Category: Journal

12.06.25 Hi Mom, kidding, I know there are a few other people who will read this. Switching posting from daily to weekly has been an adjustment. Not writing here every day felt off at first, like I’d forgotten to do something important, but the space has been good for me. The daily check-ins had started… Read more

11.28.25 It’s fucking crazy to sit here and realize that this time last year I was in inpatient treatment, trying to figure out how the hell I was going to stay sober once they handed me back my life in a week. I walked in so broken and fragile it’s a miracle I didn’t snap… Read more

11.27.25 A sweet friend shared this as a memory that popped up earlier this week. I wrote it back in 2014. May your hearts be warm and your bellies be full. Be grateful and not just thankful, everything can change in a moment. The young grow old and the old pass on, only to be… Read more

11.26.25 I survived the longest short week of the year without any casualties. My patience was thin like a melting sheet of ice, but it never cracked. Small miracles, right? And somehow, in the chaos, I woke up excited to make a homemade German chocolate cake for a good friend celebrating 40 years of sobriety.… Read more