Just Me Being Me: I Got Sick. I Got Better. I'm Back!
Three weeks without a newsletter?? We can't HAVE THAT!!
Just Me Being Me is literally just me being me, living my life outside my comfort zone when it happens as it happens. Since I’m a dedicated introvert, this doesn’t happen much, which makes it doubly interesting when it does.
Hello! I’m back from being away from my laptop. How’s everybody been? How is YOUR 2021 coming along?
No real reason for this newsletter other than saying HELLO and providing PROOF OF LIFE. But what’s new these days, right?
I Was Away… For a While
I bled a lot, I got a stroke, I went to the ER and then was admitted into a hospital.
Then I got better at home after spending nearly a week in the care of doctors and nurses. But I don’t really want to talk about all of that shit, so let’s leave it here at the beginning of the newsletter.
F.A.Q. With Questions from Instagram
On Instagram, I asked people for questions to answer here — because I didn’t want to talk about my health directly.
Why Are You The Best Ever?
My husband asked me this. LOL. Just putting it here to be transparent, but really, there’s no answer.
How Are You Feeling?
Mara asked this. I’m feeling okay. Still not completely myself and still very, very tired of being myself and being of this world. I think I’ll shake the bad feelings off soon — just taking my time getting better.
If You Have An Urge of Eating Filipino Food... Where Do You Get Them?
Six asked this. I go to Seafood City or Island Pacific!
What I Did While I Was Convalescing
I did spend time with a physical therapist and a speech therapist — and I’m scheduled to start on mental therapy soon.
But that’s not all I did. After writing letters to people, I watched a lot of TV series and some documentaries. I finished:
Supernatural (‘til S12) — and this episode, THRICE.
Warrior Nun (all of it, why — I don’t know)
Diablero (just S01)
Veronica Mars (minus the movie)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (‘til S02)
Disclosure
Moving Parts
I spent a lot of time with my dog Loaf and also listened to my own music… a lot! I had some depersonalization issues when I first came back from the hospital, so listening to myself helped a lot. This past week I attempted to get back to work — after a bloody scare the past weekend due to a missed depo shot WHILE I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL.
Published Articles While I Was at the Hospital
Here’s some of my work that was published while I was taking some time off:
All of these are for ReviewThis, one of my regular gigs.
Photo by Adhy Savala on Unsplash
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