When Healing Doesn’t Happen Right Away

Honestly, Here's Where I am at... I hoped that maybe as we drove across the Washington border to Oregon,  all the stress of the last three months (packing and moving, niece being born, brother-in-laws wedding, starting grad school) would magically disappear. Somebody would use force heal like in Star Wars games and my healing points …

How to Adjust to a New Place

1. Make a list of your favorite places. Burn that list. From the ashes of your old list a Phoenix will arise, and you will find your new home. 2. Do something new everyday. Like visit your favorite big box stores with the EXACT same layout as your beloved Target of yester-year (aka dip your …

Packing up the Pieces

*Cue packing/moving as an extended metaphor for the transition between different life stages* I can't help but look back when I start packing up my stuff. I can't help but be paralyzed by little scraps of paper I find with notes written by friends I've tucked into random books. I agonize over whether to keep …