Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,495 Days Alive
1 Hour of Overtime Worked Today
Well. Today was a very long, busy day at work. Tomorrow is not likely to be better because my coworker is at our other site tomorrow so it will be just me.
Continue reading “Of Spam and Snowfall”
14,494 Days Alive
10/10 on the Discomfort Scale
7.5/ 10on the Pain Scale
1 Load of Laundry Done
Not much to say today. I’m having a really bad fibromyalgia flare up. The exhaustion is really bad AND I’m in so much pain. I can’t even crochet.
I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,484 Days Alive
$11,693 Owed on the New to Me Car
75 Minute Drive Home in the New to Me Car
2 Egg Rolls Had with Dinner
Well. It has been done. Contract signed, financing secured, down payment made: the blue Ford EcoSport is now mine! She’s a beaut and now I have to figure out her name.
Continue reading “Of Candy Blue and Chinese Food”
14,464 Days Alive
4 Rows Left on Axton’s Blanket
1 On Purpose Nap Taken
Not a lot to say tonight. Mac is feeling under the weather and I’m just exhausted. I’m going to bed early.
Take your meds, folks.
14,457 Days Alive
2,312 Days of Blogging in a Row
4 Small Slices of Pizza Eaten
3rd Time Restarting J’s En Voyage Shawl
I’m out of the metaphorical spoons today, so only knives are left.
Continue reading “Of Knitting and Knives”
14,446 Days Alive
45 Minutes Spent Caramelizing Mushrooms and Onions
2.3 Pounds of Ground Beef Cooked for Dinner
2 Days Till Therapy
I made burger rice bowls for dinner tonight. We burned through most of a jar of kosher dill pickles between the three of us.
It was pretty good, and I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Continue reading “Of Mushrooms and Mindfulness”
14,426 Days Alive
32+ Books I’m Planning to Read in 2025
We had shells and cheese for dinner, Parmesan-and-herb roasted broccoli, and oven-baked kielbasa. Cheese was the predominant ingredient this evening.
Continue reading “Of Cobwebs and Comfort Food”
14,382 Days Alive
2nd Iron Man Movie Watched with Tom
I’m watching all the Marvel movies in order with my roommate Tom on Tuesdays. We watched It iron Man 2 this evening and I really liked it.
Continue reading “Of Early Days and Expectations”
14,346 Days Alive
I am worried for my Florida friends and family. Milton looks like it could erase a good part of the West Coast right now.
I can’t do anything but pray everyone makes it through okay.
Made soup for dinner: loaded baked potato.
Take your meds, folks.
14,345 Days Alive
1,304 Words Written Today
25 Days till Halloween and My Anniversary with Mac
26 Inches From the Center of the Rainbow Round Ripple
4 Loads of Laundry to be Done
2 Years with Mac on Halloween
Despite being in a level seven pain cloud and being at a level six discomfort level, I managed to get a lot done today!
Continue reading “Of Autumn and Awesomeness”
14,317 Days Alive
2 Pancakes Eaten
We went to IHOP for lunch today. I behaved, mostly, but I did use sugar free syrup on my two pancakes. I didn’t get the seasonal flavor because it had tons of sugar.
Continue reading “Of Pancakes and Pizza”
14,155 Days Alive
38 Years Since Valerie’s Death
1 Slice of Checkerboard Cake Eaten
Warning: THIS IS NOT A HAPPY POST.
Discussion of death, mourning, and other heavy shit. Read at your own risk.
Continue reading “Of Memory and Mothers”
14,123 Days Alive
2 Pieces of Garlic Bread Eaten
1.5 Hours Spent Cooking, Masked Up
1 Massive Pot of Zuppa Toscana Made
I have bronchitis. It sucks. The antibiotics are tearing up my stomach, but I’m taking them with food.
I’m exhausted and it’s supposed to snow overnight so I have to get up early. I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
