My how time does fly…

I’m shocked to see that it has been six months since my last post.  I just haven’t been in a very good space for blogging or for anything else until recently.  So, I’m back.  At least for now.  But how do I get started again…pick up where I left off…or start afresh? 

The last time I visited this bloggy, I was preparing to evict my son and move to a smaller apartment.  I did all that and it was traumatic.  I lost many nights sleep.  It appears, however, that tough love saved the day and after many months of drinking and living on the streets and losing his vehicle to loan sharks, my son is currently working, not drinking, living at a shelter that will kick him out if he comes in drunk, attending AA meetings, and seeking mental health treatment.  He finally realized that he had been self-medicating with alcohol and street drugs.  Me?  I’m holding my breath and praying he stays on the right track.  He had to find the track himself.  I couldn’t find it for him.

I’m doing better too.  For months after I moved I was stuck in a routine of sleeping during every moment that I was not either working or eating—exhausted, depressed, miserable.  Now, after learning during my yearly physical that both my thyroid and Vitamin D levels were way low and taking supplements of both, I have come alive.  Work is not drudgery.  My house is clean.  My laundry is done.  I actually go to the grocery store by myself and of my own accord occasionally.  Anyone who knows me well, knows that this is a miracle.  A miracle of modern medicine, yes, but nonetheless, a miracle.

Another sign that I’m doing better…I got a speeding ticket on the way to a friend’s house a few weeks ago.  How is that a sign of wellness?  I’ll tell you.  If I hadn’t been feeling well, I would never have made a date to get together with a friend.  I would have stayed home and slept.  So speeding equals wellness in this instance.  I even attended online traffic school and passed the test, something I couldn’t have done just a month ago.

Things are pretty sweet right now.  Can’t complain.

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