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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Seeking Closure (102)
Are we there yet? I knew that reaching the one-year anniversary of my house fire would not bring full closure, but I guess I was hoping deep down that I’d be able to close the door firmly on this episode … Continue reading
Posted in House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir
Tagged closure after crisis, ER, family, fire, fire anniversary, house fire, insurance, my life, personal memoir, personal property, post-trauma, recovering from fire
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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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Let the rebuilding begin! (46)
And on the 89th day the powers that be said ‘Let the rebuilding begin.’ In this case, ‘the powers that be’ are all the city inspectors that have to sign off on electricity, gas, and plumbing. The house has been … Continue reading
Posted in Family, House, House Fire, My Life, New Beginning, Personal Memoir, Rebuilding, Uncategorized
Tagged burn unit, contractor, daughter, ER, family, fire, house, insurance, my life, personal memoir, son, son's depression
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How much is health worth? (33)
On May 12, as my house was burning, my son was taken to the ER. He didn’t want to go. I’ve got to go to the airport to pick up my mom, he kept saying. But the ambulance crew insisted. … Continue reading
Posted in Daughter, Depression, Family Crisis, Firefighters, Germany, Health Care, Hospital, House Fire, Insurance, Money Issues, My Life, Personal Memoir, Son
Tagged BAMC, Brooke Army Medical Center, burn unit, daughter, ER, fire, Germany, health care reforms, hospital, insurance, money, my life, personal memoir, smoke inhalation, son, son's depression
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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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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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Renting again (13)
After eleven years, I am a renter again. There is a landlord to answer to and if one of us spills something on the carpet, it’s not going to be good. I’m not happy to be renting, but I am happy … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Family, Family Crisis, Hospital, Hotel, House, House Fire, Insurance, Money Issues, My Life, Personal Memoir, Rescue Dogs, Son, Temporary Accommodations, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddy, ER, family, fire, house, insurance, money, my life, neighbors, personal memoir, rescue dogs, son
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 