A decade in review
I saw others listing what happened during the last decade. I started thinking back to the last 10 years and realized how much has happened in my life in the last ten years.
A lot has happened, but I’ve come through it all stronger and more determined focus on the positive.
A big part of that focus is on my family, specifically my two boys. They are my world. We will continue to adventure and grow together.
2010
- Tried starting a photography business
- Rethan diagnosed with speech delay (age 18 months)
2011
- Hospitalized for chest pain -> suspected thymoma(cancer) -> biopsy -> hospitalized for fluid in lungs -> heart cath – what a crazy month – all is good in the end (-> = which led to…)
- Shaynen started Kindergarten in public school – K teacher from He**
- Shaynen and Rethan diagnosed as ADHD and sensory developmental delay – lots of OT
- Shaynen identified as gifted
- Moved Shaynen to parochial school where we met our best friends
2012
- Lost beloved brother-in-law Kenny
- Disneyworld trip with sister
- Separated from cheating husband – moved in with sister
2013
- Florida trip with sister
- Dad passed away (no more parents or grandparents)
- Rethan started Kindergarten
2014
- Divorce finalized – good-bye narcissistic abuser
- First solo trip with my boys – camping all the way to Calgary Canada
- Rolled (totaled) our van (thankfully no injuries), Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, slept in a tepee – adventures
2015
- Hospitalization and surgery for major cyst
- Camping trip to Calgary – my boys and I
- Rethan diagnosed with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia
- Sweetness then sorrow -Beautiful nephew was born and passed away
2016
- Shattered right elbow – hospitalization and surgery for radial cap replacement
- Shaynen diagnosed with connective tissue disorder
- Pony Express and Solar power camping trip – my boys and I
- Rethan diagnosed with Tourettes, Anxiety, OCD
- Surgery for wrist from same fall as elbow
2017
- Surgery again for same wrist
- Emergency hysterectomy for endometriosis
- Total solar eclipse with the family
- Shaynen started Middle School
- Shaynen’s Connective Tissue Disorder diagnosed as Ehlers Danlos Hypermobile
- Rethan diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Hypermobile
- Shaynen diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
2018
- Fired from teacher assistant position due to elbow still not healed
- Started working online teaching English with VIPkid
- Pulled my sons out of public school and started homeschooling them
- Shaynen diagnosed with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Migraines
- Bought an RV
- Became a digital nomad – living and traveling full time in our RV
- First Workcamp job – Sugar Beet Harvest in Minnesota
- Shattered left elbow – surgery for radial cap replacement and ligament repair
2019
- First root canal – yuck, ouch
- Support family completely with VIPkid teaching English online
- Shaynen diagnosed with Tourettes, OCD, Anxiety,
- (Me) Diagnosed with Connective Tissue Disorder NOS (not otherwise specified)
- Bought a newer, bigger RV
2020
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