Journal
Odile’s journal
Bilingual paperwork nightmares.
Nothing happened again
week 85flat energy 22 replies
Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to say so, because nobody wrote this part down for me. Steady. The strange part is not…
A1c down
week 59pleased energy 11 reply
A brief account of the week. Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only thing worth looking at. Improved. Everything…
Sunday lunch
week 58warm energy 11 reply
A brief account of the week. Somebody asked what my secret was and I froze completely. Still working out what I want to say to that. My mother cooks. That is how she says it.…
I nearly did not write
week 56steady energy 13 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Bonne soirée.
A different shape
week 54rested energy 34 replies
The sleep has changed shape rather than improved. Different, not better, and I cannot yet tell whether I mind. Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that…
An unremarkable week
week 53steady energy 43 replies
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Bonne soirée.
I nearly did not write
week 51steady energy 43 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Bonne soirée.
An unremarkable week
week 50steady energy 23 replies
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Bonne soirée.
I nearly did not write
week 49fine energy 33 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Bonne soirée.
An unremarkable week
week 48fine energy 33 replies
A brief account of the week. Steady. That is the whole entry. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Bonne soirée.
Two flights of stairs
week 46grateful energy 51 reply
Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care.…
She reduced it
week 45brisk energy 32 replies
A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had…
Stayed for the company
week 44warm energy 34 replies
A brief account of the week. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where…
Two lengths, badly
week 42quietly delighted energy 11 reply
A brief account of the week. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it down. Walked into town and back, which I stopped doing years ago without ever deciding to…
I nearly did not write
week 40flat energy 23 replies
Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. Steady. That is the whole entry. Bonne soirée.
A new bin and a plan
week 39organised energy 3
A brief account of the week. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Batch cooked on a…
Six labelled boxes
week 38organised energy 42 replies
Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is…
Nine minutes
week 37brisk energy 4
A brief account of the week. Took the diary in. She read it properly, which I had not expected, and changed the plan because of it. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I…
Circle tonight
week 35warm energy 34 replies
Circle tonight. Eight of us, an hour, and about eleven minutes of actual information. The rest was the point. Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which…
Flat, whole night
week 34grateful energy 42 replies
A brief account of the week. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a second like an idiot. Nobody saw. It counted. Full shift on…