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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Deja vu (101)
The past week I had an eerie feeling of deja vu. My daughter Sarah was soon to return home for the summer, just as she had last year about this time, and she was returning to a unknown house and a … Continue reading
Posted in Daughter, Depression, Downscaling, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir
Tagged daughter, deja-vu, Downscaling, empty nest, family, fire, house, insurance, moving, my life, personal memoir, son, son's depression
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One Person’s Junk (97)
Unpacking one’s possessions is a process of discovery. Or rather, rediscovery. I’ve moved often enough in my life, packing and unpacking many of the same things, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Each time I pack, I weed out … Continue reading
Posted in Moving, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Personal Property
Tagged California, Downscaling, fire, Germany, Israel, Jewish, kibbutz Ketura, mementos, Mexico, moving, my life, objects as memories, personal memoir, Russia, Russian, tchochkes, Turkey
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The Relativity of Time (71)
The 5 ½ months since the fire seemed to go more slowly than any other time of my life, but the 5 ½ days before moving back into the house are moving at top speed. Every day I go by … Continue reading
Posted in Contractor, House, House Fire, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Rebuilding
Tagged contractor, dogs, house, house fire, moving, my life, personal memoir, rebuilding, remodeling
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A new year, a new beginning (64)
Jews welcomed a new year at sundown on Wednesday. Jewish holidays go from sundown to sundown (and there was night and there was morning) and are dated according to a lunar calendar, which is why the Jewish holidays land on … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, College, Daughter, Depression, Family, Holidays, House Fire, House Sale, Interior design, Jewish, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Uncategorized
Tagged college, comfort, daughter, empty nest, family, fire, furniture, house, insurance, Jewish holidays, money, my life, New Year, personal memoir, Rosh Hashanah, son, son's depression
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 