let’s play a game

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mental illness, random shit that falls out of my brain

Well, maybe not a game, per se, but let’s see if we can’t get a conversation started….

I’ve been thinking about the myriad ways that living with a mental illness has changed my life.  And that got me to wondering, if there was just ONE THING about this whole mental deal that I could change, what would that be?  Med regime, sleep, eating, concentration, creativity, energy…

So I’m wondering, for those of you reading who are also living with mental illness, what would you change?  Please leave me a comment and then tomorrow morning I’ll talk about my thing I’d like to change.

Hope to hear from y’all soon!

nothing but blue skies do I see

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bipolar disorder, knitting, life, love, meds, mental health, mental illness, sleep, work

Peach Bread Pudding

3 large eggs
1 1/4 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
24 oz jar of peaches, drained
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 C butter, melted
2 C milk
4 large croissants, torn into bite sized chunks

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Spray a 9×13 inch pan lightly with cooking spray.  In the blender beat the eggs until they’re frothy – about 4 minutes.  Add all other ingredients except croissants and blend well.  Pour this mixture over the croissant pieces in the greased pan.  Bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown and set.

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This week is just turning out AWESOME so far!  Josh and I have been getting along really well, work is going pretty smooth, I’m getting good sleep, and I’ve got an interview Friday afternoon for a part time job.  YEA!!!

The job is at a craft store, which is perfect for me.  I’m going to tell the guy on Friday that I absolutely can’t work more than 20 hours a week and I’d really prefer to only work the nights Josh is at school.  We’ll see how it goes.  I’m just really excited that I got the interview.  That makes me feel awesome!!!

The visit with shrinky-poo yesterday went really well.  I told her about the Clonidine giving me weird dreams, and that puzzled her, but she said as long as I’m sleeping good I should keep taking it.  She actually didn’t change anything – she said since I’ve been doing so well we really shouldn’t mess with anything yet.  I go back at the end of September to see how things are going then.  Unless I have a problem before that appointment, in which case I’ll call.

The sock is coming along nicely.  I measured it against the other one this morning and I think I only have about 1.5″ left to go.  Might even be able to get that done at lunch today.  That would make me very happy indeed.

The mood seems to be holding fairly steady.  I woke up in a really good mood this morning and had a nice little chat with Josh before he left for work.  I’m hoping that things hold this way through the rest of the week.  Yesterday when I got home he had gotten me a blue rose and made my mocha for me.  Some days that boy is entirely too sweet.

Ah yes, life is GOOD…