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*Beth* · Jun 12, 2021, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by whatever2013

Seems a lot of us are having high mood, which is par for the course with bipolar in the Spring. I'm no exception. I'm enjoying a nice mild hypomania. Tons of energy, little need for sleep, spending cavalierly (thank God for refunds!), garrulous (can't stop talking about good memories of the past, my poor neighbors, i just go on and on but they seem to be enjoying themselves, i keep things light and funny), threw a physically distanced party, super active and sweating and tolerating pain better, etc.

Yesterday was one of the most successful days of my life. I finally finished off a small reno i've been working on for a year, the replacement of my ugly bathroom cabinet doors that were obstructed by the toilet and have vexed me since i moved in here 16 years ago, with an exquisite white shower cutain half (photo attached), i hope you like it. I just ripped the doors off using brute strength, hauled them down to garbage and then installed the curtain rod and hung the curtain. So i did that from 4:00am to 8:00am.

Then i went grocery shopping and to Walmart. I bought $270 worth of groceries, but remember that's not all food, a lot of it is paper products, a 24-pack of toilet paper, a six-pack of paper towel, six boxes of Kleenex and also toiletries like liquid hand soap X2, deodorant, etc.

I bought a ton of canned beans as i'm trying to go vegan and that's about the only vegan protein i like. They've got good fiber too. I also drink vegan protein powder but i just choke it down, it's not tasty, but so important to keep my protein number up while i'm being so active SO I CAN BUILD MUSCLE!!!!!

I also bought a ton of fresh fruit and veg and have already eaten the strawberries (sooooooooo good) and pineapple. I've had a salad with baby lettuce, mushrooms and radishes -- yum! I didn't buy any non-vegan food. I have some vegan cheese and vegan faux meats on the way from online. I hope the cheese is good, i LOVE dairy cheese.

Then i went to Walmart and looked over their dog harnesses but they were crap so i ordered one online. It's really elaborate, pink and black, my dog is going to look like a mountain climber in it!!! It's adjustable in three places so i'm hopeful it will work when flimsier harnesses haven't. It's also an XS as she can wiggle out of an S. It was pricey at $42.50 off Amazon but i feel it will be more humane than a collar.

I bought a hula-hoop for the dogs to jump thru and tried some of my old gymnastics tricks and ended up falling and scraping my leg. Moving around in a 240-pound body is very different from moving around in 120-pound body.

SIGH!!!

Well, i have my first phone call with the woman i've been texting with for two weeks on the Facebook dating app in in 3.5 hours. Hope it goes well, will have to be fast on my verbal feet and not give anything about bipolar away. It's not something to talk about right away. Eventually, but not right away.

Also attached is a picture of an exquisite barrel accent chair with ottoman in vintage French script fabric that i finally bought after having my eye on it for a year.

Hugs to all!

Jane.

I adore the French script set. It's darling!