Hot Date

Sure, this picture is from 2019, so another one may be long overdue. The kids had spent a few days at my parents’ place, and Emily and I took a little mini-vacation together. We really need to do that again.

I’ve been very open the last few years about my emotional and mental struggles, and the financial pressure that’s come along for the ride. Constant anxiety about work has meant I haven’t always been as present or intentional as I want to be in the most important place: my marriage.

Navigating my autism and ADHD diagnosis has been its own roller coaster, as I am trying to reconcile who I’ve always been, who I am behind decades of masking, and how to finally work with my brain. Some days it feels like progress. Some days it feels like trying to rebuild a house while still living in it.

But none of the career goals, answers, or breakthroughs matter if the people I love aren’t beside me. In the middle of all this chaos, I don’t ever want to forget how happy I am when I’m with Emily.

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