PIPER SMALL IS A BLOGGER/WRITER BASED IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

SHE IS MOST INTERESTED IN TOPICS RELATED TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN MODERN LIFE, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, NATURE, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, DEPRESSION AND PTSD.

SHE TRIES TO DO ALL THIS WITH AS MUCH HUMOR AS POSSIBLE. 

Progress?

I wonder exactly what recovery is supposed to look like. 

I feel better, but not great, physically and mentally. I am spending time still looking at all our stuff and cleaning out a lot. Today I focused on books. 

I have books from book groups, from when I was a kid, from when I was a young adult. Books across the spectrum. 

El recently donated a bookcase full of books to the thrift store we support. It was what you saw walking down the hall and now it's empty. I was surprised that the first time I saw that, it brought tears. Another change, another milestone. 

But it made me think about my own books and that I need to keep cleaning and purging. They're a holdout for sure. 

I guess I made a little progress today. I didn't nap, and I continue to be determined to take small steps each day. 

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