I was telling my abductee friend Natalie in Texas about how my life was going, and it was so awful-- the migraine train, the bullshit with Cat, the crazy with my mother and sister, and how I might lose my affordable living situation-- that she started laughing at how bad it was. I began giggling right with her, because it really is a fucking SHIT  ( Read more... )

In the last 3 weeks since Amara returned after disappearing for 3 weeks, things seem to have gone back to normal with my pagan student. Which is a relief! She took care of "finishing" the eclipse spell that went awry because she neglected it and accidentally cursed herself (and her roommate!) and she picked up her belongings that got left with ( Read more... )

[Note: The use of the word "tribe" is not meant to convey connection to indigenous peoples. Rather, we are using it to reflect the old European pagan tribes and reinvent the concept to work now ( Read more... )

After Thursday's work and dealing with my mother, I was thrilled that Amara offered to host me for the weekend ( Read more... )

[Icon is of Reese ( Read more... )

Everyone talks about it these days... the 5 "love languages" and what they are and what their partner is...

I haven't really considered it, so why not today?

1. Words of Affirmation:Words build these people up. They thrive on spoken affection, praise, and encouragement ( Read more... )

I feel useless lately. I can't seem to focus to get anything done. I'm avoiding even rather easy things. It's embarrassing.

However, today someone called me to help them work through a sticky situation that was causing anxiety, and focusing on that really made me feel better. To be able to use my own mental spiraling experiences to calm down ( Read more... )

There's this article I came across about how difficult it is to make and keep friends after college age.

Link here --> www.artofmanliness.com/people/social-skills/3-things-no-one-ever-told-you-about-making-friends-in-adulthood/Friends are my lifeblood, honestly. But I've learned the lessons the article points out on my own ( Read more... )

Lots of stuff has been accomplished during Cat's stay-cation. Roof cleaned off, holes dug, trees planted, wood chipped and put into the chicken enclosure, hanging out and talking ( Read more... )

I talked to an LJ friend on the phone for a while recently about issues she had with a therapist, and it was a rewarding experience ( Read more... )