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[estudierprouvaire]

september 18, 2021 // 11:34 am

day 27-35/50 of productivity

wowie i havent posted in a bit, after rosh hashanah last week i had a rough work week. then i spent all of this week sleeping between recovering from work and dealing with the physical effects of shitty weather. yesterday i got to go on a little shopping spree to reward myself for taking care of myself! the books and incense pictured are part of what i got and the other pic is a cool thrift shop i visited.

ive been working hard on recontextualising what counts as "productive." for some people thats studying all the time and learning new languages for fun, for me it's listening to my body and letting myself be chronically ill and fatigued. but! i am planning on going back to community college next semester and also plan on taking a course on learning the hebrew alphabet soon!!!

{image description: two photos. the first is of two books and two packs of incense on a white bedspread. the second is of the top of a rack at a thrift shop. it has things such as mugs and cups, a mannequin head, and a different mannequin torso}

[starlightstudiesandtea]

b r e a k || 02.16.2019 || well, this will be my last update, at least for a couple of weeks. i’m going on medical leave for two weeks because— and it’s important but sometimes hard to remember this— your health always comes first. 💕

[duckmoss]

This summer, I'm getting answers and meds that work god dammit

My GI doc wants to swap around my meds and do a bunch of tests on top of swapping me onto the gastroparesis diet (which lets me eat more than my old one).

My neurologist referred me to a headache specialist bc I get at least 4 migraines a week even if they don't all require meds. And he gave me new meds- 2 preventative ones to try one after the other if the first doesn't work and a new migraine rescue med that might not knock me on my ass for hours.

My summer productivity is fixing as much of my health stuff as I can before the semester starts and I have 7 hours of class straight.

Don't worry, this won't be all my blog content for the next 2 months but I'm excited about the prospect of feeling even 1% better

[passwithclassandaniceass]

(03.02.2019) || “what’s your pain level now” and other questions from my neurologist I can’t answer 💕

[estudierprouvaire]

august 25, 2021 // 10:48 pm

day 11/25 of productivity

im inching my way to 100 days of productivity but i cant go all in or ill get overwhelmed.

cleaned and cozied up my room today so please enjoy a pic of my bed, where i spend a lot of my time as a chronically ill and fatigued person. as a chronically ill person i often feel lime my days come out of order. today i woke up, had an appointment with my psychiatrist (for top surgery!!!! this was the last hoop i had to jump through!!!!!), got my phone fixed, and bought groceries. i got home around noon and ended up sleeping for 6 hours before waking back up and spending the evening tackling the rest of my to do list, mostly cleaning because ive been too busy to.

i try to not hold myself to abled standards and have instead been focusing on working within my own limits and some days that includes a midday six hour nap. i know my fatigue is going to be worse the next week and a half because for the next six days, every day i am either going to be doing my kitchen job pr instacarting to make up for lost time from my phone being broken, and will have possibly one day off before another stretch of working.

i hope you're all taking care of yourselves, however that looks for you <3

watching: reservation dogs

{image desription: a photo of a queen bed with a white duvet and four pillows, one with a red flower pattern. between the two piles of pillows is a rainbow build a bear bunny. on the wall above the bed is the quote "lying here among the flowers, i can rest my weary bones." the quote is surrounded by various dried leaves.}

[starlightstudiesandtea]

f l o a t i n g ||05.11.2018|| now that the winter term is done I’ve just been spending my days trying to figure stuff out— when to finish readings and drafts by, while also looking for jobs. Working on your final research paper while also imminently leaving your school is hard. 🙈🌿

[starlightstudiesandtea]

c a t c h u p || 03.21.2019 || back from medical leave and reading week and back to the grindstone. So far it’s included new cafes and a whole lot of reading... not much has changed 🤷🏻‍♀️

[starlightstudiesandtea]

u p d a t e || 02.02.2019 || I’m not dead, but I am drowning a little bit in readings 👍🏻✨