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Things They Don’t Tell You When A Pet Dies
Life changes when a pet dies. In our case, our dog Trixie died yesterday. They don’t tell you life changes, beyond the immediate, obvious loss. But, it does. There’s probably twenty ways life is different this morning than it was before yesterday in our household. Like, this piece of posterboard lying on the kitchen floor, right now, that I just took a photo of. Until this morning, this posterboard was lining the bottom half of the window next to our front door. It was there because […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/19/things-they-dont-tell-you-when-a-pet-dies/
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Things They Don’t Tell You When A Pet Dies
Life changes when a pet dies. In our case, our dog Trixie died yesterday. They don’t tell you life changes, beyond the immediate, obvious loss. But, it does. There’s probably twenty ways life is different this morning than it was before yesterday in our household. Like, this piece of posterboard lying on the kitchen floor, right now, that I just took a photo of. Until this morning, this posterboard was lining the bottom half of the window next to our front door. It was there because […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/19/things-they-dont-tell-you-when-a-pet-dies/
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Things They Don’t Tell You When A Pet Dies
Life changes when a pet dies. In our case, our dog Trixie died yesterday. They don’t tell you life changes, beyond the immediate, obvious loss. But, it does. There’s probably twenty ways life is different this morning than it was before yesterday in our household. Like, this piece of posterboard lying on the kitchen floor, right now, that I just took a photo of. Until this morning, this posterboard was lining the bottom half of the window next to our front door. It was there because […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/19/things-they-dont-tell-you-when-a-pet-dies/
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Things They Don’t Tell You When A Pet Dies
Life changes when a pet dies. In our case, our dog Trixie died yesterday. They don’t tell you life changes, beyond the immediate, obvious loss. But, it does. There’s probably twenty ways life is different this morning than it was before yesterday in our household. Like, this piece of posterboard lying on the kitchen floor, right now, that I just took a photo of. Until this morning, this posterboard was lining the bottom half of the window next to our front door. It was there because […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/19/things-they-dont-tell-you-when-a-pet-dies/
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Things They Don’t Tell You When A Pet Dies
Life changes when a pet dies. In our case, our dog Trixie died yesterday. They don’t tell you life changes, beyond the immediate, obvious loss. But, it does. There’s probably twenty ways life is different this morning than it was before yesterday in our household. Like, this piece of posterboard lying on the kitchen floor, right now, that I just took a photo of. Until this morning, this posterboard was lining the bottom half of the window next to our front door. It was there because […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/19/things-they-dont-tell-you-when-a-pet-dies/
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Oh, Trixie…
This little girlie is slowing down. Trixie turned 14 at the end of May. She has surpassed in her longevity all of all our wildest expectations; this is the dog who had major surgery for bladder stones in 2019. She has been on some form of prescription food since then. Porter was pretty sure she wouldn’t last long after her left for his first year of college, and here we just sent off his proof of rental insurance for his apartment for his third year of college. I know Porter wanted to […] -
Oh, Trixie…
This little girlie is slowing down. Trixie turned 14 at the end of May. She has surpassed in her longevity all of all our wildest expectations; this is the dog who had major surgery for bladder stones in 2019. She has been on some form of prescription food since then. Porter was pretty sure she wouldn’t last long after her left for his first year of college, and here we just sent off his proof of rental insurance for his apartment for his third year of college. I know Porter wanted to […] -
Oh, Trixie…
This little girlie is slowing down. Trixie turned 14 at the end of May. She has surpassed in her longevity all of all our wildest expectations; this is the dog who had major surgery for bladder stones in 2019. She has been on some form of prescription food since then. Porter was pretty sure she wouldn’t last long after her left for his first year of college, and here we just sent off his proof of rental insurance for his apartment for his third year of college. I know Porter wanted to […] -
Oh, Trixie…
This little girlie is slowing down. Trixie turned 14 at the end of May. She has surpassed in her longevity all of all our wildest expectations; this is the dog who had major surgery for bladder stones in 2019. She has been on some form of prescription food since then. Porter was pretty sure she wouldn’t last long after her left for his first year of college, and here we just sent off his proof of rental insurance for his apartment for his third year of college. I know Porter wanted to […] -
Oh, Trixie…
This little girlie is slowing down. Trixie turned 14 at the end of May. She has surpassed in her longevity all of all our wildest expectations; this is the dog who had major surgery for bladder stones in 2019. She has been on some form of prescription food since then. Porter was pretty sure she wouldn’t last long after her left for his first year of college, and here we just sent off his proof of rental insurance for his apartment for his third year of college. I know Porter wanted to […] -
The 2026 Writer’s Retreat
I am writing this post on notebook paper, old-school journal style, sitting in the Savannah Convention Center while Jared finishes his GAMEIS Conference. We had to be out of the hotel by 11 AM and the conference doesn’t end until noon. I have this gorgeous view for the morning, sitting by a massive wall of windows in a corporate seating style rocking chair I turned toward the window. The weather and the River Street view are both gorgeous. It has been such a fun week with Jared in […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/10/the-2026-writers-retreat/
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The 2026 Writer’s Retreat
I am writing this post on notebook paper, old-school journal style, sitting in the Savannah Convention Center while Jared finishes his GAMEIS Conference. We had to be out of the hotel by 11 AM and the conference doesn’t end until noon. I have this gorgeous view for the morning, sitting by a massive wall of windows in a corporate seating style rocking chair I turned toward the window. The weather and the River Street view are both gorgeous. It has been such a fun week with Jared in […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/10/the-2026-writers-retreat/
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The 2026 Writer’s Retreat
I am writing this post on notebook paper, old-school journal style, sitting in the Savannah Convention Center while Jared finishes his GAMEIS Conference. We had to be out of the hotel by 11 AM and the conference doesn’t end until noon. I have this gorgeous view for the morning, sitting by a massive wall of windows in a corporate seating style rocking chair I turned toward the window. The weather and the River Street view are both gorgeous. It has been such a fun week with Jared in […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/10/the-2026-writers-retreat/
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The 2026 Writer’s Retreat
I am writing this post on notebook paper, old-school journal style, sitting in the Savannah Convention Center while Jared finishes his GAMEIS Conference. We had to be out of the hotel by 11 AM and the conference doesn’t end until noon. I have this gorgeous view for the morning, sitting by a massive wall of windows in a corporate seating style rocking chair I turned toward the window. The weather and the River Street view are both gorgeous. It has been such a fun week with Jared in […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/10/the-2026-writers-retreat/
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The 2026 Writer’s Retreat
I am writing this post on notebook paper, old-school journal style, sitting in the Savannah Convention Center while Jared finishes his GAMEIS Conference. We had to be out of the hotel by 11 AM and the conference doesn’t end until noon. I have this gorgeous view for the morning, sitting by a massive wall of windows in a corporate seating style rocking chair I turned toward the window. The weather and the River Street view are both gorgeous. It has been such a fun week with Jared in […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/10/the-2026-writers-retreat/
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The Severing
July 8, 2026. I didn’t set out for today to be a before and after day. And really, not much has changed about life. Except it also feels like everything has changed. I used Byron Katie’s The Work to figure out that the entire past four years, I have been attempting to do something with my subconscious that I haven’t really succeeded in the past 28 years to do: I have been attempting to decide it was okay to not want someone to matter anymore. And, more: I have been attempting to […] -
The Severing
July 8, 2026. I didn’t set out for today to be a before and after day. And really, not much has changed about life. Except it also feels like everything has changed. I used Byron Katie’s The Work to figure out that the entire past four years, I have been attempting to do something with my subconscious that I haven’t really succeeded in the past 28 years to do: I have been attempting to decide it was okay to not want someone to matter anymore. And, more: I have been attempting to […] -
The Severing
July 8, 2026. I didn’t set out for today to be a before and after day. And really, not much has changed about life. Except it also feels like everything has changed. I used Byron Katie’s The Work to figure out that the entire past four years, I have been attempting to do something with my subconscious that I haven’t really succeeded in the past 28 years to do: I have been attempting to decide it was okay to not want someone to matter anymore. And, more: I have been attempting to […] -
The Severing
July 8, 2026. I didn’t set out for today to be a before and after day. And really, not much has changed about life. Except it also feels like everything has changed. I used Byron Katie’s The Work to figure out that the entire past four years, I have been attempting to do something with my subconscious that I haven’t really succeeded in the past 28 years to do: I have been attempting to decide it was okay to not want someone to matter anymore. And, more: I have been attempting to […] -
The Severing
July 8, 2026. I didn’t set out for today to be a before and after day. And really, not much has changed about life. Except it also feels like everything has changed. I used Byron Katie’s The Work to figure out that the entire past four years, I have been attempting to do something with my subconscious that I haven’t really succeeded in the past 28 years to do: I have been attempting to decide it was okay to not want someone to matter anymore. And, more: I have been attempting to […] -
Hello, Daily Forever Boots
I’ve been on a boot kick for about two years now, wearing only my Aérosoles Daria boots near daily for a year and a half or so. I had two pair: one brown, one faux patent leather. I wore the brown pair so much that the sole came apart from the boot and had to be tossed. The faux patent leather ones are still in the shoe rotation. But I am on a buy it less often kick, and trying to buy better stuff that will last. And I love my 10 inch LL Bean Bean boots, so I went looking for a taller […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/06/hello-daily-forever-boots/
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Hello, Daily Forever Boots
I’ve been on a boot kick for about two years now, wearing only my Aérosoles Daria boots near daily for a year and a half or so. I had two pair: one brown, one faux patent leather. I wore the brown pair so much that the sole came apart from the boot and had to be tossed. The faux patent leather ones are still in the shoe rotation. But I am on a buy it less often kick, and trying to buy better stuff that will last. And I love my 10 inch LL Bean Bean boots, so I went looking for a taller […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/06/hello-daily-forever-boots/
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Hello, Daily Forever Boots
I’ve been on a boot kick for about two years now, wearing only my Aérosoles Daria boots near daily for a year and a half or so. I had two pair: one brown, one faux patent leather. I wore the brown pair so much that the sole came apart from the boot and had to be tossed. The faux patent leather ones are still in the shoe rotation. But I am on a buy it less often kick, and trying to buy better stuff that will last. And I love my 10 inch LL Bean Bean boots, so I went looking for a taller […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/06/hello-daily-forever-boots/
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Hello, Daily Forever Boots
I’ve been on a boot kick for about two years now, wearing only my Aérosoles Daria boots near daily for a year and a half or so. I had two pair: one brown, one faux patent leather. I wore the brown pair so much that the sole came apart from the boot and had to be tossed. The faux patent leather ones are still in the shoe rotation. But I am on a buy it less often kick, and trying to buy better stuff that will last. And I love my 10 inch LL Bean Bean boots, so I went looking for a taller […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/06/hello-daily-forever-boots/
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Hello, Daily Forever Boots
I’ve been on a boot kick for about two years now, wearing only my Aérosoles Daria boots near daily for a year and a half or so. I had two pair: one brown, one faux patent leather. I wore the brown pair so much that the sole came apart from the boot and had to be tossed. The faux patent leather ones are still in the shoe rotation. But I am on a buy it less often kick, and trying to buy better stuff that will last. And I love my 10 inch LL Bean Bean boots, so I went looking for a taller […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/06/hello-daily-forever-boots/
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Can’t Buy Purses in a Store Anymore
So buy it/make it once doesn’t mean zero maintenance. When I made this 6-ply jute crochet jute bag in February or so, I waxed it with melted beeswax then. But beeswax wears down, so it has to be reapplied occasionally. And the waxing cuts down on the jute shedding but does not eliminate it. So, the whole bag has to be emptied and vacuumed out and I used tape to catch the fibers still caught after the vacuuming. And then I melted my wax, and used the dedicated brush I have for this […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/04/cant-buy-purses-in-a-store-anymore/
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Can’t Buy Purses in a Store Anymore
So buy it/make it once doesn’t mean zero maintenance. When I made this 6-ply jute crochet jute bag in February or so, I waxed it with melted beeswax then. But beeswax wears down, so it has to be reapplied occasionally. And the waxing cuts down on the jute shedding but does not eliminate it. So, the whole bag has to be emptied and vacuumed out and I used tape to catch the fibers still caught after the vacuuming. And then I melted my wax, and used the dedicated brush I have for this […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/04/cant-buy-purses-in-a-store-anymore/
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Can’t Buy Purses in a Store Anymore
So buy it/make it once doesn’t mean zero maintenance. When I made this 6-ply jute crochet jute bag in February or so, I waxed it with melted beeswax then. But beeswax wears down, so it has to be reapplied occasionally. And the waxing cuts down on the jute shedding but does not eliminate it. So, the whole bag has to be emptied and vacuumed out and I used tape to catch the fibers still caught after the vacuuming. And then I melted my wax, and used the dedicated brush I have for this […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/04/cant-buy-purses-in-a-store-anymore/
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Can’t Buy Purses in a Store Anymore
So buy it/make it once doesn’t mean zero maintenance. When I made this 6-ply jute crochet jute bag in February or so, I waxed it with melted beeswax then. But beeswax wears down, so it has to be reapplied occasionally. And the waxing cuts down on the jute shedding but does not eliminate it. So, the whole bag has to be emptied and vacuumed out and I used tape to catch the fibers still caught after the vacuuming. And then I melted my wax, and used the dedicated brush I have for this […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/04/cant-buy-purses-in-a-store-anymore/
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Can’t Buy Purses in a Store Anymore
So buy it/make it once doesn’t mean zero maintenance. When I made this 6-ply jute crochet jute bag in February or so, I waxed it with melted beeswax then. But beeswax wears down, so it has to be reapplied occasionally. And the waxing cuts down on the jute shedding but does not eliminate it. So, the whole bag has to be emptied and vacuumed out and I used tape to catch the fibers still caught after the vacuuming. And then I melted my wax, and used the dedicated brush I have for this […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/07/04/cant-buy-purses-in-a-store-anymore/
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Impulsive Youth Purchase Turned Accidental Buy-It-Once
I bought these Bamboo boots at Cherry Bomb at L5P in September of 2003. I remember they were probably about $100 in a time I had zero business spending $100 on a pair of shoes that were impractical, that I absolutely did not need. I did not need rain galoshes at the time; I probably needed dress shoes for work. Here they are, three minutes ago, in June of 2026. These boots saw me through two winters in Iowa. I remember a guy in the parking lot while I was working at Grinnell Mutual pointing […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/27/impulsive-youth-purchase-turned-accidental-buy-it-once/
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Impulsive Youth Purchase Turned Accidental Buy-It-Once
I bought these Bamboo boots at Cherry Bomb at L5P in September of 2003. I remember they were probably about $100 in a time I had zero business spending $100 on a pair of shoes that were impractical, that I absolutely did not need. I did not need rain galoshes at the time; I probably needed dress shoes for work. Here they are, three minutes ago, in June of 2026. These boots saw me through two winters in Iowa. I remember a guy in the parking lot while I was working at Grinnell Mutual pointing […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/27/impulsive-youth-purchase-turned-accidental-buy-it-once/
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Impulsive Youth Purchase Turned Accidental Buy-It-Once
I bought these Bamboo boots at Cherry Bomb at L5P in September of 2003. I remember they were probably about $100 in a time I had zero business spending $100 on a pair of shoes that were impractical, that I absolutely did not need. I did not need rain galoshes at the time; I probably needed dress shoes for work. Here they are, three minutes ago, in June of 2026. These boots saw me through two winters in Iowa. I remember a guy in the parking lot while I was working at Grinnell Mutual pointing […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/27/impulsive-youth-purchase-turned-accidental-buy-it-once/
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Impulsive Youth Purchase Turned Accidental Buy-It-Once
I bought these Bamboo boots at Cherry Bomb at L5P in September of 2003. I remember they were probably about $100 in a time I had zero business spending $100 on a pair of shoes that were impractical, that I absolutely did not need. I did not need rain galoshes at the time; I probably needed dress shoes for work. Here they are, three minutes ago, in June of 2026. These boots saw me through two winters in Iowa. I remember a guy in the parking lot while I was working at Grinnell Mutual pointing […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/27/impulsive-youth-purchase-turned-accidental-buy-it-once/
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Impulsive Youth Purchase Turned Accidental Buy-It-Once
I bought these Bamboo boots at Cherry Bomb at L5P in September of 2003. I remember they were probably about $100 in a time I had zero business spending $100 on a pair of shoes that were impractical, that I absolutely did not need. I did not need rain galoshes at the time; I probably needed dress shoes for work. Here they are, three minutes ago, in June of 2026. These boots saw me through two winters in Iowa. I remember a guy in the parking lot while I was working at Grinnell Mutual pointing […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/27/impulsive-youth-purchase-turned-accidental-buy-it-once/
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When Psychosis Meets a Predator
I wrote yesterday about exactly what psychosis looks like in my life. Cue November of 1998. That is exactly the state of mind someone I know walked into my dorm room around 9 PM in the evening in November of 1998 ….. that warped center of the universe is the precise state of mind I was in at that time. My fourth manic/ psychotic episode at the time. I can’t recall the storyline in question of that episode. Except that I was pretty sure I was the literal center of the universe…..that […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/26/when-psychosis-meets-a-predator/
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When Psychosis Meets a Predator
I wrote yesterday about exactly what psychosis looks like in my life. Cue November of 1998. That is exactly the state of mind someone I know walked into my dorm room around 9 PM in the evening in November of 1998 ….. that warped center of the universe is the precise state of mind I was in at that time. My fourth manic/ psychotic episode at the time. I can’t recall the storyline in question of that episode. Except that I was pretty sure I was the literal center of the universe…..that […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/26/when-psychosis-meets-a-predator/
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When Psychosis Meets a Predator
I wrote yesterday about exactly what psychosis looks like in my life. Cue November of 1998. That is exactly the state of mind someone I know walked into my dorm room around 9 PM in the evening in November of 1998 ….. that warped center of the universe is the precise state of mind I was in at that time. My fourth manic/ psychotic episode at the time. I can’t recall the storyline in question of that episode. Except that I was pretty sure I was the literal center of the universe…..that […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/26/when-psychosis-meets-a-predator/
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When Psychosis Meets a Predator
I wrote yesterday about exactly what psychosis looks like in my life. Cue November of 1998. That is exactly the state of mind someone I know walked into my dorm room around 9 PM in the evening in November of 1998 ….. that warped center of the universe is the precise state of mind I was in at that time. My fourth manic/ psychotic episode at the time. I can’t recall the storyline in question of that episode. Except that I was pretty sure I was the literal center of the universe…..that […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/26/when-psychosis-meets-a-predator/
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When Psychosis Meets a Predator
I wrote yesterday about exactly what psychosis looks like in my life. Cue November of 1998. That is exactly the state of mind someone I know walked into my dorm room around 9 PM in the evening in November of 1998 ….. that warped center of the universe is the precise state of mind I was in at that time. My fourth manic/ psychotic episode at the time. I can’t recall the storyline in question of that episode. Except that I was pretty sure I was the literal center of the universe…..that […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/26/when-psychosis-meets-a-predator/
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That Time I Thought All Would Be Right With The World
It is common knowledge that I have bipolar disorder and PTSD. I write about the diagnosis a lot. I write about my history of, at times, crippling depression. I wrote ad nauseam about various traumas (though not all), mostly romantic in nature. So most people know I can get and have spent significant time depressed. And if we’ve known each other well for any length of time, you might know that the bipolar includes a sometimes difficult to control or mask variety of anger that I am ashamed […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/25/that-time-i-thought-all-would-be-right-with-the-world/
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That Time I Thought All Would Be Right With The World
It is common knowledge that I have bipolar disorder and PTSD. I write about the diagnosis a lot. I write about my history of, at times, crippling depression. I wrote ad nauseam about various traumas (though not all), mostly romantic in nature. So most people know I can get and have spent significant time depressed. And if we’ve known each other well for any length of time, you might know that the bipolar includes a sometimes difficult to control or mask variety of anger that I am ashamed […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/25/that-time-i-thought-all-would-be-right-with-the-world/
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That Time I Thought All Would Be Right With The World
It is common knowledge that I have bipolar disorder and PTSD. I write about the diagnosis a lot. I write about my history of, at times, crippling depression. I wrote ad nauseam about various traumas (though not all), mostly romantic in nature. So most people know I can get and have spent significant time depressed. And if we’ve known each other well for any length of time, you might know that the bipolar includes a sometimes difficult to control or mask variety of anger that I am ashamed […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/25/that-time-i-thought-all-would-be-right-with-the-world/
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That Time I Thought All Would Be Right With The World
It is common knowledge that I have bipolar disorder and PTSD. I write about the diagnosis a lot. I write about my history of, at times, crippling depression. I wrote ad nauseam about various traumas (though not all), mostly romantic in nature. So most people know I can get and have spent significant time depressed. And if we’ve known each other well for any length of time, you might know that the bipolar includes a sometimes difficult to control or mask variety of anger that I am ashamed […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/25/that-time-i-thought-all-would-be-right-with-the-world/
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That Time I Thought All Would Be Right With The World
It is common knowledge that I have bipolar disorder and PTSD. I write about the diagnosis a lot. I write about my history of, at times, crippling depression. I wrote ad nauseam about various traumas (though not all), mostly romantic in nature. So most people know I can get and have spent significant time depressed. And if we’ve known each other well for any length of time, you might know that the bipolar includes a sometimes difficult to control or mask variety of anger that I am ashamed […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/25/that-time-i-thought-all-would-be-right-with-the-world/
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Sometimes I Remember What Bending My Spine Feels Like
My body is falling apart. It was happening slowly, then I had a hysterectomy and now it’s happening not so slowly. When I lie on my left side, now my right leg longer than my left, above the knee. Which is interesting, because my legs were measured over a year and a half ago from the hips and that’s not the longer leg. My spine is collapsing in on itself. My hips are contorting, my spine is corksrewing like a single helix, and sometimes when I lie in the bed just right depending on […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/20/sometimes-i-remember-what-bending-my-spine-feels-like/
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Sometimes I Remember What Bending My Spine Feels Like
My body is falling apart. It was happening slowly, then I had a hysterectomy and now it’s happening not so slowly. When I lie on my left side, now my right leg longer than my left, above the knee. Which is interesting, because my legs were measured over a year and a half ago from the hips and that’s not the longer leg. My spine is collapsing in on itself. My hips are contorting, my spine is corksrewing like a single helix, and sometimes when I lie in the bed just right depending on […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/20/sometimes-i-remember-what-bending-my-spine-feels-like/
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Sometimes I Remember What Bending My Spine Feels Like
My body is falling apart. It was happening slowly, then I had a hysterectomy and now it’s happening not so slowly. When I lie on my left side, now my right leg longer than my left, above the knee. Which is interesting, because my legs were measured over a year and a half ago from the hips and that’s not the longer leg. My spine is collapsing in on itself. My hips are contorting, my spine is corksrewing like a single helix, and sometimes when I lie in the bed just right depending on […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/20/sometimes-i-remember-what-bending-my-spine-feels-like/
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Sometimes I Remember What Bending My Spine Feels Like
My body is falling apart. It was happening slowly, then I had a hysterectomy and now it’s happening not so slowly. When I lie on my left side, now my right leg longer than my left, above the knee. Which is interesting, because my legs were measured over a year and a half ago from the hips and that’s not the longer leg. My spine is collapsing in on itself. My hips are contorting, my spine is corksrewing like a single helix, and sometimes when I lie in the bed just right depending on […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/20/sometimes-i-remember-what-bending-my-spine-feels-like/
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Sometimes I Remember What Bending My Spine Feels Like
My body is falling apart. It was happening slowly, then I had a hysterectomy and now it’s happening not so slowly. When I lie on my left side, now my right leg longer than my left, above the knee. Which is interesting, because my legs were measured over a year and a half ago from the hips and that’s not the longer leg. My spine is collapsing in on itself. My hips are contorting, my spine is corksrewing like a single helix, and sometimes when I lie in the bed just right depending on […]https://carolineprice.com/2026/06/20/sometimes-i-remember-what-bending-my-spine-feels-like/
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On Forgiveness
I had someone repeatedly beg me to “not be mad at me for the things I did,” his words, a while ago. What exactly did he do? Which thing, of the several I’d accused in the past, was I accurate about? I knew what I was angry about, but without an actual confession, with a blanket appeal for forgiveness without the itemized list, what was I to not be mad about? I will never know. That was December of 2024. It took me to October of 2025 to tell him in writing, that, why no, […] -
On Forgiveness
I had someone repeatedly beg me to “not be mad at me for the things I did,” his words, a while ago. What exactly did he do? Which thing, of the several I’d accused in the past, was I accurate about? I knew what I was angry about, but without an actual confession, with a blanket appeal for forgiveness without the itemized list, what was I to not be mad about? I will never know. That was December of 2024. It took me to October of 2025 to tell him in writing, that, why no, […] -
On Forgiveness
I had someone repeatedly beg me to “not be mad at me for the things I did,” his words, a while ago. What exactly did he do? Which thing, of the several I’d accused in the past, was I accurate about? I knew what I was angry about, but without an actual confession, with a blanket appeal for forgiveness without the itemized list, what was I to not be mad about? I will never know. That was December of 2024. It took me to October of 2025 to tell him in writing, that, why no, […] -
On Forgiveness
I had someone repeatedly beg me to “not be mad at me for the things I did,” his words, a while ago. What exactly did he do? Which thing, of the several I’d accused in the past, was I accurate about? I knew what I was angry about, but without an actual confession, with a blanket appeal for forgiveness without the itemized list, what was I to not be mad about? I will never know. That was December of 2024. It took me to October of 2025 to tell him in writing, that, why no, […] -
On Forgiveness
I had someone repeatedly beg me to “not be mad at me for the things I did,” his words, a while ago. What exactly did he do? Which thing, of the several I’d accused in the past, was I accurate about? I knew what I was angry about, but without an actual confession, with a blanket appeal for forgiveness without the itemized list, what was I to not be mad about? I will never know. That was December of 2024. It took me to October of 2025 to tell him in writing, that, why no, […] -
Love is Not Enough
Here is what I know: Love is not enough. Love is never enough. Love is not enough to make a relationship work. It’s just not. And I know, I know: the romantics out there would say to me: What in the world are you talking about? Love can only be enough. But…..this is what I know: Love is just not enough. I know this at a visceral, core-of-my-being. Love is not enough. You cannot love someone into living into their potential. You cannot love someone into actually trying. You […] -
Love is Not Enough
Here is what I know: Love is not enough. Love is never enough. Love is not enough to make a relationship work. It’s just not. And I know, I know: the romantics out there would say to me: What in the world are you talking about? Love can only be enough. But…..this is what I know: Love is just not enough. I know this at a visceral, core-of-my-being. Love is not enough. You cannot love someone into living into their potential. You cannot love someone into actually trying. You […] -
Love is Not Enough
Here is what I know: Love is not enough. Love is never enough. Love is not enough to make a relationship work. It’s just not. And I know, I know: the romantics out there would say to me: What in the world are you talking about? Love can only be enough. But…..this is what I know: Love is just not enough. I know this at a visceral, core-of-my-being. Love is not enough. You cannot love someone into living into their potential. You cannot love someone into actually trying. You […] -
Love is Not Enough
Here is what I know: Love is not enough. Love is never enough. Love is not enough to make a relationship work. It’s just not. And I know, I know: the romantics out there would say to me: What in the world are you talking about? Love can only be enough. But…..this is what I know: Love is just not enough. I know this at a visceral, core-of-my-being. Love is not enough. You cannot love someone into living into their potential. You cannot love someone into actually trying. You […] -
Love is Not Enough
Here is what I know: Love is not enough. Love is never enough. Love is not enough to make a relationship work. It’s just not. And I know, I know: the romantics out there would say to me: What in the world are you talking about? Love can only be enough. But…..this is what I know: Love is just not enough. I know this at a visceral, core-of-my-being. Love is not enough. You cannot love someone into living into their potential. You cannot love someone into actually trying. You […]