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I Lost It Yesterday Over a Trash Can
Yesterday, I finally hit the emotional wall I’ve apparently been sprinting toward for months. What started with dogs getting into the trash turned into rage, ugly crying in the car, wandering town looking for somewhere to escape, and the realization that caregiving stress and emotional exhaustion don’t always show up as sadness. Sometimes they show… Read more
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Spilling the Caregiver Tea Room
Nobody prepares you for the emotional whiplash of caregiving — the repeated stories, imagined arguments, silent resentment, constant vigilance, and the strange grief of watching someone slowly become someone else. This is what life has looked like lately as we navigate the possibility of dementia under one roof. Read more
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One Long Line at at Time
I mowed the grass yesterday. One long line at a time. No circles. No squares. Just lines. A thing I can control in my life. Or at least that’s how it feels these days. Read more
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This is My Life Now
I took a trip to Ohio last week to help my daughter with some house chores. Well, Will really was the one helping. He was on a ladder doing some exterior painting. I was actually super tired and pretty useless. Getting away from our “new life” helping take care of Will’s mom and her house… Read more
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Is it Burnout or am I Disappearing Again?
Yesterday was a super good day. My sister and my mom came over and had lunch with Will’s mom (Martha) and I. Martha has a really nice house that she and her husband built in 2001 when they (she) decided she was tired of moving and even if Bill (her husband) had to travel for… Read more
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Once Upon a Time in ’94
I filed for divorce today. I thought I would be happier about it, but it’s kind of sad. Like a small little death that I knew was coming but didn’t actually think it would ever get here. I got married in 1994. I was barely an adult and he was even younger. We were stupid… Read more
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