Tag: long distant family
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Counting Down to Dan: Finding Balance
The past couple of days have felt heavy. A flatness has crept in, leaving me feeling downbeat and withdrawn. I’ve been isolating myself, giving myself the space to breathe and focus on climbing out of this funk. But I’ve also granted myself permission to just be in it. The old me would have rushed to be ready…
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Holding It Together with PVA and Hope
It’s been a while since I’ve taken the time to write and honestly the days have started to blur into one another. Lately, I’ve begun to see the cracks forming… cracks that Dan used to hold together so effortlessly. He was the gorilla glue keeping everything in place and now it’s just me… barely holding…
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Navigating the Chaos
As I approach my luteal phase, I can feel the shift happening within me… like a quiet storm brewing. For anyone unfamiliar with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), it’s a hormonal condition that feels like being hijacked by an alternate version of yourself. I’m not dangerous (don’t worry), but I do become wildly out of character.…
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Finding Time (or Not) and Navigating the Chaos
It’s been a few days since I last sat down to write, and let me tell you… it’s not because I didn’t want to. Life is relentless right now. Doing everything solo means I’m juggling all the things, all the time. From keeping the kids alive and semi-happy to walking the dog, working, and trying to…
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One Week Down – and Surviving (Somehow)
Apologies for the late one – apparently, time waits for no one, and today has been non-stop chaos wrapped in a bow of exhaustion. But hey, life loves to remind me that every day is a fresh start, right? After yesterday’s teary saga and a good heart-to-heart with Dan, I decided this morning to dust…
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