Coming back from the other side of my Bipolar Wonderland through medication, creativity, and moxie.
13,724 Days Alive
533 Total Words Written for #FictionFebruary
Apparently, something called “paczki” are popular in my new area around this time of year. I have no idea what they are other than some sort of donut? But they look good.
Continue reading “Of Pizza and Paczki”
13,723 Days Alive
90+ Minutes Spent Cooking
7 Days Working Without a Day Off
I am a little annoyed. One of my coworkers called off tomorrow and no one on my team was able or willing to cover the shift. So it falls to me, I guess, as manager.
Continue reading “Of Cookies and Casseroles”
13,731 Days Alive
2 Sinks Worth of Dishes Done
1 Batch of Salted Caramel Brownies Made
I’m in so much pain. My uterus is still in fucking rebellion. I’ve taken some ibuprofen with my dinner to hopefully get better sleep than I did last night.
Continue reading “Of Sidebars and Salted Caramel”
13,730 Days Alive
1235 Days Straight on Duolingo
4 Rows Worked on J’s Monochromatic Blanket
We had potato tacos for dinner tonight; with freshly made pico, a lime sour cream sauce, and spiced black beans with corn. So good!
Continue reading “Of Corn and Crocheting”
13,715 Days Alive
3 New Crochet Hooks Pending
2 Onions Finely Diced
1 New Recipe Tried
Mellon and I cooked dinner together tonight. We made a chicken sausage and tomato soup from Hello Fresh’s meal service recipe.
It was pretty good!
Continue reading “Of Chicken Sausage and Computer Games”
13,677 Days Alive
8,770 Ebooks to Read
1 Extended Nap
I think I forgot to take my morning meds today. I’m not sure, though. I need to find my pill organizers and use them more often.
Continue reading “Of Headaches and Harlots”
13,676 Days Alive
26 Books Planned to Be Read So Far
1 (Ugly) Updated Resume
Well, it looks like my days alive count got thrown off again. I don’t know how. I’m going to blame brain fog.
Continue reading “Of Starbucks and Starting Over”
13,672 Days Alive
1178 Days Straight on Duolingo
4 Years Since Daddy’s Passing
1 Cold Day
I met up with one of my siblings today to pass along my old Kindle to my mother. It went relatively well, though my sibling was over half an hour late.
Continue reading “Of Star Trek and Sadness”
13,669 Days Alive
2 Chocolates Eaten
Well, I read a witchy book from cover to cover today after work. Took me less than an hour. I don’t known if that speaks to my reading speed ability or if it was just a short book. In all honesty, it seemed more a collection of spells than an actual book-book.
Continue reading “Of Spell Books and Spockers”
52,542 Words Written for NaNoWriMo
13,668 Days Alive
1 Serving of Rice Pudding Eaten
I did it!
I’m exhausted but I did it!
Continue reading “Of Tater Tots and Total Words”
40,000+ Words Written for NaNoWriMo
13,666 Days Alive
2 Chocolate Bon Bons Eaten
1 Lazy Monday
I napped today. I meant to go do laundry, but it was cold and I wasn’t feeling well.
Continue reading “Of Chocolate and Coughing”
13,665 Days Alive
1 Fond, Sad Goodbye for Now
Well, Mellon is back home in Indiana now. He caught the South Shore Line back home this afternoon.
Continue reading “Of Shake Shack and Skyrim”
13,664 Days Alive
3 Small Business Supported
1 Big Pot of Jambalaya Made
I got to cook with Mellon today.
Continue reading “Of Cooking and Cakes”
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