Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,818 Days Alive
2 Empanada Operada Eaten
1 New Mini Figure Received!
The mini-figure for my Pathfinder character, Haruhi Hitlock, arrived today! She’s a crack shot Strix, an owl person, who looks awesome.
Continue reading “Of Dice and Dirt”
13,817 Days Alive
$2,498.90 for One Month of Meds Without Insurance
3 Slices of Pizza Eaten for Dinner
Well, my meds, or my insulins at least, are again financially out of my reach for at least the next six weeks or so. I get insurance on June first. My other meds I can use GoodRx to afford.
Continue reading “Of Insulin and Impossibility”
13,816 Days Alive
1,315 Days Straight on Duolingo
One of my coworkers was out today. It wasn’t said why, so I hope she’s okay. Otherwise, work was full of studying, trainings, and web-held meetings. I’ve taken over thirty pages of notes for the new job.
Continue reading “Of Pain and Politics”What makes you nervous?
I fucking have anxiety. The list would be shorter were I to list what doesn’t make me anxious.
Cats, crocheting, and books are pretty much the only things that don’t make me anxious.
13,814 Days Alive
3 Spiced Brown Sugar Bacon Twists Eaten
1 Pot of Potato Soup Made
Oh. My. Gods.
Mellon had a pair of plushies made for us: a Bean, me, and a Melon slice, them! They are painfully adorable.
Continue reading “Of Bacon and Beans”How do you unwind after a demanding day?
After a long day, I take solace in books and yarn. If I’m not reading, or sometimes even when I am, I crochet to relax.
A demanding day? Almost every day is demanding, so I often have multiple crochet projects going.
13,813 Days Alive
7 Days of Pills Prepped
2 Grocery Stores Shopped
4 Meals Planned
I hate doing dishes. I love having a clean sink and silverware to use though, so I’ve been doing them little by little.
But gods did the sink need a good scrubbing.
Continue reading “Of Groceries and Gross”
13,812 Days Alive
27 Armor Class
5 Rows Added to Junior’s Blanket
Well, my brain gremlins/depression kicked up again. I could barely pull myself from bed today. And ended up needing a nap halfway through the day because I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Continue reading “Of Rows and Rice”Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.
I’m not always glad I am still here. I know it’s probably the brain gremlins talking. I know it. But I am not always glad for the continued struggle, despite the successes I’ve had.
I have my GED. A place to live. A really, really good job. And I have my cat, partner, and a small group of local friends.
I just have to keep going. But fucking hell is it exhausting.
13,811 Days Alive
2 M:TG Packs Cracked
1 Amaretto Ice Cream Cone Eaten
Today was a good day. I passed all the exams at work I had to take this week. With an 80% as my lowest score.
Continue reading “Of Packs and Pleasant Weather”Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.
Any time I kick myself face-first out of my comfort zone, I seem to grow from it.
13,808 Days Alive
I want tea. Like, a nice milky cup of chai or spiced black tea lightly sweetened. Which means, of course, we’re out of milk like things right now, so Incant have any.
Continue reading “Of Tea and Training”
13,807 Days Alive
1 Not A Hamburger Eaten
Today was stricken with technical difficulties at work. Training went on despite it, but it wasn’t easy.
Continue reading “Of Poptarts and Problems”
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