Hmmm, I don't come across that myself to be honest.
But then I don't see the world as negative, I'm not always complaining about it either.
You cannot expect to have great experience when your own point of view is so negative.

Research has shown that negative people even perceive neutral faces as negative or angry so your mentality can skew your perception of the world.

Feeling... a bit grmble... I'm in a mood. No real reason for it. Seems that stormy weather can have that effect on me. And we're going to have stormy weather for the next couple days so I'm going to have to try and get out of this funk as I myself don't even like it.

Feeling... incredibly sleepy. Almost time to go to bed.
It's been a good day.
I painted whilst listening to great stuff on YT, made a quick but good meal, watched my fave series, talked to a friend.

Then leave the leaves where they are and do something nice :)

Thinking... boohoo it is raining again
It is early evening so it doesn't matter much but I still much prefer sun!

Another update, lot more work done.
I had to completely redo the saddle as the reference wasn't correct. So that was a lot of work.
Because of that I have to rework the area around it a bit more, but for that it has to be 100% dry.
The saddle is darker brown with a whole lot of red in it so I will make the wall lighter with more ochre.

His jeans & shirt are as good as done, have highlights too which makes a helluva difference!
Both have reflections of the lamp light on their hair which also add to it all.

Reflection on the beam behind the lantern, highlights on the horse etc.

I mustn't forget to make hinges on the door as it's still floating in the air 🤭 But I'm not done with it anyways

Feeling... happy the sun is shining today!
I seem to have autumn fatigue and more daylight/sunlight might help :) It doesn't bother me much during the day but at night I'm about to fall asleep at 22.30 which is unusually early for me.
Haven't had autumn fatigue in years and not happy about it.

Thinking.. that I'd forgotten that coming weekend we go back to winter time.
It's great to have a long night, but not so great that it's going to be dark an hour earlier :/

Knowing yourself and what you need in love & relationship is so important!
Many only focus on love and sex and/or the "click".
But actually there are way deeper things that are far more important or as important.
I learn about these things for myself with vids from dating/relationship coaches, astrology, Tarot and using AI in combination with the latter 2 to get more info and insight.

For instance by telling AI what signs the most important planets of my chart are in and asking which sign would be a great love match for me.
Then I get the default matches for Taurus but none of these work for me. I sort of knew why, but not exactly. So I then ask AI and it gives me an incredibly accurate explanation.
I keep asking more and more and then get more and more insight in self.

One thing that I also came across via an AI app from a well-known dating coach is that emotional safety is very important.
That stuck with me. I kept thinking about it.
And the more I did, the more I realised just how danged important it actually is for me.
Something I had never really thought about, then was made aware of it and that now has become one of the most important things that I'm looking for!

Then there's what's often said to be important in love:
Chemistry, connection, commitment.
And yup, those are indeed important. You need all those in a relationship.
But the thing is that you can have the first 2 with loads of people yet most of them won't make a great partner for you. So in that sense it's quite meaningless.
Even adding commitment to the mix isn't enough.
What is crucial is compatibility.

And there's no real standard for what would be compatible and what not. For some it'd be incompatible if one is a morning person and the other an evening person or night owl. For others this isn't a real problem, they can still make it work.
So what's compatible can be quite subjective.

Another thing is to feel peace inside when you're with your person. That's not the same as feeling bored!
But feeling peaceful means you can relax, you can be yourself, you feel accepted as you are, you don't get judged and so on.
It actually means your nervous system gets soothed and calms down, something that doesn't happen in all love relationships and often we don't even notice it when it's not calm.
Often we're not used to feeling peaceful, we may think that there always has to be some sort of 'buzz' so when it does feel peaceful we can mistake it for boredom and not being the right connection.

The better you know yourself, the better you know what you've always lacked in relationship -not always by the other's doing, we have to be accountable for our own flaws & shortcomings too.
And it can help you figure out what you need most of all.

Like I learned that emotional safety is really a thing for me, and I haven't had much of it in my life. But also astrologically it comes up as a strong need due to a certain planetary position.
There are so many ways to learn and grow, it's just a matter of choosing to do so!
I always enjoy it tremendously :)

Thinking... time to call it a day, put my feet up and enjoy the evening now :)

So far a good start of the week :)
Technically it starts on Sunday and yesterday I went to see my mum. We had a good time :D

As for the rest, I have nothing on the agenda this week, cleaning lady isn't coming either so it's like having a week off :)
Plenty of time to do what I want, with a few chores here and there, but mostly painting!

Lots more work done since I posted this. It's really coming to life now that I've done the highlights and shadows on their faces and bodies :D
I will have to rework his hand, not happy with it.

Her clothes are as good as done. There's a lot of pure orange in her skirt that the camera doesn't pick up on.

And I've started the saddle and tack to the left.

Ads?
I have no ads. Never had them either :D
I would've been long gone if I did.

Thank you, Bobtail :D

I started a new painting a few days ago :) Another romantic one in a different setting yet again.

Thinking... my body has still not fully recovered from the unhealthy but mandatory diet I had to keep for 5 days.
It was mostly carbohydrates and sugars which has thrown my body out of whack :/

I'd use the second last or last photo for a profile photo.
They clearly shows your face and are nice photos.
The one you got now says nothing much except that you are a woman in a swimsuit.
Wearing a cap and shades isn't recommended for a profile pic and the fact your breasts show clearly may backfire and get you messages you really do not want.

As for your text... why not specify what it is you're looking for? Do you want a romantic partner or really just more of a friend?
Your text isn't clear on this.

And as someone already said "activity partner" on this site is typically used to mean "sex partner".
Which makes it even more important to be clear in your blurb what it is you're offering and what you are looking for.

I see loads of different men doing this and most aren't at the beach or outdoors. Most are when he's on the settee or something. I have even seen some from the man in a bathtub

And it's not accidental, it's deliberate and clearly not done to show the environment but to show his naked legs.
If I'd want to take a photo to show the environment whilst I'm on a sun lounger or deck chair my legs wouldn't be in the shot. I'd have to hold the camera in my lap to get my legs in the photo.
Or almost in my lap and angle the camera down a bit.

It's a deliberate act. And for a bloke to do that is just weird.
Or as Bobtail said: downright fruity!

It is indeed fruity. (I learnt another word I didn't know, hihi. I'm going to remember that one, I like it, haha)

So far so good and looking forward to the day :D
Glad all the stress from last week concerning the medical procedure is behind me now.

Started a new painting yesterday, nothing much on the agenda for this week, perfect!