Nine months post diagnosis, today marks a year that I have been off work. I went through some really traumatic shit the year before I left, and finally one day my complete being gave in and I couldn't function anymore. My doctor intervened and my world crumbled around me. Early on in my leave, there… Continue reading A Year Later
Tag: Mental Health & Wellbeing
What Being Better Means
Being better means going back in time. It means not accepting the changes that lay ahead. Desperately wishing to go back to a place that is comfortable, familiar and worn in. Being better means feeling on top of your game, not under it. Living your best self each and every day, forgetting that no one… Continue reading What Being Better Means
Finding the Key
Today is a great day. That may seem like a generic statement for some, but for me it's a tremendous admission. Something I not only think, but believe and feel to my core. Something I haven't been able to admit for quite some time now. I've had some "good" days, but good is subjective and… Continue reading Finding the Key
“I Miss You”… UGH
When chatting with people they often express the feeling "miss you". This is a sentiment that in all my years I have never been able to process well. While it is one I can share for others, each time I hear it my brain searches for an ulterior motive. This is foolish I know, but… Continue reading “I Miss You”… UGH
Life Outside of My Head
Remember last week when I shared moments of gratitude? Well right now I'm grateful for sand fly bites. Yup! Those annoying little red dots that make me look like a thirty-something with chicken pox. I've started this post the same day as A Moment of Gratitude although you won't see if for a few more… Continue reading Life Outside of My Head
A Moment of Gratitude
Well hello there. This one is from the road as I am currently on vacation visiting with family on the other side of the country. I'm also a day late from my usual schedule, but I've just been having so much fun stopping to write seemed like work that I wasn't prepared to do until… Continue reading A Moment of Gratitude
Predicting the Future
Hello you beautiful human, I hope this finds you well today. Today is actually a travel day for me, I'm off to spend a long weekend with my favourite person on earth and do my best to just live in the moment. This leads me to consider a habit I have of going back and… Continue reading Predicting the Future
My Balancing Act 