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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Two Years Out (104)
Has it really been two years since the fire? Just a couple of weeks ago I was thinking about how people get through bad events in their lives – it was the week of the Boston Marathon bomb and West, … Continue reading
Posted in House Fire, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddy, daughter, dogs, Downscaling, empty nest, family, fire, moving, my life, neighbors, personal memoir, Rosie, son
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My new blog
I have finally begun to write my third blog: My Life in the Middle Lane: Observations of a Single Empty-Nester http://shoshwrites2.wordpress.com Check it out! I look forward to your comments.
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Launching new blog
I mentioned in my ‘final’ post that I planned to begin two new blogs. I’ve just posted the first chapter of my new soccer blog, “From Soccer Mom to Soccer Fan.” http://shoshwrites3.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/from-soccer-mom-to-soccer-fan-1/ Even if you are a not soccer or sports … Continue reading
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One Year Anniversary (99)
As I write this chapter, it is exactly one year since I got the call from my neighbor, while I was getting off the airplane, telling me there was a fire at my house and my son was on the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Depression, Family Crisis, House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir, Son, Stress, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged BAMC, Bastrop fires, Brooke Army Medical Center, change, daughter, dogs, empty nest, father's death, fire, fire anniversary, house, immigration laws, insurance, miscarriage, my life, personal memoir, post-trauma stress, reactions, smoke inhalation, son, son's depression
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Unfinished Business (82)
I’ve been back in my home for about 6 weeks now and it’s finally starting to feel normal. Memory of the rental experience is starting to fade. I haven’t made any more false turns towards the rental house when driving … Continue reading
Posted in Change, College, House Fire, Moving, My Life, Personal Memoir, Post-Trauma Stress, Son, Uncategorized
Tagged fire, fireplace, house, moving, my life, panic attack, personal memoir, son
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Settling in (75)
I’ve been home a week now and am starting to get used to the house again. True, it is almost entirely new and different inside, but the layout, light switches, windows, and most importantly, the feeling are all the same. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Friends, Germany, House Fire, Moving, My Life, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged clothing, Downscaling, empty nest, fire, Germany, house, kitchen, moving, my life, personal memoir, smoke damage
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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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