Transitions in the East - Page 2 of 33 - Stories from an American living in Bulgaria

How Is the Little Wolf Already a Year Old?

January 13, 2018January 13, 2018 kojiUncategorized

A year ago today, I went to the hospital to meet my little wolf baby. She had grown in my uterus for a solid nine months and was ready to meet the world. That night[…]

The End of the Family Bedroom

January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 kojiParenting

I had almost an entire blog post about how we're almost four years into parenting and still using the family bedroom. It was a hemming and hawing post as I debated whether I wanted to[…]

More Wonder at Life On Zoloft

December 16, 2017 kojiself-reflection

An update on my mental health… A little over a week ago I weaned fully off the benzos. My psychiatrist also lowered my zoloft prescription because I was having dry mouth. Now I’m down to[…]

Some Raw Parenting Honesty

November 28, 2017 kojiParenting

I am often jealous of my friends with kids my son’s age. Their lives seem so much easier than ours. I try to assure myself that we only see glimpses of their lives,. Plenty of[…]

Kid Soup

November 23, 2017 kojiParenting

We still have family bath time. I know it won’t last much longer, so I’m holding onto it for as long as I can. Our tub is a small, plastic toddler tub that rests upright[…]

Why I’m Not Disappointed I Wasn’t Chosen for Author Mentor Match

November 21, 2017 kojiWriting

Okay. The title isn’t 100% true. Of course I’m a little disappointed I wasn’t chosen as a mentee for this round of Author Mentor Match. Obviously there are a ton of benefits to having a[…]

My First Medicated WordCamp

November 13, 2017 kojiself-reflection

I usually have a love-hate relationship with WordCamps. In the past I have loved the social possibility of the events. There are so many cool people doing cool things, and they are there to talk[…]

Dreams of Burning Man

November 6, 2017 kojidreams

Last night I dreamed of Burning Man. Of course, it wasn’t really anything like Burning man. Nothing in dreams is like its true self. But it felt like Burning Man in that it was on[…]

Zoloft and Benzos Dreams

October 31, 2017 kojiWriting

*I mentioned the other day that I am finally having vivid dreams again now that my medication is allowing me to get restful sleep. Below you will find one of my dreams from last week[…]