My therapist tested positive for Covid and had to cancel our session today. I texted her telling her that I hope she feels better soon and not to worry about me. But deep down I’m a little bit worried about me. So here I am. The first thing she would have done is ask how my day is going. To […]

Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep through the night, or feelings of restlessness? Yes, maybe more than half the time. Feelings of anxiousness or hopelessness? Yes, maybe less than half the time. Little interest or pleasure in doing things? Yes, maybe several times. Feeling tired or have no energy? Yes, maybe several times. *But I am a preschool teacher, so is […]

I’m ok when I’m at work. I’m ok when I’m at Bar Method. I’m even ok when I’m sitting on the bench outside my apartment reading a book. It’s when I stop working or stop moving or stop doing something that it starts to hurt again. That’s when the silence starts to scream at me and remind me of all […]

For the past two months- maybe even longer- I’ve used “plant” as my starting Wordle word. It’s not the best starting word. I could definitely pick something more efficient. More times than not I get no useful letters from it. But I’ve stuck with it. I’ve stayed faithful to plant. Then this morning I woke up, flipped through some text […]

I cried myself to sleep the other night. Which is neither surprising or a new occurrence. It was for a combination of reasons though. But it wasn’t just a quick sob and then I was done. It was a long, painful cry. It started out as sadness, but then it became a fight. Truthfully, I wasn’t being so nice to […]