At some point the upsetting news will stop pouring in, right? There’s just been so much loss lately… I no longer feel confident that I know how to walk through this world. I thought I understood— sure, there’s sadness, but that’s how we appreciate the happiness. Loss and emptiness are a part of life from…
Author: traeazz
2021 January – Week 3
A woman became Vice President this week. Not only a woman, but a woman of color. And the world went wild over a youth poet’s inspiring poem and performance. Finally— not a return to normalcy but movement forward. We can “let out that breath we didn’t know we were holding,” as so many YA authors…
2021 January – Week 2
I was in a daze this week. I lost my soulmate, and as a result, time moved strangely. Whole days disappeared and by Friday, I couldn’t believe almost a week had gone since I’d said goodbye to Sammy. On Sunday, though, when they delivered his ashes, I couldn’t believe it had only been a week….
2021 January – Week 1
Hello, New Year. Here’s to hoping you’re better than the last. I’m approaching this year slightly differently. Instead of individual reflections each day and an overview up here, this will be one continuous story with the pictures interspersed. This week felt like the entire ride of 2020 crammed into a matter of days… Friday There…
2020 December – Week 53
Well. We made it. I made it. To the end of a year full of both upheaval and stagnation. Of uncertainty. Disenchantment. Rage. Of hope and love. Disquiet and quiet. All words that pack a punch this time but could probably be recounted at the end of every year. Because life is always a mixed…
2020 December – Week 52
I saw a meme about 202o. It went like this: 2020: January February COVID December That felt accurate. Sunday Sammy loves when Brian visits. It makes me happy to see them together… and guilty. Monday This picture of Christina hosting announcements from her living room with the fake snow and the exaggerated participation in the…
2020 December – Week 51
We are inching closer to 2021, and I’m very much looking forward to the new year. I’m ready for it in a way I’ve never been before. And it’s not just because this fucking year can suck it, but because I’m ready for new things. I feel like, despite everything — the crazy uncertainty, the…
2020 December – Week 50
Holy shit, it’s Week 50. I can’t believe I’ve been at this for almost an entire year… An entire, shitty year — entirely shitty. An entire entirely shitty year. Alas, I’m spent. Can you tell? Sunday I’m early with the Christmas cards this year. Or… holiday cards, since they’re more about connection during this season…
2020 December – Week 49
Get ready to see even more pictures of my cat. Because he is my life now. He’s always been my constant companion, but he’s basically Velcro Cat these days, and I’m one hundred percent okay with this. I don’t know what I’ll do without him. The pandemic hasn’t been easy, but it also hasn’t been…
2020 November – Week 48
Goodbye, Week Forty-eight. I want nothing to do with you. I don’t want to find the joy in the every day this week like I’ve been trying to do with this picture project. I don’t want to give thanks for all of life’s simple pleasures and blah blah friggin’ blah like I’m supposed to do…