Writing in a Fishbowl: Day Twelve

7:52 PM: The day has been a typical one with the Brownie. I'm so worried about that girl. So volatile. So overtired. So in danger of having a seizure. If only she'd go to bed for me.Last night, I spent the evening ticking while binge watching Toradora! on Crunchyroll—all while continuing my research. One day that'll make sense, but for now you'll have to trust me. Research is all done for that part. It turns out I had started making a chart for one reason, then forgot the reason and continued with another reason. Yay, ADHD. I should have taken better notes. I'll clean up my research tonight while I wait for the Brownie to fall asleep, but for now I can MOVE FORWARD. A two day setback wasn't in my plans.It's easy to get discouraged. I have dreams, plans, aspirations…but they all get mutilated when my life's obstacles start spinning out of control. This project has been so helpful, however, in forcing me to see what is broken in my world, and therefore what I need to fix.Now, back to writing. My Wensday goal is likely a bust, but I won't stop until I'm finished. If I didn't have goals, what would I work towards?  5:15 AM: I spent the entire evening in the ER. The Brownie became hysterical when we got home from her church youth group because I needed her to hurry to bed, but asked her to do a chore first. I know. I am the Great Evil. She was so hysterical, I had emergency services bring her to Primary Children's Hospital. That was fun having two policemen, a tag-a-long ...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs