Then Brett got to see his twin brother who lives in Denver the next morning! That was a happy last-minute development! After that, we continued on our journey and finally made it to the ranch at about 8:30pm.
So far, I’m doing about as well as I expected but not as well as I’d hoped. The fatigue and pain levels have definitely come up a few notches. The smoke is even worse than it was before we left.
But hey! We have access to power, water, cell service and a refrigerator. That certainly helps to make daily life easier, even though Brett is having to do all the work for me.
I didn’t do much of anything yesterday besides resting but I was able to come up with a list of five possible rentals. I found their phone numbers and gave Brett the list so he could call each of them to find out if there’s been any history of water damage. Only two of the places said that they didn’t have a history of water damage, so we made plans to visit those two to start.
The thought of a real shower and a real kitchen is so unbelievably wonderful that I have to be careful not to let my hopes get carried away. I never realized how magical these modern conveniences really are until I had to live without them!
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Glad you are back in a more stable place, despite the smoke. Reading your posts keeps me thankful and humble everyday, when I look around and see I have no right to grumble about low water pressure or slow internet, when at least I can have those kinds of problems. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Proverbs 3:5-6, and reminding myself to trust the Lord in times of change and uncertainty. Continuing in prayer for you.
September 1, 2017 at 4:30 pmThank you so very much Ruth! We all have something to be thankful for. 💕
September 1, 2017 at 4:37 pmAna, I just wanted to take a minute and tell you how much of an encouragement you are to me. I am praying for you!! 🙂
September 2, 2017 at 1:54 amAww… Thank you so much Savannah! That means more than you know.
September 2, 2017 at 9:00 amOh my! Just, WOW!!! I am SO happy for you guys! I’ll be praying hard that you guys get a place.
September 2, 2017 at 2:49 pmThank you Lizbeth! We really appreciate the prayers.
September 2, 2017 at 7:16 pmPraying for you guys constantly, Ana. And I’m glad Brett is feeling better.
September 2, 2017 at 6:36 pmThank you so so so much! 💕
September 2, 2017 at 7:17 pmPlease be cautious, Ana. Testing a home is best done when you are clear of toxins, which you are not. It is harder to detect reactions when you are already reacting. Follow all advice — lie down in the house. Spend a minimum of a few hours there, ideally overnight. Sign the shortest lease possible. Be sure landlord knows of your extreme sensitivities and try to arrange that you can get out of the lease if things get bad. Ask them not to use any cleaning products (or — disaster — use scented plug ins!) Above all, do not talk yourself out of that niggling feeling that something is wrong. Do not let your desire to have a home override your instinct.
September 2, 2017 at 8:45 pmThank you for sharing your wisdom and experience Leslie! That’s really good advice. This is definitely a huge step.
September 4, 2017 at 4:13 pm*facepalm*. Now I am REALLY upset at stopping reading your blog for a little while! I live in Colorado too! I would have loved to have visited with you while you were here! Wow!
(I’m Christian and a Mold/CIRS/Lyme survivor too. And I have a couple friends who are survivors too! 🙂 )
Huh. My email is [email protected]. If you happen to be in Colorado again, and you wanted to meet, you can email me! Blessings in Jesus name, Ann.
September 18, 2017 at 5:24 am(PS I live in Colorado Springs. 🙂 )
September 18, 2017 at 5:29 amHey Ana, I don’t know if you still read comments. But can you do me a safety favor and please remove my old comment from years ago? I was foolish and I left my email, not realizing that the stupid AI identity finder tools can scrape the internet and read me down by it. Now my private email is public. I thought leaving my email back then was relatively safe here, inside the small localized bubble of the mold patient community. But these new AI internet scrapers for data have found my old comment and made it public record. It is freaky.
Truth Finders website, if anyone is curious about the evil service, to search themselves and remove their own data from it. Total scary scam website. The literally tell you “we found criminal records on (insert person, which could be yourself), and “sign a disclaimer due to the adult nature of the images we found available for (insert name) which includes nudity and sexual images” and I was like “omg did someone leak nudes of me or leak revenge porn or make a deep fake of me that I don’t know about?!?”
So I paid for their damn service, a month long subscription that you have to cancel or they bulk you again, but I need to remember to cancel it asap on the website within the first month, etc. But you’re still stuck paying for at least a month, etc. Oh an then there’s a secret later upcharge if you want to download the report. And an upcharge for certain details of the report. Etc etc etc.
And then you panic– thinking there are nudes of you or a potential criminal thing or an old misdemeanor even that you missed something about and it’s on the internet for future employers, landlords, and dates to see–
And I waited literally holding my breath and having a panic attack while their thing compiled up a search on me, which took like 10 minutes —
Only to find they LIED.
NO criminal records found.
NO nudes or porn found.
Anyway. The scary thing is, the initial free version of their search under my name, or anyone else’s name– absolutely heavily implies the presence if a criminal record for this person. Wtf. Should be illegal.
And they scary have nearly every address I’ve lived at for all my life. Even temporary ones somehow.
And they scarily had one of my real email address for the world to see– as found here
And my real phone numbers for the world to see.
So people can stalk me if they want to, grrrrrrr.
And they also had a stranger’s email listed as one of my emails, an this stranger had permission to log into my private truth finder account with their email verification tool, and edit my search results. Wild. So their scraper is inaccurate and willing to leak the data to… I think the email belonged to a crazy former landlady of mine who scammed me, if I interpret it correctly. So they are also willing to add someone else’s information under my “identity” in a website that is supposed to be “a complete background check”– probably from a woman who scammed and abused me in the past. Or a stranger they somehow linked to my name and my identity. Major security and safety problem.
If you paid for their PAID service, you can switch your truth finder profile to private. Geeeee how greedy if them. I am unsure if this switch to “privatize my report” remains permanently private or not, after I deactivate my subscription. Evil of them.
Anywayyyyyyy.
I’m removing my data off the Internet, and according to their website they got my full name associated to my email of off my comment here. Stupid of me in the past. Can you please delete my comment where I shared my email? I don’t see a way to delete it myself, concerningly.
With love and I hope you’re doing well these days,
May 29, 2025 at 9:08 pmAnn.