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I would let the whole thing keep.
Oh it feels like coming home. I hadn’t posted in so long. And then my phone died and I’ve been borrowing a phone and none of my stuff is on it, including easy access to this site. Tonight my fingers … Continue reading
Strong as the oceans and I couldn’t explain why.
Every now and again I wish I didn’t have the memory I do. I wish I wasn’t so adept with numbers and dates. Wish old pictures weren’t so clear. Today marks ten years since that ridiculous night. Ten years since … Continue reading
The fire beneath my feet is burning bright.
A couple nights ago I shared with Chris my ribcage. Years ago (2014) I weighed much less and my ribcage was a great source of pride. I had worked hard for that weight loss. I had worked hard to overcome … Continue reading
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Tagged binge eating disorder, body dysmorphia, constructive behavior, Dave Hollis, destructive behavior, eating disorder recovery, growth mindset, healthy food relationship, keto, made for more, marriage, navigating the past, next90 challenge, Rachel Hollis, rachel martin, story time with Jill, stress, the universe, when there is finally a moment where feeling good doesn't feel bad, whole30, yoyo dieting
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Looking for my door key.
It suddenly just got really hard. Yesterday and today and the upcoming week and May have been on my radar, but I’ve been okay. I’ve navigated, knowing these are usually hard days for me, but it hasn’t been hard. It … Continue reading
It may be quite simple.
What a strange and hard and beautiful weekend. Friday was a long day after a long week. Saturday was me trying to learn to navigate in the face of all the everything….while also doing a 12 week goal challenge, maintaining … Continue reading
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Tagged al-anon, beautyhunting, Beth, communication, community, connection, cooking together, dogs, family, friends, Martin Sexton, navigating, navigating the past, quality time, relationships, tornadoes
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Why are you running away?
Part of my sponsee homework this week was to flesh out my higher power a bit more. Not necessarily to share with Beth, but to have a more tangible and articulated foundation for myself. Chris and I had this two … Continue reading
Tap on my window; knock on my door.
This hilarious thing happened. Where I was listening to the Rise Together podcast and Rachel and Dave were fucking geeking out about their enneagrams and I wanted in on it, despite having previously been vehemently (read: quietly) against taking the … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Dave Hollis, delicate flower, enneagram, faith, friends, heads up--this is a hard one but there is light in the next, I took note of the fierce, integrity, managing expectations, marriage, miscommunication, navigating the past, podcasts, progress, Rachel Hollis, Rise Together, suit up and show up, the only time I've been grateful you read the tags first, through not around, we get the thing when we're open to receive the thing, we store trauma in our bodies
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Twenty twenty twenty-four hours ago.
There is a chill today. And an itch. And a restlessness. Welcome to the hard days of fall. I do love fall–but the sunshine days. The cloudy, dreary days are heavier than I’m prepared for. I saw Brian yesterday. That … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, ghosts, navigating the past, where is my sunshine
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