Welcome back Mary! I was missing your amazing works and posts in my feed and I am so glad to see you are back to writing here. You are very brave for sharing your story, it must have been scary to open up about it, but thank you so much that you did. You have been one of my favorite artists on Hive since the time I first found your blog and a true inspiration. And what your story tells me about you is that you are also incredibly strong person too. You mentioned feeling shame about your salon home for a while there, but I think you should feel really proud of yourself. Not only you fought through a tough situation, but you also acquired a bunch of wisdom and lessons that will continue to be useful in your life going forward.

You are worthy of finding your person, to be loved and to love, and to feel happy in your home. No matter if it is a tiny room or something else. I wish your dreams come true! Hugs and I am always here if you need someone to talk to about life and universe and all <3