Thank you Thomas. I appreciate it more than you know. I'm settled-ish though this house was more like a "rebound" house than a permanent place so I'm looking for something I'll hopefully love far into the future. Yes, baking madly, but need some creative outlets (and believe it or not, baking up the same offerings over and over does not instill creativity).

I agree with you that feeling settled is essential to healing and I've got a ways to go there, though having a connected, loving partner does help heal a LOT (and no, i'm not making my healing his job; it's just that with each healthy interaction we have, it heals something inside me that he didn't break).

I believe you can "follow" writers you enjoy reading and will get a notification whenever they publish something new!

Wishing you the happiest of holidays, Thomas!