I have received some PM's and emails from some of you since I've kind of been a bit AWOL lately. Things have been a bit stressful in my world. I have suffered from depression for most of my adult life. I've managed it very well, am in therapy on an ongoing basis and for the past year and a half managed to be drug free. Unfortunately, along with depression comes a host of other issues, one of which involves problems with intimacy. Sorry if that's TMI...I'm a pretty open person so it doesn't bother me to admit this.
Anyway...my husband, who is an absolutely wonderful man, is now struggling with this after almost 17 years of putting up with me and so we've hit some rocky roads. We are working things out and I'm sure it will all be fine as we are very committed to our life together, and to our son, but it certainly has not been easy. I have been forced to go back on medication, which does not help the situation, and we are heading into couples counseling as soon as we can get something set up. It's ridiculous to me how expensive therapy is and even when you can afford to pay for it, the wait times are astronomical! But it took us almost 17 years for us to get into this mess, it's not going to get fixed overnight. Right now I'm operating one day at a time, one foot in front of the other.
Anyway, as a result of all this, crafting and being creative has kind of been put on the back burner and I have even packed up my sewing station...so I don't have a lot to post about really.
I'm going away tomorrow for a week to visit my sister in Halifax. I think the break will do us both good. Wish me luck though..the east coast is getting hammered by bad weather tonight. I may be spending my Friday night stuck at the airport waiting for a new flight! 
I do try and check in here as much as I am able to try keep caught up on everyone....but not as much as I should and I do apologize. I do miss you all and hope to get back to posting more often in the future. Hoping you all are well and sending lost of big (((((HUGS))))) to those who need them.
Anyway...my husband, who is an absolutely wonderful man, is now struggling with this after almost 17 years of putting up with me and so we've hit some rocky roads. We are working things out and I'm sure it will all be fine as we are very committed to our life together, and to our son, but it certainly has not been easy. I have been forced to go back on medication, which does not help the situation, and we are heading into couples counseling as soon as we can get something set up. It's ridiculous to me how expensive therapy is and even when you can afford to pay for it, the wait times are astronomical! But it took us almost 17 years for us to get into this mess, it's not going to get fixed overnight. Right now I'm operating one day at a time, one foot in front of the other.
Anyway, as a result of all this, crafting and being creative has kind of been put on the back burner and I have even packed up my sewing station...so I don't have a lot to post about really.
I'm going away tomorrow for a week to visit my sister in Halifax. I think the break will do us both good. Wish me luck though..the east coast is getting hammered by bad weather tonight. I may be spending my Friday night stuck at the airport waiting for a new flight! I do try and check in here as much as I am able to try keep caught up on everyone....but not as much as I should and I do apologize. I do miss you all and hope to get back to posting more often in the future. Hoping you all are well and sending lost of big (((((HUGS))))) to those who need them.
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