Right now I’m in a headspace that I haven’t been in for some time. For starters, today has been spent unsuccessfully fighting a persistent, nagging, unproductive cough left over from the cold. I feel constantly just on the edge of a coughing fit that makes me dizzy and causes pain in my right shoulder during… Read More Perfect Storm
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
“Reframing describes a technique used in therapy to help create a different way of looking at a situation, person, or relationship by changing its meaning.” (Kathryn Rudlin, LCSW) I haven’t written anything since the day I had my meeting with Vocational Rehabilitative Services, because I’ve been processing what happened to me and trying to figure… Read More Reframing
Dinner tonight was an unmitigated disaster. At noon, I started the crock pot to give us tasty, tasty chicken stroganoff. It was a new recipe and I was eager for it to be dinner time so we could try it. Dinner time rolled around and I start the water for the noodles. Then I go… Read More A Step Toward Self-Care
Regular followers of this blog are familiar with my two black books, one containing my daily health and hygiene checklist and my daily vitals, and the other holding my running to-do list. I’ve noticed a couple of trends emerge across time. First, I notice that by the time I get to my post-dinner activities, I… Read More A Trend Emerges
I woke up this morning at 11:00. While I slept, I didn’t hear my vitals alarm at 6:00, got woken up to chug down my morning meds with a glass of milk at 7:00, and missed both breakfast and my 8:45 appointment with my general practitioner on a diabetes follow-up. My day did not start… Read More The Fine Line Between Perfection and Paranoia
Today’s good things: 1. I started the day on a rough note, but was determined not to let it be what defined my day. As a result, I managed to get the non-time contingent items on my checklist done earlier than I can remember doing before, which made me feel like I’d accomplished a lot… Read More December 8, 2014: Three Good Things
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Today’s good things: 1. Despite panic attacks and fits of depression I ended the day laughing. 2. Despite sleeping most of the day away, I managed to get everything checked off on my checklist for the first time in a week. 3. Despite all the negativity I dealt with today, I never slipped completely into… Read More December 5, 2014: Three Good Things
Today’s three good things: 1. After pulling an all-nighter, I slept in until 1:30. My initial thought was that the day was shot, but I reframed my situation and managed to get the majority of my checklist done for the day. I’m proud of the fact that I caught it as quickly as I did… Read More December 2, 2014: Three Good Things
