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46 entries from 20 Jan 2025 to 15 Jun 2026 · Cairo, EG

  • Reduced

    Monday 15 Jun 2026week 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

    Wednesday 4 Mar 2026week 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

    Friday 20 Feb 2026week 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

    Tuesday 10 Feb 2026week 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

    Sunday 1 Feb 2026week 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

    Thursday 22 Jan 2026week 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

    Monday 12 Jan 2026week 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

    Sunday 11 Jan 2026week 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

    Tuesday 30 Dec 2025week 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

    Friday 19 Dec 2025week 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

    Thursday 11 Dec 2025week 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

    Monday 1 Dec 2025week 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

    Wednesday 19 Nov 2025week 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

    Friday 7 Nov 2025week 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

    Tuesday 28 Oct 2025week 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

    Friday 17 Oct 2025week 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

    Thursday 9 Oct 2025week 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

    Saturday 27 Sep 2025week 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

    Thursday 18 Sep 2025week 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

    Wednesday 17 Sep 2025week 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…