Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,440 Days Alive
$1,800 A Month for ONE Medication without Insurance
3 Corn Dogs Baked for Mac for Dinner
$0.00 for the Same Medication with Insurance
Fucking American healthcare is a goddamned joke.
Continue reading “Of Corn Dogs and Costs”
14,439 Days Alive
11 Chapters Written for Crows at the Crossroads
9.5 A1C Down from 11.8
1 New Medication to Start This Weekend
I’ve got a new mental health maraca (read: medication) to pick up tomorrow after work.
Continue reading “Of Copays and Coupons”
14,437 Days Alive
1 Pork Loin Oven Roasted for Dinner
I’m still reading Assistant to the Villain and I’m about halfway through it. I think I’ll be able to finish it in the next day or two.
Continue reading “Of Overwhelmed and Overworked”
14,435 Days Alive
4 Chapters Read of Assistant to the Villain
1 Witchy Meet Up Tomorrow
I’m exhausted from being anxious all day.
I’m for bed. We have hot water though.
Take your meds, folks.
14,434 Days Alive
1 Broken Hot Water Heater
Welp. My anxiety is at a thousand percent.
We have no hot water. I’m going to take some meds to try and not hyperventilate because they’re going to try and DIY replacing the hot water heater tomorrow. It’s $500 for the hot water heater. And more for the tools and stuff to install it.
Continue reading “Of Hot WaterHeaters and Hyperventilating”
14,433 Days Alive
10% into Assistant to the Villain
8 Vídeo Interview Questions Answered
It’s snowing. I need to get up early to both clean off my car and give myself extra time to get to work tomorrow.
So, I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,432 Days Alive
6 Pieces of Bacon Eaten
3 Cakes of Yarn Wound
1 Yarn Bowl in Use
Mac and I went to breakfast with his younger brother this morning. He’s a bit of a right wing nut, but a pleasant person to burn an hour with if one has to be socia, so long as things don’t turn to political talk.
Except it did.
Continue reading “Of Pulled Pork and Politics”
14,431 Days Alive
366 Days Made through Alive
It’s New Year’s Eve! Less than an hour till The Gregorian New Year kicks off. Here’s hoping 2025 is one of gentle growth, laughter, and positive change.
Continue reading “New Year’s Eve 2025”
14,430 Days Alive
$62.51 Spent on Groceries from Me
2 Hours Till Mac’s Birthday
Groceries ran us about $180 today. Yikes on bikes has food gotten expensive.
Continue reading “Of Groceries and Goals”
14,428 Days Alive
2 Layers of Apple Spice Cake Frosted
Mac’s cake was way, way too moist, to the point where it was barely able to be frosted. I’m talking zero structural integrity when I tried to frost it this afternoon.
Continue reading “Of Expectation and Enjoyment”
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”
14,424 Days Alive
1 More Sleep Till Christmas Day
I watched The Muppet Christmas Carol with Mac. Now I’m going to bed.
Happy holidays, y’all.
And take your meds, folks.
14,423 Days Alive
2 Days Till Christmas Day
I hope to make Mac watch The Muppet Christmas Carol with me tomorrow night. I’m starting a new holiday tradition with them: glass bottle Jones Soda for with Christmas dinner. I need non-depressing holiday traditions.
I’m for bed.
Take your meds, folks.
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