Sep 23, 2012 | Lost & Found, Rethinking homelessness |
I keep trying to make these postings into something perfect. I want to post each one with some info about what it is, you know, setting the context. Then I want to make the post and ask questions about it afterward. I want to edit, read, reread, rewrite… you...
Sep 7, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness
Trying to fit in when you don’t have the resources to fit in is quite a challenge. Here’s another journal entry about homelessness in suburbia. There are so many challenges for homeless people, I can’t even begin to scratch the surface. What I can...
Sep 5, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
Okay, maybe the title of this post is a little harsh, or is it? This is another journal entry from my homelessness thing. I still don’t know what to call it. Here’s a reality most of us don’t think about. Gasoline is a necessity in suburbia, if of...
Sep 3, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness
I’ve been in design hibernation on a secret graphic design mission, so I haven’t been blogging over the last two weeks. The project still undercover, so I can’t share it just yet. This is the next in the series of my homeless journals. Today is...
Aug 20, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
I visited a local agency for help on my homeless journey. Every church in the area at least mentioned it, most of them saying they support it and that’s where I must go for any help. This is another journal entry. I am using the name of the agency, as you...
Aug 14, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
I decided to post a Facebook feed from yesterdays blog post. The big conversation here is about churches locking their doors. Should they? Shouldn’t they? There’s not a ‘one size fits all’ answer to this question. I thought the...
Aug 13, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
I wrote so much on my homeless journey, but even with the 100+ handwritten pages, I feel like I just scratched the surface of simply understanding the difficulties of it. I don’t have a clue what it’s like to really be homeless, yet learned enough to know...
Aug 11, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
Here’s a journal entry about depending on the kindness of strangers from a homeless perspective. I visited 20+ churches, asking for assistance with food and gas money. This journal entry details my first three church visits, encompassing the best and worst...
Aug 6, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
Another journal entry from day one of studying homelessness. That is what I was doing, I guess. There’s no good politically correct name for it. If I call it a project, that seems to distance me from anything I feel or learn. An experiment would make it...
Aug 5, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness
I wrote so much while doing this, that if there was a maximum blog length allowed in WordPress, I would clearly be exceeding it. After I post my journals, which will probably take several days, I’ll open up some discussion on what I’ve learned. Not only...
Aug 4, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
Rethinking homelessness: I started out by living as a homeless person in my suburban area for two weeks. Read my blog post to get the full scope of my thoughts and why I wanted to do this. Please note that I am not homeless, therefore I will never understand what...
Jul 15, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
[This post is part of Rethink Homelessness, written 5.29.12] It occurred to me as I was typing notes from an interview with a friend who has been homeless in suburbia, I shouldn’t be doing this at home. My friend said one of the places she frequented while homeless...
Jul 14, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness |
[This post is part of Rethink Homelessness, written 5.23.12] I guess I have a midlife crisis on or around my birthday each year. It seems as though I make big life changes around the same time every year. I bet any therapist could have a field day with that info....
Jul 12, 2012 | Rethinking homelessness
Let me start by saying I’ve never been homeless. Rethinking homelessness for me is knowing there are people in really tough situations without a home, and knowing I’m a few paychecks away from the same thing. I’m a middle-aged single mom, living in...
