Now, it's Ash Wednesday. I go back to work next Monday. There's been a roller coaster of emotions lately; I keep reaching out to various friends. Did I do enough on my leave? Did I do too much? How do I sit still and settle? Some of the concerns come from the amount I was with my parents, plus working the full-time and part-time jobs, plus ( Read more... )

I've spent much of the past week in a satiated but busy blur. I decided that with my parents up here, I would host Thanksgiving. I've never done so. I've been a large part of Bluejay's gatherings over the years, but never in my own house. I've never cooked a turkey. My biggest responsibilities were to make deviled eggs and sweet potatoes. ( Read more... )

I feel like there's something in the air. Though this week started off a bit terrifying, an urgent care visit for a yelping Fidget, I feel as though we're getting through the storm. After slicing his finger and then kinking his back, Fidget had a Rough Sunday. He awoke Monday yelping in pain, his back spasming and causing a slew of profanities ( Read more... )

I realized it had been a very long while since I had updated. There have been times where I have wanted to write, but then the motivation left me. I purposefully packed my laptop for this trip so I could sit in the quiet and update this journal ( Read more... )

I'm home today, having canceled my clients. It looks like we're having our first snow, the soft, powdery kind that covers everything and isn't bothersome when you stand in it. I canceled them immediately because I couldn't be a therapist today, I couldn't listen to people's grief ( Read more... )

This year's Christmas was much different than last, or even those that had come before it. We were alone this year, just Fidget and myself, along with our two cats. His family was seemingly MIA and mine were still in Florida ( Read more... )

It's our anniversary weekend and he's gone to bed early, tired from a ridiculous week of school. I've focused more on having some Only Child Time and purposefully putting myself away when I come home Saturdays. The private practice is slowly growing, so I'm seeing both private and in-home clients during the day Saturday, getting home usually ( Read more... )

I've felt the need to write sporadically over the past couple weeks, but then feel as though I couldn't put all of it together. There's times where I'm struggling, and then times where I'm elated. I know that the swings are relatively normal and expected, especially with the thought that the other shoe will drop and Volcano Harbor doesn't really ( Read more... )

It's now Day Three of having Socks. He moved out of the bathroom today and spent a good portion of the day napping in the office window. He's still growling and not too keen on Sadie, but there hasn't been too much kerfluffle. I had to pull him out of the bathroom today so Fidget could shower. The things we do for our pets ( Read more... )

I realize there way too much to update on since the last time I updated. I have been spinning between trying to find jobs, save money, and move around things to keep us afloat. And naturally, everything happens in a month ( Read more... )