So. I had been planning on posting more to DW/LJ this year, using this journal to chronicle some big changes.

Hubby and I found out in November that we were expecting twins. It was a whirlwind of emotions, and scrambling to get our heads around it. We were looking forward to the challenge, though, and we were confident we'd make it work.

( Cut for talk of miscarriage, family conflict, and mental health )

2013 is off to a good start.

My Dad's been in hospital for a couple of weeks now - just got moved to a rehab facility a couple of days ago, after being discharged from the neurological ward. ( Medical unpleasantness under the cut )

Hope you didn't get too badly whammied by that tornado...

I had two nights of REALLY good sleep in the spare room (because of health reasons) and that made for super-productive days - the main result of which is that I posted a Hawaii Five-0/Batman fusion for the LJ flashfic comm. Seriously, even though I stayed up really late to finish that damn thing I woke up full of energy & bouncing off the walls.

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My heart goes out to Sydney fen. Hope you're all OK and not too badly affected.
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Umm, wow. I think I'm failing out already. It made me want to puke, and not in the "wow, this is so realistic and compelling" kind of way (which is why I still watch SouthLAnd despite the violence) but more like the "wow, this is so lacking in nuance it infuriates me and it makes me sick that I just wasted an hour of my time."

( Content warning: child abuse and child murder )

Had my second appointment with the new shrink today. I've officially been diagnosed with PTSD, which is... meh.

On the one hand, hooray for finally having the right diagnosis and being on a path to make some real progress. (Four other psychologists missed it HOW exactly? And no, I didn't keep switching therapists for funzies; one was paid for by ( Read more... )

Is there any activity more perfect for Sunday afternoon than building blanket forts with niecelet? I think not.

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My Dad just got back results ( (cut for cancer talk) )

 I bought myself a mini bottle of chianti to have with dinner tonight, and I have two things to say:

Mini-bottles of wine are the best invention ever 
Italian wine is made of AWESOME!
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