Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 08:48     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Sad for the individuals (do you equally mourn when a MNC moves its factory to China?), but it amazes me how many people think that the government exists as a jobs program. We used to make fun of Marion Barry for that.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 07:56     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Cleaning and organizing always make me feel better. Yesterday I scrubbed the bathroom. Today I am going to sharpen every pencil in my kid's art kit.

Some tasks are more productive than others!
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 07:51     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
I wish I had useful stress habits. I usually eat when stressed. I am really trying noy yo do that so I just spent the day watching 1990s rom coms. That did seem to allow me to escape (but no clean house!).
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 07:49     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:This is my plan for today! Control what I can control.


OP here. This is a good mantra, thank you.

I’m also stress organizing apparently. I did weird things like check all the remaining balances on a pile of stray gift cards.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 07:23     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
I wish I knew what life will be like 6 months from now. But I don’t, so yes, I hear you on the stress cleaning.

Unlike some others on this thread, I am so sorry for those who will be directly affected.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 06:50     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Your career choices are not my problem or concern.


Exhibit A: this is America.

I am sorry, PPs. Many of us do care.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 06:50     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
This is my plan for today! Control what I can control.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 06:43     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:I mean, I was full-on moving furniture so so could wipe down baseboards, that sort of thing. All flipping day today.

Ugh.

I call that a pms or early pregnancy cleaning.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 04:36     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
I feel scared, like we should be planning not cleaning.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 03:57     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
No. What are you stressed about? If you work at USAID I get it.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 01:09     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Your career choices are not my problem or concern.


Don't eat Macron!!! He's one of the only leaders of the free world left.


Chacun à son goût!
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 01:07     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Your career choices are not my problem or concern.


And your life isn’t mine. So go lie down in traffic.


pp here- I didn’t post this last statement.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 23:51     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Your career choices are not my problem or concern.


And your life isn’t mine. So go lie down in traffic.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 20:04     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Cleaned baseboards too!
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2025 19:47     Subject: Anyone else spend the whole day stress cleaning?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I doom scrolled and now I'm eating macrons (a lot of macrons). For the people who "don't have a care in the world" - how unkind. My career and (so far) my finances are not affected by what is happening, but during my career I have worked entirely at non-profits and higher education research. I am just devastated by these events. It's heartbreaking.


Your career choices are not my problem or concern.


Don't eat Macron!!! He's one of the only leaders of the free world left.


I know. I'm French and I love him (contrary to a lot of my compatriots, who are stupid and hate him). He's one of the rare world leaders who has a global vision and is not afraid of real diplomacy - which means talking to dictators and malefactors.