First of all, the obvious disclaimer, this is most definitely --- NOT --- directed at anyone on LiveJournal ( Read more... )

So Nicole said that I should post in my LJ. It's been a long while so I figure she's right. It's true what she said, though, so much social media that something's bound to go by the wayside. Unfortunately, that has been LJ for me. A place that I still feel safe to express myself and value all of the friendships I have made here for which I am ( Read more... )

Feeling better and better. Therapy yesterday was exactly what I needed. People might find it weird that I'm so open about teasing apart my life with a "stranger" but her distance brings such wisdom, honesty and insight, I depend on these sessions to calm me down and even me out. I came home and was checking my journal from last year to see what ( Read more... )

Really starting to feel like this thing is getting under control. I am on a 4-day streak of normal moods and I am dreading May less and less because of this. Three cheers for progress ( Read more... )

Feeling pretty decent today. I had therapy this morning which was quite productive because I went in there with a written agenda of things I wanted to talk about. This is the first time I have done this because I always think it's unnecessary but when I am not doing so hot my thoughts get all scrambled and very little is possible in the realm of ( Read more... )

So I worked this morning. It went okay except for the part where I burnt the shit out of my apple/pear chutney. I loathe making it because it's 3 apples and 3 pears brunoise, which is 1/8 inch cubes and very tedious work. And this morning I was listening to Vanessa talk while I worked on something else, waiting for the chutney to caramelize and ( Read more... )