Wednesday, May 30, 2012

WordPainter's Posts

Blessings Counted

I have a friend who wrote a poem about his blessings.  It is the inspiration for this sharepost.  There are many things that I count as blessings.  My relationship with my partner is close to the top of the list.  Also, interesting books and time to read them are up there too.  I am happy to see the sun rise every morning;... Read moreChevron

SSD woes

I spent two hours online filling out my SSD application.  They finally got my application.  I had to fill it out three times before it would go through.  I got a call from my caseworker to verify some information.  Then my roommate got something in the mail to talk about my disability.  Yesterday I got a paper in the mail... Read moreChevron

Free Meds: reordering

I am the medication person in our family.  Every three months I have to reorder meds for me and my girlfriend.  I have to call for refills on lamictal, paxil, seroquel, trilipix, lithium, protonix and depakote.  That is a lot of secretarial work.  I have a notebook with all the meds and their reorder dates and the phone numbers... Read moreChevron

A Lazy Day

I am having a lazy day. I am on a night owl schedule so I just got up. I take my morning meds at 7pm and my night meds and 7am. It sounds confusing but it is really easy to remember to take my meds. I take a midday (mid-night) dose of Lamictal; otherwise I become mean and negative so my partner says. :) I do my daily chores at night. ... Read moreChevron

Good night

I had a great night tonight. I took my meds on time. That always helps. I am on an overnight schedule now. I wake up between 6-8pm and go to bed around 8am. This schedule fits me the best. So tonight I did the dishes, washed laundry and picked up around this huge house. Those are my nightly chores. They keep me busy while my partner is on... Read moreChevron