In February I felt that maybe I'd be out of the shelter by the end of the month. (But that was false)I planned that I would spend March...

Today I was thinking about that question. A few days ago I was asked when the exhaustion started. When I first felt it.

Warning: this is a really raw post. Read at your own risk...

It was just such a straight out-of-the-blue question that even if something was or had happened that I remembered, I don't think I'd have

See the little girl? She's very young. Maybe 2 or 3 years old. She feels so bewildered and alone. The people who should be nurturing her...

And it reminds that 16 year old part of me of how it used to be at that age. Yes, my parents owned the property but I had no space to...

The other day I realized that I have figured out what my dream kitchen and living room would look like to some degree but I've never really thought about my bedroom. I took some time to think about it and to ponder how I'd like for it to be. I remembered the pictures I created with AI, my favorite one which you can see below...

Last week someone sent me these words when I needed to hear them because I have been feeling so pressured to "fit in a box" (which...

Tonight I decided that I want to make tomato soup and a toasted cheese sandwich for supper. I left the room to go to my locker in the laundry room to get some tea bags. I heard my name and assumed my sandwich was about to burn and tried to push my tired body to go a little faster. When I reentered the kitchen the lady said she had removed the pan with my sandwich off the burner because she thought that it was burning.

This past weekend was horrible. I had things I wanted to do but I didn't get any of it done... Friday I went to work and took a picture...

Edit: I had taken this down because I was unsure whether I really should post it but decided to repost it in its rawness...

*AI generated photo Now I'm going to start dreaming for Christmas...what my dream Christmas would look like...the colors would be blue,...

Yesterday when I clocked in at work there was a sign that mentioned employees getting a turkey to take home apparently. At this point I...

Jesus, can I come home? I'm so tired. I just want to be free. Free from it all... And I want a hug. A big one. A long one. A comforting one.

Wow, did I ever have some fun! I thought I'd make a blog post to share the things that were created for me. Some of the pictures were so bea

Implicit memories and flashbacks are no respecter of present situations or whether you feel safe or not...They are like demanding teasers sa

I'm struggling to clear the mud out of my eyes so I can try to see clearly enough to figure out what the next thing is to do. I'm trying to

Something that's been on my mind lately is Christmas...its been several years since I spent any holidays with my family...next month it...

*If you would like a print of this piece it is available for sale on my website under the Painful Paintings tab... (I wrote this piece a...

(Very sarcastically) If you decide to make a new start in your life make sure that everything you take with you fits in your car that way...