Rebuilding house and life after a fire
This blog is a journal about a challenging time in my life due to a house fire, my son's depression, and beginning my empty nest stage of life. The fire at my house occured exactly 6 weeks before the first entry, and reliving it through writing is both difficult and helpful.The journal has caught up to real time now, but I do look back now and then to reflect and add perspective.Archives
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It’s not really the end … (103)
Last weekend I had a housewarming party. I’ve been in my new home for over 3 months now, and while there are still a few mini-projects to finish up, the house is basically unpacked, decorated, and settled. This party was … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Depression, Dogs, House Fire, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Son, Writing
Tagged AAA insurance, Bastrop fires, blogging, Buddy, burn unit, colleagues, contractor, daughter, dogs, empty nest, ER, fire, house fire, housewarming party, insurance, mental illness, my life, personal memoir, realtors, Rosie, smoke inhalation, son's depression, Specialty Restoration of Texas, writing
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To blog or not to blog? (100)
Have I really written 100 entries? This seems almost as incredible as reaching the one year anniversary of the fire. I began posting this blog about six weeks after the fire, but it soon caught up to real time. Friends … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Depression, House Fire, My Life, Personal Property
Tagged empty nest, family, fire, Judaism, my life, personal memoir, soccer, son's depression, travel adventures, writing
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Blogging – Six months and counting (84)
A little over six months ago I began writing a blog about my house fire and all its consequences. On top of that, my son had been suffering from depression and was living at home again after three semesters of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, House Fire
Tagged daughter, dogs, empty nest, family, fire, hospital, house, insurance, my life, personal memoir, son, son's depression, writing
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Lessons learned? (55)
Some people believe that everything happens for a reason. Others think every event is purely random and meaningless. I guess my own view is somewhere between the two extremes. I tend to analyze the cause and effect of situations, over-analyze … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Change, Colleagues, Daughter, Dogs, Friends, Insurance, My Life, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Rebuilding, Son, Spanish
Tagged Buddy, colleagues, comfort, daughter, ER, fire, gas leak, house, insurance, my life, personal memoir, reactions, Rosie, smoke inhalation, son
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You’re writing a what? (41)
That’s one of the reactions I get when I mention my blog. It’s kind of like a journal of everything I’m going through since my house fire, I say. Oh. Some are immediately interested and ask for the link. Others … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Friends, My Life, Personal Memoir, Son, Writing
Tagged family, house, my life, personal memoir, reactions, son, writing
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Fire bloggers (31)
We fire bloggers are few and far between, I’ve discovered. When I first began to write, I didn’t search for similar blogs, mostly because I had no time but also because I was so new to blogdom. I’m still learning … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family Crisis, House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir, Uncategorized
Tagged blogs, fire, house, insurance, my life, personal memoir
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Silver Linings (30)
“At least you’ll get some new furniture.” “Your house will be more marketable after renovating it.” “How lucky you have insurance to pay for a fresh start.” These are some of the reactions I got when people heard about my house … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Change, Colleagues, Daughter, Downscaling, Family, Friends, House, House Fire, House Sale, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Rebuilding, Shopping, Son, Stress, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged academic, colleagues, daughter, dissertation, ER, family, fire, hospital, house, Jewish, master's thesis, my life, personal memoir, silver lining, son, stress, writing
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Delayed Reactions (23)
Family, close friends, and colleagues heard about my house fire very quickly. Now that I’m writing a blog about my house fire and how it is affecting my life, I want readers. It’s still a bit scary to put my … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Colleagues, Facebook, Friends, House Fire, Jewish, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Relationships, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged California, facebook, fire, friends, Germany, Jewish, my life, personal memoir, reactions, teaching, Texas
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Blogging virgin (20)
The house fire and its consequences have taken over my life. It’s a rare day that I don’t have some task related to it. Friends and family want to know how it’s going with me, the kids, and the house, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Dogs, Family, Family Crisis, Hospital, House, House Fire, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Rescue Dogs, Son, Therapy, Writing
Tagged BAMC, blogging, Brooke Army Medical Center, burn unit, ER, family, fire, hospital, my life, personal memoir, rescue dogs, son, writing
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 