I’ve written plenty about what it’s like for me to recall parts of my life as an immersive experience. When I look at a photo or hold an item I will often be transported back to a moment in surround. The smells and sounds and the way it all felt will flood in. I no…

In a recent conversation with a very long standing friend she described my former life in terms I’d never considered before. She said I had presented my life as though I was pitching a work in progress. As though this was a project we were working on with measurable future family goals. Ever the work…

I meet someone new and inevitably they’ll ask me, “what do you do?” The question generally pertains to a career. The way a person makes their money will dictate how a fair amount of their time is spent. A lot of people have put time and money towards becoming an expert in their field. A…

The concept isn’t a foreign one: push someone far enough and even the meekest can snap. In fact, I think there’s a TV show called “snapped” that talks about the phenomenon. You’ve heard people say that the quiet ones are the ones to watch out for? That’s probably because by the time they’re ready to…

A lot of people are telling me I’m doing well. I don’t really know what that means. A lot of people have said that they are impressed with how I’m handling everything. I don’t know what else I would be doing. I get things done between the meltdowns, I suppose. I try to save my…

I have a lot on my mind today. Monday’s are always weird because so much is closed over the weekend and I feel like I have been slacking (when reality I rarely slow down except to sleep). Sometimes it paralyses me and sometimes I somehow get my ass in gear and move. Today was the…