Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,385 Days Alive
900 Days Straight on Duolingo
J came over today. We were trying to save money by buying groceries rather than going out to eat. It… didn’t work. Inflation is real.
Continue reading “Of Sausage and Short-Circuts”
13,384 Days Alive
899 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 Screwed Up Dinner
I messed up dinner. There was no saving it. Next time, two jars of sauce or something.
Continue reading “Of Spaghetti and Screw Ups”
13,383 Days Alive
$349.95 for my Basaglar
9.3 A1C
1 Disappointed Me
So. I still can’t afford my insulin. I refuse to pay $349.95 for it. It’s the principle of the matter as well as I just don’t fucking have it.
Continue reading “Of Doctors and Dissatisfaction”
13,376 Days Alive
891 Days Straight on Duolingo
I’m exhausted so this will be brief.
Continue reading “Of Mentality and Malaise”
13,366 Days Alive
2,506 Words in Chapter Five of Crows at the Crossroads
881 Days Straight on Duolingo
I was shorted an item in my meal order this evening. I was annoyed by it, but I know that the staff are likely doing their best while being cropped by shortages and wage fuckery.
Continue reading “Of Spirited Away and Shorted”
13,362 Days Alive
1,912 Words in Chapter Five of Crows at the Crossroads
$998.00 For My Ozempic
887 Days Straight on Duolingo
4 Memos Left to be Up To Date
Work went well. I got a small but appreciated raise. And my medication is again cost-prohibitive. A grand for my blood sugar med. today has been a mixed bag.
Continue reading “Of Medication and Morons”
13,355 Days Alive
I put in over an hour of overtime today. I’m fried and likely to put in more overtime tomorrow.
Continue reading “Of Overtime and Opportunities”
13,345 Days Alive
1,602 Words Written in Chapter Four of Crows at the Crossroads
26 Years Since One of my Baby Brothers Was Born
First off, one must wish a joyous gestational escape anniversary to my dear little brother, Phoenix! 🎉🎉🎉
He turns twenty six today. More than a quarter of a century old, little dude!
Continue reading “Of Gestational Escape and Ghosts”
13,344 Days Alive
2 Classic Movies Watched
1 Nice, Relaxing Sunday
I ran out of silver yarn for the Turquoise Throw I’m making! I thought I had more of it. I guess I’ll have to dig through the scrap pile and see if I have any there.
Continue reading “Of Scoundrels and Stoppage”
13,341 Days Alive
7 Meatballs Eaten
1.5 Pieces of Garlic Bread Consumed
Three of the coworkers that sit in my general area have the sniffles. I’ve taken to wearing a good mask all day in the office as a precautionary measure.
Continue reading “Of Sneezing and Spaghetti”
13,340 Days Alive
855 Days Straight on Duolingo
60 Minutes in a Math Class
8 Homework Assignments
2 Hours, 45 Minutes of System Issues
2nd Book of 2022 Likely to be Finished Tonight
So. I got to work early today only for a company-wide system outage to screw me out of more than two and a half hours of actual working time. I’m so upset.
Continue reading “Of Variables and Voracious Reading”
13,339 Days Alive
854 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 Book Read So Far in 2022
I finished reading the fist book of the year today. Review will be up shortly before I go to bed or tomorrow morning. The book was Year One by Nora Roberts. It’s Letter Y on the Read the Alphabet Challenge.
Continue reading “Of Paper and Pizza”
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