Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,043 Days Alive
2 Plates of Red Sauce and Penne Eaten
1 Check In Completed
My flight back to Indiana is tomorrow. I’m happy to be going home, even if I’m glad I came.
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14,043 Days Alive
2 Hyper Children Running Around
1 Slice of Cake Eaten
Well! We’re in the swing of Grandma Gator’s birthday party.
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14,042 Days Alive
4,866 Steps Taken Today
12 Hot Pink Roses Gifted to Mama Reffie
1 Amazing Museum Trip
Reffie and I went to the Dali Museum this morning, after a quick drive thru nosh on some McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches.
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14,042 Days Alive
1 Cup of Coffee Drank
I’m all gussied up and waiting on Reffie to come pick me up for our trip to the Dali Museum!
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14,041 Days Alive
997 Miles Flown from Midway to Tampa Today
3 Friends Seen
1.75 Hours of Sleep Gotten
1/2 of a Moreno’s Salted Caramel Cupcake Eaten with Sparrow
I am, as the French say, le tired.
Continue reading “Travel Log: Day 2, Part 2”
14,037 Days Alive
T-Minus 5 Days Till My Trip
1 Load of Laundry Done
0 Bags Packed
Mellon and I got our nails done today! I got red gel polish and they got purple base coat with super sparkles. It was his idea and it wasn’t too expensive.
Continue reading “Of Gel Polish and Going”
13,882 Days Alive
6 Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 Fresh Donuts Eaten
1 Set of Keys Locked in the Car
Poor Bitty. Itty Bitty, also known as my stepsister Brittany, locked her keys in her car in her haste to give us a half dozen homemade, super fluffy and cakey, splendidly soft chocolate chip cookies. Whoops.
Continue reading “Of Tow Trucks and Treats”
13,875 Days Alive
5 Good Friends
1 Amazing Birthday Cake
I feel like a bad daughter because I spent the day having fun with my nearest and dearest friends. Why? Why guilty? My mother died this morning.
Continue reading “Of Cake and Cackling”
13,874 Days Alive
300+ Miles Driven
4 Slices of Pizza at the Blue Room Bar
1 Game of Terraforming Mars
We made it!
Continue reading “Of Joviality and J”
13,868 Days Alive
5 Days, 12 Hours Til the Roadtrip to J and Beau!
2 Books Borrowed from Mae
So, Mellon’s friend Bo has a wife, who I will call Mae. She’s a really crafty, kind woman who is a voracious reader.
Continue reading “Of Books and Borrowing”
13,805 Days Alive
10.5 Hours Till I Start My New Job
1 Amazing Weekend
Oh. My. Gods. This weekend was spectacular! We went to Chicago for the weekend: Mellon, his sister Rin, her two kids Axton and Opal, and her partner Leif. It was so much fun.
Continue reading “Of Shifting Plans and Starting Anew”
13,792 Days Alive
302 Words Written for Camp NaNoWriMo
I’m craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for some reason. Grape, of course; and creamy peanut butter, maybe on the Hawaiian keto bread that is five goddamned dollars a loaf.
Continue reading “Of Sleepiness and Sandwiches”
13,791 Days Alive
2 End Tables Built
1 Large Popcorn Shared with Mellon
We went to the movies today! Only the second time I’ve been since the pandemic started. We went to go see Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I highly enjoyed it.
Continue reading “Of Honor and Handsome Furniture”
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