I’m Not Dead….

I genuinely hate that I’m making another one of these posts.  Essentially since Covid my ability to maintain any sort of consistency with social networking, both on here and on any social media, has been total shit.  I have not posted here since December 2023, and 2023 only had two posts TOTAL!  When I quit posting here, I effectively quit posting on social media, left many of the social media groups I was a part of, and resigned from several volunteer positions. I still can't guarantee that I'm back for good, but I do hope to be more active than I have been...which really doesn't take much.

Let’s do some highlights of the past couple of years.  My prior post covers up to June 2023, so what’s happened since then?

July 2023

• My daughter turned 6

• Visits to Lauritzen Garden, Omaha Zoo

• Lots of soccer

• Tried cupping along with my acupuncture treatment

• Family vacation to Portland, OR

August 2023

• My grandmother passed away

• Kids started school

• Lots of gardening

September 2023

• Gardening…that’s about it

October 2023

• Work trip to Philadelphia

• Bluey Live with my daughter

• Pumpkin Patch visits

• Lots of dress up (I was Nadja from What We Do in the Shadows)

November 2023

• Illuminarium visit

• My birthday

• Created an Ancestor altar space in my kitchen

December 2023

• Photo shoot with my daughter at local plant shop

• Holiday celebrations

• My son starts Welding for fun

2024

January 2024

• Haircuts

• Dental appointments

February 2024

• Brunch dates with my daughter

• Music programs

March 2024

• Illuminarium visit

• Son turns 15

• Work trip to Connecticut

• Day trip to Salem, MA (even solo it was so cool)

• Trip to Rhode Island beaches

• Children’s museum

April 2024

• More soccer

• Solar eclipse

• Houseplants

• A whole set of baby Squirrels appeared in our trees

• Beltane ritual at Next Millenium

May 2024

• Funeral for friend’s son & visit with my high school best friend.

• Field Day

• And yes, more soccer

• My niece’s preschool graduation

June 2024

·         Trip back to home for mom’s 60th birthday.

·         Pride with Free Mom’s Hug

·         Pool time

·         Midsummer at Next Millenium

July 2024

·         Began building my Spiritual Shack

·         My daughter turns 7

·         Pride parade – met Adore Delano

·         AJR concert with my son

·         Lost power after massive storm for 4 days.

·         Lycan, our beloved malamute gets very sick

August 2024

• Lycan passes away

• Storm cleanup

• Kids start school

• Finished Invisalign journey

• Attended political rallies with friends

September 2024

• And again, soccer

• Athena tattoo

• Mabon with Next Millenium

October 2024

·         Work trip to Indiana

·         Yep…soccer

·         Pumpkin patch visits

·         Costume creation (this year I made my own Earth Spirit costume including head piece & staff)

November 2024

·         Hair cuts

·         Plant shops

·         Samhain at Next Millenium

·         Election depression

·         Created inclusion statement for my social media & website

·         Birthday at the spa including full body mud mask, Salt room meditation, and massage

·         My 40^th birthday

·         Art museum visit

·         Soccer

·         Movie nights with friends

December 2024

·         My daughter started Kempo classes

·         Bad movie nights with my son

·         Holiday celebrations

·         Illuminarium visit

2025

January 2025

·         Music concerts

·         Soccer (indoor)

·         Oddities & Curiosities show

February 2025

·         Museum visits

·         Lego store & crystal shops

March 2025

·         My son turns 16

·         Zoo trips

·         Lunar eclipse

·         Decorating my Spiritual Shack

·         Spring Equinox with Next Millenium

April 2025

·         Birthday parties (I wore a swim suit in public for one!)

·         Daughter Yellow belt

·         Family trip to Washington DC

·         Baltimore Aquarium

May 2025

·         Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum

·         DC sight seeing

·         Partner graduates with Doctoral degree

·         Medieval times

·         Beltane with Next Millenium

·         Renn Faire

·         Pool and Zoo visits with family

·         Rescued bunnies

June 2025

·         Quality time with friends

·         Gardening

July 2025

·         Adopted a dog – Rapture

·         Daughter turns 8

·         Quality time with friends

And that brings us to now. August has just started which brings the start of school.  We don’t have much more planned right now but I’m sure there are adventures ahead, and hopefully I can share some thoughts along the way. If you're still here, thank you for being a part of my journey as I wander through life and try to find my spiritual path forward. I appreciate you.