The biggest fear, initially.

After my last relationship ended due to my health complications, I was rather hard-pressed to enter another relationship. Especially on that level. There was always something special about Oz though, which drove me to voraciously pursue him. I had one big fear though, which I happened to revisit tonight. That great fear stemmed from the … Continue reading →

No effort without mistakes…

Hello. My name is El. It’s been almost a year since I’ve had a pain-free day. And I can’t do this anymore. That’s how I imagine an AA-like group for people with chronic pain conditions would start. For me, this can be a whole range of things. It’s my relationship with Oz. It’s waking up in … Continue reading →

The failed adventures of puzzles

This have been complicated recently. Actually, this has been a banner year for me.  It was the first not-dismal New Year’s eve/day in a decade…which has turned into a mostly dismal year.  Hopefully March will turn it around. (It can totally do that right? March can march right out of anything…I hope.) If we were … Continue reading →