Yesterday Eric and I went shark cage diving. We are in Hawaii – he is here on business, I’m here just because he is here and I can be. We had yesterday to basically spend the day together and had decided months ago to spend it with sharks. Truthfully, we are celebrating our 20th weddingRead more
Four years ago this week I planned to kill myself. The plan was to drive out into the country on a back road so my children wouldn’t have to find me, take two bottles of prescribed sleeping pills and quietly drift away from this world. I didn’t want to be in pain anymore – didn’tRead more
Bi-polar Disorder is a mental illness that is characterized by major mood swings. That part is general knowledge and some people use it as a joke. “Bi-polar much?” But in our house, it is an all too real fact of life. Paix was diagnosed as bi-polar with psychotic episodes just over two years ago. Bi-polarRead more
I have only been arrested once in my entire life. Trust me – it probably should have happened a lot more, but I had an innocent face and was never caught. When O’Doul’s first came out, it was strongly advertised as a non-alcoholic beer. At the time of my arrest, I was not drinking. IRead more
Fun fact – as of right now, Ry is an 18-year-old who acts like a toddler and is built like a kid in junior high. To know him is to love him. He has one of the happiest temperaments you can find. His laugh can be contagious. He rarely cries or throws a fit –Read more
Paix and I were just talking about how the bad thoughts can stop you cold. How they tell you that you can’t beat your mental illness so what’s the point of even trying. I went years without being medicated – YEARS!! I was in my 40s before I began taking medication for my depression. HowRead more
Hate to start this blog on such a serious note but things will get better. They always do. We have just been through one of the worst hurricanes to hit North Carolina in decades – Hurricane Florence. We were blessed enough to make it through relatively unscathed. Just a few small branches and power outagesRead more