Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
Days Alive: 12,203
Naps taken: 2
Iron pills taken: 1
Lessons completed in Duolingo, Spanish: 2
Current NaNoWriMo Wordcount: 27,881
Words Left to Write by Nov 30th: 22,199
I’m sleep deprived. And my iron is likely criminally low again with how I’m feeling.
Days Alive: still 12,202
Naps Taken: 1
Alcoholic Beverages Avoided: 4
Birthday Parties Attended: 1
Hours Spent at Party: 5
Hours Traveled Both Ways: 4
Oh boy was today interesting. So many tiny humans. So many.
Image heavy post!
Days Alive: 12,202
Hours Slept: 3
Hours in the car today: 4 planned for travel to/from
Can’t sleep again. I could be writing, but it is pain keeping me awake this time.
I wish I was curled up in front of a fireplace, with a cup of tea.
I wish it was cold out. I wish I wasn’t nauseous from pain.
I wish I was asleep.
Days Alive: 12,201
Crappy “cherry jolly rancher” margaritas consumed: 1 and 1/2
Words Written: 1,901
Meals Eaten: 1
Cats Snuggled: 3
I’m having a really bad pain day. Since I’m still getting run over by my damn menstrual cycle, I’ve spent half the day curled up around a heating pad.
Days Alive: 12,199
Days Worked This Week: 2
Words Left to Write: so many!
Things Planned Tomorrow: 3
To Do List: not too bad?
Holiday Decorations Hung: 29 angels, 2 wreaths, and a bunch of Christmas ornaments
Photo heavy post!
Man, I worked three days this week. My new work schedule runs Saturday to Friday, so it was Saturday, yesterday, and today.
Days alive: 12,196
Steps for the day: 1,941
Nightmares had: 2
Naps taken: 1
Baskets of laundry put away: 1
Crochet projects worked on: 1
Still haven’t touched my NaNovel, but today was productive nonetheless. Breakfast, grocery shopping, crocheting; all in all a productive day.
Days Alive: 12,195
Hours Worked: 5.5
Steps For the Day: 2,083
Sushi Rolls Eaten: 4
Words Written: 0
Crochet Projects Worked On: 1
First weekend shift today. Lot of nightmares last night, so I was exhausted. Like, had to slap my face to stay awake on the drive home exhausted.
Days Alive: 12,194
Coworkers Out, Sick or On Vacation: 5
Breadsticks Eaten: 4
Hugs Gotten From Steph: so many!
Free Cupcakes Eaten: just 1!
Steps for the Day: 3,451
Both of my coworkers at the new adventure called in sick today, so it was just Miriam and I for most of the day! And I did fine!
Continue reading “Free Food and it’s Finally Friday, Folks!”
Days Alive:12,193
Hop toads: 1
Number of Photos Said Hop Toad Posed for When Asked: 3
Endometrial Polyp Being an Jerk: 1
Cats Whining at 11 Volume: 1 (Spock)
Paper Angels Made: 30
Days Since I’ve Touched my NaNovel: uh… four? Five?
Chicken Nuggets Eaten: 10
Words I’m Planning to Write this Weekend: 15k
Anyone who gets squicked out or triggered by talk of toads, menstruation, homelessness, or super bad insomnia, get thee hence.
You have been warned.
Days alive: 12,192
Hours slept: not enough
I am awake again. We went to bed a little after 9pm. And for the third night in a row, here I am awake. Aware. Staring at the damned ceiling wishing I was asleep.
Days alive: 12,190
Wedding Anniversary: 1st!
Cats Camped Out For Skritches: 2
Words Written for NaNoWriMo: 0
Words Left to Write: 32,956
Rows Left in Shawl Main Segment: 17
No writing done today. But its our first Wedding Anniversary! We low-keyed this year: Subway and Netflix.
Days alive: 12,189
No real summary to today. Did stuff, ate food. Made a holiday wreath.
Days Alive: 12,185
Word Count For NaNoWriMo: 15,515
Words Left to Write For NaNoWriMo: 34,485
Laps Around the Campus Building Today: 7
Times I Said “Pleased to meet you!”: 27
Slices of Supreme Pizza Eaten: 2
Episodes of Bake Off Watched: 2
Hot Cocoa Kisses Eaten: 4
The third day of my new adventure was lovely! I got the official tour of the facility. Met so many people… whose names I have nearly all immediately forgotten. Ah well. Miriam tried her best.
I wish I could offer some cheerful tripe about how my awesome night of sleep made for an amazing morning, a cheerful day at work, an easy day, and restful evening. But all I can say is that work was good, and I am in vision darkening levels of pain.
Continue reading “Pleasantries, Perspective, Pain Meds, and PBJ”
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