Well go me—I’ve started at least three different blog entries, only to lose steam and drop them for something else entirely. It’s the ADHD shuffle meets stroke recovery meets ambition far beyond my current physical capacity. This weekend I actually got some work done in the yard, revisiting projects I had previously abandoned. Of …
Category: Domestic Violence
I Am Not Okay
I am not okay. I hate saying that out loud anymore because I know what happens next: the calls, the messages, the well-meaning panic from people afraid I’m going to hurt myself. Let me be clear: I haven’t had any thoughts of self-harm since that unforgettable day in May. Some might argue that my …
Things You Don’t Talk About: Part 1 — The Cycle
Things You Don’t Talk About: Part 1 — The Cycle So, here we are again—me, wandering off from the “series on change” I said I was doing. At this point, it’s become a bit of a running joke (mostly in my own head) that every time I sit down to write about one thing, ten …
Continue reading Things You Don’t Talk About: Part 1 — The Cycle
Life Out of the Closet (and What Was in There With Me)
My apologies, folks. I took a couple days off from blogging—not for any dramatic reason, just your standard‑issue writer’s block mixed with a case of garden‑induced serenity. I was busy skipping between a handful of half‑baked blog posts that couldn’t quite find their endings and soaking in the quiet joy of tending plants. Honestly, sometimes …
Continue reading Life Out of the Closet (and What Was in There With Me)