Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,817 Days Alive
$2,498.90 for One Month of Meds Without Insurance
3 Slices of Pizza Eaten for Dinner
Well, my meds, or my insulins at least, are again financially out of my reach for at least the next six weeks or so. I get insurance on June first. My other meds I can use GoodRx to afford.
Continue reading “Of Insulin and Impossibility”
13,816 Days Alive
1,315 Days Straight on Duolingo
One of my coworkers was out today. It wasn’t said why, so I hope she’s okay. Otherwise, work was full of studying, trainings, and web-held meetings. I’ve taken over thirty pages of notes for the new job.
Continue reading “Of Pain and Politics”
13,814 Days Alive
3 Spiced Brown Sugar Bacon Twists Eaten
1 Pot of Potato Soup Made
Oh. My. Gods.
Mellon had a pair of plushies made for us: a Bean, me, and a Melon slice, them! They are painfully adorable.
Continue reading “Of Bacon and Beans”How do you unwind after a demanding day?
After a long day, I take solace in books and yarn. If I’m not reading, or sometimes even when I am, I crochet to relax.
A demanding day? Almost every day is demanding, so I often have multiple crochet projects going.
13,813 Days Alive
7 Days of Pills Prepped
2 Grocery Stores Shopped
4 Meals Planned
I hate doing dishes. I love having a clean sink and silverware to use though, so I’ve been doing them little by little.
But gods did the sink need a good scrubbing.
Continue reading “Of Groceries and Gross”
13,812 Days Alive
27 Armor Class
5 Rows Added to Junior’s Blanket
Well, my brain gremlins/depression kicked up again. I could barely pull myself from bed today. And ended up needing a nap halfway through the day because I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
Continue reading “Of Rows and Rice”
13,811 Days Alive
2 M:TG Packs Cracked
1 Amaretto Ice Cream Cone Eaten
Today was a good day. I passed all the exams at work I had to take this week. With an 80% as my lowest score.
Continue reading “Of Packs and Pleasant Weather”
13,808 Days Alive
I want tea. Like, a nice milky cup of chai or spiced black tea lightly sweetened. Which means, of course, we’re out of milk like things right now, so Incant have any.
Continue reading “Of Tea and Training”
13,807 Days Alive
1 Not A Hamburger Eaten
Today was stricken with technical difficulties at work. Training went on despite it, but it wasn’t easy.
Continue reading “Of Poptarts and Problems”
13,806 Days Alive
1 New Job
We had Mexican takeaway for dinner tonight to celebrate my new job as an ROI specialist at one of the local hospitals.
Continue reading “Of Employment and Excitement”
13,805 Days Alive
10.5 Hours Till I Start My New Job
1 Amazing Weekend
Oh. My. Gods. This weekend was spectacular! We went to Chicago for the weekend: Mellon, his sister Rin, her two kids Axton and Opal, and her partner Leif. It was so much fun.
Continue reading “Of Shifting Plans and Starting Anew”
13,804 Days Alive
1,303 Days Straight on Duolingo
19 Booster Packs Cracked
1 Ice Cream Cone Enjoyed
I bloody slept all day. Like, woke up at nine thirty to eat breakfast, stayed up till maybe eleven am? And then passed back out till 4:30pm.
Continue reading “Of Photos and Phyrexians”
13,802 Days Alive
3 BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders Eaten
1 More Day at The Grocery
Tomorrow is my last day at the grocery store. I trained one of the new people today and it was… exhausting. I just wanted to come home and crash but I couldn’t.
Continue reading “Of Pecans and Pulled Pork”
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