Journal
Ike’s journal
Compounded to brand switch. Bumpy.
Across the day
week 23steady energy 13 replies
This week: Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the only advice that has changed anything. Got something with protein in before nine…
She caught it
week 22rattled energy 31 reply
This week: Switching, and the concentration is not the same. I nearly worked from the old arithmetic out of pure habit. Different device, different numbers, same medicine.…
A different shape
week 21tired energy 14 replies
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 people in…
Awake at four
week 20tired energy 2
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…
Nothing carried over
week 20careful energy 3
This week: Different device, different numbers, same medicine. Nothing about the old routine carried over and I had assumed all of it would. Switched to a licensed pen. The…
A locum
week 19heard energy 52 replies
This week: Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three written…
Before nine
week 18steady energy 33 replies
Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. I have found five things I can get down when nothing…
A plain question
week 17steady energy 23 replies
This week: I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have written them on the fridge. That list is the most useful thing I own. Was undereating…
An unremarkable week
week 16fine energy 23 replies
No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. I nearly did not write this week because…
Quiet
week 16steady energy 51 reply
This week: I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. Steady. That is the…
Grip
week 15tired but good energy 32 replies
This week: Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Kept the two sessions that…
Sunday lunch
week 14awkward energy 21 reply
This week: Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 13held energy 5
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…
Two lines a day
week 12organised energy 52 replies
This week: Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Small logistics win: worked out where…
What is your secret
week 11warm energy 51 reply
Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none requested.…
Across the day
week 10steady energy 13 replies
Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my own answer. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and…
No news
week 9fine energy 21 reply
Steady. That is the whole entry. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the…
A new bin and a plan
week 8organised energy 1
Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days.…
I nearly did not write
week 8fine energy 13 replies
This week: Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. An…
Steady
week 6flat energy 23 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal…