I have been living in PNW forests for 2 months as a camp host. Under the trees, it is difficult to tell exactly when it gets dark. The light just slowly fades at the end of the day. Now that I am back in Sequim in an open clearing I am shocked! The sun is…
Well, I have been thinking about another Alaska post but something else has interrupted those plans. I have never written about my stepmother but, I had one and she had a huge, mostly negative, impact on my life. She died recently, and, if there was ever anyone to write about, it would be Bev. …
October was such a tough month for me emotionally! All the old stuff inside that needed to come out welled up and exploded, like a volcano! I thought I had dealt with my issues long ago, but surprise! More stuff lurks there. The experience tells me that long-forgotten issues have many facets and precipitating life…
Not long before my mom died she said, ” You sure have a different lifestyle.” That was not a compliment. She never understood my wanderlust, and, when wandering became a full time way of life almost 3 years ago, she was aghast. She never said that outright, but she took swipes whenever she could. It…
I did it! I was on my way to Dungeness Bay to meet up with a gal from the Kayak Club, and she texted that she could not make it. It was a chilly but sunny morning so I decided to go anyway. No sense waiting any longer. I did my homework, waited for good…
I bookmarked on my computer the marine wind/weather forecasts and tide chart sites. I especially like this NOAA site because it gives me lots of visuals. Yesterday, before going kayaking, I checked the forecasts and wow! I found small craft warnings in effect for the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the long stretch of water that…
I took the Greyhound back to Spokane so I could pick up my car, which was waiting at my son’s house. But first, I needed to arrange for Tango’s care while I was gone. When I asked about dog sitters in the area, I learned that the camp hosts here will watch the dogs, for…
The organization, Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) has been around for several decades now. I heard about them when the organization gathered momentum, maybe 25 years ago. I never got involved; I guess I was not ready back then. One of the most shocking things a new person on the ACA journey discovers is the Laundry…
Vulnerable, Merriam Webster adjective 1: capable of being physically or emotionally wounded 2: open to attack or damage : Assailable, vulnerable to criticism Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, helpless, susceptible, undefended, unguarded Opposites: guarded, invulnerable, protected, resistant, shielded Researcher Brene Brown and her talk called the “Power of Vulnerability” has helped me feel okay about the vulnerability…
I sometimes feel too vulnerable around being so transparent on my blog. But, I have to write about this journey! Writing is what I do to make sense of the world. It is an internal force that pushes relentlessly, and there is no trying to hold back that inner need to write. Publically? Maybe it is…