Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
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”
13,335 Days Alive
2 Hours Left in 2021
It’s New Years Eve 2021. I have goals, but I’ve not the spoons to put them to page.
Continue reading “Of New Years and New Kittens”
13,334 Days Alive
849 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 Day Left in 2021
I’ll be spending NYE with Cleo this year. We’re planning to spend the evening in and enjoy one another’s company.
Continue reading “Of Relaxing and Readying”
13,332 Days Alive
I don’t have many words today. Getting out of bed was hard; talking at work was hard. Coming home was hard.
I’m reading before I try to sleep, seeking refuge in the written word to hopefully ease some of the nightmares I’ve been having.
Take your meds, folks.
13,321 Days Alive
I get to see Chelé tomorrow! We’re having a little Christmas party, her and I.
Continue reading “Of Gratitude and Gingerbread”
13,320 Days Alive
835 Days Straight on Duolingo
8.6 A1C
1 Possible Cardiac Issue
Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault survival.
So. I went to the doctor today. Good news: I lost three pounds, my A1C is down to 8.6 from eleven point something. Bad news: I may have to do without caffeine and other stimulants like my Adderall due the possibility of an arrhythmia.
Continue reading “Of Achievement and (Possible) Arrhythmia”
13,319 Days Alive
834 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 Holiday Wreath Hanging at Mal’s and Bubbles’ New House
Man, today was one of those days where anything that could go wrong, did. And a few other things that I didn’t know could go wrong did, too.
Continue reading “Of Life Preservers and Lift”
13,318 Days Alive
Too bright. No haloes, but fuck if I don’t feel awful.
Take your meds, folks.
13,317 Days Alive
I’m busting my hump at work to catch up this week.
It’s only Monday and my brain is already tired.
I can’t wait for next week.
Take your meds, folks.
13,314 Days Alive
4 Hours of Sleep Last Night
3 Stuffed Manicotti Eaten
I could not stay asleep last night. I’m exhausted and have a big day tomorrow.
Continue reading “Of Weekends and Woken”
13,313 Days Alive
1 Beef and Bean Burrito Eaten
I’m absolutely exhausted. Like, fell asleep at my desk on my lunch break tired.
I’m not quite okay, either. It’s a “I wish the water I was drinking was vodka” kinda night. But victory was mine, as I stayed sober.
I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
