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Changes from sadness

Making Lifestyle changes with Schizoaffective Disorder   With the many upsets in November and the sadness that fell upon Brazil’s soccer team recently, I am making lifestyle changes to improve my stress-management skills. I am getting plenty of rest, walking, and writing and will dabble in my oils again. I talked with my friend, Melody … Continue reading →

ABOUT Brazil’s Fate

Columbia plane crash allowing myself permission to mend with Schizoaffective Disorder   My condolences for the families of the Brazilian Soccer Team members who perished in the Columbia Plane Crash this AM. It is a very sad day. Beijos e abracas para me familia em Brazil. Amor para todos. In this photo I am reading … Continue reading →

Grief and Bro Doug

Grieving on Thanksgiving Day with Schizoaffective Disorder   Thanksgiving Day, we celebrate my late brother Doug’s birthday. He would have turned 58, on November 24th. He was a kind, intelligent, deep, and generous soul. I know he would have been amazed at the changes made in the politics of the gay life style now days.. … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving

Feeling happy and grateful with Schizoaffective Disorder this Thanksgiving Holiday   May the sun rise up to greet you this Thanksgiving and give you peaceful, restful, and healing thoughts. Thank you to all my cousins, my friends, my political organizations, and NAMI groups on this website, twitter, and Facebook. Your connections and wonderful posts have … Continue reading →

Getting Well

Taking care of myself after election with Schizoaffective Disorder   What an experience it was to be a roller skater in my youth. I could glide to my freedom in my rollerskating outfits as I pushed aside my fears and anxieties while I circled the rinks. Now I will try another type of creativity or … Continue reading →

Election Aftermath

Living with Schizoaffective feelings after Nov. 8th, 2016 election.   Photo of my husband, Joe, at 35, standing next to a print of the famous picture that was hanging in our living room- ‘Stag at Bay.’ Joe turns 71, this Wednesday- November 16th. Happy Birthday, Honey. Since last Tuesday, our lives have changed course. We … Continue reading →

ABOUT ‘Woods’ with Joe

Visiting with my family during Halloween with Schizoaffective Disorder It was a great time seeing my sister again, who was turning 70 this November. We dressed up in our Halloween costumes for the Holiday and danced to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. When ‘Thriller’ came on, it cast a spell on me. My husband, who was … Continue reading →

ABOUT Bear Pumpkin

Schizoaffective enjoying time with the adopted grand girls and carving pumpkins at Lisa Paines house   My husband, Joe, and I with Todd Werner’s carved ‘Bear’ pumpkin.

ARTWORK Renewing and Blooming

Schizoaffective Disorder night at Open Minds Art Show   It was great getting to know some of the members of Clackamas NAMI at the Open Minds Art Show this October. Among the works of artists’ being on display, my portrait of ‘Emily’ (below), was also on exhibition. Michele Veenker, the director of NAMI Clackamas who … Continue reading →

ARTWORK Brazilian Sunset

Schizoaffective Disorder capturing a Brazilian Sunset with my paint brush   Here is an oil painting, I did lately called ‘Sunset at Joao Pessoa, Brazil.’