Sleep or Swim?

My body and brain must miss the recreational swimming I enjoyed before I had epilepsy. Three of the last four nights, I’ve woken up in the wee hours drenched in sweat. I mean, drenched. Through-the-sheets, through-the-duvet-cover-and-the-duvet, stringy-hair drenched. Gross and uncomfortable? Yes. Disconcerting? Also a yes. I’m not particularly worried that these four-in-the-morning swimfests are … Continue reading Sleep or Swim? →

Ice-Cream Sunday (Groan): Corn Edition

Since my last post was serious and related to epilepsy for once, it's as good a time as any to return to what I secretly want all (or most of) my entries to be: ice-cream reviews. You might think that the words "ice cream" and "corn" don't go together. I'm here to tell you that … Continue reading Ice-Cream Sunday (Groan): Corn Edition →

Some Frozen Treats I’ve Eaten This Summer, Most of Which Were Delicious

In my last post, I promised that the next one would be about ice cream. Since I’m a woman of my word, here are ten paragraphs about ice cream. Count 'em. I began writing this post as I greet each new day: by making a list. Since along with being a woman of my word … Continue reading Some Frozen Treats I’ve Eaten This Summer, Most of Which Were Delicious →

Self-Managing

I recently signed up for a six-part workshop on chronic-illness self-management offered by one of my healthcare providers. I'd say I'm pretty good at self-managing my primary chronic-health condition—I do my best, anyhow—but God knows there's always room for improvement, and since I'm currently making optimizing seizure control and my recovery from anorexia nervosa my … Continue reading Self-Managing →

Something a Little Different (for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week)

It was just National Eating Disorder Awareness Week here in Canada. (I missed it by a day for reasons related to my health. Sorry not sorry/actually very sorry.) Seems like as good a time as any to expand a bit on what I've awkwardly hinted at in my last couple of posts. I struggled with … Continue reading Something a Little Different (for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week) →

Back to “Back” to the Kitchen: Cookie Edition

You might, but probably don't, recall that in the summer, at the urging of my occupational therapist at the neuro-rehab program that I was attending—and to which I'll return for a second block of treatment in January—I was making an effort to get "back" to the kitchen. In short, my OT was super excited about … Continue reading Back to “Back” to the Kitchen: Cookie Edition →

The Saga Continues Then Ends: A Spotty Blog Post (Sorry)

I've tried a few times to write a coherent post summarizing this most recent hospitalization and, as you might imagine, keep epically failing. And so I've decided to go ahead and use one of my favourite formats: the lazy point form. Here are a few of the many things that have happened since I last … Continue reading The Saga Continues Then Ends: A Spotty Blog Post (Sorry) →

The “Joy” of Cooking

Now that I have more time on my hands, I have no excuse not to cook. Except for one, and it's pretty legit: I'm really, really bad at it. When it comes to food, I'm a good-enoughist. I enjoy eating, but not as much as I enjoy reading and alphabetizing my book collection. I'd thus rather … Continue reading The “Joy” of Cooking →