On April 4th, 2023, my birth son turned 10 years old. An obviously important and huge milestone. For both him and for me. Also on this day, a baby goat was born, who we would pick up and take home with us 2 days later. My birth son and this goat, who I intentionally got […]
If I knew how much this was going to physically hurt, I wouldn’t have done it. The headache has been unrelenting. I can’t sleep, except for during the day, when all I want to do is sleep. Everything inside of my body feels wrong. And it hurts. I didn’t expect sobriety to be easy…but I
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Once again, here we are in Texas with well below freezing temps, waiting on yet another snow/ice storm to grace us with its presence this week. I’m not mad about it, the born and raised Long Islander was built for this and it finally feels right for my body temperature wise here. I’m still having
Venting about venting, and I’m so glad it’s winter Read More »
I am in dire need of an immediate self care day. It’s been way too long since I’ve had anything that’s resembled self care, and I’m claiming today as my own. Now, I say this fully acknowledging that it probably won’t actually happen. But, still. I’m putting it out there, and I’m going to try
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Writing isn’t my job. It isn’t a requirement. I don’t get paid, I don’t necessarily get anything out of it (other than organizing my thoughts and hopefully finding support)….and yet, I do it. Freely and willingly. Some days are harder than others. Sometimes I have more to say, and the words flow freely….and sometimes, I
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As per usual, the chaos continues here in our household, but we keep on moving! Last night, our day didn’t end until 9:30 pm. Between the kids, the goats, only having one car…it was a completely nonstop day. From 5am to 9pm. The exhaustion was REAL. All 3 kids are some level of sick. My
Never ending…but worth it. Read More »
