Journal
Romy’s journal
Maintenance is my favourite word.
Nothing to report
week 79flat energy 24 replies
Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. Content and uneventful.…
Just Wednesdays
week 59settled energy 51 reply
Short one tonight. The strange part is not having a project any more. I had not understood how much I was enjoying having one. Reduced dose, steady. Nothing happened again. I…
She noticed first
week 56held energy 14 replies
Late, and writing anyway. 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 mechanism. Paired up. We text on Sunday…
No news
week 55flat energy 33 replies
Late, and writing anyway. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by…
Sunday lunch
week 54loved energy 41 reply
A quiet week. 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. My mother cooks. That is…
An hour on the floor
week 52grateful energy 21 reply
Short one tonight. 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. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Tied…
Nothing to report
week 51steady energy 23 replies
Short one tonight. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…
Two flights of stairs
week 50quietly delighted energy 11 reply
Late, and writing anyway. Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it…
No news
week 48fine energy 53 replies
Late, and writing anyway. 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…
Walking
week 47tired but good energy 42 replies
Late, and writing anyway. Kept the two sessions that matter and dropped the two that were vanity. Fewer, heavier, done. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make…
A new bin and a plan
week 45organised energy 42 replies
Late, and writing anyway. Small logistics win: worked out where the pen actually lives in a fridge shared with four other people and a toddler's yoghurts. Batch cooked on a…
Nothing to report
week 44steady energy 53 replies
A quiet week. 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. That is…
No news
week 43flat energy 33 replies
Steady. That is the whole entry. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the…
A plain question
week 41steady energy 43 replies
Late, and writing anyway. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have…
A printout I cannot read
week 40frustrated energy 22 replies
A quiet 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 avoiding…
Back without making it up
week 38tired but good energy 2
A quiet week. 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. Walked instead of the bus…
Flat, whole night
week 38quietly delighted energy 52 replies
Late, and writing anyway. 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. Stood a full day…
Nothing to report
week 37steady energy 33 replies
Short one 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 the whole thing. An…
The list on the fridge
week 36steady energy 13 replies
A quiet week. 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…
She read the diary
week 34heard energy 42 replies
Asked the question I had been avoiding for eleven years. She answered it in about ninety seconds and was completely unbothered. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was…