Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,628 Days Alive
9 Hours at Work Today
1 Metaphorical Can of Worms Opened
Dear, sweet, darling DW has opened a can of worms in my head to the point where I am considering writing a random thesis paper on homelessness in America. All his fault.
Continue reading “Of Thesis and Tiredness”
14,627 Days Alive
13 Years in a Transitory Environment
5-Level Purple Inbox Tray Assembled and Put to Use at Work
1 New, Upcoming, Well-Researched Rant
For the new or forgetful, I was homeless, couch-surfing, transient, or otherwise without a residence for a total of thirteen years in my youth and young adulthood. Bear this in mind when reading beyond this point that I have Great Big Feelings and opinions on things of this theme.
Continue reading “Of Understanding and “Unhoused“”
14,622 Days Alive
2 Slices of Supreme Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza Had for Dinner
1 Class Only this Five Week Term
My class load this five week term is only one class! Hooray! However, it is Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology. So, a whole lot of note-taking this term!
Continue reading “Of School and Slices”
14,621 Days Alive
16 Ounces of Ricotta Used for Stuffed Shells
11 Books Checked Out Between the Three of Us
2 Pans of Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese Stuffed Shells Made for Dinner
1 Puzzle Picked Up
Man, today was amazing. Work was good, I remembered to take lunch at a decent hour, got a lot done, and the household went out after work!
Continue reading “Of Library Visits and Lots of Cheese”
14,619 Days Alive
5th Week Finished of This Term
1 Bowl of Chicken Coconut Curry Had for Dinner
Unknown Number of Stickers Used
I had a lot of fun doing almost nothing today. Homework was finished over an hour before the assignments were due. It was a nice, chill day.
Continue reading “Of Stickers and Studying”
14,615 Days Alive
3rd Day at the New Job
2 Acts of Love Provided to Me Today
1 Haircut Gotten
I think I am settling into the new position quite well. It helps that I have two and a half years experience with our company’s site software for inputting records requests. It also helps that I don’t need training on our EMR (electronic medical record) system.
Continue reading “Of Hairstyles and Hope”
14,603 Days Alive
4 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Eaten
2 Sheets of Beef Fajita Nachos Made
Reffie and I got to hug in real life today! And we got to invade the Orlando Museum of Art and it was amazing.
Continue reading “Of Mushrooms and Much Noise”
14,595 Days Alive
2,050 Days Straight on Duolingo
18 Days Till My Birthday
7 Days Till My Family Trip
I made the best dinner tonight: sautéed mushrooms and onions, pierogies, and kielbasa! It was delicious; only could have been better with some roasted cabbage.
Continue reading “Of Sausages and Sweet Tea”
14,592 Days Alive
19 Days Till My 40th Birthday
2 Hot Dogs Eaten
1 Interview Taken While on Break Today
We had a living room picnic today for dinner. Air fried hot dogs with toasted buns, some delicious macaroni salad, some barely edible coleslaw no one liked, and some hickory flavored baked beans. It was delicious. And no one put anything but mustard on their hot dogs!
Continue reading “Of Yellow Mustard and Youth”
14,584 Days Alive
2,040 Days Straight on Duolingo
2 Lbs of Frozen Broccoli Roasted For Dinner
Made dinner, did my homework, now falling face-first into bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,580 Days Alive
14 Steps from the First Floor to the Second Floor
3 Plates of Oven-Baked Turkey Nachos Made for Dinner
I made the delicious and massive plate of nachos for myself for dinner this evening. Mac and Dustin also partook, though with nowhere near as much fresh jalapeños on their plates!
Continue reading “Of Turkey Nachos and Tepidity”
14,579 Days Alive
350+ Words Written for All of This Week’s Discussion Board Posts
25 Sour Skittles Eaten (1 Serving)
3 chicken Breasts, Pounded Thin and Cubed
I made what I call ‘white girl chicken stir fried rice’ for dinner tonight. Only Dustin and I partook; Mac got himself some Doordashed Arby’s for dinner. My feelings were a little bit hurt, but it wasn’t my money to spend, and it means, I suppose, Dustin has leftovers for lunch tomorrow?
Continue reading “Of Stir Fried Rice and Sore Muscles”
14,572 Days Alive
2,028 Days Straight on Duolingo
39 Days Till my 40th Birthday!
Did you know a serving of Red Hots is 25 pieces? I did, because I check the box. I ate 2/5ths of a serving after finishing my tasks for the evening. And for those caramel-inclined, a serving of Milk Duds is ten pieces, but five is what I usually eat.
Continue reading “Of Countdowns and Candy”
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