Monthly Archives: May 2014

Toes

Posted on May 28, 2014 by LivingWithLou

I’m trying to side step all my vacation triggers this week. Last year I was still a newbie to triggers, and it was a struggle…every single minute of every single day to just get through the day. I’ve gotten better, … Continue reading →

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Just Breathe

Posted on May 28, 2014 by LivingWithLou

I’m writing beside the ocean this morning. The breeze is ruffling my hair as I sit on the deck and breathe, yes breathe, it’s what I concentrate on doing. I used to do it naturally, it came to me without … Continue reading →

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Holiday Road

Posted on May 25, 2014 by LivingWithLou

I’m getting ready to go on vacation. It’s a whole mess of triggers in its self, but I refuse not to go…I love the beach. I’m not going to talk about the triggers today, I’m dealing with the lingering whispers … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Posted on May 19, 2014 by LivingWithLou

This wasn’t the life I planned. I didn’t ask for this life, and I didn’t want it…I don’t want it. My Life? The one I had planned? It was a simple one, no bells and whistles, no dreams of fame … Continue reading →

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Simple Man

Posted on May 16, 2014 by LivingWithLou

My oldest son turns twenty today. I was the same age as him when I had him. I thought I was grown up but now looking back I realize I was just a baby. Everything I learned about being a … Continue reading →

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The Thunder Rolls

Posted on May 16, 2014 by LivingWithLou

I’ve been writing a lot and not posting them, or only half way finishing them. Some of it has to do with my ‘darling’ Lou, she is home all day with me and bossy and VERY BUSY. If you are … Continue reading →

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I Do But I Don’t

Posted on May 13, 2014 by LivingWithLou

My husband teased me yesterday and I laughed. He started the teasing and I started poking and teasing him back. He dodged my fingers and grabbed me pulling me into him laughing. I was still giggling as he hugged me … Continue reading →

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Shaft

Posted on May 9, 2014 by LivingWithLou

Today I will go watch my oldest son graduate again. It is a day full of triggers that I was dreading…moving him out of the dorms I moved him into two years ago. I took a shit ton of pictures … Continue reading →

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She Bangs

Posted on May 9, 2014 by LivingWithLou

I went for a haircut/color today, it’s kind of like therapy for me. I’ve known my hairstylist for 18 years, and somewhere along the way she became a friend. We watched each other grow-up and have seen the others ups … Continue reading →

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Don’t Know What You Got

Posted on May 8, 2014 by LivingWithLou

My good days scare my husband, which makes me sad. After 17 months he expects my bad days and he has learned how to prepare himself for them. He can feel them coming and it’s almost a relief for him … Continue reading →

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