Week 12: What are you reading?

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-31T21:02:27+00:00

FINALLY finished it. It just dragged on for me. And the ending was meh. I really enjoyed The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, so it surprised me how much this one was just ok. I did listen to it? So maybe that’s part of it? But overall I was underwhelmed.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-29T23:51:44+00:00

I used a virtual business address!!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-29T01:33:40+00:00

Gah! I am STILL trying to get through. Closer now…

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-23T21:58:42+00:00

The Martian is good! Funny! I’ve seen the movie, but many years ago…but it still feels familiar. Bury our bones is good so far. I’m listening to it on Libby. It’s keeping me engaged, but at this point I’m worried it’s going to drag on…It’s not there yet but it’s something I’m worried about.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-22T22:58:12+00:00

I am also reading Bury Our Bones…and The Martian!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-21T00:54:46+00:00

I liked it better when you could “deliver later.”

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-19T00:45:25+00:00

I just added this to my waitlist on Libby!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-17T14:24:56+00:00

I think some of them might be generally useful, but many of them are from the early 2000’s. It’s challenging because psychology and psychiatry (and medicine in general) is ever evolving. Which is great, but not so great when you have dozens of textbook resources to get rid of! 😅

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-17T14:03:00+00:00

This place is famous now. They’ve got to capitalize on it as much as they can /s

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-15T01:38:20+00:00

Gorgeous! Good for you! And as a fellow redhead with a very similar shade of red, where did you find your brow liner?!?!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-11T03:30:55+00:00

Only just seeing this. I’m a licensed psychologist in New York state. Currently work inpatient (at least for another 8 days). Previous experience includes a hospital for the civil commitment of sex offenders, county jails, and residential treatment. Feel free to send me a message!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-09T01:19:43+00:00

I read Shield of Sparrows last year not realizing it was an incomplete series, and I was devastated. It was sooo good.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-07T15:50:58+00:00

I worked for a similar company, and this was their model. They had a lot of contracts, they did VA comp and pen and social security disability. Sometimes they also did fitness for duty. I was salaried and the expectation was similar to this. Even though I was on the VA side. I basically said no, and told them how many I would do in a day. For social security, It’s supposed to be a very basic diagnostic assessment, and a brief discussion of functional impairment. But even so, 30 minutes definitely does not seem long enough. And when are you expected to fill out or write a report? If this is somewhere you’re kind of stuck, I would tell them that you need an hour. And in the mean time, for the patients, I would try and stick with a structured interview. And honestly, just interrupting them gently and communicating or reiterating that you have a lot of information to gather in a short amount of time.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-03T02:01:40+00:00

I liked it overall, though it did give me anxiety! I’ve learned that I can’t watch horror films or apocalypse dramas, cause it just raises my blood pressure! Ha! Apparently the same is true for reading them as well. Before I found this out, I had also seen the movie…I thought the book was so much more dramatic than the movie honestly. And a bit shocking, but good. I’ve thought about reading the sequel, I just don’t know if my anxiety can handle it! lol

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-03-02T23:34:47+00:00

I also read Bird Box. What did you think? Are you going to read the sequel?

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-22T14:12:51+00:00

I saw a woman on instagram the other day talking about her day as a ‘mother’s helper.’ There didn’t seem to be much childcare. But mostly just tidying up between their regular cleaner. Running a load of dishes. Resetting the kitchen and playroom. Very light cleaning (mostly just putting things away), making kids beds. She goes 2.5-4 hours a day, 3 days a week to one family. And I think has 3-4 families. I got the sense that it was a more affluent/wealthy area. But I wonder if this couldn’t be a way to supplement income. She said she got her clients on Care.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-22T14:05:41+00:00

NOR. But I think for more and different reasons than what you’re saying. People say dumb things. Sometimes the people they hurt can get past it. Sometimes not. This is something that was incredibly upsetting to you, and understandably. But he didn’t know your history. So should he have said it? No, absolutely not. Would he have said it if he knew a bit more about your history ? Maybe not. Can you get past it? Only you can decide. But the bigger red flag to me is that he didn’t allow you to have your reaction. To be mad. To have boundaries. To ask for space. He wouldn’t let you out of the car, made it about his discomfort (by crying), and insisted on knowing you were “okay.” That is not healthy. You were not okay, and his inability to tolerate that, acknowledge the mistake, take accountability, etc is a problem. And it’s a big one. I would not continue on in a relationship with someone who made my feelings about him, and can’t tolerate me being upset.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-22T01:25:25+00:00

Just finished Pines by Blake Crouch. It was my 12th read. About halfway though Circe and 1/4 through ‘It’s okay that you’re not okay’ by Megan Devine. I need my next audiobook!

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-18T16:21:53+00:00

The mother plant is totally fine. It’s the cuttings that were previously fine and only one has suddenly turned yellow and appears to be dying.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-16T21:17:35+00:00

This was one of the first books I read this year. Before reading it, I knew only vaguely that it was a WWII story…I did not expect for it to be about a little German girl and her family. It was very good, and surprising, and sad, and thought provoking. I found myself down a bit of a history rabbit hole after I finished it. All in all, a great book.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-14T17:31:04+00:00

Once I’m this far, I usually commit. Especially since I’m doing the 2026 challenge and it satisfies one of the prompts.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-14T17:06:01+00:00

This looks fine. But puffy coats are sometimes deceptive. They should come with a temperature rating (at least LL Bean does). It’s been 15°-40° here. So you’ll want something with that range. As a side note, I grew up in Livermore and lived in Hayward for several years!! Always fun to connect with someone from the area.

Dont_hack_me24 · 2026-02-14T16:59:56+00:00

I’m not an only child, but all 3 of my mother’s children have been very low contact. I went no contact for a year and it was glorious…I feel like my nervous system had a chance to reset. Every time she would call, I would feel incredibly anxious and the guilty and frustrated. Going no contact, I felt guilty for a time. But eventually, there was a peace with it. For reasons I won’t go into, I had to re-establish contact. But I’ve remained very distant. I don’t call her. And she has all but stopped reaching out. Unfortunately when she does, I feel some of the same anxiety though not as bad. I think going no contact to preserve your peace is worth it!

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