 9/24 this year.

    I requested mine, waited two weeks, and it never arrived. So last week I requested another, and I’m waiting for it. I do think there’s some fuckery afoot with the mail, so I’m probably going to be stuck voting absentee in-person at my local election board.


  • TBH, it was a crucial life line for me at a tough time in my life economically.

    I didn’t have the energy to work a part-time job and just 90 minutes a week translated to an extra $400-$500 bucks a month.

    At its core, it shouldn’t be necessary for people to sell blood and plasma, but Americans vote for for-profit health care and their own impoverishment every two years, so regardless of one’s thoughts on the matter, your very blood is now commoditized at the consent of the voters.






  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlHow to deal with exhaustion?
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    2 months ago

    As a depressive myself, I concur. Sounds like OP is one of us.

    The key is finding coping strategies. I exercise every day and lift weights five days a week. That helps me tremendously. As far as exercise goes, you basically try everything until you figure out what you like and a routine that works for you. If your energy peaks at a particular time of day, that’s when you should plan to exercise. (For me it’s in the morning.)

    I also read a lot of books.

    Thing is, I don’t engage with people much, and that actually helps a lot with my mental health. I have one in-office day a week and that’s enough to fill up my social gauge.



  • Money really do work like that. People won’t get better until they got sufficient economic security to get of base level subsitance thinking.

    This is very true. I’ve been a heavy saver my whole adult life and I have a number I want to hit. If things stay mostly the same for me, I should hit it within the next 10-15 years, and then I’m putting in my two weeks.

    I don’t need to be like one of these people who keeps making money until I die. I just want to hit a number that gives me independence and security and I’m out.