Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,799 Days Alive
I have not had the best start to the new year. We aren’t even three days into 2026 and I’m already feeling emotionally concussed, mentally exhausted, and physically over-wrung. The haircut I tried to get it was completely unsatisfactory. The drive home even worse. It’ll get better, right?
Take your meds, folks.
14,769 Days Alive
2,207 Days Straight on Duolingo
0 Rows Crocheted Today
Son of a crumbled biscuit. I fell asleep writing this. Oh dear.
Oh man am I utterly exhausted from work and socializing today. I had work in the morning, but I have to admit I was not as good as I could have been seeing as I had the beginnings of a very bad headache. It got better, but holy crap is it cold out tonight.
Continue reading “Of Friendliness and Falling Temperatures”
14,754 Days Alive
6-ish Hours Until I Need To Drop Llama Off At the Airport
1 Goal List To Be Made Tomorrow
Still tired, in pain; but far less than yesterday and Sunday evening.
We have to be up and out the door by 0530 tomorrow. Ugh. I will be sad to see Llama go, but I hope she had fun this trip.
Take your meds, folks.
14,743 Days Alive
5 Days and Counting Until Llama Comes to Visit
1 Desk STILL Not Put Together
For some reason I cannot fathom, I am having the hardest damn time getting to building my new desk. I need someone to sit with me. My brain just needs someone to parallel and yammer at. I am not good with silence right now.
Continue reading “Of Expenses and Experiences”
14,721 Days Alive
303 Job Applications Submitted Since 11 September, 2025
3 Packages of Alfredo-Style Dried Pasta Mix
1 Delicious Dinner
The hell does it say about me that after 50 milligrams of hydroxyzine, I am still peel-me-off-the-ceiling anxious?
Continue reading “Of Anxiety and Alfredo”
14,715 Days Alive
2.9 Hours Billed Today for Work
4 Homework Assignments Done
1 Extra Credit Assignment Done
Both Benny and Spock seem to be running around chasing shadows. Or a bug. Either way, they’re dashing about, each singing.
Continue reading “Of Filings and Feline Singing”
14,705 Days Alive
4 Readings Done for Class
1 Interesting Day
So! I feel like I’ve been stuck, work-wise, today. I’ve got a migraine brewing, but that could be the whole accidentally stayed up till 0630 this morning? Whoops.
Continue reading “Of Chances and Challenges”
14,684 Days Alive
8 Hours, 50 Minutes Working By Myself
7 More Jobs Applied For
My coworker Nina was out sick today. It was overwhelming.
Tomorrow will be better, right?
Take your meds, folks.
13,725 Days Alive
385 Words Written Today for Fiction February
1 Minor Issue
Mellon took me out to a bookstore today because I had a bad day. It was super fun, and then we went to this place called Flat Top Grill for dinner.
Continue reading “Of Mistakes and Meat”
13,573 Days Alive
I got a surprise package in the mail today.
It was yarn.
Continue reading “Of New Moons and Niftiness”
12,995 Days Alive
2 Bowls of Spaghetti Eaten
Well, my headache has mostly abated. I remembered to take my caffeine pills this morning so that helped.
Continue reading “Of Cola and Cooking”
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