The More You Know in Current Events

I developed heightened sensitivities to a lot of the things that I’ve quit over the years. I quit dairy and now it burns ulcers in my mouth if anything I eat comes into contact with it. I quit wheat and now my stomach will feel gut-punched during every meal for a week. I quit cigarettes and now my airways become inflamed and my lungs ache for days whenever I come into contact with smoke. My lungs have been going through it since my orientation on Thursday. They smudge in the building. I’ll have to find a way to build up a tolerance to the smoke.

I am going to book a physical with my family doctor, finally. There is a new one at the clinic I go to so I will see if he is taking patients. I’ll get a blood order done. I won’t lose it this time. Then I will inform my Naturopath doctor about the blood order. I might just find a new NP doctor. I think mine ghosted me. I’m intransigent when it comes to my plant-based diet. He was very frustrated with me. I want to know where my testosterone and zinc levels stand. All of my issues can be tied to zinc. So much has improved since I started taking zinc supplements. I don’t want to live off supplements forever so I booked an appointment with a dietician. It is in November and I booked it a few months ago. This is fast for Canadian healthcare. Because of the zinc concern, I think I should start prostate exams a decade early. We’ll see what the doctor has to say.

I wasn’t able to do my checks yesterday because I needed a witness. I just needed my roommate to write a few things on a Post-it so I could take a picture of it with my license. She gets home closer to 9 PM on Fridays. I’m filling out the applications online. Adult/Child Abuse registry, criminal record, abstract driver’s license, etc. I’ll complete those when I get back from the gym. The plan is to send a copy of the receipts to HR to show that the ball is rolling. I am hoping to be signing an employment letter next week.

Last night I realized that I will have to restructure my sleeping schedule. By 6 PM I am ready for bed but I push it to 8 PM. 8 PM is the new midnight for me and that is when I will be clocking out most nights at the new job. Yesterday I slept in until 5:45 AM. Today I slept in until 4:45 AM. In case we were wondering what my sleep schedule is. My shifts at my current job start at 5:30 AM so it adds up. I stopped napping so I could get the right amount of sleep at night. Since I restructured my diet by restricting it even more, I haven’t really needed naps. My mood disorders are on hiatus, I don’t crash hard during the day, and so forth.

I spent the day yesterday cleaning, for the most part. I prepped a few things but I wasn’t ambitious enough to do more. I want to commit to that after my roommate leaves for BC. I’m going to fill my freezer right up with ready-to-go meals. Without my mood disorders, I can see my ADHD habits much clearer. It’s not too bad but I still have to become more emotionally regulated. I still procrastinate and avoid. The habits associated with the dissociation are what I got to watch out for. Big spending is one of them. It’s mostly on food. This is why I am going to freeze a lot of meals. I’ll still have to keep my roommate in mind, she will not cook a meal for herself. She will eat everything in sight that is immediately available. It’s fucken menacing. I have to keep cookies and chips in stock or else. I have to have canned soup in stock or she will eat everything I try to make for a rainy day.

I have a few things on Amazon ready to go once it is on paper that I am hired at the non-profit. I’m going to treat myself to a jute rug and a hanging lamp for my apartment. It’s expensive. The rug is going on the wall. I have a particular aesthetic in my apartment. I just wish I had the new vinyl flooring. This carpet cramps my style. Actually, I’m going to talk about moving altogether once I settle into this new job. I like how cost-effective it is to have a roommate but we will see if we decide to part ways or not. I refuse to rent a house, which is what she wants to do. I’m not taking care of a house by myself. She is a 40-year-old teenager.

Anyway, coffee kicked in. I’m off to the gym. Then I do my checks and meet up with Lenstar at 11 AM. It’s going to be a good day.