Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.

One blog post at a time.

● Featured Article
  • Strangest Feelings

    I’ve come to a crossroads in my life. I’m nearing 45 years old and I’m an empty nester. My husband just recently quit smoking cigarettes – so, that’s happened. We’ve had improvements to our home including getting the electricity in our home updated, insulation in the basement, outer home lined…

  • I’ve been waiting to write this blog for a while. I’ve needed to take time to process my feelings about… well, everything. The end of September, I found out about my psychiatric test results. I have (Anxious) Avoidant Personality Disorder. According to my personal research, AvPD is not uncommon and…

● Latest Articles
  • Trauma and Trust

  • #twoyearstoFinland

    I suppose I should explain a few things. I thought I had my thought process together. Apparently I don’t. I’ll try to wrap things up.…

  • Rebounding from Trauma

    My experience with trauma is that it can take forever to get passed. If you can find a way to address it at all. I…

  • Social Struggles & Self Reflection

    It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been in therapy. I’ve done a number of cool things since the last time I blogged. I walked…