Holy mileage! Since last Wednesday, I haven't sat down other than to sleep. And that is not hyperbole. It's been an adventure! What am I blabbering about, and why was I gone from posting for almost two

For the first half of the day, I was deep in the world of DBT Distress Tolerance skills training and Case Study crafting. For the most part I am adoring my mental health clinician training, but a lot of

I spent most of the morning doing a deep dive into Internal Family Systems, also known as IFS. IFS is a type of therapy that asserts we are all made up of a family, an internal system, of multiple parts,

Every once in a while, when I have a spare moment and am scrolling a feed, I find myself getting a chuckle or two out of memes or posts that talk about how there will be signs someone won the lottery and

Tuesday night my Pops finally got to rest. For the last couple of months he's declined rapidly, which as anyone who has lost an elder family member knows is by no means a delightful process. My grandfather

This week has been a rough one, but there's still signs of the impending season change all around! In fact, as today was the first day I felt like I was somewhat sentient, I had to tend to some very overdue

Okay, I don't know why Tears For Fears songs are present in my brain band frequently, but they really are easy to do a bit of wordsmithing with! Anyway, I have somehow lost a week of my life, I can't believe

Near the end of winter, I get all sorts of flighty. Well, maybe flighty isn't the right descriptor. Antsy might be better. There's always work to do around here, but the desire to get cracking peaks right

And through the woods, and across the lake, and into the snow, and under the rain... Let me tell ya, the last forty-eight hours have been a journey! Friday the hubs had an appointment at the VA in the

To be honest, as I was discussing with my Ma the other day, I have never known what it is like to feel good. A common phrase I uttered in my childhood was, I don't feel good. Not that I let that slow me

It may be snowing out, but I finally got to get my hands dirty!

For some reason this year has really got me pondering a lot. I mean, upon consideration it's easy to understand why, my youngest child became an adult in late November and with that milestone reached my

It's amazing how the days can elapse between posting. It's not intentional, I am just a bit buried in school work right now, and honestly at the end of most school days the last thing I want to do is sit

Okay, that title just sounded fun, in reality, what I did was make something out of what I had lying around so that I could share it with my friends. Also, one of the friends is allergic to dairy, so I

A seed starting experiment and some homesteading and hibernation themed exposition.

Phew! I am glad this week's at an end, it has been a termite in a blender full of sawdust chips! Hmm. Maybe I better lay off the cocoa berry black tea, I am a bit over intent. Anyway, today we had to run

There's sow place like home, even if it is frigidly cold.

As a child I used to dream constantly. Vivid, imaginative dreams full of creatures, colors, and adventures. As a medium-aged person, dreams are few and far between, mainly because I am so dang exhausted

Okay, I'll admit it. I finally lost my cool a bit yesterday. Throughout all of the tribulation this past few weeks I have been trying to view my setbacks as training, an opportunity to strengthen and practice

Okay, aside from Monarda, AKA Bee Balm, AKA Wild Bergamot, I have had a ton of other stuff on my mind too. That's just a normal day for me. Recovery is progressing around here. The hubs and I are just