A more personal look..

I have been trying to resist the inertia I feel sometimes, I go to the clubhouse as a kind of therapy to help motivate me to work on my goals and eventually get back to full-time work. Most of all, I wish to produce more art, high quality art, and try to exhibit it in a venue.

My weight loss has been going well. I have lost 40.2 pounds since January. I am currently at 349.8 pounds. Still feel like a porky pig, but let's be honest, there's a lot of toxic food out there. I had hit a point where I said to myself I can't gain anymore weight, this is just nuts. I have talked to my doctor and we have agreed to lower my dosage of Paliperidone to 75 mg and then assess if it goes well from there.

Mental illness is interesting, because it makes you realize just how vulnerable and fragile we are. I went to the Rocket Custom Tshirt shop and got a Tshirt made that says: FIGHT CRAZINESS WITH compassion. I wanted this shirt for the conference, and I feel is a bit of an activist piece about the crazy world we live in and how so many people fall through the cracks.

Today I went to the club and worked on the presentation for the conference. I also called some of the other clubhouses in Alberta to network for future development.

There was an announcement on the news that a $200 million donation was made to the University of Calgary for medical research by a wealthy businessman. What a generous gift, eh.

I talk to my daughter frequently, and we have Skype video chats which is nearly as good as being together in person. She is doing well, she got her bangs cut and she is growing taller every month. The teachers are on strike in BC so she is finished school early. Summer has begun.