Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,761 Days Alive
239 Days Until My 15th Millenary Anniversary
5 +/- Types of Flowers I Want to Make into an Art Piece
Did you know that I can’t have any of my top three favorite flowers due to their potential toxicity to cats? Yup. Buttercups, specifically ranunculus like delphinium, foxglove, and tiger lilies are my hands-down favorite flowers.
Continue reading “Of Reality and Ranunculaceous”
14,753 Days Alive
1,600 Milligrams of Ibuprofen Taken in the Last Twenty-Four Hours
45 Days and Counting Until 2026
2 Legs Elevated to Help with Pain and Slight Swelling
I way, way, way overdid it this weekend. I regret none of my choices, just the consequences and inconvenience of being in a lot more pain than usual.
Continue reading “Of Recovery and Realizations”
14,750 Days Alive
2,088 Days Streak on Duolingo
Well, posts AGAIN work a lot better if one remembers to actually POST them. Ugh
In my defense, I was absolutely exhausted. Poor Lucian woke up with a migraine, which was miserable, so Llama and I hit up the local botanical garden instead, just the two of us.
Continue reading “Of Gladness and Gardens”
14,751 Days Alive
227 Miles Driven Today
25 Years Since Emperor’s New Groove Came Out
24 Jam Jars in Lucian’s Birthday Gift
1 Bottle of Zero Sugar Faygo Red Pop with Dinner
Edit: son of a bitch! I fell asleep before hittting post again.
Llama and I drove from Madison to a town called Steven’s Point to visit Herrshner’s. It’s an amazing craft warehouse with an attached retail store. It is absolutely a danger zone for people like me, people that are multi-crafters.
Continue reading “Of Llamas and Laughter”
14,736 Days Alive
I’m still not doing all right today. I did however make an absolutely delicious chicken Alfredo casserole with frozen ravioli. Ridiculously delicious.
I’m really struggling right now and I’m doing the best I can. All I can do is keep going. I really don’t know what else to do.
Happiest of birthdays to my darling, dear friend J. And happy Halloween to everyone else!
Take your meds, folks.
14,735 Days Alive
1 Bad Brain Day
Edit: posts work a LOT better if one remembers to hit “post”. Ugh.
I need to get a planner. I’m better at keeping track of certain aspects of my life on paper rather than digitally.
Continue reading “Of Halloween and Hot Dogs”
14,724 Days Alive
2,512 Days Since My Dad Passed Away
9 Courses Until I Finish My Degree
7 Years Gone in December
Hey, friends. This ain’t a happy entry, for the most part. No offenses taken if you skip this one.
Continue reading “Of Bereavement and Breathing”
14,616 Days Alive
2,471 Days Blogging on Postmark Wonderland
3 Day Weekend
1 Amazing Evening with Shark and Brian
My brother and his hubby took me out for a post-birthday, yay for new job dinner tonight! We went to a local hole in the wall called Parthenon Gyros. Brian bought us all dinner, a gyro plate with extra tzatziki sauce and Wisconsin cheese fries on the side for yours truly, which was super sweet of him.
Continue reading “Of Deletion and Dessert”
14,612. Days Alive
5 Homework Assignments Completed Today
2 Slices of Supreme Gino’s East Deep Dish Pizza Eaten
1 Slice of Amazing Birthday Cake Eaten
J started her trip home super early this morning. We both woke up around five thirty in the morning and just kind of groaned in pain and reached for the naproxen sodium and water.
Continue reading “Of Hot Dogs and Homework”
14,611 Days Alive
2,066 Days Straight on Duolingo
319 Miles Driven from Mac’s House to My New Apartment
40 Years on This Planet
1 Really Good Birthday Burger
I am absolutely exhausted so this will be very brief.
Continue reading “Of Forty and Fruity Drinks”
14,610 Days Alive
5 Hours and Change Till I Turn Forty
1 Slice of Birthday Cake Eaten
I am not doing okay today. I had my last day of work, a birthday lunch with a few friends, and then enforced change in my life.
Continue reading “Of Birthdays and Bawling”
14,609 Days Alive
2 Days Til My 40th Birthday
My allergies are greatly acting up right now to the point where I had to flush my eyes with water at work. The weather is record-breaking heat and humidity with occasional storms.
Continue reading “Of Irrigation and Ice Cream Sandwiches”
14,608 Days Alive
3 Days Til My Birthday
2 Days Left At My Current Job
I am heavily medicated against my anxiety right now. And tired. And stressed.
But I got my homework submitted on time and am headed to sleep.
Take your meds, folks.
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