Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
15,087 Words on My NaNovel
12,925 Days Alive
2 Hours Spent Writing
1 Sleep Deprived Me
I’m in the middle of an anxiety-riddled, manic upswing. As of 9:30p.m EST tonight, I have been awake for thirty nine hours. And I’m not tired. Well, mentally I am exhausted but physically I feel like I could run a marathon.
Continue reading “Of Mania and Macaulay”
12,923 Days Alive
12,000+ Words on My NaNovel
444 Day Streak on Duolingo
5 Episodes of The Haunting of Bly Manor Watched
3 Jalapeños
2.5 Loads of Laundry Done
1 Visit with Sparrow and Blanket Gone Home
Boy, oh boy was today productive. I got some writing done, at least, but seemed to find everything but writing to do as well.
Continue reading “Of Crock Pots and Creepiness”
12,922 Days Alive
11,000+ Words on My NaNovel
443 Day Streak on Duolingo
2 Slices of Pizza
1 Tired Me
So, it was pizza and a movie night at our place. Frozen pepperoni pizza and the first disk of The Fellowship of the Ring. I forgot how much I love the LotR movies; it’s been a hot minute since I saw them last.
Continue reading “Of Goals and Groceries”
12,921 Days Alive
11,000 Words Written on My NaNovel
1 Amazing Heated Blanket
I have been up since six a.m. That means I’m going on sixteen hours awake and while that doesn’t seem like a lot, I’m run down.
Continue reading “Of Debris and Doubt”
12,916 Days Alive
7,421 Words on my NaNovel
437 Day Streak on Duolingo
1 New President-Elect!
Trump lost the presidential race but still refuses to concede defeat. I’m elated that Biden won, but I am terrified for the harm the Orange Menace could inflict in the next eleven weeks.
Continue reading “Of Hope and Headaches”
12,910 Days Alive
2,629 Words Written Today for NaNoWriMo
1 Lovely Day
Let me start out by saying that I am proud of myself for making my word count goal today. And that the moron in question was a bad driver that tried to run me off the road.
Continue reading “Of Mummies and Morons”
12,909 Days Alive
365 Days Left till Next Halloween!
1 Mostly on Purpose Nap Taken
It’s less than two hours away from the start of NaNoWriMo and despite a nap earlier today, I may just go to bed and get up early tomorrow to write.
Continue reading “Samhain 2020”
12,907 Days Alive
19 Chapters in Planning
1 Massive Headache
I don’t know why I started using alliterations in my blog titles. I mean, it works, but I think my vocabulary rather limited to keep coming up with unique combinations. Oh well. To quote my favorite malaphor: I’ll burn that bridge when I come to it.
Continue reading “Of Frustration and Fatigue”
12,896 Days Alive
17 Chapters Outlined Total
1 New Project in the Works
Today was lovely. I got up early to let MJ crash over while J and I caught upon more sleep. Once we were all properly awake, we headed for the ultimate not-enough-sleep venue: Denny’s.
Continue reading “Of Ramen and Rhythm”
12,893 Days Alive
414 Day Streak on Duolingo
16 Chapters Prepped for NaNoWriMo
We have a tiny nightshade plant growing in a crack in the ground on our balcony. I’d take a picture, but it’s dark out. When I remember to do so, I will.
Continue reading “Of Plotting and Plants”
12,892 Days Alive
413 Day Streak on Duolingo
Man, I did not get enough sleep last night. MJ and I were up till the wee hours. Haven’t laughed that much in a long while.
Continue reading “Of Exhaustion and Exposition”
12,882 Days Alive
I saw a friend today. They came over to help me kick around a few ideas for my NaNoWriMo project.
Continue reading “Of Nachos and NaNoWriMo”
12,878 Days Alive
399 Day Streak on Duolingo
1 Chapter Finished of the New Fic
The first full moon of October is tomorrow. I hope it means it will be a lovey day and not one filled with lunacy.
Continue reading “Of Full Moons and Feelings”
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