What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Strive to be happy.
See Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann
Tag: dailyprompt
Prompt Answer: Energy
What gives me energy? The laughter of friends. Or, I’ll be honest, a caffeine pill or two. Or, a good, sugar- free Coke Zero with a splash of sugar-free vanilla syrup.
Sometimes, it’s spite. I get up and do things despite how I may be feeling.
Prompt Answer: More Informed
Which topics would you like to be more informed about?
Honestly? My own diagnoses, that’s what I’d like to be more informed about.
I don’t know much about diabetes other than “sugar/carbs BAD”. I know Metformin helps my blood sugar, so does my basaglar. But I don’t know more than that. And every time I ask, I get referred to an endocrinologist that turns out to be some sort of shitheel.
I don’t know that much about fibromyalgia except that pregabalin helps me function at a three to five, usually, on the pain scale rather than a seven to nine. I know I still hurt.
I know I’m likely going to need new knees at some point, for they’ve been bad since I was a teenager.
I want to know more about Autism Spectrum Disorder, beyond people trying to fix me.
And don’t get me started on my bipolar. No one, none of my providers, have done anything but throw medication at the problem (read: me), and suggest therapy. Except I can’t find an affordable, in-network therapist that is queer/asexually friendly.
My most recent attempt at therapy cost me $65 for half an hour, and I was told to medicate to fix my “low libido issue”. Fuck off with that.
Ugh. I guess I’ll be googling stuff in the near future.
Prompt Answer: Life Without Music
What would your life be like without music?
As someone who is hard of hearing, I think it’s a little odd that I am so fond of music.
Life without music, it sounds awful. Pun not intended… but seriously, other than a Rick Roll, I love most music.
Prompt Answer: Celebrating Holidays
How do you celebrate holidays?
Well, my mother was Jewish. My not-biological-father was lapsed Roman Catholic. I’m pagan.
So the secular holidays are meh. I don’t celebrate them much, beyond getting together with friends for a homemade meal.
Now the witchy holidays I try to keep, do a little something for each. Like, tomorrow is the first day of Fall and I plan to try and make some quick bread when I get home from work, spoons depending.
Prompt Answer
Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.
I failed at flan, once. I was so distraught.
Prompt Answer: Life Lesson
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.
Compassion will get you through 90% of life’s bullshit.
Spite will get you the other 10%.
Prompt Answer: Favorite Foods
What are your favorite types of foods?
My favorite kinds of food are those shared with friends. Stone soup, fresh bread, and laughter.
But my favorite type of food is definitely comfort food, in the form of TexMex or Italian American cuisine.
Prompt Answer: Walk or Run?
How often do you walk or run?
I walk daily, a fair bit for work and as a coping mechanism for my own anxiety or autistic brain weasels. At least 2,500 steps a day, sometimes three times that.
Prompt Answer: Leader
Do you see yourself as a leader?
Of others? Fuckity fucking fuck no I am not a leader in my personal life. At work, sure. And maybe the parental pal of my friend group.
But not in the traditional sense, I think.
Prompt Answer: Favorite Word
What’s your favorite word?
This is a hard one.
I think my favorite ridiculous word is kerfuffle.
My favorite swear word is fuck.
My favorite term of endearment is love.
But my absolute favorite? Not even an English word. Kvetch!
Prompt Answer: Evening Plans
What are you doing this evening?
What an odd prompt.
The answer is imbibing more caffeine after work, doing a load of laundry, and maybe playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with my partner, Mellon.
Actually, this could be an accountability post. So let’s see what I get done by the time I go to bed:
[ ] Clean cat box
[ ] Wash linens
[ ] Feed Spock
[ ] Put away dishes from dishwasher
[ ] Pick up trash in bedroom
[ ] Put linens in dryer
[ ] Take out bathroom trash
[ ] Wash a load of laundry
[ ] Eat something
[ ] Put clothes in dryer
[ ] Put away clean clothes
[ ] Prep meds for the week
[ ] Make bed
[ ] Straighten desk
[ ] Put away clothes
[ ] Hang dresses
[ ] Video chat with Jae
[ ] Blog again
[ ] Duolingo
Prompt Answer: Red Flag
What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?
There are many things that can be boiled down into lack of empathy or compassion. If you don’t care about other people, can’t put yourself in someone’s place when they’re reaching out to you, there is something wrong with your ability to connect with your fellow humans.
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