I had my first follow-up appointment with my new psychiatrist this afternoon. He asked how things were going, and I told him about the event on Saturday – how I didn’t have panic attacks beforehand like I’ve been doing recently, and how I handled the minor panic attack at the event. He said that it… Read More Steady As She Goes
Today is Father’s Day, and my wife is making a big deal out of it. She’s done everything she can to allow me to just take it easy, and I appreciate it. Yesterday kinda wiped us both out, unfortunately, so we’ve been content to do as little as possible today. That crosses over to this… Read More Taking the Day Off
Today my wife and I attended an SCA event a little over two hours from home, the longest we’ve commuted for an event in over a year. It was a symposium of classes, and I took five during the day. All the classes were very well taught and I learned a lot about how things… Read More A Great Time Was Had By All
My wife and I are planning to travel out of town tomorrow for an SCA event. It’s a symposium of classes centered around one aspect of the SCA, and it’s one that I’ve been interested in since my earliest days in the Society. The trick is, since my mental illnesses have gotten worse, I’ve lost… Read More Preparing for Tomorrow
As I mentioned a few days ago, I have an irrational fear of dying. It’s not the being dead part that scares me; it’s the fear of the sickness and pain and suffering that’s associated with death that gets me. I talked about how the book I’m currently reading, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Sixth… Read More Unresolved
Today’s been an exercise in going through the motions. Nothing notable about today. I napped, I played games, I watched movies, I listened to music. No leaps forward in therapy, no epiphanies. And you know, that’s okay. Not everything needs to be noteworthy. Sometimes a day is just a day. It means there’s not much… Read More Not Every Day is Notable
So I got confirmation this morning that I was cleared to set up my orientation with Austin Community College, although I still have two vaccinations to do between now and the start of the second semester. I called the adviser, and have an appointment for next Tuesday afternoon to go meet with her and get… Read More Orientation Is a Go
Perhaps not bending them as much as redefining them. I’ve been very careful through the last few months to write each calendar day in my blog, so there’s not a day that I’ve skipped along the way. Well, I skipped the 12th altogether. Except that I haven’t been to bed yet, and it’s quarter to… Read More Bending the Rules
So I’ve been doing something a little weird today. The New York Times website has a page that shows you how to make Pommes Anne, a delicious looking potato recipe from France. I’ve been obsessing over that page today. If you’re interested, the page can be found here. It’s behind a subscription wall, but it’s… Read More Potatoes!
This morning we woke up rather early (for a Saturday) and decided that donuts would be an appropriate breakfast for a diabetic, so we drove to Round Rock Donuts (home of the best glazed donut I’ve ever had) and got a dozen donuts, a dozen donut holes (for the ride home) and two klobasniky, one… Read More Donuts Make Things Better
