Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,539 Days Alive
7: Ferritin Level
4: Iron Saturation Level
Anemia fucking sucks. I feel like my bones hurt. And the rest of my damn body. Ugh. Hopefully, the insurance company will approve my infusion soon.
Continue reading “Of Air Conditioning and Agony”
14,537 Days Alive
3 of 6 Lectures Watched
1 Crying Jag
Spock kept sitting on my desk and notebook while I was trying to study this evening. And because I’m a six on the pain scale and an eight on the discomfort scale, my focus was shot today.
Continue reading “Of Cat Hair and Crying”
14,531 Days Alive
1,989 Days Straight on Duolingo
2 Lectures Left to Watch
1 Clingy Kitty Boy
Spock is super clingy tonight. I’m not feeling super great; just another headache and general fatigue issue. I can’t wait for Friday’s appointment with the hematologist, even if I’m nervous. Despite my tattoos, I’m not fantastic with needles being used to inject stuff into me.
Continue reading “Of Caffeine and Cat Hair”
14,523 Days Alive
1,983 Days Straight on Duolingo
Tomorrow is Friday. Woo hoo!!! I am greatly looking forward to this weekend.
Continue reading “Of Comprehension and Compression”
14,521 Days Alive
I am still studying at nearly midnight. I’m going to focus on that.
Take your meds folks.
14,516 Days Alive
95% on Chapter 1’s Assessment
20/20 on Two Quizzes
6 Online Lectures Attended
1 Week of College All But in the Bag
Woof. I procrastinated for nearly twenty minutes getting out of the car once I got home from work today. Just, it was a lovely day, I was exhausted, and moving from the driver’s seat just felt like Too Much Work.
Continue reading “Of Passing and Procrastination”
14,512 Days Alive
12 Weeks, 6 Days Until My Florida Trip
3 Days Until I Start Classes
2 3/4 ths Episodes of Sons of Anarchy Watched
2nd Place in Tonight’s Magic: The Gathering Game
1 Long Day Tomorrow
I’ll be teaching some people how to crochet at the local library tomorrow morning before game!
Continue reading “Of Mermaids and Motorcycles”
14,492 Days Alive
2,347 Days Straight Blogging Here
307 Miles Driven Today
6 Chicken Nuggets Eaten
2 Gas Station Refueling Stops
1 Tarot Reading Received
I am safely home from visiting J and Charles in Ohio. It took me the better part of five hours to get home but I enjoyed the drive in Darja Juniper.
Continue reading “Of Mileage and McNuggets”
63,595 Miles on Sherrinford the Ford Focus
14,479 Days Alive
1 Fond, Tearful Farewell
Well, I said goodbye to my Ford Focus today and returned the rental that my insurance covered for me for three whole days after m car was declared a total loss. Three days.
Continue reading “Of Skyrim and Sad Days”
14,446 Days Alive
45 Minutes Spent Caramelizing Mushrooms and Onions
2.3 Pounds of Ground Beef Cooked for Dinner
2 Days Till Therapy
I made burger rice bowls for dinner tonight. We burned through most of a jar of kosher dill pickles between the three of us.
It was pretty good, and I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Continue reading “Of Mushrooms and Mindfulness”
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”
14,421 Days Alive
4 Days Till Christmas
1/2 Cup of Applesauce Used in Gingerbread Cake
Good Yule to you all!
Four days till Christmas and I’m celebrating Yule with my Pathfinder people. I made a gingerbread cake this morning and I like it well enough to eat a full slice but I don’t know if I’d make the same recipe the same way the second time around.
Continue reading “Of Cream Cheese Icing and Counting Down to Christmas”
14,409 Days Alive
10,894 Words Written on a Self-Indulgence
31 Books Planned to be Read in 2025
21 Goals for 2025
I’ve come up with my list of small and moderate goals for 2025!
Continue reading “Of Year’s End and Yawning”
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