Is this thing on?

[missangelyss]

Yes, yes... another "gawrsh, it's been forever!" post with promises to possibly post more. Thing is, I might actually do it this time even if no one is left 'round these parts. I've been doing writing in a private journal lately in an effort to exorcise some demons but I find it isn't quite as fulfilling when I know no one is seeing it. Does that make me an attention whore? :cP

There's been a lot going on, and yet somehow not a lot all at the same time. I don't even know where I would begin to catch this journal up so I think I'm going to just go along and post as if things are known, maybe explain a little along the way.

Though I guess a small bit of catch up is in order so here are some of the key changes or reminders of my life:

• I'm a 37 year old stay-at-home mommy to homeschooled 11-year-old Liam who is on the autism spectrum. 
• Krystine, also known as stepgirl, turns 21 in a month and a half.
• Been married 12 years to a man who spoils me rotten.
• We have an open marriage but I try to keep posts about that filtered for those uncomfortable with it. 
• I (like half the country it seems) live with generalized and social anxiety disorder as well as depression.
• The previous item was fairly successfully self-controlled until my mommy passed five years ago and now it is less successfully controlled with the help of Zoloft and the occasional Xanax. 
• My husband lost all of his family over the course of a year about a year ago.
• My grandma finally let go and passed (a blessing, truly) end of November which leaves the house we live in up in the air for now. We will likely lose it. 

That's all the major stuff, I think. As it goes with life, some good, some bad.

Would love to see who is still out there so drop me a comment so we can cyberhug each others' brains out!