Tag: Coping Mechanisms

Sleep, Shopping, and Some Spirits!

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12,215 Days Alive

6,754 Books To Read

14 Days Until I Meet Baby Bubble

4 Books I Need to Remember to Review

3 Frog and Restart Sessions

1 Entire Digorno Pizza Consumed

I officially said my final fair well to carbohydrate consumption in great amounts today. I start the ketogenic diet fully in the morning. Why?

Because I know I can do it. I want to do it. And for fuck’s sake, I am tired of being fat.

***Trigger warning for content: I am going to discuss my being a rape survivor in this entry.***

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Headache on Hump Day

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12,211 Days Alive

2,526 Yards is Yarn to Make into a Blanket

1 Migraine

Not doing great brain wise, so this will be brief. Starting the blanket for my niece, Baby Bubble, tonight. Basic pattern is here.

Hung out with Amy, at our place. Watched the first episode of Umbrella Academy.

I’m in need of sleep. G’night folks. Take your meds.

Dream, Down, Delightful Downpours, and Dear Friends

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12,303 Days Alive

6,619 Books to Read

14 Days Till My Psych Appointment

13 Weeks Since Daddy Died

12 Books Read So Far This Year

6 Days Since I’ve Touched a Book

1 Gifted Pizza

I need to get back into the swing of reading. I’m kind of completely lacking as of late. Just haven’t… even in the midst of mania can’t be bothered.

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So-Called Sunday

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12,301 Days Alive

My weekend isn’t over yet. I have tomorrow off. I’m… I don’t know if I will sleep tonight.

I will try.

I saw a raccoon this evening. Maybe he means that my problem solving skills or adaptability will come to use this week.

I’ll stay up a bit and crochet some more.

Mania, Movies, & Munchies,

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12,300 Days Alive

5 and a Half Hours Worked

2 Movies Watched

1 Bowl of Trail Mix Eaten

1/2 a Disappointing but Free Pumpernickel Bagel

I had work this morning and it kind of felt like the day was running atop a half melted records. Time seemed to lag and jump in spurts like someone had left a record to melt over a doily and then tried to play it, expecting Chopin and getting meaningless screams back.

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February Update for the 2019 Reading Challenge: Diversify Your Reading Challenge

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Since I’m book addled, I’m updating on this particular challenge put on by MonganMoments.com’s, the Diversify Your Reading Challenge!

The Diversify Challenge has a category a month for a total of twelve books over the year:

  • Completed:
    • January: Memoir and Autobiography: Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
  • To Be Read, Still:
    • February: Romance: The Witch and the Warlock by Elisa Covey
    • March: Science and Technology: Alice in Virtuality by Norman Turrell
    • April: Graphic Novels & Comics: Twilight Lady by Blake J.K. Chen
    • May: History and Biography: History of the Donner Party by C.F. McGlashan
    • June: Middle Grade & Children’s: Seamus Tripp & The North Star Witch by John Garett and Richard Walsh
    • July: Humor: Hero in a Halfling by William Tyler Davis
    • August: Science Fiction: Claus: Legend of the Fat Man by Tony Bertauski
    • September: Nonfiction: The Universe Doesn’t Give a Flying Fuck About You by J. Truant
    • October: Young Adult: Initiate: The Unfinished Song by Tara Maya
    • November: Poetry: Fairy Tale Destruction: A Book of Dark Poetry by Erik Straker
    • December: Fantasy: The Final Formula by Becca Andre

As ever, I will be striving to review every book that I read. I’ll post to my Goodreads profile as to my progress and the reviews themselves.