Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,378 Days Alive
523 Words Written Today
52 Photos/Videos Taken Today
1 New Painting!
I’m up on the Moon visiting with J and Bill6. Not really the moon, but it’s 90 minutes north of Tampa Bay so it may as well be, metaphorically.
Continue reading “Of Windsor and Writing”
13,376 Days Alive
891 Days Straight on Duolingo
I’m exhausted so this will be brief.
Continue reading “Of Mentality and Malaise”
13,375 Days Alive
908 Words Written for Crows at the Crossroads
890 Days Straight on Duolingo
My boss is away the next two days so I’m going to try and jam out, get everything done that I can for her return on Monday.
Continue reading “Of Horizons and Harry Potter”
13,374 Days Alive
3 Minutes Late to Work
I am exhausted, emotionally wrung out, and I slept funny and pinched a muscle or something in my neck. I’m fine, but man did today suck rocks.
Continue reading “Of Tuesdays and Tempers”
13,372 Days Alive
I spent the day with Cleo today. We tried to shop small and local to get some writing done at a place called Grassroots here in Tampa.
It didn’t work out as planned.
Continue reading “Of Lounging and Laughter”
13,370 Days Alive
1 New Squishmallow Added to my Collection of Stuffed Animals
I was deprived of a proper childhood. I grew up in an often hellacious, neglectful, and abusive home. So now I enjoy some simpler pleasures, like stuffed animals and doing origami, when stressed out.
Continue reading “Of Stress and Squishmallows”
13,369 Days Alive
1 Rotten Day
What do you miss the most when you lose someone? Their laugh? The inside jokes you had? The years of memories that you know will eventually fade to nothingness?
Continue reading “Of Sadness and Softness”
13,367 Days Alive
We watched a “reality” show on Vampires in America tonight while we ate dinner. It was infinitely mockable.
Continue reading “Of Brownies and Believing”
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”
13,365 Days Alive
$12.00 For a Drink at a Kava Bar
1 Awesome Day
I spent over 12 hours with Cleo today. It was awesome AND I got writing done.
Continue reading “Of Breakfast and Beverages”
13,364 Days Alive
15 Minutes Spent Prepping Zuppa Toscana
10 Minutes Cooking in the Instant Pot
1 Smaller Pair of Shorts!
J, Bill6, and I went out to Plant City to have breakfast with J’s mom, Mel this morning. I had pancakes and bacon.
Continue reading “Of Zuppa and Zippers”
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”
13,361 Days Alive
1,866 Words So Far in Chapter Five of Crows at the Crossroads
1 Cup of Coffee Imbibed
I was on the struggle bus today. Couldn’t wake up to save my soul. And even after I got out of bed and got to work, I was weary.
Continue reading “Of Memos and Meals”
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