This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. It was a fight to end the abuse. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For Part 2: For Better or For Worse For Part 3: Moving and More For Part…
This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. During my pregnancy with my 4th, we attempted a reconciliation. But my pregnancy with my 5th child was the beginning of the end. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For…
This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. In this chapter, I learn about infidelity and set boundaries. But sometimes things change… For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For Part 2: For Better or For Worse For Part 3: Moving and More For Part 4: Going Downhill…
This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. In this chapter is the first time police got involved. For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For Part 2: For Better or Worse.. For Part 3: Moving and More Continued..…
This is Part 3 of my story of my marriage to an abuser. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For part 1: Back to the Beginning For part 2: For Better or for Worse Continued: Over the month of January, we had some heart-to-heart talks. I told…
For part 1: Back to the Beginning Continue on for part two of my story: I wondered many times if I should leave. I thought about where I would go, what I would take if I did leave, and how I would get there, without a vehicle, without money. And…
During my first separation in 2010, I began journalling my marriage to an abuser, and then how I left. I am reposting those journal posts — unedited, except to correct grammar and spelling, and without images. These are raw and unfiltered. They are simply a description of what happened, from…
It really never ends. Meal planning doesn’t end when you’ve figured out what’s for dinner. It doesn’t end when you’ve made your lists and actually bought the groceries, either. Now that the food, in its raw forms, is in your home, you actually have to do the preparation. Simplify the…
Is meal planning too much work? Meal planning seems like such a chore, doesn’t it? It’s so involved. You have to think of the meals and get creative, dig out the recipes, and then make a shopping list. Then you have to actually do the shopping — and when you…
Practically painless meal planning! Despite all my posts on planning ahead, it isn’t my favorite thing to do. Meal planning seems to be a never-ending chore. That’s why my meal plan process is made to be so quick and easy, it’s practically painless! Once you have your Master List, the…
