I remember a few years back when they started using Clear as the new marketing gimmick. They sold transparent versions of some foodstuffs. Didn't really catch on. Someone put out a hilarious fake TV ad for clear gravy.
I remember a few years back when they started using Clear as the new marketing gimmick. They sold transparent versions of some foodstuffs. Didn't really catch on. Someone put out a hilarious fake TV ad for clear gravy.
So far so good today. I got the donut base, donut recipe, and tobacco brûlée recipes mixed and the review finished. I’m debating whether to plant grass seed today or not. It’s only getting up to 61 today and cooler at night and I don’t want to waste the seed. It’s supposed to warm up this week so I’m debating whether to wait or not.
I bought groceries. No more vape stuff for me today: I'm gonna try and relax.
You know, this SUCKS, like doctors never UNDERSTAND this. Lets say you have been on Ambien like for a LONG time and you quit it because everyone is like, "Oh no, DEEP RESTFUL SLEEP is BAD for the bipolar brain.... AND it's a scheduled medicine and blah blah."
So, you get through the detox and you have a goal and it's horrible and you do it Then you feel fine for about 10 days. THEN you like hit your bipolar BLIP and you are like LA LA LA LA LA I feel so GREAT HOLY GOODNESS everything is awesome (I mean things are mostly good yea) but it's like a BIT TOO much if you know what I mean which is one reason I told my pdoc he could have my temazepam in 3 months but before that over my dead body.
You try to explain. You are like, "It's like winning the lottery but your haven't. It's like you walk outside and the COLORS, the SOUNDS...." Mentally, they are like "Whatever, freak." Sigh.
WV is weird today. I think WV is worried Trump will die and the world will end (I kind of do agree that if Nancy Pelosi becomes the dang PRESIDENT well ah, things will end, like life as we know it_ there were HORDES of people at Walmart and all the shelves were bare. I had to go to Kroger's on my way home and like, well, their stuff is way better and if you buy on sale .just as cheap.
It really reminded me of being in Russia standing in the snow for bread (yeah my ancestors chat with me) and I really want to take COVID and just, (in my husband's superhero dreams of us) DIVE RIGHT THROUGH it and kill it dead. I told my husband just now and he was like, "You are silly." I was like, "NO I AM DEADLY SERIOUS." So he was like, "Okay." I was like, "So you have lucid dreams so you can't get out of it and you have to report back. I have sequenced genes so like LET ME AT IT."
Sigh, I am going to chill then over exercise. I have not done much as far as cleaning up my clothes but MEH.; I nee to chill. Then do LOTS of yoga yep yep. Heh.
Anna
You know, this SUCKS, like doctors never UNDERSTAND this. Lets say you have been on Ambien like for a LONG time and you quit it because everyone is like, "Oh no, DEEP RESTFUL SLEEP is BAD for the bipolar brain.... AND it's a scheduled medicine and blah blah."
So, you get through the detox and you have a goal and it's horrible and you do it Then you feel fine for about 10 days. THEN you like hit your bipolar BLIP and you are like LA LA LA LA LA I feel so GREAT HOLY GOODNESS everything is awesome (I mean things are mostly good yea) but it's like a BIT TOO much if you know what I mean which is one reason I told my pdoc he could have my temazepam in 3 months but before that over my dead body.
You try to explain. You are like, "It's like winning the lottery but your haven't. It's like you walk outside and the COLORS, the SOUNDS...." Mentally, they are like "Whatever, freak." Sigh.
WV is weird today. I think WV is worried Trump will die and the world will end (I kind of do agree that if Nancy Pelosi becomes the dang PRESIDENT well ah, things will end, like life as we know it_ there were HORDES of people at Walmart and all the shelves were bare. I had to go to Kroger's on my way home and like, well, their stuff is way better and if you buy on sale .just as cheap.
It really reminded me of being in Russia standing in the snow for bread (yeah my ancestors chat with me) and I really want to take COVID and just, (in my husband's superhero dreams of us) DIVE RIGHT THROUGH it and kill it dead. I told my husband just now and he was like, "You are silly." I was like, "NO I AM DEADLY SERIOUS." So he was like, "Okay." I was like, "So you have lucid dreams so you can't get out of it and you have to report back. I have sequenced genes so like LET ME AT IT."
Sigh, I am going to chill then over exercise. I have not done much as far as cleaning up my clothes but MEH.; I nee to chill. Then do LOTS of yoga yep yep. Heh.
Anna
Well my not great version of Raspberry Lemon Cake is gone so now I get to mix the version I’m pretty sure will be much better.
I was balancing the checkbook but had to take a break.
I bought new tires for my youngest daughters car back in late July and Michelin was running a $90 rebate on a set. What a Pita but I finally got the rebate card. It took many emails after submitting the rebate and I was wondering if I was ever going to get it. I finally did and used it to buy mulch and stuff for the lawn. It was nice spending someone else’s money for a change.
I don’t have many plans left today. I did buy a couple zip up storage bags for clothes last weekend. I need to put my old army uniforms in there for storage.
I bought new tires for my youngest daughters car back in late July and Michelin was running a $90 rebate on a set. What a Pita but I finally got the rebate card. It took many emails after submitting the rebate and I was wondering if I was ever going to get it. I finally did and used it to buy mulch and stuff for the lawn. It was nice spending someone else’s money for a change.
I don’t have many plans left today. I did buy a couple zip up storage bags for clothes last weekend. I need to put my old army uniforms in there for storage.
o - YEA - IMHO - its not always what or how much people eat- peoples motabolisms can be really messed up, especially when the medications for survival are involved. . . Just Sayin' . . .
I have total sympathy for that. Actually, being a type I diabetic kid is WAY WORSE.
If your doctor has not referred you to a specialty diabetic team to include nutrition,. exercise, PT if you can't exercise due to pain?
Also I HOPE this is a diabetic specialist not some GP pumping you full of insulin morning and night. I do not care what insurance you have and I don't know where you live but there are TONS of advocacy organizations in EVERY state, who will assign you case managers to get the care you need that is appropriate, maybe you would do better with an automatic insulin pump not a bolus that messes you up.
If anything I am saying seems foreign to you that is a problem. Here, I gotta hold steady. I was able to very quickly identify my first episode: my disease will kill me in a heartbeat if I let it. While really terrible treatment caused a horrific mess due to my indigence moving to Tucson. etc. otherwise I have taken hold. I pretty much educated myself as much as I could. I moderated two mental health groups for a decade and if we had to answer a question we had to provide TWO REAL citations. I know more about bipolar disorder than most psychiatrists, 100% more than most patients, and it saved my life. I have made my treatment work for me.
There is no excuse not to. The way I approached it was, "Okay this illness is not my FAULT but staying healthy is my RESPONSIBILITY. Not my doctor's, not ,my family's-- MINE. Only my husband has an inkling of the effort involved, because he SEES IT.
This opioid crud is throwing me for a loop but I am coping, and I am making plans for if I REALLY must figure out something else. The bottom line is it is MY LIFE. I want a life worth living and expend considerable effort on that; NO ONE else IS or even CAN do it for me.
So good luck but you have to make the change............ Just sayin'
Anna
I'd like to try one of my new mixes but at 1 week steeped I'll leave them alone. That's ok though cause I have plenty of other stuff to pick from.
Is everyone taking the day off from mixing today or what?
I was just going to post about there being a 3+ hour gap after Fran's last post....and how unusual that is on here!
Yeah, I was just going to inquire what everyone is doing this evening.
I find myself in a hurry to finish my Christmas shopping which I do 99% of online. It’s only the beginning of October so what’s up with that????
Apple Hard Candy
tfa Apple (Tart) Granny Smith 1%
tfa Apple Candy 2%
tfa Pear Candy 1%
fw Hard Candy 1.5%
tfa Sour 0.5%
update...for some reason it was a bit harsh (to me anyways) so added 2 drops of fresh cream and 2 drops of cactus to smooth it out a bit
tfa Apple (Tart) Granny Smith 1%
tfa Apple Candy 2%
tfa Pear Candy 1%
fw Hard Candy 1.5%
tfa Sour 0.5%
update...for some reason it was a bit harsh (to me anyways) so added 2 drops of fresh cream and 2 drops of cactus to smooth it out a bit
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I haven’t even really thought about it yet. My wife did tell me not to buy any big expensive gifts for the kids this year like I did last year.
What is the total volume of the mix (so "2 drops" has context)?
Going to bed slightly early in order to get up a 4 am
to do yoga. The shift is happening. The husband is dropping me at work as a) I don't know about driving with "altered traffic patterns" and busses and crud and also I don't want to loiter in the dark and cold for a bus. I mean, I realize it will be later by that time but I need to like save what little good mood I will HAVE.I will adjust.
Anna
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