Good morning beautiful people. It's wednesday. This morning was primarily an upper body workout day. Along with my docking station and cords, I purchased a vibration plate, which is a plate about 1 to 2 feet wide that you stand on that vigorously vibrates. You can change speed and how intense things are. It helps with circulation as well as burning fat. Mine comes with resistance bands for arm exercises. The great thing about this that I can stand on it and just hang out until my ten minutes are up (extensive research says regular ten to fifteen minute sessions), or I can do exercises I already know like squats if I'm upright. I can rest my hands on the plate and my knees on the floor and do nothing or do push ups or planks. I can sit in a chair or the edge of my bed and work on my calves and thighs. I can use the resistance bands sitting or standing. As of a few days ago, I've been pairing the plate with my weighted vest that I purchased last year when I was able to do walks in Colorado. I've been at this for a little over a week now. I do two sessions a day and I've already seen short-term results. I'm mentally doing better. I've been struggling with feeling attractive ever since my unexpected pregnancy last year and that feeling has never truly gone away and it rears its ugly head when I least expect it. By doing this, I'm hoping that the feelings I have will fade. My back pain is significantly less. Still there, but less in my face. I don't know what it is but it does help. I've noticed more fluid movement and a more balanced stance and just overall better balance, period. The research I've done says I should see results that are more long-term within two to four weeks. Some days it's harder than others, but I've not given up. By this time next week two sessions will be three.

I'll try not to spoil anything too much for those who aren't as obsessed with this series as I am and probably three people will care, but I need to take a second and complain about one particular character. Leesha Paper irritates me so. much! I know, her backstory is supposed to make me feel sympathy but I have none. Yes, her mother Elona is a whole level of awful to her daughter, (that's a separate post), but Leesha, despite what Peter V. Brett does to make her seem better than her mother is objectively worse. I know I'm supposed to feel sorry for her after events that take place in the Warded Man and the rest of the series as well, and I did... until I saw her character develop as everything progresses. Her holier than thou attitude bothers me, and the way she goes about things to get what she wants isn't noble no matter what anyone says. She's not even a good mother. I'm sorry, but sheltering a child so much that they put themselves in danger that you should have warned them about? Idiotic and she could have done better. There's something she goes through in the spinnoff that I hoped would knock her down a few pegs and it does... for approximately 2.5 seconds and then she's right back to being that irritating holier than thou I'm noble and better than anyone else woman that I can't stand. If she were to get killed off in the final book that's coming out I would do a happy dance. I don't think that's going to be the case but I can dream.

Took off work an hour earlier than usual to get in some necessary reading. The Demon King comes out in... less than a month and I'm not even finished with The Dessert Spear. I still have the main Demon Cycle series including novellas to get through. I've been so wrapped up in work and trip plans I've not done my reading. That ends today. I need to make sure I'm refreshed on my Demon Cycle lore and every little thing about the universe before this final book in the Nightfall saga. Even with reading the graphic audio adaptations I'm wayyyyy behind. Time to crack open a beer and sink into the series I love so much. I've earned it.

Morning friends. Wow, my AI hot take post blew up. I've only had a few of my posts do that and it feels kind of nice in a way. I can't explain it, I might be a bit weird but there you go. Went to bed early last night because I felt awful but did manage some relatively decent sleep. Got up this morning, did the morning workout, took a nice hot shower after which felt fucking amazing, then came out for coffee and food. I'm still hungry so maybe I'll find more. Today isn't going to be as busy as yesterday was unless work throws things at me, which really that would be okay. In other news, the new hearthstone expansion comes out today which means the new season of battlegrounds will start soon. I love the timewarp tavern, but can't wait to see what the twist is next season. Speaking of, I think a game might be in order. Sounds fun before work.

This weather needs to make up its mind. The cold irritates my back among other things and leaves me drained and not necessarily in the greatest of moods because I hurt. I did manage to get everything done that needed doing today, including both workout sessions so good on me, I guess. Time to crank up the heating pad in my recliner and maybe find a book or something to sink into because as it stands I don't feel great.

Wow, I haven't written a post like that in a minute. That was... oddly theraputic. I feel better now?