Susan Eileen
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If you like what you see here, please find me on Amazon. I have two published books under the name of Susan Eileen. I am currently working on a selection of short stories and poems. My two published books are related to sobriety.
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Sparkle Days in Ohio
It was random ordinary day with Steve, but there is an unexpected joy in living an ordinary life. You just have to have the attitude that the grass is greener where you water it, and not on the other side. Steve is the guy that made me realize why things never worked out with anyone else. When Johnny Cash was asked what heaven is like, he said “with her, having coffee.” That’s how I feel about Steve.
By Susan Eileen 3 years ago in Confessions
Frugal, Fun Galore on the Northern Shore - Part 1
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a staycation as a vacation day spent at home or nearby. The benefits of a staycation are that you get all the reinvigorating effects of a vacation, with a fraction of the time and cost. Between hyperinflation, kids activities, and the crisis at the nation's airports, staycations should be on the rise.
By Susan Eileen 3 years ago in Wander
It's the End of the World as we Know it!
Chapter 1 Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space. Bob isn't so sure about it. He feels like he can the hear the collective scream of mankind - it feels like the end of days. The universe is angry, Americans are angry - everyone is angry, especially Bob.
By Susan Eileen 3 years ago in Fiction
Challenge Accepted
I’ve never been one to shy away from a challenge, physical, mental, or otherwise. You might say that can’t isn’t in my vocabulary. The greatest physical and mental challenges in my life that I’ve encountered are getting sober, with scuba diving being a very close second and the isolation during the pandemic being the third. But, when life gave me lemons, not only did I make lemons, I planted the lemon tree for good measure.
By Susan Eileen 3 years ago in Motivation
Colorado Sand Dunes
In the summer of my eighth-grade year, 1983, my father, mother, brothers Bill, Marty and I took a three week road trip to see the Grand Canyon. I recall the absolute of dread of going on that trip. I remembering thinking how much I would miss my best friends, Gina and Stacie who lived next door.
By Susan Eileen 3 years ago in Families
High School Prom Circa 1988
I went to prom with my high school sweetheart, who later became my first husband. My high school senior prom was in May of 1988. One of my childhood best friends went as well with her boyfriend at the time. Prom was a much more low-budget production back in those days, while at the same time, the 1980’s had a “too much is never enough” feel to it. The 1980’s were very glam. The hair was big, permed and hair sprayed to death. Jeans couldn’t be tight enough, and boobs couldn’t be big enough. Cocaine hurricanes on the weekend were a real thing and everyone wanted to be the wolf of Wall Street.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Humans
Adventures in Driver's Education
The driver's license. A rite of passage for some, but an increasingly terrifying challenge for others. Today's student, what with the cost of driving a car, is more likely than any other time in history to opt out of having a car. Further, with apps like Uber available, there is less of a need. Increasingly, students are waiting until they are older until they get a job, but not having a license has a cost.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Confessions
Family Roles in Addiction
You can barely turn on the news without hearing about the drug problem in America. Benzos, pills for anxiety, are quietly killing people, as fentantyl has soared to the top story on addiction. It seems that every family has been impacted the pill crisis gone wild. Let's talk about how the family reacts and interacts with one another once a family member has slipped into addiction.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Psyche
Road Trips are Coming Back in Style
During my sixth-grade year, I took a road trip with my father. My father was a radio astronomer, professor at Umass, and part-time consultant at NASA. We went to California on business; it was the trip of a life time. We landed in Sacramento and travelled for three weeks on the road until we reached our destination. Airline travel was so very different then, but I learned a lot about his work in radio astronomy and we stopped at all kinds of little and unique places and that have given me a love for little and unique museums.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Wander
Single is the New Black
I've never been so happy in my whole life, and I'm single. Why rock the boat? I have money, brains, and my health. What more could a person ask for? I can tell you from your experience, that if you don't have your health, you've got nothing. I'm an aspiring writer, I travel the world, and I'm the CEO of my own life and I like it. I've got 99 problems in my life and being single isn't one of them. In fact, I'd have 299 problems if I were in a relationship.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Humans
The Body Wants Sex, The Heart Wants Love, But my Soul needs Peace.
I'm having a day! I woke up this morning and my account was overdrafted. If you are one of my followers, you know that I am sober. One of the most underrated aspects of sobriety is the peace that comes with not lying to people, not stealing from friends or family. No lawyer, probation officer or cop is looking for me. I owe no one money. It's quite a lovely existence actually. I'm almost 52 years old. I'm not in high school. I'm done with drama - for real. I should've been done with it years ago, but I was an addict. No one has more drama than an addict - it's just the way it goes. I got sick of my own drama, so I'm sure as shit not putting up with yours. Like I said, I'm having a day. I'm done with one-sided friendships, drama queens, energy vampires, and needy girls. I'm almost 52, but please don't wait until your as old as me to hear this - no amount of money, no one person, no job, is going to bring you peace until you are at peace with yourself.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Humans
Surbugatory
I grew up in a town where dreams go to die as my friend would say. Our big claim to fame was a burning river and a race track where you bet on horses. Doesn't that sound inviting? To make matters worse it seems to have the same level of addiction that you find among minority disenfranchised populations like American Indians, or any ghetto in the world, for that matter.
By Susan Eileen 4 years ago in Families
