Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,340 Days Alive
89.67 % in My Grades So Far This Week
2.7 Lbs of Chuck Roast Turned into Stew Meat
I finished up this week’s homework today. I even did the extra credit for fun.
Continue reading “Of Beef Stew and Back Pain”
14,339 Days Alive
6 Oreos Eaten
1 Bowl of Tater To Nachos Eaten for Dinner
I hate not having bookshelves. Hate, hate, hate it. I’m still living out of boxes and bags and it is grating on my nerves.
I went to the doctor yesterday and got diagnosed with “pretty bad bursitis” of my left hip. Pain meds, ice, heat, and rest have all been recommended and done.
I just want to not hurt.
Lucian made totchos for dinner this evening. Tater tot nachos. They were ridiculously good.
I’m going to go pass out.
Take your meds, folks.
14,337 Days Alive
26 Days Since the Move
1 Vexing Day
I taught Lucian how to use the Instant Pot this evening. They made an amazing coconut chicken and potato curry!
I have a doctor appointment in like, less than ten hours. Maybe it’ll be a good visit and some of my concerns will be addressed. Maybe the new doctor will be wonderful? Idk. I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,636 Days Alive
4 Hour System Outage at Work
Well. Today sucked. Stressful and overwhelming and just…. A bad day. I almost cried.
Continue reading “Of Embracing Weirdness and Embarrassment”
14,635 Days Alive
3 Days till my New Doctor Appointment
2 Caramel Squares Eaten
1 Pained Me
Edit: remember to hit post before falling asleep face-first in a book, Theo!
The barometric pressure right now is making my head hurt. And my left hip still hurts. And my lower back, but that could be uterus in rebellion related shit.
Continue reading “Of Pushing Through and Pressure”
14,633 Days Alive
2 Episodes of Ghost Hunters Watched
1 Load of Laundry Done Today
Today was a day of rest, recipe hunting, and a nap.
Continue reading “Of Salsa and Spooky Shows”
14,632 Days Alive
3 Types of Cheese Purchased at The Cheese Chalet
1 Really Bad Pain Day
Lician, Brian, and I went to Ehelnbach’s Cheese Chalet today and it was amazing! I mean, I was absolutely not fond of the ‘cheese fudge’. Cheese and milk chocolate is not a flavor combination that I enjoy. But! We did get an amazing applewood smoked butterkase cheese, a habanero jack cheese, and another that I can’t remember right now.
Continue reading “Of Arthritic Pain and Acclimatization”
14,630 Days Alive
2 Chicago Style Hot Dogs Eaten
1 Project in the Pipeline
I am trying to pry my brain away from this whole “homelessness is a reality and unhoused is not a nice word” piece I want to write. It’s not going well. I am absolutely hyper-fixated on it.
Continue reading “Of Hyper-fixations and Hot Dogs”
14,629 Days Alive
8 Ounces of Egg Noodles
2.97 Pounds of Chicken Breast Fillets Made Into Soup
Lucian and I went grocery shopping after I got off work today. It was nice! Just sibling hang out time, being goofy in a store together and trying to find a Mr. Coffee-style drip machine for morning coffee.
Continue reading “Of Silliness and Soup”
14,628 Days Alive
9 Hours at Work Today
1 Metaphorical Can of Worms Opened
Dear, sweet, darling DW has opened a can of worms in my head to the point where I am considering writing a random thesis paper on homelessness in America. All his fault.
Continue reading “Of Thesis and Tiredness”
14,627 Days Alive
13 Years in a Transitory Environment
5-Level Purple Inbox Tray Assembled and Put to Use at Work
1 New, Upcoming, Well-Researched Rant
For the new or forgetful, I was homeless, couch-surfing, transient, or otherwise without a residence for a total of thirteen years in my youth and young adulthood. Bear this in mind when reading beyond this point that I have Great Big Feelings and opinions on things of this theme.
Continue reading “Of Understanding and “Unhoused“”
14,625 Days Alive
573 Miles, Give or Take, Traveled Today
1 Last Carload of Belongings Brought Home
I am… tired. Rightfully so. We got up at not yet seven am, drove to Indiana, hauled shit around, packed my car, and drove home. It was a LOT.
Continue reading “Of Road Closures and Rumination”
14,624 Days Alive
2 Chicago Dogs Eaten
1 Busy Day Tomorrow
In about ten hours, I will be on the road with my brother in law, Brian, to drive the four and a half to six hour (traffic depending) drive to Indiana one last time.
Continue reading “Of Toast and Terrible Headaches”
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