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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Happy Birthday (79)
Birthdays can be difficult, even depressing for some people, but I’ve always enjoyed mine. Better than the alternative, right? It’s also a good excuse to spoil myself for a week or so. If I see a book or a purse … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, House, Moving, My Life, Personal Memoir, Work Life
Tagged birthday, colleagues, daughter, empty nest, house, moving, my life, personal memoir, son, work life
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And the beat goes on (61)
This weekend I went to the Austin City Limits music festival for the first time. Getting tickets is no easy task. You have to register with their website many months in advance and if you’re really lucky, you’ll get picked … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Change, Money Issues, My Life, Personal Memoir
Tagged ACL, Austin City Limits, colleagues, money, music, music festival, my life, personal memoir, Stevie Wonder
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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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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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Traveling again (24)
I’m about to leave on another business trip and I’m feeling anxious. It’s been about six weeks since I returned from the last trip and got that call from my neighbor David about the fire in the house and my son on … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Colleagues, Contractor, Daughter, Depression, Dogs, Family, House, House Fire, Insurance, My Life, Personal Memoir, Personal Property, Post-Trauma Stress, Relationships, Son, Stress, Temporary Accommodations, Travel, Uncategorized, Work Life
Tagged colleagues, contractor, daughter, ER, family, fire, house, insurance, my life, neighbors, personal memoir, son, son's depression, work life
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Bitch (21)
Grumpy. Cranky. Out-of-sorts. Bitch. That’s how I feel these days and probably how other people think of me, at least some of the time. There’s nothing like dealing with incompetence to make me spin into bitch mode. Pre-fire, I tried to practice … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Colleagues, Contractor, Depression, Dogs, Family, House, House Fire, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Relationships, Rescue Dogs, Son, Stress, Technology, Therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddy, cable TV, colleagues, computer, family, iPhone, my life, neighbors, personal memoir, reactions, Rosie, son, son's depression, technology, therapy
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A new normal (14)
The first morning I wake up in the rental house, I am disoriented. I don’t remember where I am. Then the dogs come running into my room, bouncy and wagging tails, much too energetic for me in the morning. I … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Change, Colleagues, Dogs, Family Crisis, House, House Fire, Insurance, Money Issues, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Rescue Dogs, Shopping, Uncategorized, Work Life
Tagged Buddy, colleagues, comfort, fire, flowers, fresh start, house, insurance, kitchen, money, my life, personal memoir, reactions, rescue dogs, Rosie, Target, work life
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 