Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,296 Days Alive
$18.81 Under Grocery Budget
$5.99 Goblincore Coloring Book Purchased
2 Bottles of Clearly Canadian Purchased for the Nostalgia
1 Coloring Page Started
I bought myself a coloring book today while out with the Queerly Dearlies. $5.99 spent on myself, plus tax. But it made me bust out my colored pencils and a different coloring book.
Because I’m me.
Continue reading “Of Hacienda and Half Price Books”What do you love about where you live?
I like a few things about where I currently live.
It’s two hours or so from my hometown of Chicago. And is about three hours from my Papas’ house in West Chicago, or five hours the other direction to my bestie.
What I love, though, is the flowers that grow in the backyard, the tiger lilies and the teacup sized flowers that I don’t know the name of that grow along the fence running from the house to the derelict garage.
Living with my partner has many lovely moments. When we cook together and he laughs at my little happy dances I do when I get the seasoning right.
The family of bunnies that live in a little warren near the air conditioner in the backyard are adorable. Oh! And I love the massive, golden orb weaver spider that lives in the corner window of the back porch.
I love the cooling weather as we get closer to Mabon/the autumnal equinox.
So, yeah.
What positive emotion do you feel most often?
I’m not sure, honestly. Is creativity an emotion? If I had to pick from the “basic” emotions, probably amusement.
How do you plan your goals?
Since I’m terrible at setting and achieving goals, this is something I’m actively working on with my new therapist.
Create an emergency preparedness plan.
Nah. I’m not giving away my doomy prepped secrets. Nor others’ prep habits.
But I will tell you being prepared to be without electricity when you’re on SSRIs or other heat-intensifying meds is a pain in the ass. It’s the only true negative to being on a mental health medication regimen.
What is a word you feel that too many people use?
The word I think that is overused by far too many people is “fine”.
We’re not fucking fine. The world is on fire, a fucking villain is running for presidency, COVID is still a thing, and Nazis are on the rise again.
It’s awful.
So. No. We aren’t fine and we should stop saying we are.
14,290 Days Alive
5,088 Words Written on a Star Trek Fanfic I Haven’t Titled Yet
2 Original Characters Important to the Story
Now, let me kick off by saying that 5k was not all written today. It was written over the last week. But still, words are words!
Continue reading “Of Olives and OCs”
14,289 Days Alive
12+ Hours of Sleep
5 Slices of Pork Loin Eaten
1 Restful Sunday
I slept the day away today. Just tired of pain and my cycle zapping what little energy I have most days.
Continue reading “Of Seasoning and Sleep”If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
If I had no limit to my budget and could sustain it for multiple years without dying of poverty, I’d open a bookstore/cafe with a very witchy lean.
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
As I’m myopic as fuck, the most important thing to carry with me at all times is a pair of glasses.
14,286 Days Alive
9 Hour Workday Today
1 Still Cracked Tooth
I have yet to find a dentist that takes my dental insurance. It’s hella fucking annoying.
Continue reading “Of Cracks and Cuddles”Describe your life in an alternate universe.
Ya know, I don’t think I will. I don’t feel like trauma dumping all the shitty things that have happened to me over the years.
So. No. I’ll leave the alternate universes to fanfic.
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?
I dropped $180 on my partner and I to go to this amazing place called Seoul Garden. It’s a Korean bbq place in town. We’ve only been there once, but now there’s another, much cheaper, Korean bbq in town.
But yes. It was worth every dime.
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