well i don’t think it’s the A314 that was giving me the whiff of catpee - i think it was the cleo right under my nose. I put on 3 drops of A314 today - 1 in my hair, 1 on my neck, and one split on the backs of my hands and I don’t actually smell cat pee at all today.
I can’t say there was any noticeable difference from yesterday - so maybe 2 is an optimal dosage - why wear more than you need and all that.
curious thing happened today - we had an internal meeting that consisted of the 2 hateful coworkers, the young buck and me, to go over the feedback from the Bobs yesterday. It was interesting - I had the bitch seated right next to me. And my hateful boss across from me and young buck on the other side of me.
I was expecting it to be pretty intense, and for there to be a lot of focus on all the ways everything is all my fault. Usually these folks get quite aggressive and confrontational. What was surprising is that that’s not what happenned at all. My boss seemed downright humble - and the Bitch (who really is the biggest part of the problem for all of us) went through her list of all the ways she thinks everyone else is screwing up, but it wasn’t directed at me at all, and she managed to keep her cool. I guess they decided to use young buck as cannon fodder - but they weren’t overly aggressive or in his face, and he and i discussed after the fact.
One time she did actually try to swipe some place close to my role, and i was able to shut her down fairly easily, without getting disturbed and without things escalating. (which they very well could have). It was a very interesting dynamic. And I found I personally felt “above it”. Like not in a superior way, but more like i was literally floating above this discussion, and watching the dynamics, without feeling emotional about any of it. Centered and grounded, i guess is a good way of putting it.
Pheroquirk - I’m not sure how i could go about getting info on the change of perception of others around me - and my close work friends have been out of the office all week - so i can’t really get their feedback.
Today I haven’t noticed any major drawbacks of using A314 “naked”. I will say - that i don’t know if using a 3rd drop on my hands is an effective way to test dosage tho - since I don’t really talk with my hands. One other thing I’ve noticed - is that my male coworkers-at-large seem to close in a little more on my personal space - not in any sort of threatening or romantic way - more of just a…“european” way. They also have been a bit more deferential. it’s very subtle - but i have noticed it from strange quarters.
Ail - You should give the mx134 a go. I prefer oils, but I do use it as a finishing touch. I haven’t gotten entirely used to the cheesy smell i detect in it - so I haven’t been using it prominently at all, yet, but once i get used to it, i’ll start testing it out on it’s own.
oh I forgot - Carrie! thanks so much for your input and experience. Have you OD’d on it yet? If so what happened? I’m kinda concerned - because i’ve got the mutant cap version so it’s a bit stronger - I’ve tried it at 3 drops with no ill effects - and i’m wondering how high i’d have to go to OD - i find it strange that as a woman, i’m able to use a man’s dosage - but there was that one lady who’s name I’ve forgotten that carried off 4 drops successfully in an open social environment so i guess it’s not unheard of. But it also wouldn’t be the first time i’ve been a walking anomaly either.