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I made an awesome salad

So I'm sharing the recipe here so I remember it and so y'all can give it a try as well! Salad and toppings: - 2 handfuls kale, torn up - 2 handfuls brussel sprouts, chopped or shredded - 1 small handful radicchio, chopped - 1 bell pepper, chopped - 1/4 onion, chopped - 1 small handful carrots, shredded - 4 radishes, halved and sliced - Shredded sharp cheddar cheese, to taste - Sprinkle of shredded parmigiano or asiago Dressing: - 1 ripe avocado - 1 tablespoon lemon juice - Just under 1/4 cup olive oil - Pinch of basil - Pinch of rosemary - Pinch of sage - Salt and pepper, to taste Blend dressing until smooth, mix salad well and let it sit for 30 minutes to an hour before serving.

Missing you. 💜 #Babyisawesomelove #Babythecat

#babythecat #babyisawesomelove

I'm looking forward to picking up Baby's ashes tomorrow. They're putting the ashes in a carved walnut box and giving me a fur clipping as well as ink and clay paw prints as keepsakes. It will give me so much peace to know that she is here with me physically and spiritually.

I made the decision to have my girl cremated. My family was planning on burying her in a sunny spot in the garden, but I can't stand the thought of her in the ground. And it would break my heart if we moved and I couldn't visit her anymore. I promised her that night that I would carry her with me for the rest of my life. Her place is with me, and this will ensure that's where she will always be.

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Grief is so strange. I don’t want to sleep, but I have to. I don’t want to eat, but I have to. I don’t want water, but I need it. I want to lay in my bed and cry, but you know, my bed just doesn’t make me feel safe and secure anymore. I don’t want to be in my bed. I want to take a bath and cry, but the warmth doesn’t touch the creeping cold I feel. I don’t want to take a bath. I want support, affection, and love, but, on second thought, you’re not Baby and you’re crowding me. I don’t want anyone near me.

Said goodbye to a truly beloved furry little soul tonight. I know the decision I made was right, and I made it for her sake - she was suffering, she wasn't herself anymore, and I knew she was ready. But none of that makes this hurt any less. I will miss her for the rest of my life. And rightly so because she spent the entirety of hers with me, loving me. Battening down the hatches for the rough seas ahead.

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” #AnselAdams #Colorado #rockymountains #mountains

#mountains #anseladams #colorado #rockymountains

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I really need people around me to realize that I don’t have space for their aggression and negativity in my life. I calmly and diplomatically explain time and time again that I cannot exist comfortably, nor continue to make progress on my mental health, if they repeatedly take out their anger on me. I have come so far, and improved immeasurably on my habits when it comes to healthy communication. I try so hard to give people the positive, healthy interactions that I want to receive in life. I am not anyone’s emotional dumpster anymore. I am human being that deserves as much love and respect as I give to others.

#mental health #personal