The small steps towards the big dream
I would love to be your inspiration, your motivation, that voice that tells you to live big. The truth is that some days I struggle to be my own. I…
What would happen if I told you my desires?
It was 2014. It was my birthday. I sat there alone, crying. We went out for a family dinner the prior weekend to celebrate and it was great. I loved…
The great garden renovation: how I got started
You may have read some of this already as I have written some of it already. But with the ups and downs of life, I never finished writing it. I…
The long journey to happiness
Today I'm feeling pretty optimistic. I have learned a lot about mental health over these past couple of years. I have learned there is no one size fits all cause,…
Surviving Huntington’s disease – being gene negative
This is normal. I am normal and I am not alone. WE are not alone. What we are feeling or going through, someone else is too. Your family is effed…
Getting real about Huntington’s Disease
I worried a bit about sharing such a dark post yesterday. About bringing the people around me down and spreading sadness. About reminding them of their losses. Of course these…
The messy stuff is the hardest to share
The messy stuff is the hardest to share. It is so much easier to say "look everyone, I hung my bike from the ceiling!", "look at me, I renovated my…
Spinning out of control
I hate working when my mind is out of control. My head is spinning right now. I can't focus. I can't remember from one minute to the next what I…
The Relapse
I feel like such a fricken loser. I know I am supposed to be nice to myself, but some days I just cannot. Today, I want to disappear somewhere. Into…