(Image Credit: Lori Welbourne) "If we just sit and exist, and understand that, I think it will be helpful in a world that seems like a record that's going faster and faster, we're spinning off the edge of the universe." ~ Martin Scorsese Life is like a set of spinning plates. There's a plate for… Continue reading Life Is Like A Set Of Spinning Plates
(Image Credit: Rebeca Saray) So, I've had some stuff going on lately that's been distracting me from writing. I've started a bunch of posts but not been able to finish them because I've been too busy worrying about other things. I was refraining from writing about the other things because I was worried that wouldn't… Continue reading Impasse
I've just finished my first day of work since March, and I'm shaking like a leaf. It was okay though. Far more mundane, much less daunting, than I expected. It was only a four hour day. I'm doing a phased return, so I'm working four hour days for the rest of this week, then six… Continue reading Return to Work
(Image Credit) “When we feel weak, we drop our heads on the shoulders of others. Don't get mad when someone does that. Be honored. For that person trusted you enough to, even if subtly, ask you for help.” ~ Lori Goodwin 1. I'm not going to treat you any differently because you're sick, and you know… Continue reading 5 Things You Probably Shouldn’t Say to Someone With PTSD
"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop." ~ Bo Derek I named this blog Make-Up and Mirtazapine because it is brought to you by the combined effects of beauty products, the medication mirtazapine, and my shiny new iPad. In other words, I feel that my recovery has been fueled in… Continue reading Retail Therapy
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 