Often, I find myself commenting on the bizarre nature of time. Much of the past year and a half has perplexed me because time seems to fly by as it lasts forever, a truly insane paradox. While I know that my daily emphasis on living in the moment is a primary reason for this strange [...]
Life with narcolepsy seems to get weirder and weirder at times. My wife and daughter are gone for the weekend. Often, having our house to myself has meant that I watch movies and lay around the house, especially when I have been pushing myself. Even though I have been driving myself at work, today was [...]
My week has been bizarre. My energy seemed to wane throughout the week with each morning becoming more difficult. Yet, in the midst of that exhaustion, I managed to do some cleaning, to help out my team members by correcting our students’ quizzes and homework, and to get somethings done for a church group and [...]
I fully realize that the eastern seaboard of the United States has received more snow than the Midwest (at least this year), but I must declare that winter in Minnesota is awful. We are in the midst of yet another snow storm, and my driveway is full of snow. Unfortunately, our snow blower is on [...]
Many of my colleagues at school subscribe to the following axiom, “Never make major life decisions in February.” The logic is fairly simple. As an educator (particularly in Minnesota), no month of the school year is more difficult than February. Cabin fever is settling in completely – both for adults and students – as your [...]
Sadly, I am writing well past my bed time, yet again. That said, I am handling things decently. Over the last few years, I have struggled mightily when I have gone back to work after longer breaks. Regularly, my expectations are far too high. Needless to say, I worried that returning to school after not [...]
Yesterday, I had my last appointment with my current psychiatrist. He is retiring. Although I only see him for 20 minutes every 6 months, I will miss those appointments. My therapist has been a far better help as I continue to learn how to live with narcolepsy, but my psychiatrist definitely made an impact on [...]
It is late, and I need to sleep, but I needed to report that my med holiday seems to have helped some. I took my amphetamine today for the first time since the morning of December 30. While I did not feel a significant improvement in its effectiveness, I do think that I was more [...]
One of the hardest aspects of a medication holiday is the fact that even when I feel coherent, I find it impossible to focus in any meaningful way. Although I was out for three different one to two hour blocks today, I also had more energy when I was awake. Yet, even with those moments [...]
Stunningly, it is twenty-ten. Although I find myself appreciating most moments of every day, I’m awed that the first decade of the twenty-first century has almost passed. Depending on one’s perspective, this new year marks the start of the second decade, or the end of the first. Either way, things have raced along at a [...]