Category: Personal

  • I Want to Break Free

    Chris and I are iced in, but not at the same place. I don’t like that. At all. My anxiety and depression are through the roof and I had to promise him I would make it through the time we’re apart. So I’m with my parents. Dad’s okay. (Who could have ever anticipated that I’d…

  • All the Best People Have Bad Chests

    All the Best People Have Bad Chests

    I have pneumonia. It all started Christmas Day. I had an itchy throat and post nasal drip; so did Chris and my stepchild. They seemed to be better by the 27th, but I was getting worse. I barely controlled my coughing and asthma while watching the Aquaman sequel. I got Mucinex the next day and…

  • Protected: Disabled Families Need Not Ask For Assistance

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  • Wants and Needs

    Someone from church contacted me tonight to ask how I was and if there was anything I needed. So I told her that my husband and I need a bed because our bed is now the bed my stepchild sleeps in, while we sleep separately because of space issues. I don’t foresee her actually looking…

  • Holiday Wishes 2023

    You may be familiar with the LiveJournal holiday meme community “Holiday Wishes”. I’ve participated in it for years. This is my list for this year. 1. Because of my stepchild moving in with us, I’d like to give them presents in that help them decorate their new room and have more clothes (size Large) that…

  • Same Name, Different Host

    So I left DreamHost a month or so ago. They decided to charge around $150/month, which I couldn’t have afforded at any point, but I especially can’t afford now that my Social Security benefits are wonky. (Basically, marriage equality is not a thing that disabled people have.) Instead of around $1000 a month in benefits,…