I think maybe we are all recovering from the moment we are born. From the moment we are pushed from that warm, all enveloping, safe space out into this cold, hard world, we are recovering. Finding our way. Forging our path. And the thing is, recovery never stops. Hopefully. We are all in recovery from …
Thrift Store Earrings of Hope
Years ago I was SURE that I didn't want kids. NEVER. NEVER EVER EVER.* I didn't have a motherly instinct. I certainly didn't want to bring another life into the world that I could screw up. I was also in a series of relationships that made me question everything about myself and wonder why …
Can People Really Change?
People often say some sort of, "I can't imagine you like that" comment to me when they learn about my past. When they learn that I was a down and out, mean, hurt, terrified, awful drunk. And even after I wasn't, I was bitter and hard-hearted for a period of time. I think that time …
Too Sober For This 