8 of wards drawn today

Man my bones are sore today. Gonna make chicken and leek soup. Got a chicken carcass and a good leek. Should be good. #chronicillness #chroniccook

Everything is very stressful www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyy0...

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

I'm suppose to go out today but I'm having decision paralysis on what to wear. I know some of it is my instinct to mask, some is about being vulnerable in my wheelchair, some the British Weather. idk

Second day on bed rest :/ Got some random writing done. idk what it will be, maybe nothing.

Dear universe, I'd like a house in that seaside town please. Accessible. Nice kitchen. Safe. Somewhere me and my kid and hubs could just be. It isn't a big dream. It is small really, but I want it.

My nervous system is really struggling. What with the adverse drug reaction, and *gestures to the world on fire* I feel cried out, wrung out. I also haven't seen proper daylight since last year. I'm trying to sit with it, breathe, find the light, I am really struggling.

I had a really bad day yesterday, I'm still not super regulated, but I did clean and clear my kitchen table. The salt pig was my birthday present!

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New meds sent me for a loop today. My blood sugar was truly wild. It is lower again but I won't be taking that tomorrow. #chronicillness #disability

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We need 13 more bundles to sell!! 13! Omg! THANK YOU!

Mutton on the bone in chunks imo needs to be scalded with a kettle of boiling water to rinse of the tiny bone fragments that can leave a dish a bit gritty, and remove some of the gaminess.

As I had to go do bs paperwork and the doctors today, I went home via the amazing Turkish supermarket with an excellent butchers counter. I now have mutton curry in the slow-cooker. #disability

Finally put up one of my recent paintings

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

Just a girl on her birthday dreaming of Cymru

My diabetes going nuts and its put a real cramp in my birthday weekend. I'm scared to eat. Let alone eat cake. #chronicillness #diability

I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.

I should get up and do things but my hip is really bothering me. #chronicillness #disability I've already dry brined my chicken with chicken stock powder, garlic and shawarma seasoning. Time to peel potatoes.

I might leave the house today for something Not medical related!

I'm out of fucks to do productive things. I want to stare at the sea. Unfortunately I'm nowhere near the sea. Homesick isn't even the word.

The morbs have me today. I feel like there will never be light, or celebration, or peace again. As though my light has left my body and I am hollow and grey. #chronicillness

I went outside. I love the sea so much.

Going to doing some meal prep and planning today. I still have one dinners worth (at least) of the lamb cawl left. I might make some garlic herb dumpling to it.

It isn't that I don't love the snow but I do miss summer right now.

I'm batch cooking today. I'm using the butternut puree to make some saucy beans on toast for dinner and making a lamb cawl (Cymru stew) for tomorrow and early next week. #chronicillness #chroniccooking

Welsh rarebit. Sourdough toast smothered in a very cheesy sauce.

The chicken, roast pork and pigs-in-blankets pie I made with left-overs from our Solstice feast. Enough for tomorrow. Then soup for xmas day

Hogswatch pie all made for dinner. #disability #chronicillness

Hot Take! The holiday season is not the time to experiment with recipes. Do what you know well. Add more garlic if you like. Add some mustard to the gravy but new dishes will mess with the flow. #chroniccook

My beef cheek stew got beans, charred corn and spiced I cooked in so lard added to it. I've turned a one pot wonder into three family meals with less effort. I also didn't get sick of it (which can happen).

Thought I'd share a #chronicillness win. My kidney doctor called today (I couldn't attend irl cos of the stomach bug). 3% increase in my kidney function. That's 3-6 months longer being alive, so I'm really teary. #disability

With help I've managed to make beef cheek and mushroom stew again. It took 2-3 days, between dry rubbing the meat, and stewing in bone broth and onions yesterday for about 5hrs. Today I added more veg and a rue. #chroniccooking #chronicillness #disablitiy

Do your Shadow Work witches! December is hard enough with carrying that too. #witches

Pictures of my beef and haggis pie

Pictures of my beef and haggis pie

One of the weird side effects of chronic illness is sometimes I don't feel real any more. I don't do things or go places. I used to dance, make music, sing, meet people. Now I need a rest from coming downstairs. #chronicillness

1) I am an amazing mosaic of all the people in my ancestry. I am the farmers and taylors, gardeners and mothers raising. My ancestry is of strong people. People from Gresford, Tilston, Broughton, Holt, Minera, Farndon.

1) I meal prepped today and my back is now wreaked. I prepared a small eating pumpkin (which took ages) plopped it in the slow-cooker with ghee, ginger garlic paste, curry paste and garam masala. I then had a lie down on the living room floor.

In my dream last night @matthewmercer.bsky.social told to to finish writing the play (I'm not currently writing one) so I guess I'm writing a play now?

This year's pumpkins. First pic mine. Second pic @lucydrake.bsky.social at the top, my kid's below.

@mchshe.bsky.social I'm writing my poetry book and my new test is, can I read it in my head as if it read by Michael Sheen and it sound good! I did a corker this morning!

The poetry book projects are going well. Where would be a good place to share them? Should I try and self publish again? How about a website?

@mharastarling.bsky.social I'm reading your book on Welsh Fairies and I hit a bit of a snag, in so much as I've worked with Lord Arawn for a few years and I'm a bit trepidatious of working with Gwyn ap Nudd. Would it be considered rude? I don't want to upset Them and all.

2 week on hrt. Better sleep. Less pain. Lower blood sugar, tired. Softer hair. I feel emotionally stable. Things upset me far less. Just way more chill.

10 days on hrt: better mood. 8hrs of sleep. Bigger boobs. Less emotional (crying/raging/sadness) Skin is softer. Tired more but also some very odd dreams. Living the dream so far!