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Groundhog Day

I am an intermittent insomniac. At least I used to be. These days, I only have insomnia in moments of great emotional or physical distress. During bouts of insomnia, it feels like living the same day over again. I remember one time, I finally crashed after a day or two. I don’t remember how longContinue reading “Groundhog Day”

New Month; Same Me

February 1st. Historically, I have struggled with my mental health around this time of the year. Thoughts of being unalive and how I would achieve that would run rampant. I haven’t had that problem in the last few years. It is a nice change to that roller coaster. That’s not saying I still don’t struggleContinue reading “New Month; Same Me”

Day 31 — the end of blogunary

I wrote/posted every day in January. What did I learn? I learned that writing every day is hard. I learned that getting thoughts from my brain to a coherent post takes planning. And, I learned that this blog/website is how I want to show up in the world. Whatever audience I have here, I thankContinue reading “Day 31 — the end of blogunary”

Day 30

What do you complain about the most? I would like to think that I don’t complain a whole lot. I live a very good life. I can afford my home, my fridge is full. I own one car outright; we can afford the payment of the other car and maintenance for both. Our bills getContinue reading “Day 30”

Day 29

What advice would you give your younger self? First thing I’d tell any younger version of myself is: “Do it afraid.” If I wasn’t crippled by fear for a good portion of my young adulthood, I would have accomplished the things I’m doing now so much earlier. Second thing I’d tell any younger version ofContinue reading “Day 29”

Day 28 — Body appreciation

How do you feel about your physical appearance? How can you show your body more love and appreciation? This is a loaded question. I have cerebral palsy with left-sided hemiparesis. Society, members of my family, doctors, and others have been telling me that there is something wrong with me and my appearance since infancy. ForContinue reading “Day 28 — Body appreciation”

Day 27 — update and topic of the day

What books do you want to read? I’m home from my long day at work. I was looking forward to touching base with this space tonight. Today was a good day, I got quite a bit done today. I didn’t even put in my headset until the second part of my shift. I’m in weekContinue reading “Day 27 — update and topic of the day”

Day 26

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. In my marriage, family traditions have evolved time and time again. There are a couple of things that have been a constant. We celebrate Three Kings Day. Our tree stays up until January 6th or later. Some years we exchange gifts, some years we take theContinue reading “Day 26”

Day 25

How have you changed in the last 5 years? My life has changed quite a bit in the last 5 years. Hell, even in the last 2 years, our life has changed a bit. So, in 2020, I graduated from college with my Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration. We were working on being relicensedContinue reading “Day 25”

Day 24

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting. We haven’t been up to the local ski resort. We don’t really participate in winter sports… but there are other things up there that I’ve wanted to see for a while. It will definitely be on the bucket listContinue reading “Day 24”