Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
12,734 Days Alive
1 New Potter Film Watched
With a lovely meal consumed, I’m stretched out on the air mattress at Carver Cove, watching the Riff Tracks of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Continue reading “Simple, Lovely, Saturday”
12,727 Days Alive
1 Accidental Nap
So, I made a mistake on the baby blanket I’m making for Baby Bubble. An unfixable one. I’m going to have to frog the entire thing.
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Day two, y’all! Quick recap: for me, May of 2020 is all about these self-love journal prompts. I’m trying to be kinder and embrace a more self-focused positive attitude. It’s pretty hard when you’re battling Bipolar 1’s super depressive swings. But I am on a new medication and I’m trying some new coping mechanisms.
Each morning, I’ll be working from one of the prompts from Tia Harding’s 32 Self-Love Journal Prompts or from The Petite Planner’s 30 Days of Self-Love.
Here’s today’s prompt: “How can you show yourself love?“
Continue reading “Self-Love Journal Prompt: Day 2”
12,726 Days Alive
3rd Post Today
2 Phone Convos
1 Plan Made
Man, are y’all tired of hearing from me yet? Too bad, I’ve got more to say!
Continue reading “Beltane 2020/@CatCalledSpock’s 10th Birthday!”
Here we go, folks!
Quick recap: for me, May of 2020 is all about self-love. I’m really capable of getting down on myself, so I’m trying to be kinder and embrace a more self-focused positive attitude. It’s pretty hard when you’re battling Bipolar 1’s super depressive swings. Each day, I’ll be working from one of the prompts from Tia Harding’s 32 Self-Love Journal Prompts or from The Petite Planner’s 30 Days of Self-Love.
Here’s today’s prompt: “Five things that make me really happy are…“
Continue reading “Self-Love Journal Prompt: Day 1”
It’s time for another recipe! First, the recipe ripped from a Sweet Tomato’s copycat site for their Tuna and Tarragon Salad. Then, me blathering onward about my occasionally questionable culinary capabilities and the memories this particular feast holds for me.
Read the recipe and more…
12,725 Days Alive
10 Years With my Cat Spock
3 Bottles of Medication Picked Up from the Pharmacy
1 Quart of Milk
I’ve been craving milk, chocolate, and oranges as of late. It’s odd, but easily fixed. I have some emergency mandarin oranges stashed on the front door table. And I was able to buy milk this evening when I went to pick up my meds.
Continue reading “Happy Beltane Eve 2020!”
I’ll be honest: I was going to put this off until June. But I need all the help I can get, and my therapist thinks this is a good idea so, here we go:
I’m going to be doing a blog entry a day, as per usual, but including a self-love journal prompt. And I’m going to publish these on the interwebs, which gives me no small amount of anxiety.
Continue reading “Pre-planning a Self-Love Exercise: Merry Month of May”
12,724 Days Alive
Had therapy with Vickie and my appointment with Peter today. I’m absolutely glad the week is half over now. I’m so emotionally exhausted that I’m physically exhausted as well.
Continue reading “Like a Line from Bon Jovi”
By: Emily Carpenter
Overview:
Blurb: Althea Bell is an addict with a troubled past and a dying father. There’s a mystery surrounding her trouble mother’s past, and it may be the key to unlocking her own troubles. With a little car theft, a bit more lying, and a lot of help from her childhood friend, this is a dangerous race against the clock ticking towards her thirtieth birthday.
Trigger Warnings:
Ableism, Animal Abuse, Blood, Blackmail, Bullying, Child Abuse, Death, Drug Use (Illicit), Drug Use (Prescription), Elder Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Food, Gore, Gun Violence, Infidelity, Mental Illness, Murder, Off Screen Infidelity, Off Screen Sex, On Screen Sex, Poor Coping Mechanisms, Racism, Suicide, Theft, Unsafe Lifestyle, Unsafe Sex, Violence, Violent Imagery
Body Count: a lot
Continue reading “Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls”
By: AUTHOR
Available on: Amazon, Audible, and Barnes and Noble.
Overview:
Blurb: Lost Lake is all about the magic in the ordinary and the beauty of taking a chance. Eby Pim decides to give up her beloved, but much deteriorated, Lost Lake resort to developer and real estate mogul, Lazlo Patterson. Lazlo’s been trying for years to get her land. But when Eby’s great-niece Kate Pheris shows up unexpectedly, her daughter Devin in tow, things go topsy-turvy and stay that way for the summer.
Trigger Warnings:
Arson, Child Abuse, Death, Food, Infidelity, Murder, Off Screen Infidelity, Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts
Body Count: 4
Continue reading “Review: Lost Lake”
I’m a fan of tarot cards and cartomancy. I collect both tarot cards and playing cards, actually, and enjoy them both immensely.
If you’re not familiar with the term “Cartomancy”, it is using regular playing cards as tarot cards.
Continue reading “Tarot, of a Sort, on Tuesday”
12,722 Days Alive
Not a lot to say today. Today was slammed at work, but I met all of my workload goals.
Continue reading “Productive Monday”
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