Ike’s journal
May 2025
5 entries this month.
Paired
week 38held energy 14 replies
This week: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most…
Six labelled boxes
week 37organised energy 5
This week: Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…
Anchored to the shifts
week 36organised energy 32 replies
New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results…
No mask
week 35rested energy 54 replies
This week: Waking at four again. Not anxious, just awake, lying there listening to the boiler. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other…
Two lengths, badly
week 34quietly delighted energy 21 reply
This week: Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a second like an…