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Coping
There is a depression that creeps in, unexpectedly, when a life changing event happens. We think we’re strong, we think we’re able, we think we can handle anything, and it’s disconcerting to find out that maybe we can’t. This feeling of not doing enough, of not helping enough, pulls at our heart strings and muddles…
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I had a dream.
It has been a tumultuous week. I’ve been sleeping fitfully every night, even at the hotel, while waiting for information on my mom. Even there, I slept in the lazy boy in the room. It felt safe and cozy, and even though I was only sleeping a couple of hours at a time, it seemed…
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stepping back from the abyss…
As I sit here eating a stunningly sweet dessert cup from pacific sourdough bakery (I was saving it for end of work week celebration tonight), the reptilian/primal brain roaring “WTF ARE YOU DOING? YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO BE SICK IN A FEW MINUTES!”, I think back on the last couple days of indecision and…
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It’s the little things
I was a little depressed on Monday. It was raining and I was walking so yeah, I looked like a wet dog.Monday is my only day to go to the Post Office, and it was closed. So then I decided to go to the store and do a little shopping, specifically to get Greek yogurt.…
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Discoveries
After making food for the day (carefully cutting my sandwiches into quarters) and ironing my blue anchor plaid shirt (carefully creasing the sleeves and shoulders with a bit of spray starch), I have now realized why all of my relationships have tanked. 😉
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Getting organized.
I don’t type very fast so starting a blog was probably not a good idea. I have decided that now that I have a phone that I can talk to, am going to say a little something every single day. I have no idea what those things will be, but it should be interesting because…
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Brain click
It has occurred to me that the reason my legs, back and feet have been in such good health my entire life is completely due to dancing and teaching dance. Thank you Cory Zamora, my Sensei. Despite working at doing hair for 50 years, broken kneecap last year and turning 67, I am still bendable…
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It’s early
It’s 5 o’clock… and it’s cold. Still not adjusted to the time, feel like I’m an hour ahead of everything. Even the princess is still in bed. Of course I booked myself really early this morning so it’s time to go get ready for work. Have a fabulous day.
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you know you’re broken when…
last night i had a dream of the person i think is the one… who kissed me softly and said “i love you jennifer”… which isn’t my name.
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it’s early
my last couple of posts were rather depressing, consequences of a research project that went down the rabbit webhole. so here’s some happy thoughts, at least to me. it’s saturday which means it’s the last day of my work week and i have 2 days off. yay me! it’s cooler and there’s rain in the…