Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,345 Days Alive
1,602 Words Written in Chapter Four of Crows at the Crossroads
26 Years Since One of my Baby Brothers Was Born
First off, one must wish a joyous gestational escape anniversary to my dear little brother, Phoenix! 🎉🎉🎉
He turns twenty six today. More than a quarter of a century old, little dude!
Continue reading “Of Gestational Escape and Ghosts”
13,338 Days Alive
18 Rows into the Turquoise Blanket
1 Accidental Nap
Fen came home from California this morning. They were exhausted, since they had to go from the airport to their place of work to work a shift at the school.
Continue reading “Of Fatigue and Frivolity”
13,310 Days Alive
10 Hour Work Day
1 Sour Stomach
I’m not feeling well after a very, very long day.
Continue reading “Of Pot Pie and Peculiarities”
13,303 Days Alive
998.327 Miles, Approximately, Flown Today
8 Months Till the Move
1 Rude Comment Deleted
I’m pleasantly tired from today’s travel adventure from Midway Airport to Tampa International Airport.
Continue reading “Of Planes and Profanity”
13,282 Days Alive
13,118 Words Written for NaNoWriMo
798 Days Straight on Duolingo
1 New Coworker
I’m really hurting today. I’m stiff and sore and only wrung out about five hundred words before I gave up and just turned to yarn.
Continue reading “Of Employees and Elizabeth Barrett Browning”
13,275 Days Alive
3,236 Words Written
29 Days To Go in NaNoWriMo
1 Panic Attack
So, I had a panic attack at work today. Super sucked. Basically, there was a meeting of all the legal assistants in workers comp, my division, except for my coworker Nancy and I. I thought I had done something wrong and my brain promptly spiraled into an anxiety attack that I was going to get fired.
It took almost an hour for me to breathe normally again.
Continue reading “Of Words and Worries”
13,261 Days Alive
777 Days Straight on Duolingo
2 Days Till Daddy’s Birthday
I have some amazing friends: DW, Reffie, J, Bill6, and several others. But man am I an emotional wreck this week.
Continue reading “Of Dinner and Downhearted”
13,219 Days Alive
1 Pair of Snake Eyes Rolled
Today was a long day off. I woke up early to do laundry. Only to accidentally nap after noon-thirty because I was so tired.
Continue reading “Of Catastrophe and Crocheting”
13,212 Days Alive
729 Days Straight on Duolingo
7 Slices of Bacon Eaten
2.5 Grilled Cheeses Eaten
1 Departing Coworker
My friend Izzy is leaving. Or has left. The office gossip hasn’t decided. Nor has she, apparently, as she called out again today, the poor thing.
Continue reading “Of Grilled Cheese and Goodbyes”
13,198 Days Alive
715 Days Straight on Duolingo
3 Games Played
2.5 Weeks of Memos Caught Up
2 Servings of Chicken Nachos
1 Grocery Run
Holy hell was today productive at work. Between decent sleep, meds, and just a really good day I got a lot of things done.
Continue reading “Of Games and Goals”
14,021 Days Alive
3 Carne Asada Street Tacos Eaten
1 Happy I’m Home Spockers
So today was a paid holiday here in corporate America. I am grateful for the time I was allowed to spend with my family. But gods do people not know their own history.
Continue reading “Of Caprese and Cayenne”
13,015 Days Alive
1 Hour Without Power at Work
Today was fantastically frustrating. We lost power just after lunch today. Not for too long, but long enough to be annoying and to throw off my whole day.
Continue reading “Of Brownouts and Blankets”
12,980 Days Alive
27% Through The Mermaid’s Daughter
2 Servings of Vegetarian “Chikin” Curry
1 Interesting Monday
I worked more on Grandma Gator’s blanket today. Not much as I was and still am fried from work. I made dinner tonight, though. We had a curry made with vegetarian chicken from Morningstar Farms. It was good.
Continue reading “Of Curry and Crocheting”
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