14,675 Days Alive
3 Art Pieces Hung
2 Curtain Rods Installed
Spock has been a sleepy boy all day. Lucky him!
Continue reading “Of Nesting and Naps”
14,675 Days Alive
3 Art Pieces Hung
2 Curtain Rods Installed
Spock has been a sleepy boy all day. Lucky him!
Continue reading “Of Nesting and Naps”14,671 Days Alive
2 Discussion Board Posts Done
1 Accidentally Long Nap
I still feel like absolute crap. My bones ache, my nose won’t stop running, my throat feels raw, and I am exhausted with every little movement.
Continue reading “Of Denials and Discussion Board Posts”14,669 Days Alive
2,122 Days Straight on Duolingo
2 Small Bookshelves Assembled Today
1 Small Art Project Done
I did not one, not two, not even just three, but four things today after work! I left work early for a pre-planned appointment and got home maybe 45 minutes earlier than I usually do.
Continue reading “Of Bat Mirrors and Bookshelves”14,660 Days Alive
2 Chicago Style Hot Dogs Eaten
I am starting to try and get my room in order this weekend. I hope to build the bookcases and my altar tomorrow during daylight hours.
For now, it is time to sleep.
Take your meds, folks.
14,655 Days Alive
2,755 Posts So Far
2,513 Days Since My Bipolar Diagnosis
4 Books Picked Up at the Library
We were talking about needing a laugh so we were telling each other about our favorite Carol Burnett moments. Mine is the “famous” elephant show blooper.
Continue reading “Of Bloopers and Boxed Mac and Cheese”14,647 Days Alive
4th Week of Class in the Books
1 Grocery Order Picked Up from the Store
Today was a hard day, both physically and mentally. I am burnt out and my body is just hurting. The left hip bursitis sucks. Finding comfortable ways to sit or stand or just exist is difficult.
Continue reading “Of Peculiar Noises and Pickup”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”14,337 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.
14,633 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”14,627 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“”14,624 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”