Posts

Showing posts from October, 2018

It Could Be You ~ What Domestic Violence Actually Looks Like

Image
It has been some time since I posted here. I only post when I feel I need or want to. The subject must be important to me in order to want to share my thoughts with the few of you who may read this.   I am pretty sure that none of you know what exactly I do for work. Well, one small part of my job is redacting audio and video for the Police Department. Now that we have body cameras and a new recording system that small part of my job has increased. With that I now see and hear more than I ever did before. This week as I was redacting a case my gut hurt and I felt sick. I was listening to a woman tell officers all the reasons why her former partner would never follow through on threats to her life. All I could think about was Mary. All I could think about was all these excuses mean nothing when one event can end your life. One event that will forever change your friends and family’s life. One event that you never thought would really happen will destroy you and your loved one’s fore

H2H 2018

Image
I am unsure what exactly to write about. What started out as an adventure I was frightened yet excited about ended in sadness and incredible pain both physically and mentally. I have heard so many people say “You were basically there” “Everyone thinks the saddle is the summit, so you are fine!” And thankfully only 1 person said “so…what happened?” It wasn’t for lack of training or ability that I didn’t really finish. It was for lack of daylight. I pushed as hard as I could even if that push was a very slow walk. At times that was all I could do in between sleep hiking and hallucinating. Not reaching the summit was never one of my fears for some reason. I truly believed that we would make it to the TH in plenty of time. Maybe I was being naïve. Maybe it was because there is no rule book and you must make it all up. Maybe I just wasn’t ready yet and the next time will be amazing. I don’t know.  The Beginning   So, let me tell you a story ab