Renewal and Re-visioning
It’s been a while since I’ve written. But, Shayne and I are back in Virginia, and our lives are changing dramatically now that the weight of caregiving is over.
For the last five years, my husband has been traveling back and forth from Arkansas caring for his father, who was disabled.
Shayne’s father died last March, and we are just now getting all the property sorted out as you must when you lose a parent.
Shayne has been gone 2 1/2 years out of the last five, and it has been a huge strain on our lives, and our relationship.
I feel sort of like a war widow in some respects, because I had to deal with both of my parents’ decline and death while he was handling the death of his mother, and the care of his father 800 miles away.
We have had our hands and hearts full of grief, exhaustion, and determination, to say the least.
But we drove home last week from Arkansas, and were able to get everything taken care of before the house is sold.
We won’t have to go back now unless it’s for visits.
When we arrived home, I immediately got a storage unit to put the things we brought back so that we can sort through them on our own time, and not in the house.
Best. Decision. Ever.
My old nemesis vertigo returned with a vengeance, though, so as I work to reposition those little crystals in my ears, I’ve not been at my studio as much as I would like.
I’ve had recurring bouts of BPBV for over 20 years, and this video is my go-to when it hits me.
I knew it was a possibility, because I’ve lost my glasses this week, and I was looking under beds and behind bookshelves, along with getting a haircut at a salon, (sink-bowl)—I’m not surprised I knocked one of the rocks in my inner ear loose.
I flipped over in bed and felt it go all wonky.
Here’s the video I refer to…
In studio news, I’ve managed to change up my home page here a little bit, and I also purchased a new photo box from Amazon which is about 100% better than I’ve ever had before.
I am thrilled to photograph my work now, without having to tweak the photos in PicMonkey.
All in all, things are finally going in the right direction, and today, Shayne and I were both feeling, dare I say, excited about our shared future together.
It’s been a heckuva ride.
