Me with jigsaw puzzle

October 8, 2023:

Alright, had my meds at 8:05am this morning, with vanilla and blueberries & cream yogurts. I also charged my watch since it was down to 14% because I didn’t plug it in last night. I worked on a puzzle in the morning a bit, which isn’t the one in this photo. I should also mention that this is the first time in a long time that I’ve only had one photo in my photo of the day. Then, mom took me to Trader Joe’s, where she got some things and I picked up the yogurt that I’d need for the week. After that, we went back to my apartment, where I picked up some earbuds that were not connecting to my phone right, made my weekly calendar, and texted a couple friends to look for things to do this week, like Caroline, Liam, Hannah and Eleanor. We also ordered a few more puzzles, since I’ve gotten so in to them recently.

After that, we went back to mom’s house, where I ate my lunch, which was a bagel and cheese sandwich. We also did a lot of the puzzle that she currently has on her dining room table. Later in the afternoon, I decided I wanted to have a serious talk about a lot of my realizations with her. We did that, and the conclusion I arrived at was that even though I believe friendships are incredibly important, it’s impossible to fill every second of my day with seeing friends, like I was trying to do before the TBI at Fogo. I was also struggling a bit with the fear that I’d never want to move back to my apartment again, and our conclusion was that I should wait until I’m very sure I’m not having medical relapses before I do. Then, we did the family Zoom call, which she left early to write some birthday cards that had come up on the call. We talked a bit about the book I’ve been listening to, The Four Winds, and she suggested that the next one listen to should be a different one by the same author, Nightingale. We also had dinner, which was cheese quesadillas with the right amount of fat for my meds.

Then, she took me back to my dad’s house, where I talked to him a bit about wanting to move back to my place, but wanting to be sure my cancer wasn’t coming back too badly first.

Grateful things: Not really related to anything going on in my day today, but I’m randomly just kind of grateful that I’m covered financially and my “disability” doesn’t mean that I’m struggling to pay for food, the way that family is in the book I’ve been listening to is.