Reflection and introspection at the five month mark I've recently become aware of the fact that I have been homeless for five months now. It's hard to believe, but at the same time, it feels as though

I've been thinking about Phil Collins' song "Another Day in Paradise" a lot lately. She calls out to the man on the street "Sir, can you help me? It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep Is there

It may seem like nothing to some. It may be normal for you. But living in the shelter, strange things became normal for us. 1: For four days, there have been no police cars in front of our home. At the

I've been waiting all day and haven't heard anything. Nothing from my advocate. Nothing from the shelter. Nothing from the land ladies son. So I asked my worker at the shelter. I can't keep this up. I

I went into buying the camper, not so affectionately called "The Beast", knowing she had a few quirks and needed a bit of work. Most immediately in need was the alternator. So I called up a mechanic

I was inspired to share my experiences by a post by @hickorymack that was resteemed into my feed by my pal @kafkanarchy84. Thanks to both of you. I haven't been able to keep up with Steemit for the past

Warning: This post talks about violence and domestic abuse. Two nights ago there was a commotion in the apartment above ours. It was late, we'd already been in bed a few hours and luckily my trio are sound

For most people, the only way they can imagine what a homeless shelter is like is from what media portrays in movies and television shows. Perhaps the odd newscast now and then. I had no idea what to expect

I just want my dogs back. I want a calm, peaceful life. It's so close I can taste it! But there are so many freaking challenges before I can get there. Hiro at Gooseberry Falls On Tuesday we went to

There's the incomparable love you have for your children, for your family and your friends. And then there is the pure, soul deep, uncomplicated love for your pets. This is Envy. My best friend on Earth.

This one is going to be about an issue in our city that is incredibly insulting to our homeless community. A bunch of tax money spent in the name of helping the homeless. I'll let you judge who's been

Seems like the easiest thing in the world to get, water. It comes out of your tap, stores give it away at fountain, even resturants do not charge for a tall glass of it. You'd think, with our bodies being

I had planned a far different subject for the second post of #homelessexperience. But something happened today to impact our lives in such a frightening and upsetting way, the subject has changed. My family

As the title states, I am going to begin writing of different experiences my children and I have come across in our time together without a home. My goal in this is to show the human side of homelessness