I left Santa Rosa on October 9, 2017, around 1:30 AM with a small suitcase to get me through the next couple of days, not realizing the devastation the fire would bring.
By the next afternoon, I found out there was no home. (double click the message below to read it.)
A few weeks after the fire, my son, who helped a lot in the aftermath of the destruction, suggested that I look at the situation as a cosmic pause that the universe gave me: time to stop and think about what I really wanted to do with my life.
I've filled lots of notebooks since then, done a lot of therapy and post-traumatic growth. I'm still relocating to a permanent "nest." This site is a placeholder, for now, to share what I've learned from this life-changing experience. 🙏
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| House, October 22, 2017 |
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| Gold Camry, October 22, 2017 |
I've filled lots of notebooks since then, done a lot of therapy and post-traumatic growth. I'm still relocating to a permanent "nest." This site is a placeholder, for now, to share what I've learned from this life-changing experience. 🙏

