Christmas Eve, interrupted…but only briefly

Today I'm feeling sad.  'Tis the season, I guess.  I had one of those ugly, tears-and-snot filled meltdowns this morning.  I'm happy that I made it all the way until Christmas Eve to do it this year, but I was really hoping to avoid it completely.  I miss my daughter terribly, and, actually, I even …

Healthy Habit #12 – A month of finding joy

My last Healthy Habit of the year is finding joy.  I've become relatively good at finding and expressing gratitude, but joy is a whole other story.  It isn't to say that I don't experience joy often, I do, but I also feel like recognizing joy in the ordinary, or even in the not-so-great times, is …

Gratitude – July 4

  Today I feel happy, and thankful.  If you read my blog regularly, then you know that holidays are often difficult for me because I don't have any contact with my family, including my daughter  (if you are new to Sober Grace, you can read about it here and here).  Today being the 4th of July, there was …

The Day After

Well, I made it through Christmas.  It has been a crazy month, with lots of ups and downs.  I haven't written for a while, partly because it's been a busy month, partly because I haven't felt like it.  In the weeks leading up to Christmas, I suffered through some days of depression and self-pity.  As …