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Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.

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Of Churros and Choices

July 8, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,523 Days Alive

I spent most of the afternoon going through every single item of clothing I own with Cleo and J’s help.

I’m now going to pass out.

Take your meds, folks.

Of Specificity and Stress

July 7, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,522 Days Alive

20 Pages of Training Documents Made for My Successor at Work

3 Chicken Tenders Eaten

1 More Bag of Yarn Purged

I went to lunch with a soon-to-be-former coworker of mine, Kim. She’s going through it pretty rough right now, the poor dear.

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Of Pizza and (More) Packing

July 6, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ 2 Comments

13,521 Days Alive

3 Boxes of Books Packed

1 Slice of Cheese Pizza Eaten

Well, only one minor emotional breakdown today. Work was… difficult.

Packing isn’t going much better.

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Of Packing and Pico

July 5, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,520 Days Alive

9 Days Till Wheels Up

3 Trashbags Worth of Stuff Purged

I’m exhausted so this will be brief.

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Of good Times and Good Byes

July 2, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,517 Days Alive

2 Slices of Lemon Cake Devoured

1 Fond Farewell

Cleo and I went to a gathering of my family today. Got to see all the cousins and spend several hours in a delightful cacophony.

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Of Change and Challenges

June 29, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,514 Days Alive

37 Years Celebated

I might leave all my furniture in Florida. I have a difficult decision to make to see if I want to try and skip the moving van and instead just pack everything I own into my car.

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Of Esperanto and Excitement

June 27, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,512 Days Alive

Less than 7 Hours Till My Birthday

I put in my notice at work today. Gave them two weeks from tomorrow. I don’t think they’ll fill the gap in that time, but that is not my problem to solve.

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Of Music and Misery

June 23, 2022 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,508 Days Alive

13 Additional Applications Put In

I… am a prideful creature. I despise asking for help. But I had to, to make my next steps.

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Of Helping and Happiness

November 28, 2021 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,302 Days Alive

16+/- Till my Flight Back to Tampa

4 Hours Working at the Costume Shop

2 Helpings of the Papas’ Vegetarian Lasagna

I’m happily exhausted today. Helped Papa Ben for several hours at his shop today. Sorted and measured costumes for his needing to be finished production of Elf that he’s working on.

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Of Lasagna and Laughter

November 27, 2021November 29, 2021 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,301 Days Alive

2 Pans of Vegetarian Lasagna Made

1 Plan of Attack to be Made

We had an interesting day. Nothing quite went to plan, but we managed a pleasant day anyway.

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Of Cousins and Cats

November 26, 2021 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,300 Days Alive

815 Days Straight on Duolingo

14 Years Since I Last Saw Cousin Wixor

3 New Cats I’ve Made Friends With

1 New Book of Shadows

So I got to reunite with my “cousin“ Wixor today. We’ve not seen one another since 2007.

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Thanksgiving 2021

November 25, 2021November 26, 2021 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,299 Days Alive

400 Years Since the First Thanksgiving

It’s a complicated thing, American history. But this isn’t a soapbox to speak of the slaughter and decimation of native peoples.

Today, for me, is about family.

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Pre-Flight Photo

November 24, 2021 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment
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