Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,059 Days Alive
3 Panic Attacks
1 Postponed Meeting (Three times!)
Today was stressful at work. I’m just mentally exhausted. Still loving my job, but I got an important project tossed into my lap as soon as I walked in today and spent most of the day stressed as hell.
Continue reading “Of Chores and Chai”
14,055 Days Alive
3 Spooky Movies Watched
1 Plate of Homemade Nachos Eaten
I hung out with Rayne today. It was fun but exhausting for some reason. I’m not sure why but I had a massive pain spike not long after I got there.
Continue reading “Of Frights and Fireworks”
14,053 Days Alive
Today was not as long as yesterday, but I did almost royally screw up a case, so now I’m ultra paranoid about doing things wrong at work.
Continue reading “Of Tacos and Tarot Cards”
14,048 Days Alive
Less Than 12 Hours to my Birthday
Mentally I’m okay. Physically, I’m exhausted. In a good way. I had an Adventure today with Reffie and it was amazing, even if it took us two hours to get back to Tampa.
Continue reading “Of Sharks and Sweets”
14,045 Days Alive
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Fen and I went out with their parents for dinner tonight after we defeated a haunted mansion themed escape room with Fen’s parents and siblings. It was Fen’s slightly-belated birthday gift from their parents.
Continue reading “Of Headaches and Haunted Houses”
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3 Bouts of Migraine-Induced Vomiting
1 Missed Day of Work
Thank the gods for voice to text and technology in general. I still can’t quite see out of my right eye, because of haloes, but I’m hoping it’s better by morning.
Continue reading “Of Haloes and Hope”
14,039 Days Alive
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10 Days Until my Birthday
I tried to read a horror novel at lunch. It didn’t sit well. Like, the writing itself was troubled. Oh well. On to other books.
Continue reading “Of Help and Horror”
14,035 Days Alive
12 Spicy Nuggets Eaten
1 Awesome Gift
The sunset was lovely today. The skies were still clearing from an earlier storm.
But man am I physically wrung out still.
Continue reading “Of Recovery and Radiance”
14,014 Days Alive
632 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 Completely Down Day
So. Power outage at the main office today. I was supposed to work from home. But the system hasn’t come back up. I spent the day doing chores around the house.
Continue reading “Of Progress and Power Outages”
14,013 Days Alive
60 Minutes of Therapy
2 Homework Assignments
1 New Book to Read
I had therapy today and man was it hard. I keep getting triggered by a specific stressor and I don’t know how to go about removing it form my peripherals. It’s an exceedingly complicated situation.
I also need to work on my anger.
Continue reading “Of Anger and Actualization”
14,001 Days Alive
620 Days Straight on Duolingo
The humidity is hell on my hair lately. I usually ride with the windows down in the morning, but it makes me look like I ran through a wind tunnel so I have to use the AC on my ride in to work.
Continue reading “Of Fries and Frizz”
13,099 Days Alive
Today was Mother’s Day in the US. It’s a holiday I quite rightfully have complicated feelings with. So I ignored it, slept in until after nine a.m. after getting up at six to feed Spock. And just generally chilled at home.
Continue reading “Of Homebodies and Humdrum”
13,089 Days Alive
I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner today. That’s literally the third time this month that’s happened. I need to get better about eating regularly. At the new job, I hope to pack lunches to be able to keep things in balance.
Continue reading “Of Endings and Eating”
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