Journal
Rilla’s journal
Oil rig catering. Ask me about cold storage.
Somebody new
week 24warm energy 54 replies
Quick one. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said the thing that had been said to me and watched it land. The facilitator stopped the room…
She reduced it
week 23brisk energy 5
Quick one. 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. Nine minutes. I took three written…
I nearly did not write
week 22fine energy 31 reply
Quick one. 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…
Where the pen lives
week 21organised energy 12 replies
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. Two lines a day in a paper…
Steady
week 20steady energy 21 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. Steady. That is the whole entry. Chopper…
Nothing to report
week 19steady energy 13 replies
Quick one. Steady. That is the whole entry. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Chopper Tuesday.
Off the floor
week 18pleased energy 41 reply
Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Chopper Tuesday.
No mask
week 17rested energy 1
Quick one. 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.…
Across the day
week 16steady energy 23 replies
Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have written…
An unremarkable week
week 15steady 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…
Paired
week 14held energy 44 replies
Quick one. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. My buddy noticed something in my…
Two lengths, badly
week 13grateful energy 41 reply
Quick one. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Chopper…
Stayed for the company
week 12warm energy 54 replies
Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said…
Starters as a main
week 11warm energy 11 reply
Quick one. A wedding. Three courses I could not face, a table of people who noticed, and a very kind waiter who boxed it up without saying a word. Somebody asked what my…
Three cool bags and a thermometer
week 10organised energy 24 replies
Quick one. 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. Solved cold storage offshore. It…
Quiet
week 10fine energy 33 replies
Quick one. 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…
Circle tonight
week 9warm energy 54 replies
Quick one. 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…
Off the floor
week 8quietly delighted energy 11 reply
Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Chopper Tuesday.
Sunday lunch
week 7loved energy 51 reply
A wedding. Three courses I could not face, a table of people who noticed, and a very kind waiter who boxed it up without saying a word. Somebody asked what my secret was and…
No news
week 6flat 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. Chopper Tuesday.