I am going to start writing again. So much to write about. Teaching. Brain injuries. Trauma. Addiction. Politics. Shit kids say. Shit parents say. Summer. PTSD. Mental health. Grad school. Investments. Dogs. Friends. Recent travel and future plans. I do not even know where to begin.

Part of me wants to rewind all the way back to November to when a devastating event took place. That would fall under the brain injury category as well as the friends category. It would also inevitably branch out into the addiction realm, the PTSD realm, and the mental health realm – but, that would require so much writing – too much for a getting back on the horse post. Another part of me wants to jump into politics because, well obviously. There’s nothing I can say here that will help any situation at this moment, so I’ll go to a protest on Saturday and write about that later.

Current Events: This Week. Easing back into it here.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Dustin and I just got back from Big Bear. We went up on Monday to enjoy some mini-mountain time and some fresh air. We also looked at some properties to potentially buy. This is an “investment category” post! We are at the super early beginning stages of being property owners. We are open to a small cabin with room for improvement, or even a blank slate – lot/land. Dustin’s dream is to design and build his own mountain getaway, so maybe we will find a piece of land to call ours. We did meet with a nice real estate agent and she showed us some cabins we were interested in. That made it feel even more exciting and real. We went for a few nice hikes, went on a couple of dates, and just enjoyed spending time together. He drives me crazy sometimes, I know I drive him crazy sometimes, but it always feels so good to spend a few days out of routine with him. This next odyssey will be a different but rewarding adventure if we pursue it.

Thursday. School is out for the summer! But, as always, there is still some teacher work to do. My classroom is cleaned up. I probably will not make another appearance in my classroom for a while, unless I need a place to study. I am definitely not taking this summer to plan and prep like I have done in the past. I will take it as it comes. I do have a voluntary teacher training tomorrow. I signed up for it a few months back. The title: Action Based Response: Active Shooter Training. Just another teacher workshop. No biggie. Sorry, how fucked up is that? I guess this can fall into many categories I listed above – teaching, mental health, politics, PTSD, trauma. Again, I am not going to go too far into any of those categories, because this is the getting back on the horse post. I need to keep it simple. But, seriously, how fucked up is that? I will definitely be writing more about that later this week. Maybe even tomorrow!

Ok. Super simple short post. All done for today.