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Lighter update house purchase 2014 - 20257
lighter:
sKeP:
Thanks for your post. I dropped dd15 off at camp yesterday, and it wasn't sad, or scary.
It felt like l was handing her to trusted tribe members who'll guide her through a necessary rite of passage.
Update this afternoon is positive.... DD is engaged, slept well, and meets her group today.
So far, two thumbs up.
Project FIND AUTHENTIC SELF's a go.
Lighter
lighter:
DD15 is doing well at camp.
My favorite quote of the week from her is.... "This place simultaneously sucks more and less than I thought it would."
She's working her way through their Search and Rescue program, which she'd like to wizz through quickly, but can't.
I sent requested photos to dd today. In one her little pug puppy girl is sleeping in the car sitting straight up, facing the seat, chin and paws up like she's about to be searched. She isn't the happiest traveler on the road.
I'm going outside to dig and plant a bit.
lighter
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lighter:
Update:
DD15 was reserved and shy first week of camp. This week the Therapist said she's like an entirely new person. Outgoing, dimples and smiles, very soft and open... insightful, and talkative. Her field instructor reports she's bonded with her group, and isn't the new girl any more, as another girl arrived.... they laugh and share easily, so HUGE relief for me. DD15 actually wrote to me about how she's getting used to the hiking and food, and bugs and allergies and need for breathing meds aren't an issue. Woo hoo!
They're doing lots of work with DD observing her habits and patterns, then they'll move on to identifying how they effect her, and how they can replace and improve coping strategies. Just an amazing program. I feel so blessed that she's asking for help to figure these things out at this age. Such a wise, mature thing to recognize, embrace, and not turn away from. I wasn't that brave at 15yo.
She writes that search and rescue training is still moving more slowly than she'd like. Her comprehension skills are uber high.... it probably just feels slow to her, but then there's another lesson in patience, isn't there? Yup yup yup.
All in all, I'm just very relieved, and noticing I've started doing some very deep processing around this too.
I have a sleepy pug tucked into the small of my back, my yard is bursting with lovely spring greens and my youngest dd is finally over her icky snot virus.
I'm just very grateful: )
::nodding::
Lighter
lighter:
No update on DD15 till Thursday. I expect it to be positive.
I was eating what I consider "stupid" for the last 2 months.... lots of of crackers, and tortilla chips..... caramel popcorn... :shock: SO GOOD!
Oh well. My body was protesting, and Monday I went back to making better choices. Right now that means I'm limiting myself to one gluten free grain selection a week.
Man, that's the hard part. No crunch.
I can put stevia on my coffee, and I get the sweet, but......
I'm really missing that crunching, munching mindless enjoyment of an entire box of crackers, or bag of sweet and salty pop corn.... I gave myself total permission to embrace the crunch, and so I did.
Today was much easier than Monday or Tues. I'm remembering how this works... how to avoid feeling deprived, and hungry. The cravings lessen as the sugar leaves my system.
A buddy is joining in, and suffering much harder than I.
I noticed I have more energy today..... enjoyed a brighter outlook, with more clarity. The last two days were brutal in comparison. All I could think about was food food food.
That's my update.
Lighter
Hopalong:
Oh, gosh, Lighter...me too.
carbs
carbs
carbs
I can't be left alone with them.
Likewise cheese.
Sigh and thanks for the inspiration...again.
xo
Hops
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