Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,974 Days Alive
2.5 Hours and Counting Sitting in Uncomfortable Emergency Room Waiting Room Chairs
1 Diet Mountain Dew
Ugh. Tonight did not go to plan. I’m helping a roommate out, giving him a lift to the ER of the hospital I work at.
Continue reading “Of Headaches and Hurting”What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?
Honestly, my priority is to get rest after work.
13,974 Days Alive
13 Rows into the Main Body of J’s Wrap
1 Snuggly Kitty Baby Boy
Today is a high pain day. Like a solid seven and a half out of ten. My hips are screaming, my knees hurt, my hands hurt too much to crochet. I can knit, as it takes different hand positions and is less painful, but man does it suck to be me today.
Continue reading “Of Seasons and Spock Snuggles”
13,973 Days Alive
522 Rows to go in J’s Wrap
1 Haircut
My knees are absolutely screaming today, or at least my right one. I don’t know what I did, but I feel like I need to get a knee brace. It feels like the kneecap itself is trying to escape.
Continue reading “Of Knees and Knitting”What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?
Most of my heritage is generally Jewish. Or a blackjack dealer. At least on my mom’s side of the equation.
The paternal unit has the communication skills the gods gave a block of Parmesan cheese. So I have no clue about his heritage. Other than he lives in Pennsylvania.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Strive to be happy.
See Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann
What gives me energy? The laughter of friends. Or, I’ll be honest, a caffeine pill or two. Or, a good, sugar- free Coke Zero with a splash of sugar-free vanilla syrup.
Sometimes, it’s spite. I get up and do things despite how I may be feeling.
13,966 Days Alive
38 Days Till Halloween
1 Unfortunately Restarted Project
Happiest of holidays to all! Joyous Mabon, happy Autumnal Equinox, and if naught else, happy Saturday!
Continue reading “Of Coraline and Caron Cakes”Which topics would you like to be more informed about?
Honestly? My own diagnoses, that’s what I’d like to be more informed about.
I don’t know much about diabetes other than “sugar/carbs BAD”. I know Metformin helps my blood sugar, so does my basaglar. But I don’t know more than that. And every time I ask, I get referred to an endocrinologist that turns out to be some sort of shitheel.
I don’t know that much about fibromyalgia except that pregabalin helps me function at a three to five, usually, on the pain scale rather than a seven to nine. I know I still hurt.
I know I’m likely going to need new knees at some point, for they’ve been bad since I was a teenager.
I want to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorder, beyond people trying to fix me.
And don’t get me started on my bipolar. No one, none of my providers, have done anything but throw medication at the problem (read: me), and suggest therapy. Except I can’t find an affordable, in-network therapist that is queer/asexually friendly.
My most recent attempt at therapy cost me $65 for half an hour, and I was told to medicate to fix my “low libido issue”. Fuck off with that.
Ugh. I guess I’ll be googling stuff in the near future.
What would your life be like without music?
As someone who is hard of hearing, I think it’s a little odd that I am so fond of music.
Life without music, it sounds awful. Pun not intended… but seriously, other than a Rick Roll, I love most music.
How do you celebrate holidays?
Well, my mother was Jewish. My not-biological-father was lapsed Roman Catholic. I’m pagan.
So the secular holidays are meh. I don’t celebrate them much, beyond getting together with friends for a homemade meal.
Now the witchy holidays I try to keep, do a little something for each. Like, tomorrow is the first day of Fall and I plan to try and make some quick bread when I get home from work, spoons depending.
What are your favorite types of foods?
My favorite kinds of food are those shared with friends. Stone soup, fresh bread, and laughter.
But my favorite type of food is definitely comfort food, in the form of TexMex or Italian American cuisine.
13,959 Days Alive
277.5 Miles Travelled Today
88 Damage on a Crit Roll
3 Sesame Balls Eaten
1 Grand Adventure with my Darling Mellon
Date day, this morning, kicked off about an hour after it was supposed to. We both slept in till almost eight. We were trying to be on the road sometime after seven thirty.
Continue reading “Of Conveyor Belts and Consumption of Cheetos”
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