Happy Wednesday after the Fourth! Tis the season for BBQs and outdoor sports (sports…well, um, maybe next week). Enjoy!
Neighbors: these guys have been squatting on our block for the past few weeks. Every day when I walk Page it’s like the ducks are playing chicken with him. (avian pun intended)
For Your Brain (and mine too): “What You Read Matters More Than You Think” by Susan Reynolds, June 30, 2016 on Quartz
For the Conspiracy Theorist In Me (and you): “The Fugitive, His Dead Wife, and the 9/11 Conspiracy Theory That Explains Everything” by Evan Hughes, June 28, 2016 on GQ
Current Obsessions: my new FitBit, artisan cheese, things that are teal.
Downloaded App: Calm: Meditate & relax with guided mindfulness meditation for stress reduction. I especially like the Open-Ended Meditation with the option to play bells at various intervals to remind you to stay present.
Catching Up On: Carpool Karaoke clips. I swear I’m always the last one to the party.
Glossary: The Husband and I have started a TBI glossary to keep track of the short-hand we use to refer to my various symptoms.
Squeeze: the headache that doesn’t feel like a headache but is more like someone has tied a belt around my noggin and is slowly tightening it
Zombie: when more than one crucial faculty goes offline, usually a combination of one leg and my ability to speak so as to create a brain-eating-monster effect
Mirakuru: when my visual field is distorted in way that makes me question reality and often brings on superhuman like aggression (see also Jekylling)
Blender: loss of ability to sort through any thoughts, yet they are all circling at once, vigorously
Jekylling: an inability to control my emotions, often presenting as unexpected and brief outbursts that leave me perplexed afterwards
Rockstar: needing to wear sunglasses indoors due to a sensitivity to light
On the List: used as a response by The Husband to me when I ask about a new and unusual symptom.
*Note: there are more I just can’t remember them. 🤕😜
