Glimpses of a small, quiet life.
When i left for work just before sunrise three Mississippi kites were swooping and dancing against the peach sky, looking for height and not quite finding an updraft. My tremor's been up all day. Worse in the morning, but even now it's not where it normally is. Annoying. On the way home, just as i crossed the railroad tracks, i looked right and OMGTRAIN! (it wasn't that close; it was just…
The Burden of Chronic Illness That I Rarely Talk About There’s often a deep stoicism in those of us who have known lengthy illness: a quiet acceptance of bodily suffering that conceals its true burden. For our own survival, we’ve learnt to normalise feeling unwell. We measure our symptoms not against the healthy body, but against its worst potential. We think of the depths we once experienced, or…
Cooking a pot of grains first thing because it is Too Damn Hot to be doing so in the evening (this morning's low has been 86, tho it might still get down another degree or two). Also? Perfectly fried egg! I hardly ever manage that.
Remain deeply grateful that i can still WFH on occasion and that my workplace continues to stream the big all-staff meetings. The room they use is acoustically very difficult for me, in person; at least the streaming audio doesn't echo, even if the whole rah-rah thing induces chronic eye-rolling. The medication that's been on allocation came in today. One day prior to me running out. Hopefully i…
It was an ibandronate weekend, so i was very cautious about leaving the house. The side effects to this monthly medication have varied widely, unfortunately, so have to plan as if they're going to be bad. This month they were middling. Worked a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle that was trickier than i'd guessed it'd be. But that might've been the brain fog. (it was totally the brain fog.) Should've stuck…
For the last several days i've been waking up even earlier than usual. Am still getting 6 hours of rest, so i know part of the problem is that i'm going to bed too early--except that i keep hitting a wall and just crashing. So today i'll attempt a nap after lunch and hopefully be able to push to a later bedtime at night. In the meanwhile, it's not quite 5am and i've got a load of laundry in…
This morning's selection from the mental jukebox was the chorus from The Wellerman . As in, literally woke up singing. Not well, mind you. My range isn't great first thing. But damn, are the low notes solid . Really wonder what i was dreaming, though.
Slept amazingly well last night, so really good energy most of the day. It's always a small relief to know that i'm still capable of days like this. And good timing, too, as haircut and a trip to the public library were necessary after work. My hold was in--a nonfiction book on local history. Been a while since i've read a book that wasn't work-related or fiction, so we'll see how it goes. There…
Insomnia and a migraine waiting in the margins meant 'twas a work from home day. So grateful to have this accommodation. Well, until my internet went out for 90 minutes. At least i didn't have a meeting scheduled? Used the downtime to saute the chard, since i'd forgotten to do so over the weekend. Was reminded recently that i've really enjoyed tai chi, the few times i've tried it. Need to find a…
I completed nineteen books in July, with one DNF (it was just boring). Of the completed titles, one was in physical format (a graphic novel) and three were audio (two re-reads from migraine days). Of the fifteen ebooks, three were re-reads. Favourite audio book this month: The Apprenticeship of Julian St. Albans by Amy Crook. Keval Shah's narration just fits this series so well, and the way the…