When I haven't written in my blog for a while, I get preemptively overwhelmed at the thought of trying to "catch up" writing down all of my experiences. What I forget is that I don't have to write everything in my blog - I don't even have to write the highlights. I can just pick up wherever it is that I am and start writing again.

So here goes. At the behest of my sponsor, I've begun writing my life story. Harder than one might think, especially having grown up in an alcoholic family. There are so many things that I don't remember and even more that I'd rather not. But overall, it's been really healing to not only revisit my life, but to actully write it all down.

I'm only up to high school so far but already I've gotten some great insight into why I am who I am today. I've been tring to get to meetings as well, to help me get perspective. It's amazing how feeling small can make everything feel better. Humility is a beautiful, powerful thing.

So what else - school is going well. I still can't stand my professor and my classmates aren't the warmest bunch of people in the whole world but I'm hanging in there. My grades are good and I'm loving being able to make people feel better on the massage table.

Work is work. Nothing extraordinary or terrible about it. I'm grateful for that; boring is good.

The house is coming together! We've been working really, really hard to make some improvements. We've also started collecting antique instruments as wall hangings. Love it!! I'm going to add some pictures to the blog to show our progress. :)

So that' s my update for now.

One more note: for those that may read this and be going through a tough time personally, know that this, too, shall pass.

"Be not afraid,
for crstal rain falls from black clouds."

-Persian saying