“Some days I don’t feel capable, some days I can't even fake having a positive mental attitude. I’m just gloomy, hungry, and pushing myself to keep going. Today is the second or third day in a row that I’m mostly just pushing myself to keep going. Sure there are tiny moments of joy, but it's like a quick ray of sunshine on an otherwise stormy sea…..

Hope and disappointment seem to go hand and hand, cyclical, one leads to the other.

Which one do you focus on?

I am ready for a change. I am ready to put down roots.

Once I decide I’m in an emergency or survival situation, I look to see what resources are around me…..

Lessons from making sally bags