Last week wasn't an easy week. In my last post, I opened up about some of my struggles with depression. And to top all of that off, Sunday the 10th would have been my grandma's 82nd birthday. Thursday the 14th was the day that she passed in 2007. I won't pretend that I'm the only…
In which I talk about my fight with depression since childhood.
We have quite the extensive garden here on the farm. In addition to space for the vegetables, we have a large strawberry patch, a large blueberry patch, and so many fruit trees. It's wonderful. But this time of year it's a lot of work. The soil needs to be prepped for planting. Seeds are germinated…
Now before you start the admissions process to that cushy place for people who say they hear voices, I'm talking about the different types of thoughts that go through my head. You know, you have them, too. There's the voice that makes the snarky comments to your boss that you don't say aloud because that…
A can of racquetballs. I wanted purple ones, but they only had blue, so I got blue. There's just something about opening a new can of balls and pulling off that seal. And the sound it makes when it bounces on the wood floor. And the sound it makes when it hits the racquet…
I am an introvert. And I'm proud to be an introvert. That means I listen more than I talk, unless I'm pretending to be an extrovert or I know you really well. (And let's just not talk about pretending to be an extrovert.) That also means that being around people drains me and I have…
These books have made me think and have somehow spoken to my innermost person. They are emotionally difficult and challenging to read. But so incredibly worth it. This woman has a Ph.D. and has done her research, but she doesn't fall into the trap that many academics/researchers fall into. She writes in normal language. None…
Since I wrote a post on what to do when you have a headache, I thought it might be fun to talk about what not to do when you have a headache. So here goes... Stare into the sun. Watch the strobe lights. Go to a loud concert. Stare at your computer screen for hours.…
I woke up early today. Too early for me and my stomach. My stomach doesn't like getting up before 7:00AM. But it was for a good cause. As I was driving, though, I wrote a song in honor of Monday. Well, it was more of a dirge, really. As an homage to all of the…
It's been awhile since I've written here. I've fallen in a hole. Not a literal hole, mind. More of a mental hole. Happens every year. It doesn't matter where I am or what I am doing. If I'm successful or not. If I'm employed or in school or working at home. If I'm in a…