Journal
Juniper’s journal
Off-grid-ish. Fridge is a genuine question.
Paired
week 24held energy 34 replies
Right. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way round. That is the whole mechanism. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I…
Nothing to report
week 21flat energy 33 replies
Right. 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 unremarkable…
I nearly did not write
week 18steady energy 13 replies
Right. 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…
An hour on the floor
week 15grateful energy 51 reply
Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it down. Up the stairs at…
Anchored to the shifts
week 13pleased energy 41 reply
Well then. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Solar fridge, documented with…
Sunday night, four lines
week 12held energy 44 replies
My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the…
Quiet
week 9steady energy 33 replies
Well then. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
My mother cooks
week 6loved energy 21 reply
Well then. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I want to say to that. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation…
Nine minutes
week 3frustrated energy 42 replies
Well then. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. A locum who had clearly read…
First dose, done
week 1hopeful energy 11 reply
Well then. I want to write this down before I forget how frightened I was, because I suspect in three months I will not believe it. Twenty minutes of standing there. Then…