rose ▪ bud ▪ thorn - march 2026
rose
- I was featured as a Country Reporter on noyb's channels!
- My summaries made it into their newsletter 4 times this month.
- I reached Gold Status in my volunteering (20+ summarized and translated decisions for GDPRhub) now. Next up is the Magenta Status at 35+ :)
- I've written 4 exams this month; if I'd pass all of them, that's 30 ECTS! I think I'll pass 3.
- Switched away from Discord. I have no issue with being classified as a teen on the platform because it doesn't stop me from doing anything, but the move fit in with living my actual values like I do with other tech/media things (preferring open source, EU, etc.). I'm both on Matrix and Fluxer.
- Did some spring cleaning, like clearing out the fridge, wiping the inside, and rearranging the contents, together with throwing away expired toiletries, putting like 2 years of used batteries in the battery collection bin, decluttering a drawer, and vacuuming under and behind the sofa and bed.
- I've really felt like pouring extra energy into my looks lately. Got back into oil massages for my scalp, hair treatments, sheet masks, teeth bleaching, and got my nails done again (after going natural since December) and got a pedicure, too.
- I bought new dress pants that are so insanely comfortable, good looking and flattering, it's ridiculous!
- My yearly gyn checkup came back fine, and I finally caved and got proper treatment for my PCOS and endometriosis.
- I went out for some runs in the late evening :) haven't run outside in ages, I usually limit it to the treadmill.
- I went out to parks and forests, enjoying the weather and my free time after the exams. It was super healing and relaxing. Journaled more.
- Went to a vegan food fair.
- I applied to a job opening sent to me by a fellow blogger (James) and got an interview!!! I think I did well :)
bud
- Upcoming: More decluttering and selling, tidying up the basement.
- Planning to go to two museum exhibitions soon before they close.
- Gonna go on vacation with two friends for 8 days next month!
- Booked tickets for an upcoming data protection event.
- Working on business cards (and maybe stickers?) for it.
thorn
- I've had some issues with my illnesses. :( The stress of intense studying most of February and March, weird weather changes, straining work stuff, eating a little too much sugar, the family situation, and starting two new medications this month sent my body over the edge. That made my fitness goals and studying a bit harder. I also unfortunately didn’t taper off a bigger dose of an anti-anxiety med I occasionally take as needed and accidentally caused agonizing withdrawal symptoms without realizing in time 🥴
- I cut contact to last family member I was still talking to. It's stressful to withstand all the attempts to reach out to me, and to stick with the decision without guilt.
- My wardrobe is stressing me a little. I preferred not to own much. Unfortunately, the less you have, the more you wear the same things, the more they get washed and worn out. At some point, you want to replace a lot of it at the same time. That's not only financially hurtful, but also annoying when you have the goal to sew most of your clothes yourself, and you currently neither have the time nor the energy to buy fabric and sew the things you need. I am annoyed at walking into these fast fashion places, seeing nothing I like, then forcing myself to look at stuff more closely and everything is XS, feels like a trash bag, and costs too much for how flimsy and unethical it is. I'll have to try my luck with thrifting more, but even that has been overrun with Shein trash.
- If I make it to the second interview round, I might have to deny it. I like the company, they’re a great and respected employer, generous, and the interview was fun… but there are some dealbreakers for me, which hurts. I sat with it after, and slept over it now, and I just don’t think I’ll be happy in these circumstances. :( I wish it wasn’t so, because they were in the Top 3 of places I’d wanna work at, and I want a job in data protection badly. But it doesn’t feel right, and I can’t justify moving forward with it, all things considered. It feels like the wrong time for me. Maybe another open position in a couple years?
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