casey coombs

state fairstagram.

Another 2 inches and Vivi will be ready to dominate the Midway the way she wants to.

things become less scary when we talk about them.

If you suspect someone may be hurting themselves, or considering hurting themselves — either through self-harm or suicide there’s an (I can’t believe I’m about to use the word easy) easy way to approach the conversation. “Hey, I’ve noticed you’ve been down lately. Is self-harm or suicide something that has crossed your mind? I don’tContinue reading “things become less scary when we talk about them.”

the importance of being able to speak our crazy out loud

The other morning a friend messaged me worried she was going crazy, she and her family had just moved across the country for her husband to begin his residency which left her home alone with multiple kids, one of them a small baby. “I keep thinking maybe he’s cheating on me. I’m paranoid. I wantContinue reading “the importance of being able to speak our crazy out loud”

the state fair is really goat

It was hard to tell what was more entertaining: the goats, or Vivi yelling like a goat.

one step forward, two steps back.

The other night I got down on the floor and played with Vivi. She laughed, no one cried and I actually enjoyed myself. Yesterday I went to the gym and did my first full circuit since the sads really knocked me down. Up until yesterday the most I could convince myself to do was walkContinue reading “one step forward, two steps back.”

donations, violins and art as therapy. (sponsored by schoola.)

That one violin I could fund with the clothes in the corner of my room could be the difference between a kid finding a way to express themselves through music instead of violence or the one thing that keeps them going to school each day. The clothes your kids no longer wear hold a lot of power.

frogging and the fight.

Cody attempted to distract me several weeks ago with a camping trip. A few things we had going for us: – We were both raised on camping, nothing about it intimidates us and it’s one of the things we miss most about living in Utah. – We own all appropriate camping gear because we wereContinue reading “frogging and the fight.”

update, vices and diseases.

Everyone has a vice for dealing with feelings. Booze, shopping, eating, drugs, sex, sleeping — or more beneficial ones like gardening, reading or working out. Mine has been sleeping for a long time — that is until last week when I began the switch to a new medication and sleep has become almost impossible. I’veContinue reading “update, vices and diseases.”

my favorite summer job.

i am depressed, and pissed.

Let’s just get this out of the way. Yesterday I was lying in bed as I thought how much easier it would be if I just took all the pills in my medicine cabinet and ceased to exist. It’s been a long time since I’ve had those thoughts. So long in fact I thought itContinue reading “i am depressed, and pissed.”