I’m realizing that I’m on the brink of a change like none I’ve experienced before now, a change that will feel like being pulled out of one reality and placed in another. A good thing, not a bad thing, yet still scary in the extreme unknowing of what the new reality will be. How will it be different? How will I be different? What will the experience of this new reality be like? How do I say goodbye to the reality I’ve been living in for decades? How do I let go? How do I move

I’m trying to figure out what my best options are for earning a living while, at the same, remaining sane and healthy. Currently, my job provides a good income and great benefits. My issue is that it’s not only a drain on my energy, but it’s also having a negative impact on both my physical and mental health. So, I’m in a situation where I need to choose between providing the necessities of life for my continued existence on this planet versus taking care of my health. You kn

Friday, January 23, 2026, just before midnight: I know I’m not the only one. I know we’re all feeling the weight of being alive at this time in this world. Yes, it’s heavy, cumbersome in a way that can be suffocating if you dwell on it for too long. It’s hard to know what to do, what to think, what to say, how to be. I’ve battled depression my whole life. I recently learned it’s a side effect of C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). In fact, a lot of the issues I’v

I don’t know about you, but I find life to be, at times, both exhausting and invigorating, depending on the day. Sadly, my life for the past several years has been more of the former rather than the latter, but you never really know when the tide will turn. Life, I guess you could say, might be predictable in its unpredictability. So, why am I here today? What is it that I want to share? I don’t know, really, I just feel the need to write, the need to express my thoughts and

Today is July 21, 2025. I’ve been working on becoming more consistent with writing daily. This morning, I was looking through some ‘bits...

I don’t want to sleep. I can sleep. It’s not that I’m not physically able to sleep. I don’t need sleeping pills or any other kind of...

I quit my job this morning. (Deep sigh. Breathing through the fear. Reframing. Focusing on the positive.) I quit my job this morning...

Following is an introduction to a series I’m working on that will explore the realities of aging for women in Canada. While I understand...

Today, April 1, 2025: I’ve struggled my entire life with mental health issues… since I was a small child, a toddler. I’m not sure who...

This was written a few months after my father died unexpectedly. He was diagnosed with cancer the last week of April and died on May 21,...

I wrote the following tidbit at the end of November 2024. I didn’t add it to my blog at the time because, for starters, I didn’t know if...

With Father’s Day upon us, I thought it might be a good opportunity to spend some time thinking about each of my parents and possibly...

Happy Birthday to me! Well, my birthday has come and gone, and I have to say that I’m very grateful to be 53 and I’m very grateful to...

I’m going to be 53 years old in less than a week. Surprisingly, it’s not weirding me out as much as I thought it might. In fact, I think...

I’ve been struggling. Well, struggling might not be the right word considering I haven’t been actively trying to “fix” myself. No, I’ve...

I’ve been sick for about a month now and I have to say that it kind of sucks but, at the same time, it kind of doesn’t. I read about 40...

It’s been 15 years almost to the day since my ex-husband and I first separated, and it’s taken me that long to realize why the split...

I resigned from my job today. I’ve been wanting to do this for more than a year now but have continually put it off because I was afraid...

I don’t know who I am. Not really. Am I even real? Are my thoughts my own? Do other people think the way I do? It’s hard to know how to...

Unsplash image. Photo by Monica Melton. I’ve been trying to nap for more than an hour now and it just isn’t happening despite the...