Grateful Little Victories

When every day is a struggle with illness, you learn to be grateful for the little victories.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

It’s an improvement over recent food intake

I managed to (successfully) eat & keep down TWO pieces of fruit and half a bowl of noodles.

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A simple gift, joy in return

Brightening my best friend's day with a simple, silly, geek-tastic gift. (A heart, drawn & colored in black pen, and the name Risu-chan.)

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Shiny new music

Listening to my new copy of Wicked Girls, on repeat, all night at work.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Pretty, shiny, Guild Wars 2

Having a new, shiny video game to distract me for awhile.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Lessening effects over time

My face doesn't feel firm (like a doll) anymore, now that the prednisone is leaving my system. (smiley face)

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Staying upright.

I stayed upright, under my own power, all day, and with minimal medication.

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

I can decide on ramen flavor, if nothing else.

I made at least SOME decisions for myself today, despite being sick and muzzy-headed.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Less grit under foot

I swept the kitchen floor.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

I have a ‘good phone voice’ AND I’m nice to people!

Being told that I'm "very pleasant to talk to" on the phone, at work.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Going the extra mile

Being able to go the extra for a patient who needed it.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Survived vet visit: achievement unlocked!

Surviving a vet visit with neurotic trauma-kitty, and finding out that she is doing great for being almost 11.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Thank you, quick reflexes

Having reflexes fast enough to avoid being T-boned by the driver that ran the red light!

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Wind on my face

Feeling an autumn-like breeze on my face as I left to go to work and as I left to come home.

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Why didn’t that kill me? It feels like it should have…

Despite being in an acute asthma attack, I survived 2 buses and several blocks of walking. I only WISH I died. (Not really - but it feels that way.)

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

I’m great in bed–I can sleep for HOURS.

I slept. I slept until I woke up on my own - feeling rested for the first time in weeks.

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Kitties. Because… well, kitties!

I snuggled my cats and got purrs, chirps, and headbutts in return. 3 purple hearts drawn below the text.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Nothing broken? Call it a win.

Making it home on the bus without breaking or dislocating any body parts.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Fear the Headache of Doom. Or, at least fear light in its presence.

Finding ways of dealing with the Headache of Doom that a) didn't leave me feeling drugged and b) let me stay at work.

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

What lovely weather we’re having. No, really.

Turning off the a/c and opening windows to enjoy the low 70s temperature.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Dinner & music? Sweet!

Impromptu dinner date + a bonus 9 CDs from the $1 bins at the local video games / movies / music reseller.

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TGIF, indeed. And now I will become a hermit-crab.

I made it to (and through!) Friday, and I don't have to leave the house all weekend if I don't want to.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

I am the Googlenista

Learning that my shift (or, the coworkers commonly on my shift) has an affectionate nickname for me. (smiley face)

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

A song? Where did that come from?!

Writing my first-ever filk.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?!

Having a pulmonologist who not only LISTENS to me, but looks at my asthma in ways no one has ever thought of - ways to test and treat that could really, ACTUALLY help!

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Sometimes you need to let someone else take over

Having someone that took care of me after my over-developed sense of responsibility (and guilt) kept me over nearly an hour after the end of my shift.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

We have thumbnails!

Watching Curiosity land on Mars, and feeling connected to everyone else who was watching & posting online.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Sooj singing therapy

Singing my way through two complete SJ Tucker Albums while stuck in traffic going to & coming home from work - excellent stress-therapy!

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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Thank god for mute buttons

Remembering to push my mute button BEFORE pounding my desk in frustration.

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Crisis-free

A day without a single crisis.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Degenerating disks, but I *still* have a backbone

Respectfully but firmly standing up for my beliefs and voicing how specific attitudes make me feel.

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      • It’s an improvement over recent food intake
      • A simple gift, joy in return
      • Shiny new music
      • Pretty, shiny, Guild Wars 2
      • Lessening effects over time
      • Staying upright.
      • I can decide on ramen flavor, if nothing else.
      • Less grit under foot
      • I have a ‘good phone voice’ AND I’m nice to people!
      • Going the extra mile
      • Survived vet visit: achievement unlocked!
      • Thank you, quick reflexes
      • Wind on my face
      • Why didn’t that kill me? It feels like it should h...
      • I’m great in bed–I can sleep for HOURS.
      • Kitties. Because… well, kitties!
      • Nothing broken? Call it a win.
      • Fear the Headache of Doom. Or, at least fear light...
      • What lovely weather we’re having. No, really.
      • Dinner & music? Sweet!
      • TGIF, indeed. And now I will become a hermit-crab.
      • I am the Googlenista
      • A song? Where did that come from?!
      • Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?!
      • Sometimes you need to let someone else take over
      • We have thumbnails!
      • Sooj singing therapy
      • Thank god for mute buttons
      • Crisis-free
      • Degenerating disks, but I *still* have a backbone
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Time for a break - comics I read regularly

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