Daylight always seems to bring with it a renewal that has a ray of positivity in it. I’m beginning to notice that when night sets in, I’m freefalling towards sleep long before it seems normal. I’m so tired at night… by 7:30 – 8:00… I’m feeling the cloak of fatigue wrapping its heavy sleeves around … Continue reading I’m Fine, It’s Fine, Everything Is Fine
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Q-Day 365 – A Year in Review
Here we are. The day I started my “Quarantine” posts, I knew one day there would be a 365 post. I couldn’t imagine what I would be writing about. On Friday, March 13, 2020, when everything was shutting down I got up for work – my two children still asleep in their beds – with … Continue reading Q-Day 365 – A Year in Review
Q-Day 101: Lost In Space
It’s 9:30 am and I’ve been up for five hours. At 4:45, after a failed attempt to ignore the need for the bathroom, I noticed Todd was also awake. He picked up his phone and started playing a game – his usual M.O. when he’s got insomnia. I never tell him, by the way, that … Continue reading Q-Day 101: Lost In Space
The Breaking Point, Part 2
**Trigger warning: Coronavirus, anxiety, depression, worry, despair ** I was blown away by the number of responses I got to that last post. I didn’t really want to write it or, at the least, share it. But then as I told a friend, while I wanted to keep positive because we all need … Continue reading The Breaking Point, Part 2
The Breaking Point (Q-Day 46)
**Trigger Warning: Anxiety, depression, crying, despair ** I hit my breaking point two days ago. I was on my mom’s website looking at the menu, considering what to order for takeout after a trip to PA, and saw a picture of a summertime patio filled with people eating and drinking and enjoying each … Continue reading The Breaking Point (Q-Day 46)