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. 

17 Week 22

This was a rough week to come back to after a long weekend with our kids. 

Business and staffing stress max me out quickly. I don't have any margin for it anymore, so I'm immediately in a danger zone. I'm making it through, but it feels like we're taking hits with significant collateral damage. I sense we're surrounded by people not wanting us to succeed. A betrayal. Cuts deep. 

On the personal front, therapy was helpful with EMDR and my support team specifically around college years living at home. I was able to more put into perspective that what was going on at home wasn't about me. I was stuck in the middle of it, but I could have done more had I had more support. As it was, I was the support. My EMDR resource team was there for me as I worked through those emotions in my timeline. 

Speaking of benches, picked up a new bench today for the most troublesome wall ever to decorate and got rid of the bookcase. 

Highlights:

- Making progress in therapy 

- Glow from time w/ the kids 

Next week:

- Survive work 

Lake Cle Elum, WA 

Lake Cle Elum, WA 

Week Ahead Bleh

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