faulker009

100 blogs? Wow! It seems like just 154 days ago that this ride began. And here we are 64,031 words later, at least that’s what my computer tells me. I can still remember my first day in the blogosphere, sitting at the computer, basically writing a story for myself. I can also remember my second day. And my third day. But it was the fifth day that really opened my eyes.   That was the day that I wrote a blog titled, “Mom and Me”. It was about my 80-year old mother. At the time she had just moved into an assisted living facility about 15 minutes from our house. We had tried to have her live with us, but let’s just say, it didn’t work out. Over the next five months, I wrote about my mom many more times. I wrote about our weekly Tuesday lunches. I wrote about her joining a choir.  But the subject that got the most attention were the stories I wrote about her bipolar condition. The feedback and support I received absolutely blew me away. I have always enjoyed writing and I have alw...

Each time I write a new blog, one of my top priorities is making it entertaining for you. I truly appreciate you taking time out of your life to read about mine. I must warn you, this blog is different. This time I am writing it for me and I have a feeling it will be a long one. If you can't take it and you need to leave, I totally understand. All I ask is that you give me another chance next time. Writing my blog has been one of the most therapeutic experiences of my life and considering the stressful recipe that my life is cooking up these days, it is great to have an outlet. I am writing this blog in the computer room at my 80-year old mother’s assisted living facility. It is currently 12:07am and it will be much later when I finish. As I unfortunately predicted a few weeks ago, she was on the verge of another bipolar episode. Well, it is here. Loud and clear. We’ve been trying to head this one off by adjusting her medication, but unfortunately it isn't ...

According to webmd.com, there are no fewer than 24 medications for depression. They run from A to Z, or technically Adapin to Zoloft. I am happy to say that medications have not been part of my diet during my 25 years of employment OR 14 months of unemployment, but in the last year, there have been days where I could’ve used the positive energy boost in my Jamba Juice. Today was one of those days, but instead of giving Amitrityline or Imipramine a taste, I used a prescription that wasn’t on the list --- Madden. As in, Madden 2009, the video game. Today’s mood swing was a quick one, but thankfully it was adjusted with the help of the Wii, instead of a dose of Wellbutrin. My son and I completed a game where the Colts defeated the Chargers 34-30 on a last-second hail mary. The outcome was insignificant, to me, but in less than 20 minutes, one game of Madden picked up my attitude quicker than Lexapro or Norpramin. And with none of those amazing side effects that make us all giggle...