Bipolar check-in #70

Well I got the job !!!! I start Thursday at 1pm. It’s not a job I’m thrilled about but God brought it to me so I’m good to go.

The best part is it’s not me driving all the way into town. It’s only 7 miles which is a huge blessing because driving back and forth to town daily is 40 miles !

Thank you all for continued support in my search for a job

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So happy for you Christina!

Congratulations 🍾 7 miles is very do able

yes yes yes!
congratulations.
what type of job is it?
I hope that you are able to do your best at it.

What ever it is.....excited for you. I hope it is a good fit for you. And you may make a friend or 2.
bizi

Thank you everyone !

Bizi it’s a job at a gas station. It’s a incredibly busy store because they self hot fried country food lol. I hope to get back into a medical office as that’s been most of my adult professional life.

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PSA~

I meant to mention there is a breathing medication Steve needs that is over 350.00 a month WITH his medication insurance

I am going through a Canadian pharmacy and I can get a 3 month supply for 69.99 ! I just had to email a pic of script and dropped it in the mail. 2-4 weeks from now he will have it. ( I know numerous people that use this company and it’s legit )

Anyway I’m using Pharmstore.com maybe it could help someone with med cost ?!

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That’s outrageous!

@~Christina congratulations on your new job! I’m so pleased for you.

Smart move on Steve’s medication needs but then you are a smart lady.

Getting a late start today. I like to start no later than 4 but I woke up with a bad case of vertigo. No worries - I have my Promethazine with me. It just makes me unusually drowsy. I’ve been dozing on and off since I woke at 4.

I’m starting to be alert now and getting ready to head out to the stables and then I’ll go zip lining. I think I’ll hike to Laurel Falls today though I don’t consider that a true hike as it’s paved and about 2 miles round trip.

S will be here tomorrow after lunch. Lovely.

@bizi it is a secluded cabin that I rented for an extended period of time. I had a intuition that I would need a bolt hole and if I didn’t, S and I then M and I could enjoy it. It’s secluded enough that you need 4WD to access it in the winter months. Just the way I like it. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself.

I hope everybody has a peaceful day. Much love.

Do you wear a mask when you go shopping etc? Coz literally anyone you come into contact with could have it and pass it on to you.

Sorry you got Covid. I hope it doesn’t get too bad and you recover soon!

No I don't wear a mask, but I only go out shopping maybe twice a week and during the mornings on weekdays when its not busy. I never eat out. At the doctors I wear a mask. My mom was freaking out more then me when the results came in and she was texting my sister and aunt and they were like "wtf, where did he get it from." Because I do very little compared to everyone else.

You can get it anywhere.

Ahh it was dark,dark this morning when the alarm went off. Dark and rainy. But by the time I went off to aqua fitness the sun was out. Still it is now cool enough that I have to put clothes on over my suit. The leaves have mostly changed and are falling. Fall is well and truly here.

Mary a 92 yr old in out aqua and fitness class tore her hamstring so she’ll be out for a while. We might meet up for coffee Friday. But she might go out of state, so we’ll see. Gosh I hope I’m doing as well as she does when I’m 92! Two younger woman joined the group this week. They are only in their 40’s. Most of us are 60’s-70’s.

Yesterday I did some outside stuff. Except for the wind it was an excellent day. 79F our last at that temperature for the year. A cold front came though last night and it’s below average temperatures for the next week.

I’m trying to stay active ( get to all 4 of my aqua fitness and all 3 of my fitness classes, plus be active at home) to get my immune system activated and eat healthy ( cut my daily one soda) for the same reason as they keep saying on the news that this year is going to be bad for flu and covid. I’m betting with all I do I’ll run into carriers. So hoping a strong immune response will help. 🍁

🍦ice cream for all plus swirly purple sparkle ✨ vibes

Congrats on the new job Christina!

Had an appointment with my psychiatrist today. We talked about my volunteer thing and how its going well, focusing on tasks at hand and serving the food instead of getting lost in my anxiety and panicking. So I'm doing better with that. We also talked about college, I'm starting back in January. We talked about my history of rushing into things and taking on too much at once. I used to take 5 classes per semester. I had one really successful semester doing that then the following semester pretty much broke down and was a mess, unstable, and had to withdraw. It was too much and very overwhelming. I don't do well with large amounts of stress. So I'm taking things slow this time and only taking 2 classes. I'm gonna continue volunteering till mid November, then stop for the holidays, then just focus primarily on school until I feel I can manage it then look for a part-time job So I'm taking things one step at a time.

She also prescribed Metfomin to help with losing some weight I've gained on the antipsychotics I'm on. I was on it a long time ago and lost weight while on it, but I got off it because I was having side effects, but I was on 1,000mg at the time which she said was a lot so we're doing 500mg this time and hopefully that gives me the benefits of it without the side effects from the high dose. I'm exercising regularly and eating healthy too of course.

Volunteering again tomorrow, hoping it goes well again, just going to go and do my best.

Hope everyone is having a decent week

Great job with doing aqua fitness and staying active! Staying active has helped my mental health in addition to physical health so it's a great thing to do and will definitely help your immune system

I just got my flu and bivalent covid shots on Saturday, was really tired from the covid one but no other side effects

Today I still feel pretty sick but I took a shower for the first time in 3 days and changed my clothes which made me feel better. I'm also washing all my non weighted blankets. I'm still coughing up a storm and blowing my nose a ton and I'm worn out. I'm also out of breath but my oxygen is good and my temp is fine. My mom is sick now too. She doesn't have a fever just fatigue and a cough. She took a test last night and tested negative. She has had one more booster then me and more recently so hopefully it won't be as bad. My therapist was really nice and concerned and moved my appointment to virtual tommorow afternoon. Mental health wise I feel kinda down but I can't really focus too much on it since the physical stuff is making it hard to concentrate on anything else. I can't smell or taste anything. Even my ginger nausea chews I can't taste and ginger has a pretty strong taste.

@~Christina, congrats on the new job! Sending you hugs.

@Sunflower123, Wow! You're doing some pretty exciting and adventurous stuff! Have a blast. I'm glad you're taking the time to pursue the pleasure you deserve.

@Mountaindewed, that's a bummer that you have covid after all this time. I had it a while ago. Even if you're not vaccinated, which does help a lot, at least the medical community has come a long way since the pandemic started. Do rest.

@Blue_Bird, that's great that you're planning on going back to college soon. Please don't compare to those 5 class semesters. Getting back is a majorly admirable step. Some years ago, after the worst of my bipolar years, I started to take online psychology classes through my local community college. I only took one class per semester, but got an "A" in all of the classes I took. I did that for four semesters in a row. I was very proud of myself. It is strange how when I attended college in my youth that I could take as many as 21 credits in a semester. No sense comparing, though. One must see things in relative terms.

@Nammu, your activity is a great inspiration. I need to get more active.

@HALLIEBETH87, I sure hope you feel better soon.

@Aurelius710, that sucks that your dad and cousin are still invading your life space in such ways. Is there any way to establish firmer boundaries with them?

@wildflowerchild25, I'm sorry you have to deal with such a hassle with your new pdoc. I remember when I would change psychologists a few said they wanted to "freshly diagnose" me. It was always frustrating, though in the end they all came to the same conclusion, but I had to bear proving it, in a sense, which can be too much. I never had any major trouble with propranolol and found it pretty side effect free. It sucks they want you to buy a blood pressure monitor, but if you think it may be affecting your bp, it's a good thing. I used to take 20 mg twice per day (40 mg total) and had no problems. I really do think it helped my Lithium tremors in the past.

@Blue Bird it’s great you’re going back to college. Yeah two classes is plenty. When I went though voc rehab they kept telling me I had to be full time and I couldn’t do that. I always ended up dropping 1-2 classes. So they finally agreed that 2 classes was best. I hope you take something your very interested in as one of your classes. I was always taking literature classes for the fun though I didn’t need them.

My husband and I stayed at my SIL's house for a few days to be closer to the new property we bought. It was nice visiting it daily. Revved up our excitement. But now we're back to the temporary Airbnb place again.

We took a walk to visit the parrots that live in an aviary at a neighbor's house. She has A LOT of parrots, which apparently piss off the neighbors...except us. We were talking to some parakeets, when in the corner of my eye I saw some movement outside the aviary. To my shock I saw a HUGE cat and it wasn't a domestic one. The woman that lives there works at a zoo and keeps some of the animals on her property. It turned out to be a Eurasian lynx, a wild cat with rather unique furry spikes on the tips of its ears! Luckily it was behind a fence, otherwise I would have likely panicked more than my shock. The bugger was looking straight at me, though.

I'm happy that Hubby got an appointment for his regular eye injection at a location near where we are. We're still working on other doctors. I asked Hubby to call back a psychiatrist who said she didn't have availability until January. I might as well take that appointment. It's possible that would be the closest I could get, anyway. Her office is close to where our property is. I have enough meds to last until then, and luckily am in a good place, mentally. Even despite the horrible stressors relating to my brother's illness.

Oh wow 🤩 Soupe that sounds like a fascinating neighborhood. Glad your in a good place with all that’s going on.