joon’s world

what to say? whenever i try to write one of these things, i try to figure out what the most important identifying features are in my life. too many times you start these things by saying, hi, i’m petey, from georgia. i’m married with two cats. but are those the most important things about you? maybe i’m overthinking.

i’m joon. i’m separated. my husband left me because i have bipolar disorder and he couldn’t take it. v. disappointing, but after nearly 18 months i’m starting to get through it. don’t get me wrong, it’s still hurts, but i’m surviving. my goal is to get to thriving.

important things to me: football (texas, rutgers, west virginia, patriots), baseball (yankees), hockey (devils), theology (i’m a lay minister at my church, and have a master of divinity degree), social justice, issues pertaining to mental health and women’s issues such as abuse and violence. and music. all types. all the time.

i can’t live without: pajama pants, lip balm, my medication, music, sleep, books, notebooks, gel pens, coca-cola.

i collect: nativity scenes and stuffed animals, specifically animals that are fearsome. polar bears, alligators, that sort of thing. platypus, too. (you know they’re poisonous, right?)

geographic location: about 30 miles from new york city. would prefer to be in the appalachian mountains.

why i’m blogging: i started blogging in october 2001. coming from the metro nyc area, having seen the smoke trails in the sky, i found myself with an awful lot of emotion and nowhere to direct it. I tried journaling. i tried using art therapy. in the end, constructing a webpage and writing out my thoughts and eventually interacting with other bloggers made a big difference. i blogged regularly until 2005, and then i was diagnosed with bipolar and i became disinterested in just about everything while they worked out my medication issues. i’ve tried several times to get back in the game, but for whatever reason, it just didn’t work. i still read a zillion blogs. i’ve been having that feeling again that i need a place to write, with interaction from others. i don’t have a specific plan about this endeavor, but will see what happens.

my best blog friend: wendy at twodolla.org