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Life in general was cruel and offered only different types of voids and chaos. The only way to tolerate it, to have any hope of escaping it, I reasoned, was to know my own strength, to defy life by surviving it.

Lucy Grealy, Biography of a Face

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February 22, 2018

1 Minute Rule in Faces like mine

For anyone familiar with Bi-polar disorder you already know that for us to get motivated enough to complete ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) is like trying to round up a herd of cats. It does no...


December 10, 2017

bleh in Faces like mine

Ever have one of those days…weeks…no years where everything is just dark all of the time? I haven’t been feeling good for a while. Since January actually. During my time stuck in little hell on t...


September 17, 2017

Bread Machine Bagels in Kitchen Witchery

Good evening everyone. I have been playing around with my bread machine lately. Once I got the hang of making pizza dough, I thought I would try something else. ” /> Don’t mind their appearanc...


” /> Pizza Dough: 1 cup warm water 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3 cups unbleached flour 1 tbsp active dry yeast. Toppings: pizza sauce mozz cheese anything else you want In this order, put the...


Pizza Dough: 1 cup warm water 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3 cups unbleached flour 1 tbsp active dry yeast. 1 egg Toppings: pizza sauce mozz cheese Ricotta Cheese anything else you want In this o...


” /> You will need: 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast 3/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey 1/3 cup brown sugar packed 1 cup chopped brocolli 1/4 cup sliced green peppers 6 oz of whole mushroom...


August 08, 2017

Beef Stroganoff in Kitchen Witchery

” /> You will need: 1 lb lean ground beef 2 1/2 cups beef broth 1 cup sour cream (generic, anything fancy like breakstones tends to have a funky taste to it.) 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp flour...


I am absolutely in love with my crock pot. I use it for most of meals. I have 2 versions of the recipe for a hearty and delicious chicken and dumplings. ” /> 1/2 lb boneless chicken (or a 1/2 ...


Little man turns 11 this week, so I made him a batch of my famous brownies. ” /> Prepare a batch of brownie batter as you normally would. Boxed or home made doesn’t matter. I used this recipe...


” /> Need: 8 oz uncooked pasta. 1/3 c Parmesan cheese 3 1/2 cups milk 1 cup water 1 1/2 cup cubed boneless chicken 1/2 cup small shrimp, remove tails and veins 1/2 cup peas or chopped brocco...


November 25, 2015

Double edged in Faces like mine

You would think that with enough hard work it would show that we are more than just our illness. That we are still human beings. generally people are surprisingly receptive to it…until it hits cl...


November 17, 2015

Update in Faces like mine

I haven’t written anything in a while. Things have been chaotic lately. October was pretty rough. Moved in with N and we fought most of the time. Stress, school and work were getting to us. It w...


May 23, 2015

Film Casting in Faces like mine

Earlier in the week my mom told me about a casting for an occult short film for NCTV. N and I went this afternoon. It was a lot of fun. I have no acting experience what so ever, I just went to ha...


May 18, 2015

Work Study in Helllllo Nurse!

I nailed the interview and because I am registered all year round I am eligible for work study all year round; not just during fall/spring semesters. I start June 1st, 4 days a week, a set schedu...


I should note grade 1 is midterm, final grade is total for semester. Math is a 0 level course so gpa is a reflection of 3 classes not 4.


So I just met representatives from the buildings new property management. Ye olde slum lord sold the building to a reputable company. Fortunately, everything stays the same. Rent, lease…etc. I ju...


May 14, 2015

Yeesh in Keep Calm and Shimmy

That moment when you realize that google became your go to for dealing with several intense emotional issues… Is it therapy day yet?


Fortunately yesterdays food bank delivery was only 2 pallets. With Chicopee Comp helping us remodel the office, I didn’t know truck had come early until the first one had already been unloaded. I...


May 11, 2015

Ouchie in Faces like mine

Yesterday was insane I showed up at 2. The Chicopee High Pacers took care of sorting the warehouse; so M and I went to the post office from 3:30-7 to collect bags from the mail trucks, loaded the...


May 09, 2015

Ready to Cry in Helllllo Nurse!

So I did the Postal Drive via Lorraine’s today. M and I went to the Post office and unloaded mail trucks. I’m hurting. It was so worth it :) I come home to find I had received an automated email ...


May 08, 2015

Summer in Faces like mine

It is going to be one hell of a Summer. I’m kicking it off with working the Stamp out Hunger postal food drive via the soup kitchen, Relay for life at the end of the month. Job hunting, belly dan...


May 07, 2015

Finals in Helllllo Nurse!

I’m a little worried about finals next week. I was exempted from Final in English because of my grade. She doesn’t believe that we should be expected to write an A paper in 2 hours so those of us...


Yesterday wasn’t nearly as intense as the workshop. It was a beginners class. We started with walking on the balls of our feet which was a little weird. Chest bumps, hip drops, tic tocks, shimmie...


This weekend was an absolute blast. Played some MTG with N and his friends friday night. Since he met my Mom, he has been acting different. In a good way :). Saturday morning, Mom and I drove to...


Today was unnecessarily difficult. I woke up discovering that there was no warning sign for the disaster that would befall my favorite pair of underwear. Then there is my cat who seems to take gr...


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