Journal
Nadia’s journal
Expat pharmacy roulette. It is a sport now.
Reduced
week 74settled energy 43 replies
Wednesdays are just Wednesdays now. Steady, supply permitting, which she notes every time. Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically…
Awake at four
week 59tired energy 34 replies
Week in order: Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in circle have the same and none of us can find anything written about…
Across the day
week 57steady energy 33 replies
Three things 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…
No mask
week 56rested energy 14 replies
Three things this week. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in circle have the same and none of us can find anything…
Unremarkable
week 54relieved energy 52 replies
Week in order: Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only thing worth looking at. Everything stable. She said come back…
Eight minutes and a chair
week 53tired but good energy 42 replies
Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to…
A1c down
week 52pleased energy 41 reply
Week in order: Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only thing worth looking at. A1c improved. Cycle regular. Everything…
Slept through
week 51foggy energy 24 replies
Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in circle have the same and none of us can find anything written about it. Repeat study…
She stopped the room
week 50warm energy 2
Week in order: The facilitator stopped the room when four of us were talking at once and asked one person how she was actually doing. It changed the whole hour. Somebody new…
A wedding
week 48warm energy 31 reply
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 she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly,…
No news
week 47fine energy 31 reply
Steady. That is the whole entry. 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…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 46held energy 24 replies
Week in order: Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. She had a bad week and I had a fine…
Back without making it up
week 44tired but good energy 12 replies
Week in order: 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…
Starters as a main
week 42warm energy 21 reply
Three things this week. 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 she says it. So I…
Nothing to report
week 41fine energy 53 replies
Week in order: 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…
My mother cooks
week 39loved energy 41 reply
Week in order: 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 she says it. So I eat what…
A locum
week 38brisk energy 12 replies
Three things 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. Asked the question I had been…
A calculator and a cup of tea
week 36pinched energy 34 replies
Week in order: What this has displaced in the budget: the car being fixed, and a holiday. I have decided that is the right trade for now and I reserve the right to change my…
Two lines a day
week 35organised energy 42 replies
Three things this week. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. New sharps bin, and a…
What it displaced
week 35clear-eyed energy 33 replies
What this has displaced in the budget: the car being fixed, and a holiday. I have decided that is the right trade for now and I reserve the right to change my mind. A supply…