Pretty laid back day, watched a show on the DVR. I read a lot today, actually finished the book I'd been reading. Snacked too much though as my stomach feels ugh now. Not that I ate too much food, I think, just too much at once. I've been doing too much exercise, so I don't doubt my body needs the calories, I just should have spaced it out a bit.

It's so nice to be able to read again. I don't think I have ADHD, but this pdoc loves to diagnose it, I think, because probably 40% of his clientele are school-age kids. I think for me, the racing thoughts from bipolar have just gotten so much worse, it has made concentration so hard, especially when reading, and the Adderall helps a lot with that. Though as soon as I set the book aside, pause the show on TV, the thoughts start to race again most times.

H is flying back in from Toronto but won't be home until late (after midnight). Picked up my daughter from school, and she made the school level spelling bee again this year. They pick the top 25 students from grades 3-5. She's been in it 3rd and 4th grade, so I shouldn't have been surprised, especially as I think the practice list of words for this year is exactly the same from last year or nearly so. I know the word "corbiestep" was on that sheet last year because I had to look it up to see what it even meant as I'd never heard of it, and it was there again this year. It has to do with architecture on gables, something like that. Anyway, the school invites the parents to watch the school level spelling bee. OMG, the tension! I went alone the first time. Last year, I told H I couldn't go myself, I wanted him to take off work and come too. Even H had to admit just being a parent watching it was super stressful. Our daughter hasn't placed though she did really well both times (though not placing had her in tears the first time around, but it's a life lesson too, I suppose, difficult as it is to watch your child go through it). Really, my daughter is a good speller, probably because she is a very good reader (has read at end of 12th grade level a couple years now, and she does like to read), but it's not like spelling is her passion and something she loves to do when she has free time. But, ugh...I've got to have the tension and stress of going to the school level spelling bee again this year. It's either end of January or February, can't remember. You can just feel the stress walking into the room. And when your child doesn't place and is disappointed, that is tough too.