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Marit’s journal
Cycling everywhere. Eating enough is the hard bit.
No project
week 88content energy 11 reply
Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to say so,…
A locum
week 82heard energy 22 replies
This week: She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. Asked the question I had been avoiding for eleven years. She answered…
A plain question
week 80steady energy 53 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. Spread it across the…
Quiet
week 78steady energy 33 replies
This week: An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…
Six labelled boxes
week 75organised energy 42 replies
Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and…
Circle tonight
week 73warm energy 24 replies
This week: Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the…
No news
week 70steady energy 53 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. Steady. That is the whole entry. Bike…
I nearly did not write
week 67steady energy 21 reply
This week: Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Bike tomorrow.
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 65organised energy 42 replies
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. Small logistics win: worked out…
Come back in a year
week 63relieved energy 54 replies
Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only…
Steady
week 60fine energy 13 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
Three years side by side
week 60relieved energy 34 replies
This week: Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle. Fine. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is…
Off the floor
week 57quietly delighted energy 41 reply
Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a second…
Nothing to report
week 54flat energy 11 reply
This week: 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. Steady. That is the whole…
Starters as a main
week 52loved energy 31 reply
My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. Starters as a main course,…
Both bags, one go
week 49pleased energy 31 reply
This week: Sat on the floor and played for an hour, and then got up. That was the entire reason I started, and I have now done it. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not…
Two lines a day
week 46organised energy 22 replies
Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and…
An unremarkable week
week 43flat energy 11 reply
Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Bike tomorrow.
Quiet
week 41flat energy 11 reply
This week: An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 39held energy 14 replies
This week: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it.…