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“If I could take a pill that would cure me, I would snatch it right out of your hand and swallow it dry. Because my bipolar disorder doesn’t make me special, it makes my life complicated. My bipolar disorder doesn’t make me brave. It’s not the source of my strength. It lingers under the surface of my consciousness, wheedling into my brain and poisoning how I feel about myself and how I experience the world. I’m special, brave, strong, and talented without my illness. Bipolar disorder isn’t a trial that I need to tackle in order to show the world I’m tough enough. I don’t need an illness to exaggerate my awesomeness. With an illness that mimics identity, it can be hard to tell where bipolar ends and I begin—the boundaries are never that distinct—but my bipolar disorder isn’t a badge. It’s a label, a diagnosis, a hefty, troublesome detail. My bipolar doesn’t get to take a bow.”

— Rachel Kallem Whitman, “I Don’t Thank My Bipolar for Anything”

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GRE prep, feat. my sisters classroom

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This has been are week. It’s only Wednesday and I’ve sent four sad notes home this week. I’ve been bit and hit in the face. But I’m still loving every minute of it.

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Endless to-do lists to start the week; featuring my cat.

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Homemade bingo and endless to do lists.

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I don’t have desk in the room because a)there’s no room for another desk and b) I would never sit at one during the day. So the art table becomes my “catch all” table. There’s always at least two drinks on it and things I want to do during nap time. Anybody else on team no desk?!

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This teacher runs on Nikes and shakeology.

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This rainy day calls for some professional development.

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First Saturday of September calls for lesson plans and some Penn State Football.

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Nap time=planning time. On the bright side tomorrow is Friday and we have a three day weekend!!

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Anybody else wait to the last minute to plan and print things off?🤦‍♀️ Fall session starts Monday 😬

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If I organize and plan my Bible lessons down to the minute, they’ll run smoothly. Right?

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Tuesday nights call for writing bible lesson plans. It’s not like the new school year starts in two weeks🤦‍♀️

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Sundays call for good music and job searching.

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3.8.17//Spring break is for case studies.

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It’s super nice out, and I’m stuck doing homework, inside.