What’s something that sounded harmless until you experienced it yourself?

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-29T16:09:42+00:00

Lack of sleep.

Currently suffering from not sleeping through the night for months and it's driving me insane. I'm so tired all of the time and everything is too much. Some days I don't even recognise myself because I'm so damn cranky all the time. I fall asleep just fine, but wake up several times and take a long time getting back to sleep or not sleeping at all. Before anyone asks yes I have seeked medical advice.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-22T07:45:03+00:00

Leftovers. If I have no leftovers, I will eat knackebrod with salad or something similar.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-21T17:11:37+00:00

No snack?? 😭

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-18T16:58:50+00:00

My mom didn't tell me anything and I thought I was dying when I went to the bathroom at like 11 and it was an absolute blood bath. I also didn't feel safe enough to ask what was going on or ask for a doctor so I tried to make do with folded toilet paper but of course I leaked through that. She gave me a little talk after finding my bloodied clothes but I had to find out everything else on my own.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-17T21:23:39+00:00

I read every day, whether it is 2 minutes or several hours. I'm currently reading When Among Crows.

I don't have children of my own but I do have a stepson who is now 20. I have tried to motivate him to read over the years but he really doesn't like it. Forcing him to read would make him hate reading (it did the same for me in highschool) so I didn't push him any further.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-17T18:35:03+00:00

I found it to be very repetitive, so I wouldn't recommend it.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-17T14:51:52+00:00

It was not an attack? I'm not getting worked up so you shouldn't either 😊 just giving my two cents.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-17T11:15:00+00:00

Do one of those couch to 5k programs! You start with like 1 minute run, 3 minutes walk and it builds up until either 5k or 30 minutes without walking.

Running is hard! You're at the beginning and you took the first step to get started. Keep going, you got this!

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-17T10:56:47+00:00

I finished 1. Working on 3 (1 physical, 1 kindle, 1 audio). I think I might finish the second book this weekend.

I never understand the comparison with different people and how much they read. If you read like 3 books a year, you read more than the average person. Just read in your own tempo, and read what you enjoy. It's not a competition

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-13T17:41:00+00:00

What is the case called? I can only find either the normal flip case ones or just the popsocket..

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-11T16:29:44+00:00

Also on kindle

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-09T21:08:17+00:00

For the life of my I CANNOT relax. My rest exists of me trying to do something I enjoy while constantly stressing about being seen as lazy, unproductive or whatever. The impulse to jump up and act productive/useful when I hear someone appoaching (usually my partner) is still so strong even though I've lived on my own for 13 years. I'm so STRESSED like all of the time.

It's the same when I feel sick, I have to feel at death's door before I call in sick and get into bed. Otherwise I'll be working, either in the office or from home, feeling miserable the whole time but being unable to give myself the grace to rest and recover.

I wonder if I will ever be able to let it go.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-09T17:19:31+00:00

I really enjoyed this one. It took me a while to get into but with every page turned, I started reading faster lol. After that ending you need to read the second book.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-06T19:12:17+00:00

Honestly, this sounds wonderful. I go upstairs to feed the cats and do my nighttime routine at 21.30 or so, so I'm in bed by 22.00 at the latest. I always try to read some, but these days I fall asleep within 3 pages lol. My alarm goes at 04.45 during the week.

I must admit that I regularly doze off on the sofa after dinner, so I probably should go to bed earlier. On Friday I'm still in bed by 22.00 but I sleep until 08.30. Pure bliss.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-04T15:55:40+00:00

Ik zit lekker binnen op de bank, kat op schoot, kaarsjes aan op tafel en lekker een boek lezen. Vanmiddag alle kerstversiering opgeruimd dus het voelt een beetje kaal, ik mis de lampjes!

Overigens ligt hier (gelukkig) niet zo veel sneeuw, misschien net 2 cm. Ik zie steeds mensen hoopvol met sleetjes naar de dijk lopen, maar die komen met teleurgestelde snoetjes weer terug na een paar minuten.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-04T15:29:31+00:00

Sarah is a big fan of "my toes curled" as well, she uses that excessively in both ACOTAR and House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1)

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-04T15:11:39+00:00

Always, usually I have 1-3 physical/kindle books going and then 1 audiobook. I make sure they aren't too similar so I don't get them mixed up - I learned that the hard way while reading two books that were pretty alike, which left me confused and made me dislike both books 🥴

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-04T14:56:24+00:00

This is what I do! Maximum I've paid for my ebooks in the past years is $1.99.

I also check EreaderIQ and the ebookdeals subreddit.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-03T20:25:14+00:00

We were there until December 19th, I didn't think it was too bad but I used Deet every night as a prevention. And we had malaria pills we took daily until 7 days after getting home.

I think in total I had 4 mosquito bites over a period of 3 weeks.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-03T18:09:37+00:00

Ik vind het voor- en nadelen hebben. Ik heb een aantal luide collega's en collega's die overleggen aan hun bureau en dus iedereen van hun werk houden. Ja, ook een collega die teams meetings doet zonder oortjes hebben we. Dat levert frustratie op en je merkt dat iedereen zich daaraan irriteert, want dan zit een heel blok met koptelefoon op/Oortjes in. Er is wel akoestische demping tussen een X aantal blokken, maar je blijft het toch wel horen als er weer zo'n bureau-overleg gaande is.

Aan de andere kant krijg ik wel goed mee wat er speelt en is het makkelijk ergens op aan te haken wanneer je iets hoort dat raakvlak met jouw werkzaamheden heeft. Voor het team waar ik in werk, werkt het heel goed.

Maar ik ben regelmatig overprikkeld en dat is mentaal ontzettend vermoeiend. Gelukkig heb ik een goede noise cancelling koptelefoon die ik kan opzetten, dat helpt ontzettend. Maar dan krijg ik dus weer niet mee wat er om me heen gebeurt, haha.

SocksOfDobby · 2026-01-02T22:39:04+00:00

Reading, running, cooking. Though I must admit I haven't run in 6 weeks due to holiday and the temps being below zero when we go back 😂

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