Feel like I've slid 100 miles. Was back to angry and frustrated today--patience being an almost unknown quality. I'm struggling. A lot. Things why sideways again and again today, and I had nothing left in the tank and just... tantrummed. Multiple times. Again and again and again. 😕 I'm realizing I'm not who I hoped … Continue reading 2021-08-17 — Ugh

Didn't really do much in the way of work for my business today. Got up. Ate breakfast, and then helped Cory with his Suburban a little bit. He was having issues with the ignition lock cylinder, the seemingly ubiquitous problem with general motors vehicles.. so many of them seem to have key cylinder lock issues. … Continue reading 2021-08-16 — Goodbye Cory

It wasn't the number of cars fixed in a week. It wasn't the amount of money made in a day. It wasn't the number of days free from TV. No... it was ticks! My record for the largest number of ticks pulled off of me in a single day is, I believe, 53. Dwarfed. Shattered. … Continue reading 2021-08-15 — Shattered Record

After 5 a.m. I didn't plan this. 🙃 I thought I'd done well at saying no. I thought I'd gotten is pretty well taken care of to get home in time for dinner and whatnot, but nope. I forgot one of the jobs that we had to do, and then I said yes to a … Continue reading 2021-08-14 — Unplanned Madrugada

Today has been hell from start to finish. Maybe I shouldn't have chosen to work on Friday the 13th. 🙃 I'm at the gas station filling up before heading home, and Cory is at my house waiting for me. Ugh. Really really really really really rough day. I had this massive day lined up, with … Continue reading 2021-08-13 — Friday the 13th Hell

So my friend Cory told me yesterday that he was thinking about coming out for a visit. And then today he called to tell me he was on the road headed my way. 😁🥳😊 Wahoo!!! He's in Cheyenne, WY at the moment, so he'll probably get in sometime late tomorrow night, I would guess. Let's … Continue reading 2021-08-12 — Cory’s Coming!!!

Hola, peeps. 🙂 The day started hard again today. I didn't want to get up when my alarm went off. I found myself filled with discouragement and sadness. I just wanted to stay in bed, go back to sleep.... avoid the world. But... I had a full schedule, and people waiting on me, so that … Continue reading 2021-08-11 — Try For Two

Started off pretty rough today, really struggling, so I texted my Hill brother and asked if he could chat, and he made some time for me, for which I'm grateful. Somewhere around... noonish? we went to the deck that overhangs the creek and chatted. I told him what I'm struggling with, and we talked for … Continue reading 2021-08-10 — Hope and Withdrawals

I'm getting worse. Angrier, more resentful. I wish I could say that weren't the case, but day by day, I can feel myself... like a pressure cooker... 😕 Today was rough. It wasn't even that everything went sideways, though plenty certainly did. I just... I'm losing it. I'm not me anymore. Well... I guess I'm … Continue reading 2021-08-09 — Getting Worse

Sort of my new Sunday normal... So tired from killing myself all week that I just sleep most of the day. I'm exhausted. My body is just completely worn out. My mind and heart as well. Perhaps the one bright side is that it's only 7:58, and I'm writing my journal entry because my eyes … Continue reading 2021-08-08 — Heavy Eyelids