Well, as usual, life gets away from me and I lose track of the things I want to do. The past month has been very busy. From putting in a patio to car maintenance to deep cleaning to painting to dog care and everything in between, we have barely had time to come up for air. This has really been both good and bad for me: g ood - because it keeps my mind occupied and doesn’t let me dwell on things, bad - because it also keeps me too busy to deal with things. It’s very easy for me to push away important things or sensitive things in order to get stuff done and never come back to it. It’s something I’ve done for years, but I’ll admit, I’m having a hard time with that now. I struggle every day to keep my emotions in check and push down everything that keeps bubbling up. Most people know that I am not a particularly emotional person, especially to the general public, so this is a new thing for me. I miss my parents. I miss t...