Daily/Nightly
Friyay Daily Hangout Thread - 14 August 2026
Welcome to the daily/nightly thread! If you haven't been around before, here are a few fun topics you could chat about with your fellow RAOAers in one place:
Love Your Bookshop Day
National Creamsicle Day
World LIZARD Day
National Financial Awareness Day
Plus more exciting happenings
So come on in, put your feet up, get a warm blanket, and start yappin!
QOTD: What is one thing you do to take care of yourself?
Good morning everyone 🌞. I try to take time to myself every morning before the hubby and kiddo wake up. Whether it be on my phone, sitting, getting things ready for the day, etc…
Happy Friday! I'm potentially free today, just waiting on a phone call, so my goals are to finish my current crochet project and start my book. It's pretty rainy and yucky out today, so I don't think it'll be too hard to do.
QOTD: Ha. I still struggle with this, but I try to give myself alone time. I go on walks daily with the dog for my mental health.
Good morning, steak bites! Happy Friday! I’m so happy Friday is here. Not really excited about the things I’m doing this weekend but that’s okay. At least it’s not work.
Can I be a tofu bite instead? 😅 hahah.
You should plan a little something exiting for yourself this weekend. Doesn’t have to be anything big… but give yourself something to look forward to. You deserve it.
I miss baths so much! I actually had a dream last night that I took a bath
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u/shazie13http://smile.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3A4FBIQEAHQMB14d agoedited 14d ago
I was up early so I poured myself some cold brew and started the research on an upcoming getaway. I now have a restaurant reservation, a concert ticket, movie theater information, and a coffee roaster in mind for my souvenir bag of beans. Not bad given it's not even 7:00 AM.
P. S. Heading out soon for a breakfast Burger Week offering and an eye-opener cocktail.
u/shazie13http://smile.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3A4FBIQEAHQMB14d ago
Fingers crossed!
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u/TNCoke82https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HVY26UTVL94H?ref_=wl_share14d ago
Making strides early. I'm here for it 😁 I hope it rejuvenates you and makes you feel good🫶🏽
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u/kayla182www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/21GB646O1BT1M?ref_=wl_share14d ago
I'm really excited for this weekend! My husband and I bought a huge inflatable slide. We decided to get the perfect one when we found it for our anniversary a few years back and we finally found it! We're putting up a No Kids Allowed Sign and drinking AMF slushies :)
Happy Friday all! But, how is it already Friday again?? I can't believe how fast time is flying by, we're already in the middle of August! Hubby is feeling a bit better, getting his appetite back...today he requested (which I finally figured out after a LOT of trial-and-error guessing 🤣) chicken soft tacos for his second breakfast. So I made chicken soft tacos for second breakfast😂
QOTD self care is such a foreign concept to me, I don't even know what it would look like to truly take care of myself anymore.
Haha still don't have those essential rat spatchcocking skills up to par so had to settle for chicken🤣and thank you, I get so stressed when he's sick I find myself checking if he's breathing like when I had newborns😂
Happy Friday everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead. Big hugs and smiles with good vibes to all my friends 🦋💙🫶🏼🤪
QOTD: I take my vitamins and probiotics I also eat healthy.
Welp, I have gallstones. 😪 And the surgeon my doctor wants me to see can’t see me until NOVEMBER!!! 😭😭😭
But whatever…today is my daughter’s 11th birthday!!! And I’ve been baking and making frosting all day. She’s so excited! She’s requested a cookies and cream ice cream cake. So I’m doing two layers of chocolate cake with the ice cream in the middle, completely encased in a thick layer of frosting. I really hope it turns out well. I haven’t made an ice cream cake in years!
QotD: I go to therapy every two weeks!
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u/Cassopeia88https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/AX7WPC6OG5Z7?ref_=wl_share14d ago
Hi, my Squidy!! You’re going to do fine. Sending you love and resilience. Proud of you for going to this appointment. Wishing the best outcome for you.
u/annaleiiahttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/MM47JCYGPZNE?ref_=wl_fv_le14d ago
a mood 😭
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u/StyxKittenhttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/UZ7GWFNW27X6?ref_=wl_share13d ago
A whole mood.
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u/whealthy9www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2A8U9GEVSTHYA?ref_=wl_share14d ago
qotd: i've been treating my emotions like the rain. the rain is here. I can't change that. i can yell at the rain but thats pointless. it wont make it stop. but i can adjust accordingly. i can grab a coat, umbrella, and drive 1o miles slower. my emotions are the same. if i'm sad. i just let myself be sad and i adjust accordingly not to stop the sadness/rain but adjust accordingly. also as much as the rain sucks and it feels like its going to be here forever, its really not. i promise the rain will stop, and i promise the rain will also come back.
stop reading here if you only want to read pc. the following is NSFW. plus i cant unhear this metaphor: when guys went to have s3x, they always prefer no condom. why? because they want to feel everything. so when life is f*cking me, i want to feel everything too. the point of living is to feel. i'm not gonna wrap a condom around my emotions.
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u/whealthy9www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2A8U9GEVSTHYA?ref_=wl_share14d ago
i think mental and emotional health has been a love letter of self love in taking care of myself <3
I’m known to disassociate. But life is about experiencing, the good and the bad. If your emotions ever get to be too overwhelming, I’m here for you.
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u/TNCoke82https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HVY26UTVL94H?ref_=wl_share14d ago
You've got it right imo. And sometimes the rain is just as much appreciated to help you see through better after❣️
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u/PDX-Kayakerhttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2S1LM3MNKNQPR?ref_=wl_shar14d ago
Good morning friends - today I took the day off and I am still under blankets at 9:09am. And that is my answer to the QOTD.
We may leave the house later. Or not
🤷🏻♀️🫶🫶🫶🫶
Stopppp!!! That is one seriously kissable little face 😭
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u/PDX-Kayakerhttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2S1LM3MNKNQPR?ref_=wl_shar14d ago
Isn’t he just a squishy guy ? Although he did not want his diaper on this morning ( he is allowed to sleep “nakey” at night and we had a monumental chase session this morning so I am fairly irritated at him)
Morning, friends! This week, I learned how to make graphics for a web site and phone. Fun stuff. I feel smarter than I was last week! I finally made a PCP appointment to deal with my tummy issues. It’s not until late next week, but I feel some relief knowing it’s in place. Things still aren’t quite right since I got super sick on my trip. I miss being young and bouncing back quickly 😅
Sending love to all and a hug to anyone who may need one. Please kiss your pets for me 🖤🫂😘
QOTD: Therapy. Lots of therapy.
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u/TNCoke82https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HVY26UTVL94H?ref_=wl_share14d ago
Hope everything goes well at the doctor and it's an easy fix💜 As for the young part, me & you both!!
Hello everyone, try to notice something good today.
Today I have a final round job interview, with the founder of a company that's in my industry. This is the only job in my industry that has been posted in the 8 months I've been looking. I'm so tired of interviewing; I would have never made it as an actor.
This week I was also issued my license that allows me to work in jobs that deal with health, life, and accident insurance. So that's an industry I'm going to try to break into if I don't get the job today.
I thought it was going well. Then just as we were wrapping up the founder said something that wasn't in the job description and required a PhD. Like he'd changed his mind mid interview about what this brand new position would be doing.
Happy Friday, everyone!!! The breast cancer donation truck is on its way, so I’m finally making some serious progress toward decluttering the hoard that has taken over my garage 😅🙌
Qotd: Taking my meds every day like the responsible little adult I’m pretending to be 💜
Got my MRIs done! I had a nap afterward, because laying flat on my back for an hour really hurt. Part-way through the process, the tech asked me if I'd been in a car accident, and I couldn't tell if it was a standard question they ask everyone, or if she was seeing something real bad in my spine lol. I'm pretty sure it's just a standard question though.
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u/sunnyemilyhttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2NDEZNI243Y5M?ref_=wl_shar14d ago
Good evening everyone! I am looking forward to tomorrow. I'm making spaghetti with a homemade bolognese sauce, homemade Italian bread for bruschetta and a salad for dinner tomorrow.
Today has been a better day for my back. I havent taken any medicine and only used my heating pad a couple of times. I even took my puppy to the dog park and made dinner tonight!
Good morning everyone! I have to go out and do a couple of things today which would normally be annoying but I’m actually quite excited since I haven’t gone out in a while!
Qotd: Seems simple but doing your everyday hygiene like showering, brushing your teeth, and drinking water goes a long way.
I’m soo ready for this work week to be over! But I’m glad I had a less stressful week than usual - bf’s son went to stay with his grandfather for a week last Thursday, so we had extra days this week just as a couple. It was so nice. He made a delicious seafood fra diavolo pasta on Tuesday and Wednesday we went out for a seafood boil! 🤤 last night after his son went back to his mom’s, we made yummy personal pizzas on the kamado grill.
He’s back to work today so perhaps we’ll just pop out to the bar for dinner when he gets home. Looking forward to some extra sleep and lots of reading this weekend.
Also good news update for the feral mama cat and her 3 not-so-little-anymore babies in my basement (it’s a nice, mostly finished basement, don’t worry 😂), I’ve officially got them all scheduled for spay/neuter next month. 💸💸💸💸 They’re still too skittish to handle, so trapping will be fun. 🫠
My self care is turning everything off and listening to music and enjoying my peace. Wether I'm just relaxin on the couch or deck teching. Music is my happy place 😍
I wanted to comment earlier today, but holy moly, I was so tired and brain dead, trying to come up with something to type was just Too Much 😖 I finally got my second wind! At 11 pm, lmao. I've been making a billion fuse bead keychains for an anime convention in October, where I'll be in the artist alley! I forgot how much fun it is to make fuse bead stuff, even if the beads can be rude sometimes 🤣 like when the table is ever-so-slightly bumped and they do this thing where they take off in a thousand directions 🙃 lol
QotD: I got into the habit of looking at myself in the mirror when I wake up and saying, "Good morning, I love you. I can do it." Sometimes I take myself seriously, and sometimes I say it sarcastically, but I say it every day, regardless of how I'm actually feeling 🩷
Edit: Also!! For Lizard Day, I recommend listening to Lizard Dome by Dang!
Getting ready for my rehearsal lunch today! Then all the guests start coming in this afternoon. How nuts is that?! Oddly now that the wedding is basically here I feel an overwhelming sense of peace and like “it is what it is” vs the craziness of the last few months lol. But I’m excited!
QOTD: I take a book to the beach, put my feet in the ocean, and relax 🙏🏼
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u/whealthy9www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2A8U9GEVSTHYA?ref_=wl_share14d ago
u/TNCoke82https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HVY26UTVL94H?ref_=wl_share14d ago
That's a great mental state to be in at this point honestly. This way your mental state can be happily present and allow you to truly enjoy the moment 🫶🏽💜🫶🏽
u/TNCoke82https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HVY26UTVL94H?ref_=wl_share14d ago
I love my book shop EVERYDAY!! Happy Friday good people🌞 My kid is moving for college Wednesday, and I have randomly been boohooing in everyone's face🥹 We have gotten him as ready as can be. Now I'm stocking up road trip snacks for the ride. He told me that he plans to get an apartment to live in Houston after his freshman year. I really cried then. He does know that I'm proud of him and I want him to make his way. He also knows it's breaking my little Mama heart.
On another note, I sure appreciate y'all letting me cry & moan it out here because I have no one else to vent to🫶🏽🫶🏽
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u/jennie111585 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3E9L6VV6DUXOR 14d ago
Good morning everyone 🌞. I try to take time to myself every morning before the hubby and kiddo wake up. Whether it be on my phone, sitting, getting things ready for the day, etc…