Trouble Sleeping

Laying in bed in the dark reading The Art of Non-Conformity with my love sleeping beside me. It’s been a whirlwind. Mere months ago we picked up and moved to Oregon just outside of Portland. It was a crazy idea but we desperately needed a big change. The trip here was harrowing. It feels like […]

Rainy Day & Me

It’s dark, gray, and rainy out today. I can’t tell you how much I love it. This kind of weather makes me think. I realize that the difficult two years of my life where I was mostly off my bipolar meds really took a toll on my family and especially me. I changed a lot […]

5 Ways To Be Self-sustainable This Spring

As we all know things are very crazy in the world at large. There’s a pandemic, war, poverty, crime, and so much more. There are rising prices and disruptions in the supply chain. If you’ve read my blog you know I’m a big proponent of Think Globally, Act Locally. I believe that the things you […]

Springtime in Oregon

Spring has begun nicely here in Oregon. It’s our first Spring here. It hasn’t snowed at all since we moved here but it rains a lot. I adore the rain. It is so green here with pink trees blowing the petals all over our complex, white spots of pollen on the sidewalks, and pretty green […]

Springtime and Blog Changes

Spring is a little early in Oregon. I’m used to snow being possible through May so I love that snow is less common here. There’s still a bit of coolness in the air but overall it’s very nice. I can’t wait until we can go to the beach. I haven’t been to a beach in […]

War and Peace

The war in the Ukraine is pretty disturbing and as always, I’m on the side of peace. When I was in my teens I was on the path to activism and protest but instead I partied and stagnated for 20 years and lost that drive. I’m finding it again, that part of myself. I do […]

Catch Up…

Oh my gosh, there is so much to tell you. My little family and I have moved from Colorado to Oregon with a 2 month pit stop in Texas to stay with Jason’s Mom. We are just outside of Portland in a nice 2 bedroom apartment in a lovely neighborhood. We are still finding our […]

New Year’s Eve

This New Year’s Eve is my little family’s first full day in Oregon. We’re ringing in 2022 (probably by sleeping) in a hotel room waiting on approval for an apartment. Too many bad vibes and bad memories where we used to live. We needed a fresh slate, new views, new opportunities. We’re excited. 2021 wasn’t […]

Catching Up

It’s the Fall Equinox and the family is just having a chill day. I smashed my phone by accident so it’s been nice to be somewhat less connected. I need to use Jason’s phone tomorrow to call family and text my Aunt who doesn’t have facebook. I do have my old iphone for most things. […]

Reinventing Yourself & My TV Story

Hey y’all! I’ve been going through a lot of changes lately and questioning where I’m going in life so let’s talk about reinventing oneself when the old life doesn’t work anymore. I went to school at the University of Colorado in Boulder about 100 years ago (it seems). I went to the art school and […]