Over the past few weeks, I have been working on Cori. Nothing too crazy, essentially just following through with my ideas of what would make me happy.
I have been baking again. Now that I don’t “have to”, I love it again. The simplicity of following the list of ingredients, the satisfaction of cleaning after you’re done, enjoying the smell of baked goods. It is all good. But when you can make something from scratch, it makes you feel proud.
Another thing I wanted to start again…cooking dinner. Such a simple thing, but one I didn’t do for some time. Now I am grocery shopping, making menus and making a home cooked meal. Trying to come up with new dinners that all my kids will eat. Well, that is impossible, but I am trying.
House cleaning has been important. I have not gotten a good deep clean in a few days, so tomorrow I hope to find time. But my number 1 goal for tomorrow….GARDENING!
I have been getting back on track with my reading 30 books in 2020. I just finished book 17. I am having a hard time finding what I want to read next, but have a trip to the library planned for tomorrow. I have also completely gutted my journal/calendar to help keep me on track. Plus it is just so fun to do.
My mom and I use to walk a few miles 3 to 4 days a week up in the hills, and now that I am working outside the house, and she works from home (thank you pandemic), it just wasn’t happening. We walked 2 times this week though! Even Spencer went with us.
These all add up to a normal persons day. But for someone with bipolar, they can be impossible tasks. So when I put my mind to it and succeed, I feel a pride unlike any other.
Super Cori 