Journal
Linnet’s journal
Fell walking is my whole non-scale story.
Sunday lunch
week 42loved energy 31 reply
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I want to say to that. My mother cooks. That is how…
Two lines a day
week 39organised energy 52 replies
A gentle week, mostly. 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…
Laces
week 37pleased energy 53 replies
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Walked up Scout Scar. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote…
The list on the fridge
week 37steady energy 53 replies
Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 34held energy 5
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 round. That is the whole…
An unremarkable week
week 32steady energy 11 reply
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 29fine energy 11 reply
A gentle week, mostly. 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.…
No news
week 27flat energy 21 reply
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Steady. That is the whole entry. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks…
I nearly did not write
week 24fine energy 33 replies
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of…
Into town and back
week 22quietly delighted energy 21 reply
Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice more just to check. Up the stairs at work twice without…
Nine minutes
week 19frustrated energy 12 replies
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. A locum who had clearly read…
The pattern of it
week 16flat energy 24 replies
A gentle week, mostly. Bad week and I am writing it down anyway, because a journal that only contains the good weeks would be a lie and no use to anybody reading it later. A…
A rough few days
week 14sore energy 4
A gentle week, mostly. Bad week and I am writing it down anyway, because a journal that only contains the good weeks would be a lie and no use to anybody reading it later. A…
She reduced it
week 14brisk energy 32 replies
A gentle week, mostly. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Took the diary in. She read…
A plain question
week 11steady energy 23 replies
A gentle week, mostly. 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. I…
She read the diary
week 8brisk energy 52 replies
Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I…
A printout I cannot read
week 6brisk energy 4
Sitting down to this properly tonight. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Took the…
Steady
week 3fine energy 43 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…
Day one
week 1nervous energy 44 replies
Sitting down to this properly tonight. Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I think I expected to feel something immediately, and instead I made a cup…