Last night, my therapist said to me, “You’re surviving, but you’re not really living.” That struck me in a most impactful way. I’m 42 years old, at the half year mark. I’m going through a difficult separation and divorce process, I’m financially torpedoed (and might also have to pay more spousal support), I have a…
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Two Steps Forward, But Then…
They say time flies when you’re having fun, but time streaks at light speed when you’re having stress. I was making pretty good progress with my new rescue dog, Jake’s anxiety at being left by himself. By the first week of September, I was able to leave him for up to an hour by himself…
Girl, You’re Gonna Carry That Weight
I think it’s part of the human condition to make horrible decisions in traumatic times. For me, going through a divorce, I decided to rescue a dog. Oh, but not only rescue a dog, I rescued a dog who wasn’t housebroken, had heartworms, and wasn’t neutered. Oh, AND, come to find out, he has some…
It’s a Mess
I don’t think anything can prepare you for the emotional roller coaster that is divorce. Going through this currently, I’m humbled and amazed at how utterly flattened I feel emotionally most of the time. Thank the heavens for Kiss, who has been a very good girl through everything and has provided me that little bit…
The Story of How I Bought My Horse
A year ago, I was pretty miserable. Both my personal life and professional life weren’t going as I’d hoped they’d go and every day battered whatever was left of my flattened spirit. The one bright spot of my week was when I’d get to go spill my guts to my therapist and examine what was…
Starting Here
There was never a time in my life that I didn’t want to be known as a horse girl. Even when I hadn’t ridden in years, I still galloped over fields in my heart. I knew I’d get back to it eventually. I had to. Trying to define what being a horse girl is like…
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