Category Archives: Hard Things
I GOT THE WATER
Because, really. It’s Day Six. Still feeling that 10-ton rhino. Still moving my body. Hope things are good on your end, friends. xo by julie rybarczyk
DAY ONE: RHINO REMOVAL
Is it weird to have your therapist tell you that you’re exhibiting signs of depression and to feel… relieved? Maybe. Or maybe it’s just truly a relief to hear that some of those frustrating things that have been creeping in lately - the tiredness the foggy brain the trudging-through-mud feeling the diminished interest in doing [...]
HOLD ON LOOSELY
R-girl does this thing. It’s never been quite clear exactly what sets it off but, once in a while, when the mood strikes, she’ll reach for your hand, squeeze it with all her might, and not. let. go. Seriously. No matter how much whining, or scolding, or begging, or demanding, or scowling you do. She [...]
LEAP DAY
So today is that day that only comes around once every handful of years. How’d it go for you? Mine was…a bit of a blur. Outside, the snow and freezing rain turned the world white, granting practically every kid in town a snow day. Except R-kids. SUCH a drag for them. I’m sure we broke [...]
REMEMBER ME?
This past week, two of the hardest things I’ve ever lived through barged right through the door, basically stood nose to nose with me and said: HEY. REMEMBER ME? I did. “Yes,” I said. “But you may not remember me. Because I am not that same girl, so sad and alone, and crushed by the weight [...]
BRING IT ON
I’ll be honest. Between all the things I haven’t gotten done around here lately, and all the freelance work I’ve got on my plate, and all the holiday hullabaloo creeping closer and closer, I can feel my heart rate rising. In fact, any hint of Christmas lately has been making me downright crabby. But it [...]
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NO PRESSURE
It’s been a little busy around here lately. Nearing overload at times, for some of us at R-house. So this weekend I bought a little reminder of approximately where I’d like the needle to stay on the “pressure to be perfect” gauge. R-boy noted: But it’s at about a two. If we were perfectionists, that would [...]
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HARD TIMES
It’s one of those seasons when my email/voicemail/phone/texts bring me wave after wave of news that pushes past the edge of “everything’s fine.” Some of these waves have bathed my friends with refreshing hope. Others have swamped them in struggle. A few are lapping at toes. Threatening. A baby is born; unspeakable joy. A loved [...]
FALLING