Why do I write these? Who do I write them for?
Lorena
Dear Tim; Why do I write these posts about grief and loss and death and healing? Why do I write, so openly, about what I went through while you were…
2023
One year, eight months, 16 days
I’ve been a widow now for one year, eight months, and sixteen days. Twenty months and two weeks, if you call it by the way people tell you how old…
Dear Tim; who were you, even?
CW: grief, confusion, anger, you know, all that stuff that comes with death of a spouse and being a widow. Dear Tim; Sometimes I wonder… who were you? What were…
What it’s like to advertise as a small, one person, maker/artist/craft business
In short? A f’in nightmare. Print advertising seems like it’s hardly worth mentioning. I’d love to be able to afford to advertise in my favorite feminist magazine… I did, once,…
This Week in Vacation Planning (10/22/23)
At this point the dates for my vacation next year have changed so many times, I’ve started not even telling my friends with whom I want to stay — I’m…
House Painting vs Residing: Pros vs Cons
The minute Tim and I moved into this house, I started thinking that I wished it was a different color. I don’t HATE pale yellow, but it sure does show…
Welcome to The Dollhouse
Many, many, many (many) years ago, my mother built me a dollhouse, inspired by a house I used to live in. Probably not the most inspiring photo, but the lighting…
The Wrapup (a mental health journey in seven parts)
Week #7 (09/19-09/25) FINALLY, A FULL DIAGNOSIS. I met with my doctor yesterday to get the results of the full Creyos test; she sent me PDFs of my results and…
Six Weeks on New Brain Meds (continued)
Week #3 (08/22-08/28) This week I helped June with her computer. It was a little complicated because David was buying the computer out in the PNW where he lives, and…
Six weeks on new brain meds
The result of the test is that I do have ADHD. But… just a little. Like, I barely scored on the scale for positive. More than the ADHD, I have…
What’s your damage, Heather?
While I was waiting for the results of the test, I played a little game. I wrote down some of the things I consider symptoms; things I’d like to get…
Let’s talk about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Back in … Late May? Early June? My doctor sent out an email saying they were starting to do this in-office test thing, to test for ADHD. I didn’t really…