I got an email from the Daily Prompt and thought I would write about it as it has to do with rituals.
For my blog, I almost always start with how I slept because sleeping is important when you have a mood disorder. I then describe how my day went, how I feel about things, etc. Sometimes I will have a specific topic in mind for a blog and other times, I am jumping all over the place. I usually name these blog “random” or “ramblings”. That is usually my ritual for writing my blog.
For the first time all week, I was able to get at least six hours of straight sleep. I am so glad I didn’t wake up at 0400 as had been the case for most of this week. I woke up around 0600 and felt rested for the first time. I haven’t had breakfast yet because I don’t know what to make. It will either be cereal or an egg. If it’s an egg, I am not sure how I am going to prepare it. I kind of want a sunny side up egg but also could make due to a cheese and egg sandwich.
I plan on making pumpkin cupcakes today. I am excited about making them as I have not baked in a long time. I think the last thing I baked were my malt chocolate chip cookies. Those were a pain and a half getting off the cookie sheet. I have to remember to use parchment paper the next time I make them. My sister is having a BBQ today. It’s really cool out and I hope it warms up some. It would stink to have the guests in the house because it’s too cool to be outside. I have no idea how many people are supposed to come. I know my brother in law’s friends have been invited. It should be a good turn out. I just hope I feel up to it. I am still feeling crappy and my ankle pain has returned. It’s not bad, nothing a pain pill won’t take care of, but I worry it will flare up and I won’t be able to make the cupcakes. Or that if I make the cupcakes, that is all I will be doing.
I thought about going to the grocery store to get some flour tortillas so I could make a breakfast burrito. I was all set to catch the bus and go, then I got lazy and decided not to go. It sucks that I can no longer use my sister’s car whenever I want. Since she upgraded to a big SUV, I can’t drive it. I am not good with big vehicles. My perception is off and I am afraid of sideswiping another vehicle. It’s difficult to manage getting out of the driveway because you can’t really see what is behind you. So I am stuck being a non-driver again.
Both of my college football games are on a network I don’t have but I have FB to the rescue! It won’t be the same as watching the game, but at least I can keep abreast of the score. Plus, I get tweets on the game through Ohio State. Nebraska is on at 2000, so I don’t know if I will be up to catch all of the game. I thought about getting a sports package but why pay more for one stinking channel. The other sports channels I won’t watch so it will be a waste. Baseball game won’t be on until 1800. It’s going to be a long day.
I started working on my mania story. It was difficult because I just wrote the facts and it was short, like not even 500 words short. I am trying to remember that day and the days after I was manic but I really don’t remember it. I know it took a while for me to calm down. I don’t remember if I crashed or not. I think after a two week period, I was started on lithium and so my trial and error with mood stabilizers began. But my memory of the events are kind of fuzzy. It was more than twenty years ago that this happened.
I think I am going to shower and then make the cupcakes. I just hope my mother has cupcake liners. I just realized I didn’t buy them when I did my shopping order a few weeks ago.
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