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I feel old in 2023
So my son decided he wants to do full time dual enrollment at our local university for his senior year of high school. He’s gone through the process and been accepted, now he just has to wait on...
Last game of the season in 2023
We went to the Buccaneers-Falcons game yesterday. This is not unique, we have season tickets as part of Rob’s compensation package so we go to almost every home game, but this one was fun becaus...
Thursday (I think) in 2023
I always struggle to know what day it is when we have long weekends. Yesterday one of my coworkers noted that the schools were going back the next day and I said, “No they aren’t, they go back o...
Happy New Year! I haven’t the energy to do the entire survey, though I do love reading about everyone’s 2022 experiences and 2023 goals. I’m not really setting resolutions for this year, just a ...
Thanksgiving in 2022
I ate too much. I drank just enough. I think everyone had a good time, and I hope no one expects me to cook much until sometime next week. Tomorrow the Christmasing begins. I’m ready to put up ...
Today is the 19th anniversary of my father’s death. I’m sad. The pain is not nearly as raw as it used to be, but I miss him fervently. I wish my kids could have met him. I’ll survive. It’s ...
Maybe talk (or write, in my case) therapy is working for me? Maybe it’s the GLAD exercises, which I haven’t been great about posting here but I’ve been working on every day are more effective tha...
Negative Thoughts in 2022
Copied from a worksheet my therapist gave me… Challenging Negative Thoughts Depression, poor self-esteem, and anxiety are often the result of irrational negative thoughts. Someone who regularly r...
GLAD - day 2 in 2022
I fell asleep before writing out my GLAD last night, so here goes: Grateful - my husband, who doesn’t mind if I order pizza because I don’t feel like cooking Learn - I really enjoy going on a wal...
Got myself a therapist. Need to see if I can stick with it this time. She (rightly) suggested that growing up with a narcissist mother made me basically bait for narcissists (looking at you, nefa...
Well, as good as can be. My sister called this morning from her neighbor’s phone, there’s a ton of damage to the apartment complex but she’s safe and that’s honestly all I care about. The major...
Stupid Ian in 2022
It’s been thirty years since I lived through Hurricane Andrew and I can still recall exactly what it felt like to be in that house in Miami as all the windows blew out. Which is probably why I a...
I need to be productive today. Instead I’ve sat on the couch watching Netflix all morning, and not even finished the load of laundry I started at 7am. Honestly, I’m just enjoying having a day to...
My youngest is now 15. Their birthday was Wednesday, we had a family dinner with R’s parents and sister (fun, because R’s parents are currently not speaking but they only have one car so they dr...
Yesterday we said goodbye to Duchess, my almost ten-year-old Great Dane. She was the sweetest giant, and I will miss her so much, but her health issues had gotten bad over the past few month - h...
Abbreviated in 2022
Because I suck at entries, but don’t want to forget all the things: Spent a marvelous week in Vegas with my sister. We planned outings about half of the days and the other days we sat on the cou...
I knew it was coming, ever since the opinion was leaked, but it still knocked the wind out of me when the news broke yesterday. I was looking forward to a relaxing weekend, but instead I felt th...
It's official in 2022
My son passed his driving test this morning and can now officially drive by himself. If anyone needs me, I’ll be wallowing in wine and xanax.
Cedar Point day 3 in 2022
I have been on all the coasters here and they are all amazing. Did I mention that my poor husband has pneumonia? We thought he had a bad cold, but it wasn’t getting better so yesterday he went to...
All clear! in 2022
Diagnostic mammogram was today at noon. I was nauseous with anxiety, and they told me they were doing a 3D mammogram first, then an ultrasound if needed, and then I’d have to schedule a biopsy i...
Weekend things in 2022
So I had my mammogram about ten days ago, and on Tuesday they called to tell me there is some “asymmetry” and I need a diagnostic follow up. I panicked (because that’s how my brain works, and al...
I know I neglect this diary badly. I read frequently but just am not motivated to write often. That being said, this week has been a lot. My sister left her husband, my kids are doing exams, I’...
Bullet points in 2022
Because apparently I can’t be bothered to write a proper entry, but there are things I want to record! - Our Boxer now has a bionic leg. She had a torn cruciate and she had TTA surgery this morn...
The Courtship in 2020
I’m a shameless fan of trashy reality tv, like Temptation Island and Love is Blind, but I usually don’t get too much into shows like The Bachelor. There’s a new “dating” show on NBC called “The ...
Normal(ish) in 2022
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, but I think things are starting to settle down. Child #2 finally tested negative for Covid yesterday, which means she can go back to therapy today - her therap...
