Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
14,672 Days Alive
435 of 435 Pages To Go In The Awakening
5 Rows into the C2C Baby Blanket I’m Currently Making
I am so ready for this upcoming three day weekend. The Full Moon isn’t until September 7th, but I am hoping that I am able to manifest a great deal of positive change before then.
Continue reading “Of Aches and Awakening”
14,658 Days Alive
2 Hours Spent Accidentally Napping
1 More Day Till Payday
I went home from work with a pretty bad headache today. I’m stressed because Nina is off tomorrow. My boss, Sarah, will be in-office.
Continue reading “Of Reconnecting and Rest”
14,337 Days Alive
26 Days Since the Move
1 Vexing Day
I taught Lucian how to use the Instant Pot this evening. They made an amazing coconut chicken and potato curry!
I have a doctor appointment in like, less than ten hours. Maybe it’ll be a good visit and some of my concerns will be addressed. Maybe the new doctor will be wonderful? Idk. I’m going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,630 Days Alive
2 Chicago Style Hot Dogs Eaten
1 Project in the Pipeline
I am trying to pry my brain away from this whole “homelessness is a reality and unhoused is not a nice word” piece I want to write. It’s not going well. I am absolutely hyper-fixated on it.
Continue reading “Of Hyper-fixations and Hot Dogs”
14,623 Days Alive
75 Boneless Wings Obtained When We Ordered Much Less
6% into The Martian by Andy Weir
1 More Day to the End of the Week
We got boneless wings on special tonight! It was buy fifteen boneless or bone in wings, get fifteen for free if you ordered in the restaurant app. But they goofed hard. We ended up getting 30 of the flavor Lucian wanted, 15 each of the two flavors I wanted, and another 15 of the no sauced ones Brian wanted. It was great!
Continue reading “Of Wings and Weather”
14,602 Days Alive
2,467 Days Straight in Postmark Wonderland
960 Miles Flown
1 Blueberry Lavender Lemonade from Panera Had
I have had an extremely long day, so I will be brief.
Continue reading “Of Turbulence and Thai Curry”
14,595 Days Alive
2,050 Days Straight on Duolingo
18 Days Till My Birthday
7 Days Till My Family Trip
I made the best dinner tonight: sautéed mushrooms and onions, pierogies, and kielbasa! It was delicious; only could have been better with some roasted cabbage.
Continue reading “Of Sausages and Sweet Tea”
14,588 Days Alive
2 Super Thin Slices of Angel Food Cake Enjoyed
I am tired. I’m so glad tomorrow is Friday. I’m on the struggle bus. I’m just going to bed.
Take your meds, folks.
14,580 Days Alive
14 Steps from the First Floor to the Second Floor
3 Plates of Oven-Baked Turkey Nachos Made for Dinner
I made the delicious and massive plate of nachos for myself for dinner this evening. Mac and Dustin also partook, though with nowhere near as much fresh jalapeños on their plates!
Continue reading “Of Turkey Nachos and Tepidity”
14,560 Days Alive
9,210 Ebooks Downloaded or Checked Out From the Library
484 Faxes Forwarded To Our Logger At Work
51 Days Till My 40th Birthday
2 Books I Am Waffling Between Reading
I got some homework done this evening, but not as much as I hoped to. I was in a whole lot of pain for some reason. Just general back ache and stomach pain. And then reality, realization, and annoyance set in.
Continue reading “Of Practical Magic and Pickles”
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”
14,516 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”
14,511 Days Alive
100% on All the Preparatory Quizzes I Took Today!
4 Days till I Start School
1 Panic Attack
Well, I did it. I officially enrolled and got financial assistance for Ultimate Medical Academy and I start classes on Monday!!
Continue reading “Of Preparation and Paper”
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