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  • Side Quest!

    Side Quest!

    This one will be brief 😛 I made friends (on FB) with The Boyfriend’s step-sister fairly early on. From the little bit we’ve interacted, she seems like a good egg. Great sense of humor and kind. I also found out that we are Birthday Twins! How cool is that?! We were finally able to get…

  • Forgetful

    Forgetful

    Does childhood trauma cause forgetfulness? Yes, childhood trauma can cause memory loss, including fragmented memories, gaps in time, and a general difficulty recalling past events. This often happens due to the brain’s use of dissociation as a defense mechanism to cope with overwhelming stress, which can disconnect a person from their experiences, making it hard to form and retain memories. …

  • That First Sip

    That First Sip

    One of the small pleasures I have left in life is that first sip of coffee in the morning, just before I come upstairs to blog. Anhedonia has robbed me of so much joy that it’s impossible to find and feel anything positive. Despite that, I do try. I check in with my emotions at…

  • Late Today

    Late Today

    I was distracted by Minecraft most of the day, but I finished a project I was working on, so there’s that! Had EMDR at 9am. For many weeks, we’ve been working on my earliest remembered trauma (here) – one that was actually repressed for a very long time. And today, the memory and all the…

  • Monday Mark – 13.5 & 14.0

    Monday Mark – 13.5 & 14.0

    13.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Many of us misinterpret our need for strong friendships as a need for a romantic relationship. You can be happy without a partner. You cannot be happy without friends. Do you prioritize romance over friendships? How can you give more attention to your friends? Do something nice with or for…

  • Down in the Dumps

    Down in the Dumps

    Once again, things got rough between myself and The Boyfriend. Last night’s check-in was going well… until it wasn’t. This incident with his ex texting and him choosing to respond at all has really lit the flames of discourse between us. I asked if he still had any resentment about the situation (bc I was…

  • Art & Science

    Art & Science

    I couldn’t pick just one, because both of these classes had a huge impact on me, but in different ways. The subjects themselves were things I loved, but it was the teachers that made the difference. Our school was so small that we had 62 students in our graduating class and I had the same…

  • Panic Attack

    Panic Attack

    Yesterday was rough, though it didn’t start out that way… I got up early and did the cat swapping, since we can now get back to the normal routines. Made coffee, got on my PC for blogging, made an adjustment in the video settings of Minecraft, and proceeded to spend the next hour or so…

  • Taco Tuesday?!

    Taco Tuesday?!

    Me, right now… I really, really didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. Mars was a butt and ran away to hide, because he knows the morning routine means getting put in the basement (lots of room). Over a year and multiple failed attempts to integrate Princess Fluffybutt (also known as Floof) with…

  • Monday Mark – 12.5 & 13.0

    Monday Mark – 12.5 & 13.0

    12.5 – For Last Week’s MM: Most “time management” problems are really just fear management problems. Procrastination is merely the avoidance of unpleasant emotions. Get comfortable with unpleasant emotions and procrastination takes care of itself. What unpleasant emotions might you be avoiding in the things you’ve been putting off? That one thing you’ve been procrastinating on?…

  • Finally Back Home

    Finally Back Home

    Welp… it’s 4-something in the morning, because “Fall Back” Daylight Saving Time (anyone else call it “savings”?!) Shenanigans, and here I am doing a catch-up on my bloggening, after having spent a week and a half in Arkansas. I tried to do it while I was gone, but only managed a couple days of that…

  • Monday Mark – 11.5 & 12.0

    Monday Mark – 11.5 & 12.0

    11.5 – For Last Week’s MM: There are two fundamental skills in life:1) Focus on what you can control.2) Let go of the rest. Ask yourself: on your deathbed, will you regret doing/not doing it? Then act accordingly What’s one thing you’re stressing about that you have no control over? What could you change that’s within your control?…