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Hi... congratulations on moving forward with the job. Praying you get it!!! I'm ok, I get to forget my problems a diamond painting while you chat.😏

I was diagnosed with chronic clinical depression when I was 14 and I struggle with the simple daily self-care things like drinking water and brushing my teeth. I found an app, Finch, that helps with that. You have a little bird to take care of, and each little goal that you complete every day gives your bird energy toward exploring and growing.

LOL I loved that 'Sassifrass Attitude!'...... "HER bathroom....." kids today. We shared ONE bathroom with 8 kids growing up in Seattle! She would have NEVER survived! "Mom! how dare you?!' lol. Happy Friday....Shay. Richard

Hello my beautiful Shay, Shay! You help us so much because you are transparent, vulnerable and real. You share the hard days and make us feel seen and like we are not fighting alone. You are in a tough season but you are taking steps to part the clouds and let the sun shine in and I’m so proud of you for that. Like you, I internalize things but I’m always here with a listening ear.

lol booger dots…love you Shay!! This diamond painting is turning out so beautifully

Shay I was really bed ridden for months you and so many have been my company you've shared so much of yourself I feel like your a friend even though we never met. You make huge impacts to so many.❤Thank you

💕 Thank you for the wip and chat. my emotion is 🥰🥰 that's because we're painting together💕

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Thanks Shay...your wip n chats are always enjoyable and it's just like hanging out with a friend. Will be sending tons of good vibes your way for the job opportunity and sending huge congrats to Nate and Lou on their graduations.....such a busy week!

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Thank you for the WIP and chat, Shay. I am doing ok, its been a hard week. Thank you for asking and for being you! You are an inspiration! Hope you have a great weekend!🌈🌟

Hi Shay enjoying working along with you. Yes I can hear the snoring and its very homey and relaxing lol

Awe I love listening to you Shay ❤. My emoji would be 🌶️🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for keeping me company while I DP. Congrats on making it past round 1. 🤞 for round 2. 🙂

Congrats for making it through the first round for the job! Cheering you on! 💎🍷

Congrats on the interview! You will be amazing at the next 2 !!! Praying for you ❤

Congrats on the interview!!! Just be yourself and ask them questions about their experiences with the company. I always have a updated resume stored on computer and phone so that as soon as someone asks for it, the send is instant, you never know who will cross your path with an opportunity. 🎉

Yay! Congrats on the next step with the job process!! Good luck, I know you'll do amazing with the next round of interviews! I look forward to your wip n chats and Patreon videos each week! Thank you for sharing and being there for everyone! Congrats to Lou on her graduation!!!

Congrats on the interviews. One of the comics I love is Jeff Dunham he is an amazing ventriloquist

Hi Shay! Thanks for keeping me company while I diamond paint! 😁💜👍🏻. Good luck with the new job! 🧜🏼‍♀️

You are so strong and awesome Shay! Keep searching for answers. My eyes were welling up a little bc I struggle too. I am glad I am not alone in this battle. I truly miss Craftibly they had wonderful products. FYI I can hear Ollie on my headphones but not my phone. It makes me smile every time I hear his snoring 🎓🎉

You reached out to me at a rough time and i so appreciated it. Ive gotten messages from viewers that say I've helped them through a tough time just being myself. Your viewers appreciate you so much❤❤❤ and i learn random things from videos my husband watches as well 😂

Hi Shay! Enjoyed your #replay as I was working on "Cherry Blossom Tree" from DAC. I can't believe school is almost over before summer! 🌞

Doing good. Ready for the weekend! I cross stitch so I make my own bags all the time. ❤❤

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Congrats on the interview! Watched as I was getting ready for the day. Going out with one of my sons and parents for Mother’s Day since I was sick last weekend. I’m right there with you…had a traumatic event happen a couple years ago and has changed my life. Life is exhausting. 🤪💔🙂😘

Heia 🤗 The clock is now 01.30 am, and I am just finishing ironing my Bunad (a national dress) in preparation for Norways National Day. Like you, we celebrate the day with parades, flags, ice cream, hot dogs and everything (except fireworks). So have a great weekend and good luck with the graduations😊 Best wishes from Norway 🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻

Hi Shay, just working on some charting while listening to your WIP snd CHAT. Thank you for always being transparent. You always tell us to reach out to you if we need to talk. I hope you know that goes both ways. ❤. Tell Lou congrats on her graduation and to have a great time.

Hey Shay Thank you for the WIP and Chat I enjoyed listening to your stories while I Diamond Painted a Sun Catcher Diamond Painting I went to a Mini Dart Tournament today and ended up with 2nd place 😊❣️

Wishing you all the best for the upcoming interview 🤓

I wish I had gotten to meet the folks at Craftibly. I kept meaning to get over there. I am cherishing the two kits that I have in my closet. Not sure when I’ll start them. I just like knowing that I manage to get them. I got some pajama bottoms and a T-shirt from them as well. Sort of souvenirs, I guess.💕

😴 I should be sleeping because I work nights...but had to catch your chat and get a few drills down. Working on Brizbazaar mystery kit (DAC) and loving it.💜

Hi Shay, I’m excited for you that you got a second interview! Good luck! I really feel for you with how you’re feeling. My husband has crippling depression and there’s not always a reason for how you’re feeling so I totally understand and am there for you if you want to talk. Congratulations to Lu!! I remember my grade school graduation with such good memories. I hope the gray cloud’s pass for you real soon! 🦋

You kept me company while eating breakfast. Family members have had doctors appointments this week and when the dog is left alone with me she howls (Australian cattle dog husky mix). I've been woken up twice this week to the sound of her people and I work second shift. I wish I could saw logs like Ollie 😴

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👩‍🎓😭😪 I feel you Shay I’ve a sassy 18 year old that is about to graduate this coming Wednesday. For Mother’s Day I asked for no questions, I’m tired of planning, scheduling and making decisions so many things going on I just needed a mental break and I got it. They were lost 🤦🏽‍♀️but I didn’t care 😂. I really hope you feel better and have the strength and energy to keep going.❤

Thing are still a struggle for me. I’m still dealing with my sister passing. We were not close until, I was grown up. My sister was way older than me. But as time passed, we became closer , well she became my best friend in a way. We talked about once a week. I miss her so much.

Hi shay girl, I'm working on dragon hill from DAC. You keep doing what will make you happy. Do everything you have to do to stay off the meds,to many can bring you down also. Love your wip and chats puts me in a veg state lol.

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Exactly what you describe for being really tired was me. ADHD medication (I was diagnosed late 20’s) really helped me. I am not sure if you were on this prior, but when I am not on it, I dread doing anything! I can literally sleep 15 hours plus (this started later in life mid 20’s). I also use to get home from work and go to nap at 6 pm and sleep until 7am when I had to get up again. And throughout my life since high school I would go on and off my depression medications and when I am not on those, I am really easy to snap on other (mainly my partner) and I remember a lot of just sitting on the couch and wishes I’d rather be dead then do the dishes (I know way over the top) and I would be extremely sad for no reason I could explain all the time or cry at the drop of a hat. When I am on my depression meds, I stop being super sad all the time and I am able to keep my mood more stable instead of snapping on people or cry at everything. Then when I got diagnosed with ADHD and started those meds. I was able to stay up for the ENTIRE day (a huge accomplishment for me at the time). I would willing get up and do the dishes, fold my laundry, shovel, make supper, shower 😂, omg literally everything. I have at to adjust my meds a couple times though. After the first year it wasn’t having the same effect anymore and I noticed I was getting tired again (not as bad) and didn’t want to cook, etc. Turned out that my body essentially got used to the medication, the one I am on right now though has been great for me, I’ve been on it for over a year. Sorry for ranting, just hearing what you were experiencing and that you stopped medications (I do remember watching that video). There was just to many similarities.

My husband is the same with his depression. He doesn’t like talking to me. I find it so frustrating but I get it x

Hey! Sorry I'm so late getting to your WIP n chat. Congrats on the job interview! I hope it works out. Getting excited for the retreat 😁 BTW I sent you an email.

Hey Shay Lady! So on your mental health, from what you are saying, it sounds to me like you are needing validation and appreciation from the people nearest to you. I recognize this in you because it is very much how my brain is driven. I need to feel seen and appreciated and even needed. This is why pets make us feel so good because they are always so happy to see us and happy to be around us. This is also why you are so attentive to all of us because it is something that you yourself need from others. This is also why when one of us tells you that you have helped them in some way it makes you feel good. You are a giver and often times givers do not get back near the amount they dish out. I also think this is why you were not happy at your other job. They never gave you praise or validation for a job well done. You are a loving and generous person and you deserve to be given back every bit of what you give out ten fold. Watching your videos has truly helped me look inward and see a lot of things about myself that I never realized. So if any of what i have said seems to be accurate for your situation, having a simple conversation with your family about helping to make you feel appreciated and needed might really help. obviously they do, that is not in doubt, but it always helps to hear it, people like me at least need to hear it. A simple "ty mom for helping with that problem", or "ty honey for always doing such an amazing job running the household", and to yourself, you have to not beat yourself up for taking a nap, self guilt brings us down even more. its equivalent to emotional abuse. you would never want someone else to make you feel guilty for having an off day so don't do it to yourself. all easier said than done i know. anyway, just throwing it out there for your consideration. If i am way off base and i have overstepped I do apologize, i promise this all comes from a place of love and caring for a fellow sister with mental health needs.

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Hope the next interview goes well! Though I'm watching late, so it's probably already happened by now! 🤤

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I have thyroid issues as well. I have taken gluten out of my diet and it has made such a difference. It takes about 30 days to get it out of your system.

Shay! I love you! I am so sorry you are struggling. You, and others were there for me in 2022 when I was stuck in Texas and so far away from my family and loved ones. As another turning 50 this year female who has really never had any health issues, I FEEL everything you are going through, literally! I have been on the same thyroid meds, I have had hormone therapy because I have low T. Doctors are still trying to figure out how to make me feel "better". p.s. please let me know if and when the project bags are available, I would love a couple!

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Hi Shay! I’m always so behind on seeing videos. But I wanted to let you know that I can completely relate to what you’re going through. Fatigue and/or depression is something I struggle with on a daily basis. Getting up the energy just to take a shower is so hard! I take anti depressants, iron, vitamins etc. but it’s still an uphill battle to do anything but crawl into bed. I have no answers or Magic cures for you, but hope it helps a little to know you’re not alone, and I’m always here for you if you need to chat!❤❤

Thanks for the company Shay while I 🧶! 2 weeks! Have you thought about incorporating more exercise in your day? I went to the GYN 2 weeks ago, it was weird because I don’t feel 54 but as I sat there thinking about my questions I wanted to ask about menopause (which I have been long since been in for 6+years) I was seeing younger ladies in there pregnant - totally in different stages in their lives… it was just… weird - hard to describe. AS we age, it takes more and more to maintain our bodies and it’s complicated! I get up at 4am and workout for over an hour and do some meditation and have some me time before I start my workday. My son is 15 so also in a different stage as you know… he doesn’t need me much anymore - again - hard to wrap my arms around. So i say all this to say it’s all ok. i hope you can find some relief soon. ((Ps please brush your teeth at the retreat 😂😂)) HUGS 🥰

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As I’m watching this on this rainy, thundery, lightning Thursday, I’m babysitting a four year old who has two new little kitties. Now I want a cat, No!!! Thanks for asking how we are. I know you truly care how we are doing. I’m a bit stressed because our floors are getting ready to be torn up due to foundation issues, burst pipes from a year and a half ago, etc. and my families coming in four weeks and I’m crossing my fingers everything gets done and I’m trying my best not to stress over it.

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You are fun! The things you are going through may be crap, but the mindset you talked about in dealing with them is what it takes to keep going. I know you’re on T pellets, but do they contain any estrogen/progesterone? Menopause caused my “well-being meds” to stop working and although that’s still waiting to get sorted, taking HRT has helped with a lot of symptoms I was having that mimicked depression symptoms (tiredness, mood challenges and executive function). I’d suggest seeing if insurance would cover you seeing an endocrinologist because having unbalanced hormones can put everything else out of wack. Also, I love hearing about the retreat… No sour grapes here. Peace and love!

Just a thought, I wonder if you would enjoy doing 2 WIP N Chats, a week? I don’t think it would matter, what you would chat about. :)

Depression can definitely cause complete exhaustion. I think you said you never seen a therapist? I know people don’t think it will help but you’d be surprised, you’ve had lots of stress over the past year it’s hard to keep that all inside. It’s not a good coping mechanism to keep the bad things inside. It just eats at your soul, a therapist can help process some of those heavy emotions. Routine is important with depression like making sure you do the basics - brush teeth brush hair etc, it will be hard but it will get easier! Know I am struggling every day along with you even tho we are so far away, if you ever want to talk about some of the heavier things and get it off your chest please don’t be afraid to message me. I’m sure I’ve asked before - have you been tested for sleep apnea? Hope the job works out for you 🤞

Hey Shay, you just be you and you will be just fine, I am confident in your abilities. Maybe "kissing the girl" was a good luck thing lol. Good Luck on the next step, even if I am sure you will not need it. I know you have all sorts of friends to talk to when you need it but none the less, you know how to reach me if you ever feel the need. Maybe see about having the dogs registered as emotional support animals.🍷 and I still call myself a Shay Minion lol

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I ve been having some meh 😒 feelings lately, but I can always count on you and sharing just making me relax and think of other things. I have struggled with feeling well, they say my thyroid meds work, I’m not so sure. My diabetes are in better control, I have lost 50 pounds, but I’m a lover of cooking and food. Because I can’t eat what I think is “good” I’ve lost my joy for that. The easiest way to explain it is I have multiple people in my head running around throwing paper on fires while some are making sure it’s burning. There may be naked folks up there screaming 😂 I have found that a night anxiety med add in has helped but the exhaustion is real. I truly hope the job, doctor, and heath get good for you. I’m just glad I found my Diamond painting and some in the community that bring reality to like. Thanks for keeping me company too.🙋🏼‍♀️

Shay, have you had your Vitamin B and D checked? Also, your thyroid could cause fatigue. 😀

Hi Shay, I want to thank you for your content. I hope you feel better and if I may offer some unsolicited advice, it may not be a bad idea to seek some help from a psychiatrist or therapist since mental health tends to sneak up on you. I’ll keep you in my thoughts ❤

You didn't say what kind of Marketing it is. I hope for your sake it's not like a Telemarketer. My daughter tried that, and she said everyone just hung up on her. She didn't last too long. lol Hope you get the position Shay. Everyone loves you so I bet you will

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Ollie is 🪚🪵. 😂. Have had a rough couple of weeks, and Thank you for always asking and caring. Out if nowhere, one of my dogs woke up on Monday, 5/6 completely paralyzed. Neurological tests have been inconclusive, he’s been on steroids and in a rehab hospital since then. News as of today is finally hopeful…needs less assistance getting up and less assistance walking. I see him tomorrow for his weekly neurologist recheck. 🙏 Looking forward to Sunday’s live and hearing about the graduation - Congrats Lu!

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Thanks for helping me get through the work day! Not feeling great today, think I'm getting sick, but listening to everyone's viedos helps the day pass faster. I hope the next set of interviews goes well! 🥱😴

🥱. Good luck with the job interview

Hi Shay, good luck with the 2nd interview! I had to get a booster when I first got pellets, I didn’t feel anything until after the booster. Fingers crossed that you find out whats going on soon. 😊🪸🐚

Feeling pretty good atm, but have to go to the oncologist today, hopefully all is good, like last time🏨

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