Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
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”
14,629 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”
14,625 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”
14,623 Days Alive
75 Boneless Wings Obtained When We Ordered Much Less
6% into The Martian by Andy Weir
1 More Day to the End of the Week
We got boneless wings on special tonight! It was buy fifteen boneless or bone in wings, get fifteen for free if you ordered in the restaurant app. But they goofed hard. We ended up getting 30 of the flavor Lucian wanted, 15 each of the two flavors I wanted, and another 15 of the no sauced ones Brian wanted. It was great!
Continue reading “Of Wings and Weather”
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”
14,610 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”
14,605 Days Alive
2.25 Hour Flight from Orlando, FL to South Bend, Indiana
I am so, so, so very tired. And so very warm. The flight from Orlando to South Bend was much smoother than the flight down.
I need sleep.
Take your meds, folks.
14,604 Days Alive
6 Hours Until I Need to Be Awake Again
5 Hours in a Minivan Traveling To and From Tampa
1 Cardigan Finally Given to Grandma Gator!
We made the trip to and from Aunt and Uncle Gator’s place today. It was a good day. Loud, but full of laughter, family, and a birthday cake for me! I finally gave Grandma Gator the cardigan I crocheted for her! I’m really happy with how it turned out and she loved it! I have to get up super, super early for my flight home tomorrow.
Take your meds, folks.
14,603 Days Alive
4 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Eaten
2 Sheets of Beef Fajita Nachos Made
Reffie and I got to hug in real life today! And we got to invade the Orlando Museum of Art and it was amazing.
Continue reading “Of Mushrooms and Much Noise”
14,602 Days Alive
2,467 Days Straight in Postmark Wonderland
960 Miles Flown
1 Blueberry Lavender Lemonade from Panera Had
I have had an extremely long day, so I will be brief.
Continue reading “Of Turbulence and Thai Curry”
14,601 Days Alive
12 Hours Till My Flight
10 Days Till My Birthday
I leave for my trip in the morning! And I was given a Dilly Bar at work today by my slightly -bizarre coworker. All in all, a decent day.
Take your meds, folks.
14,600 Days Alive
2,055 Days Straight on Duolingo
I haven’t finished packing for my flight on Thursday. Normally, I am a day or three out and fully packed, but not this time. I’ll pack tomorrow after work and be ready to go in the morning!
Continue reading “Of Suitcases and Salsa”
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