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. 

19 Week 14

I feel really well today. I wish I knew why.

I feel relaxed and happy and centered. I don’t feel depressed.

I had breakfast with friends and then went for a swim. Then we hung out at the house some w/ our friend then I worked on my photos.

The house is sort of clean.

I feel I’m making headway on what my overall approach is going to be w/ our parents in terms of my participation w/ the move and ongoing involvement. I had an absolutely horrible week coming off of other horrible events and weeks. I continue to make myself sick and then got extra sick w/ this reaction to Prozac making me more anxious.

I don’t have the energy to keep talking about this and fighting it and being angry and outraged. It is what it is and I can’t do much more about how things go. Most of the emotional and physical care mom gets once she moves will be from staff and her husband. I’ve done all I can do to make things more stable and achievable for her stability. I’m up against a wall w/ other people not seeing things how I see them. It’s going to be less desirable.

And I have to live w/ that and also live with the reality that I can’t handle all the tension and stress. I can’t be out there if my parents are going to be there. I can help out at the property. That’s about it. I’ll have to deal w/ contracts and such the next few weeks but no one seems to be making headway on all of that either from what I can tell. My step-sister didn’t get back to my brother regarding finances which continue to be a big mystery. It is what it is.

But I’ve learned a lot and I’m glad Jay wasn’t home to go through all this PTSD/drug reaction stuff w/ me as I melted down.

I feel I really need to remember what happened and how bad it was. I need to remember that I got through it and figured out how to help myself.

Yesterday I had moments of anxiety again and that was weird. It seemed like some breakthrough moments with leftover Prozac in my body.

It was a wonderful weekend to be with our friends. I’m glad they were here as I figured this stuff out and also listened as they talked about their families. It’s definitely a season of life. It also made me appreciate more again how my mother-in-law has handled things. So organized, honest, upfront, caring. Just amazing.

Tired

Self