I have too much on my plate right now. And all things considering, I feel like I am doing the best I can under the circumstances, but I also feel like I am dancing on the edge of breaking. Continue reading
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Eclipse 2017 – another life-changing event
Yesterday was the eclipse. Here in Oregon, there was a large part of the state that was going to be in totality, so we decided to camp near it and head in the morning to a spot to see the big event. Continue reading
Grateful…for a cruise!?
A cruise you may ask? Well, it is not exactly the cruise itself, but the people who were on it… Continue reading
Trust after tragedy
This is a tough and vulnerable one for me to talk about. Trust is a big one for a lot of people, and my “baggage” goes back pretty far, again, like so many others, but the tragedy compounded things a million fold. Continue reading
“That’s gonna be uhhh you know uhhh fascinating transition”
I just started watching Season 3 of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt recently. I don’t know if it is that I have a different perspective now or what, but it has gotten me to thinking about things. Continue reading
Progress after a trauma?
I went to my shrink yesterday (yes, he is okay with me saying that). It had been awhile because of holidays, conflicting schedules and me seeing how I did with more time in between. That last part is a first, up to this point I have been going anywhere from two times a week to every other. At this point, he knows me pretty well after almost three years. I made a commitment to myself, my family and friends after Jesse and Bella died, to be brutally honest in where I was, so that I could survive. Continue reading
What not to say to someone who has experienced trauma and loss
As you read last week readers, I had a rough few days. The “aftershocks” lasted until Thursday, where I felt somewhat normal, not constantly worried of being hi-jacked by a debilitating flashback. Normal is such a funny word after what I experienced. I guess that is why I named my blog Life’s New Normal. Continue reading