said no this time

Hatchling Wildflower Days · 2026.10.31 14:45 · Views 43 · Likes 4

Posted about the coffee station venting and the stretches before lunch 13 days ago. Following up on both.

The stretches stuck better than most things I try. Did them 4 days this week, skipped one when a meeting ran straight into my lunch block.

The venting part was trickier. Same coworker started in on the same meeting again Monday morning. Told her I only had a few minutes before a call and needed to step away. Felt abrupt saying it out loud, but she just moved on to someone else by the coffee pot.

Caught myself replaying her tone on the drive home instead of actually relaxing, which is its own kind of annoying. Turned the radio up instead of sitting with it.

Shoulder rolls are part of the desk routine now too, after a comment here mentioned them. Small addition, worth keeping.

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SunnySide10.31 17:12
3 days into actually remembering my shoulder rolls, so curious – did skipping one day set you back, or was it fine by the next?
→ SunnySideWildflower DaysAuthor11.01 00:04
Skipping a day never set me back, picking it right back up felt just as easy as before
Good Enough Skin10.31 18:59
same here after client calls, one dragged on in my head for a good 20 minutes
Kindly Curious10.31 20:13
I think I’d push back a little on calling the radio a failure though. My commute is about 90 minutes each way, and some evenings sitting with a tone just means it loops longer, not that it resolves anything. Stepping away from the coworker clean like you did matters more than whether you process it right after, I suppose.
→ Kindly CuriousWildflower DaysAuthor11.04 20:08
Fair point, my commute’s only 10 minutes