Today has been such a strange day so far that I figured I might as well share it with you. This morning, my alarm went off at around 6:45, and since I didn’t have to get up until 8, I just rolled back over and kept sleeping. Well, apparently my alarm didn’t go off, so that at 8:50 I woke up disoriented and realized in a panic that I had only a half hour to get to my 9:30 a.m. Writing class. The car was piled with 4 inches of new snow and a very challenging layer of ICE. I walked in late to class only to find that they were in the middle of a pop quiz about this week’s readings. Needless to say, I walked out of there needing a hug. But just for good measure, when I got back to my (my mom's) car, I broke the side mirror. By the time 11 rolled around, I was ready to call it a day.

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I had a doctor's appointment in the afternoon which I'd almost forgotten about going to. If you miss it, you must pay $25, which is totally understandable. They don't want people just not showing up when another client/patient could use your appointment. I was a few minutes late to that also, but they were running behind too, so it worked out. My doctor is a very tall, brawny, scruffy guy who reminds me of a lumberjack. He's been my psychiatrist for a while and I really feel comfortable with him. He takes his time and listens, doesn't just hurry me out after a couple minutes, like a lot of them do. He asked how I was doing - I told him fine. None of my "red flags" (sleep problems, paranoia, racing thoughts, negative thinking, aggression, food issues) have surfaced which shows that my medications are working properly. I did have to get blood work done to check my levels. One of my medications for Bipolar can effect liver, kidney, and thyroid function. I'll get my results from the blood tests next week. Hopefully I won't have to begin taking thyroid medication, but the doctor indicated that its likely.

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Dinner for me tonight will be egg rolls - not exactly the healthiest choice, but I don't really care. I'm not in the mood to make anything from scratch and besides that, my parents are out for the evening, so I'm just cooking for one.