I dressed as a crayon today. My team at work had shirts and hats, and tried to be our brightest, most colorful, selves. Halloween is still hard.…… Read more “Color me sad”
Category: depression
Two years
I’ve been thinking about the last two years because I’m going down a hellish rabbit hole. Two years and I’m no better off. I still can’t spend…… Read more “Two years”
lambs and lions
There is the whole saying: March comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb. Surely I figured this was an allusion to the winter giving…… Read more “lambs and lions”
unspeakable holiday
Once again I find myself in a place of wanting to share as the holiday comes to call. Each and every year has been different. Some are harder…… Read more “unspeakable holiday”
drunken holiday woes
My ex-husband couldn’t, and D wouldn’t. That’s what started tonight’s first drink. About the family I don’t have, the life that every year around this time, feels…… Read more “drunken holiday woes”
holiday heartache
For the first time since my first miscarriage more than 11 years ago, I’m not putting the named angel ornaments on the tree. I don’t know if…… Read more “holiday heartache”
state of agitation
I haven’t slept more than six hours a night since he started his new schedule. I’m exhausted. I’m lonely. I hate being alone at night, I hate…… Read more “state of agitation”