Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
12,212 Days Alive
6,744 Books to Read
34 Years Worth Of 200 Books a Year
6 Pairs of Glasses
1 Row Redone
1 Migraine Persisting
I’m still short on spoons and have a massive migraine hang over, so this will be brief as well.
12,207 Days Alive
4 Rounds of Pit Played
3 Different Pain Medications Taken
1 Adorable But Rude Rabbit
It was Game Day with Britt, Pookie, J, and Bill6. I wish I had been in better physical and mental shape to actually be of any value to the activities.
12,205 Days Alive
6,671 Books to Read
47 Minutes Alone
6 Meatballs Eaten
2 Books Read
1 Helena Towed
Today has been… interesting.
12,296 Days Alive
153 Days since Diagnosis of Bipolar 1
13 Major Life Events
I started this blog on Tuesday, 25th September 2018. It hasn’t been all that long. Well. Maybe it has? 153 days since my diagnosis. That is five months; that is twenty-two weeks as of today. It breaks down to 3670 some-odd hours, 220,350 minutes or so, or about 12,219,700 seconds. Again, give or take.
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12,294 Days Alive Still
6,574 Books to Read
87 Wikipedia Articles Read
8 Episodes of Paranormal Survivor Watched
3 Hour Nap
Since I didn’t get but an hour of sleep this morning, I wasn’t as productive as I wanted to be.
12,294 Days Alive
6,569 Books to Read
82 Days Since Daddy Died
5 Episodes, So Far, of Marie Kondo
2 Pairs of Glasses Worn Today
1 Round Trip to Savannah, Georgia
Today was such an interesting day. We drove up with Tink to Savannah to help her get her car. And now I’m sleepless.
By: Carolyn L. Dean
Available on: Amazon, Audible, and Barnes and Noble.
Overview:
Blurb: The start of the Ravenwood Cove Mystery series kicks off with Amanda inheriting a derelict bed and breakfast only to find a dead man in the back garden.
There’s a fight with the frigid mayor, a cop with a very nice behind, and a chicken that just won’t shut up. I’ll leave it to you to read the rest.
Trigger Warnings:
Blood, Bullying, Drug Use (Non-Consensual, Poison), Food, Gun Violence, Murder, Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, Violence, Violent Imagery
Body Count: 2
***Spoiler***: the cat and the chicken live.
Continue reading “Review: Bed, Breakfast, and Bones”
12,291 Days Alive
6,563 Books to Read
12 Hour Day
11 Books Read So Far In 2019
2 Reviews Written
2 Bouquets Made
1 Book Finished
1 Coworker Bid Farewell
Holy. Hell. Today was mega long.
Continue reading “Thoroughly Swamped Thursday”
By James Edward Austen-Leigh
Available on: Amazon
Overview: A wobbly but loving memoir written by Jane Austen’s family after her demise.
Trigger Warnings:
Purple Prose, Racism, Time Period Accurate Racism, Slight Toxic Masculinity
Body Count: None.
Continue reading “Review: A Memoir of Jane Austen”
Since I’m book addled, I’m updating on this particular challenge put on by MonganMoments.com’s, the Diversify Your Reading Challenge!
The Diversify Challenge has a category a month for a total of twelve books over the year:
As ever, I will be striving to review every book that I read. I’ll post to my Goodreads profile as to my progress and the reviews themselves.
12,282 Days Alive
6,477 Books to Read
3 Episodes of Sabrina Watched
2 Tacos Eaten
1 Cold Front Coming
So. I need to catch up. I’ve been doing great on #FlashFictionFebruary, but I am way behind in all of my reading challenges.
12,280 Days Alive
6,473 Books to Read
6 Roses Bought
4 Ultimate Oreos Eaten
2 Pieces of Garlic Bread Eaten
1 New Squishmallow Owl Plushie
Man. Today was rough. Not completely devastating or anything like that. But I went to bed at… ten? Eleven? I don’t even know.
12,279 Days Alive
3 Weird Burgers
1 Bite of Really Bad Brownie
Today was Pookie and AJ’s respective birthdays! AJ has his own birthday plans, so I’ve not seen him. But we hung out with Tandy and Pookie and a few others (J and Bill6 among them!) for a nice game day! Tiny Tandy was there, too!
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