Hinterland Living

Arkansas state makes divorce a state of suspension in life and is not equal. If you become pregnant, you can not get divorced, and your husband is legally the father, no matter what. You can’t get an abortion, divorced, single, married, or on death’s door as far as I know. Any business you start before the divorce must be legally incorporated with your spouse, even if divorce papers were…

So all Sunday I worked hard getting the chicken cooked. Then it’s time to pull the chicken off the bone. Separate the chicken from the bone. Boil the bones to make a good, deep broth. So the plan is this… Mexican Chicken – 8 oz chicken, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 diced onions, and 1 8-ounce bag shredded cheese. Stir Fry Chicken – half a Cabbage, 8 ounces of chicken, 4 sliced carrots, 1 diced…

Everyone knows that gasoline has skyrocketed over the past few months here in the United States. I can already hear European commentators snickering. I am aware that those across the pond suffer higher costs. My weekly gas fill-up went from roughly $30-$35 a week to over $55 a week. My gasoline costs went from a heavy day at work to pay for it to almost a week! This doesn’t include gasoline for…

Drinking my water and minding my business. For real! The boy made this Watermelon Crystal Light today, and it was awesome! I like it so much! “You know what?! These need to be ice pops!” I was excited to have something decent that wasn’t coffee, tea, or soda. What did my awesome little guy do? He collected all the pieces of a popsicle kit. He washed them quickly. Then he filled it with Crystal…

Okay, so we all know about my arm. By the way, Penny must know about my arm, because she sent a spa salesman my way. Although that is an unrealistic manner to help my arm, it did get me thinking. I am not limited to a few simple herbs. Physical Therapy is improving my range of motion. It might be ending in three sessions, but can’t I learn about it myself? Physical therapy is exercise, and…

Not much going on. The heat has been insane. Summer has finally kicked into full gear. No work available other than my psychic lines. Summer is usually much more active. I’m shocked. I am falling into a nice rhythm with Illyan’s therapy and my work. On the days I have no paying work, I do housework. Progress is slow, but it exists. I feel like this is the season I am waiting until I can live…

I have become a sort of “mom” to the abandoned orphans in their twenties and thirties. They come to me in ways I never expected. Currently, I have two “kids” that I talk to like they are my children. Both were left by their parents early in life. One was abandoned, and the other’s mother passed away at a young age. I respect their ages, so it’s not like talking to a little…But I take on the role…

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I’m holding on for now…

So I want to celebrate some little improvements. I haven’t made any grand discoveries or major improvements, but a lot of little things. First, I have been able to get my blood sugars down to 120 once this week, right before dinner. I was shaking because I am not accustomed to this low of a blood sugar, but it was only for 15 minutes or so. Also, in the same vein, I did not shoot sky high after…

Well, I have good news and bad news. The doctor says that my torn rotator is not bad enough to require surgery because I can sort of move my arm. The bad news is that they can do nothing for me other than a little more physical therapy. I can’t put my bra on alone. I can barely do my hair. Because I have terrible health insurance, the doctor said he can not do surgery. So this is just life…

Most of the time, when someone feels a heavy sadness, an event can be pointed to easily. My friend’s husband died. She is grieving the loss of her best friend. He isn’t here anymore. She is finding it hard to move through life without him. Her sadness is easy to understand and identify. The world mourns with her and sees her sadness. They support her and uplift her. I do too. I feel for her. I…

“Mom, they say that seventy percent of farmers do not have enough fertilizer to grow food.” Ian brought to my attention. He has been watching YouTube news. He is interested in agriculture because he likes to eat. It’s the same reason I am interested in agriculture. “I know, son,” I say offhand as I am reading a job details section. “Requires a laptop,” I mutter. My laptop is toast and has been…

Blue Blanket

Paul has had the same look in his eyes…but he wasn’t chasing me with a blade…he had me trapped in the bathroom. Then my son stepped in. Thank you, Lord for all the little boys out there who protect their mammas.

Ian grabbed the fatty flesh of my underarm. “This is probably why your arm hurts,” he told me. “It can’t be healthy.” I was annoyed. “It’s not healthy. What has you so concerned about my weight?” I was driving again, for another Field Data Collection Specialist Job. This one was a simple documentation of a home on a nice suburban street, sixty miles away from my home. We were currently on the…

Strength is the quiet power that shapes the destinies of men