Journal
Ruthie’s journal
Book group energy applied to trial papers.
An unremarkable week
week 27flat energy 23 replies
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Next paper Sunday.
Anchored to the shifts
week 25organised energy 52 replies
A brief account of the week. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Tested three cool bags against a…
Across the day
week 25steady energy 43 replies
A brief account of the week. Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Spread it across the day…
Dreams
week 23tired energy 44 replies
The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that…
A locum
week 23brisk energy 3
Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got…
Protein first
week 21steady energy 33 replies
Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I…
Nothing to report
week 20steady energy 23 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Next paper Sunday.
Steady
week 19fine energy 41 reply
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Next paper Sunday.
Before nine
week 18steady energy 43 replies
A brief account of the week. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my own…
Starters as a main
week 17awkward energy 31 reply
A brief account of the week. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No…
The list on the fridge
week 16steady energy 23 replies
Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at…
My mother cooks
week 15loved energy 51 reply
Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation offered, none requested.…
Laces
week 14quietly delighted energy 11 reply
A brief account of the week. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Sat on the floor and played for an…
Stayed for the company
week 13warm energy 54 replies
A brief account of the week. Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Somebody new tonight, terrified,…
Circle tonight
week 12steadied energy 53 replies
A brief account of the week. 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. Circle…
She stopped the room
week 12steadied energy 31 reply
Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Reading group from its first meeting. Somebody new tonight,…
I nearly did not write
week 11steady energy 43 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Next paper Sunday.
Six labelled boxes
week 10organised energy 52 replies
Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 8held energy 24 replies
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. Paired up.…
A plain question
week 7steady energy 23 replies
A brief account of the week. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked…