Journal
Kez’s journal
Shift work, two jobs, one very tired woman.
A new bin and a plan
week 24organised energy 22 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Anchored injection day to my shift pattern rather than to the calendar, which solved a problem I had been feeling guilty about for four months.…
The list on the fridge
week 23steady energy 13 replies
Quickly, before bed. 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…
She noticed first
week 22held energy 5
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way…
Sunday night, four lines
week 21held energy 5
My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. She had a…
Anchored to the shifts
week 20organised energy 42 replies
New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other…
I nearly did not write
week 19steady energy 23 replies
Quickly, before bed. Steady. That is the whole entry. 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…
Nothing to report
week 18flat energy 13 replies
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. No news. The dog is well, the…
A different shape
week 17foggy energy 24 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Waking at four again. Not anxious, just awake, lying there listening to the boiler. Repeat study came back and the apnoea is much reduced. Ten…
Across the day
week 16steady energy 13 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…
Quiet
week 15fine energy 13 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. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild…
The list on the fridge
week 14steady energy 43 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. 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.…
I nearly did not write
week 13flat energy 53 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept…
Sore and slow
week 12rough energy 22 replies
Quickly, before bed. Cramp in both calves in the night, twice this week. Mentioned it and had bloods done rather than being told to eat a banana, which I appreciated. Nausea…
Where the pen lives
week 12organised energy 22 replies
Quickly, before bed. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Anchored injection day…
Nothing to report
week 11steady energy 21 reply
Ten minutes then I am asleep. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on…
Eight minutes and a chair
week 10tired but good energy 22 replies
Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it anywhere else. Back to…
Quiet
week 9steady energy 43 replies
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. Steady. That is the…
She stopped the room
week 8warm energy 34 replies
Quickly, before bed. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven…
A new bin and a plan
week 7organised energy 22 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Anchored injection day to my shift pattern rather than to the calendar, which solved a problem I had been feeling guilty about for four months.…
I nearly did not write
week 6flat energy 13 replies
Ten minutes then I am asleep. Steady. That is the whole entry. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out…