These socks right here are magic socks. I wore them to bed one night last week. When I woke up the next morning, this is where they were. NO LONGER ON MY FEET! They were not on my bedroom floor. They were not in bed with me. They were on my body pillow, laid out …
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It’s Okay to Just Survive
This time of year can be rough. Everyone is talking about their resolutions. Commercials on TV are trying to sell you a new life: weight loss, gym memberships, etc. This does start well before the holiday season, and can be overwhelming as shit. I've done the resolution thing, and I've also done the intentions thing. …
Update from the Land of Us
To say it's been an easy few weeks would not be accurate. With work and home, and the time leading into the holidays, it's been freaking exhausting. Not the physical type of exhaustion either, lol. TeenThing is my mental illness mirror...as in she is more anxiety than depression. I'm pretty sure this means we balance …
Musings From a Mentally Ill Mother
So. It is one week past TeenThing's diagnosis. Into week 2 on her meds. So far nothing scary in the land of side effects. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it stays this way. I have been taking time to shuffle through the boxes I have compartmentalized, because let's face it, if I don't, …
Running – For Me
My last “official” race of 2017 was the Valley Harvest 5k. It was a warm day. I had a head cold. I managed 30 minutes and I was happy 😃 I chose Valley Harvest because of the beautiful scenery in Wolfville.....and the blanket. Taking all expectation off of myself has given me back some of …
Where Things Sit
As I sit here and type this post, it is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada. We had a great turkey feast yesterday, after a very early morning traveling so I could run a 5k at the 25th Anniversary of the Valley Harvest Marathon. I have a lingering head cold, and was thankful I felt well enough …
Scotland Adventure Part 4: Western Highlands
Oh, the Highlands of Scotland. To really see Scotland we would have to have spent at least a month. To see just a small part of the Highlands in the time that we did has a tease really. It just makes us want to go back for more! We did a day tour with Rabbie's …
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Scotland Adventure Part 1: The Arrival and First Full Day
Scotland. Home of my mother's ancestors. Rich in history and culture. Our home for two weeks. We arrived in Scotland early in the morning July 4th. When we got off the plane in Glasgow it was raining. Hard. Once we were off the plane we had to get our bearings and hop the shuttle into …
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It’s My “Anniversary”!!! Sort of……
So here we are. June. My mental illness and I have our official 6th year anniversary together. I choose to remember my descent down the rabbit hole for many reasons. One being: I have learned so much. Knowing (finally) what/why/how my brain works has been monumental in so many ways. I know when I …
That’s All Folks!
Well, I did it. The weather was perfect. The energy was amazing. I was ready. Once I got downtown, I ran into some of my running friends 🙂 We had a chat before they went our for their 10k. I went into my training with the A/B/C plan in my head. A: Go for my …
Screaming Into the Void 