Author Archives: Skye

I went to NB to visit my kids and grand-kids back in September and, for the most part, it was a hard visit. First was my oldest daughter. All was well with her, she’s looking forward to becoming a full time teacher. It was a brief visit over pizza but we had a longer visitContinue reading “My NB Visit This Year”

I’ve almost doubled in size over the last four or five years and I am very unhappy with the way I look and feel. My waist was about fifty inches and I weighed in at a whopping two hundred and thirty-eight pounds, which is too much for my five foot three inch frame. I’ve alwaysContinue reading “O-O-O-Ozempic”

I finally got a date for my bladder sling surgery and it’s coming up fast, less than two weeks. It’s hard to describe how I feel. I’m looking forward to staying dry, no accidents, and I’m afraid the surgery won’t work. This is my second time around, the first time the sling moved out ofContinue reading “Finally! A Date!”

While I was visiting close family friends I found out that my parents had a 60th wedding anniversary party last year. I was obviously not invited or even informed of the celebration. I pretty much cut my siblings out of my life, it’s not like they were even in it to begin with. I blockedContinue reading “Just Wow!”

Being mindful of my own vulnerabilities is no easy task, but for the sake of my mental health I work on it constantly. Before letting my emotions run wild and unchecked I find it helpful to take stock of where I might be vulnerable to having an outburst. Did I take my meds, get enoughContinue reading “Mindful Of My Vulnerabilities”

There are few times I ever allow anything to live in my head, and this is one of those few times, and I’ve let it happen for days. Writing about it is a way for me to cope, you know, get it all out. I dated a couple a few years back and after theContinue reading “Sensitive To My Mental State, Huh?”