Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
12,987 Days Alive
It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here in the US. And two days to the presidential inauguration. It feels like we’re just holding our collective breath, waiting for the other metaphoric shoe, or another goddamned homegrown terrorist attack, to drop.
It’s an exhausting and stressful situation.
Continue reading “Of Burgers and Building”
12,984 Days Alive
So, Fen bought us Korean BBQ for dinner tonight. I tried kimchi. I wasn’t a fan. But I loved the bulgogi beef they had.
Continue reading “Of Bulgogi and Books”
12,982 Days Alive
2 Plates of Nachos
1 Finished Book
There’s always something a little jarring about finishing reading a book. Detaching one’s self from the fictional world and stepping back into the “real” world.
Continue reading “Of Mermaids and Melancholy”
12,981 Days Alive
3 Cookie Dough Flautas Eaten
1 Episode of BBC’s Sherlock Watched
Today was… overwhelming. Work was again super stressful. It’s only Tuesday but man am I looking forward to the weekend. Tomorrow will be a better day, I’m sure of it.
Continue reading “Of Sherlock and Stress”
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”
12,978 Days Alive
500 Day Streak on Duolingo
2 Board Games Played So Far
1 Tarot Card Reading
I’m up with Bill6 and J tonight, so my formerly boring, laundry-laden day is now filled with board games.
We’re watching laying Pandemic: Fall of Rome after doing some tarot readings for each other.
I’m going to go play games and maybe blog proper later.
Take your meds, folks.
12,975 Days Alive
2 Days Till Payday
1 Shot of Peach Vodka
There is great disturbances in the United States right now. Some white terrorists stormed the Capital Building earlier today and ransacked the place. They were not treated as the BLM protestors were. At all. And I am shaking in rage at the unfairness of it all.
So I’m going to focus on what I can control.
Continue reading “Of Vodka and Violence”
12,973 Days Alive
4 Belated Yule Gifts from DW
2 Pancakes Eaten
1 Doctor Appointment and Panic Attack
1/2 Order of Nachos
Today has been A Day for me. I had a panic attack today. As well as I had my doctor’s appointment with Peter this morning; so I am absolutely fried.
Continue reading “Of Nachos and Necessities”
12,972 Days Alive
5 Days Till Payday
1 Massive Lunch
So I had a chance to see Ian and Megan again today. Megan needed to return some shoes so we did that and then went to an all-you-can-eat sushi place that was really good.
Continue reading “Of Cheesecake and Crocheting”12,971 Days Alive
6 Days Till Payday
5 Restaurants Visited
1 Finally Obtained Tres Leches Cake
I hung out again with Ian today. We met up with our mutual friend, Megan, and went to brunch.
Continue reading “Of Taco Bus and Tres Leches Cake”
12,967 Days Alive
2 Episodes of Iron Chef America
1 Amazing Belated Yule Gift from DW
I feel like I started the day chugging along like a locomotive and ended the day feeling as if I had been run over by said locomotive. Ugh.
Continue reading “Of Chalice and Chocolate”12,966 Days Alive
3 Days Left in 2020
2 Helpings of Chips and Queso
1 Unshakeable Headache
I think it’s the flip-flopping weather, but I’ve got another headache I can’t seem to shake.
Continue reading “Of Mondays and Malaise”
12,965 Days Alive
12 Rows Done on Grandma Gator’s Blanket
10 Boneless Wings Eaten
2 Loads of Laundry to be Put Away
I slept way too late today, but I at least got some decent rest. I still have laundry to put away, but I’ll get to it. Probably tomorrow because I’m low on spoons today.
Continue reading “Of Wings and Worries”