Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,138 Days Alive
31 Repeats into Reffie’s Mama’s Blanket
1 2lb Pork Loin in the Oven
I’m crocheting for the next half hour while the one and done step pork loin cooks for the first half our in our oven.
Continue reading “Of Pork and Pastimes”Are you superstitious?
I mean, yeah. I’m a witch. It comes with the territory.
14,136 Days Alive
3 Bowls of Nachos Made
1 Accidental Nap
I took today off in advance of my return from visiting J and Charles in Ohio because I knew I was going to be exhausted.
Continue reading “Of Van Gogh and Vacation Days”Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.
Dear Self,
Did you make it to one hundred? If not, did you get planted under a tree? How’s the afterlife?
Where would you go on a shopping spree?
Well, that depends, honestly: is it a shopping spree for me? The world’s largest English-centric bookstore. Or just Amazon.
For a friend? Amazon.
For the local food pantry? Wherever I can help get them the most food that will actually help to feed people.
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
“On a scale of one to ten, how much pain are you in?”
Fucking makes me want to throw bricks at people’s heads. The answer is always at least a four. That’s my baseline. My body is always in pain. And I hate it.
14,130 Days Alive
$33.33 Spent on Dinner
6 Cups of Stock Used
2.05 Pounds of Stew Beef Cooked
1 New to Me Soup Recipe
So I used this recipe, sans barley, as the basis for dinner tonight. Mellon is sick and requested soup. So soup I made!
Continue reading “Of Beef and (No) Barley”You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?
Of all the things I can do, there are three that I am not good at: making pancakes, juggling, and being angry.
What are three objects you couldn’t live without?
A book
My laptop with WiFi.
My meds bag
14,127 Days Alive
2 Accidental Naps Taken
1 Load of Laundry Done
Well, I’m feeling mostly better. But I did absolutely fall asleep in my knitting earlier today.
Continue reading “Of Rest and Recovery”Do you believe in fate/destiny?
Yes, I believe in Fate and destiny. But it isn’t an all-consuming overlord or something like that. It’s a gentle guiding hand towards the end of our days, bedecked with friendships and trials aplenty.
Do you enjoy your job?
I enjoy what I do but I wish I helped more people.
Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.
I have to honestly say, leaving Florida this last time was difficult. Leaving behind friends and family was hard.
I’m glad I’ve made the move, even if I didn’t end up staying in Chicago. I’ve met my partner, made a scant handful of new friends.
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