I’m a Survivor, Not a Thriver

And I’m trying to change that

When did this little girl learn to settle? Author’s picture with her mom circa 1971

Earlier this week, I had the garbage disposal removed from my kitchen sink. It had not worked since I bought my house two years ago, and when the dishwasher stop draining, it never occurred to me that the garbage disposal was to blame.

For two years, almost every time I have used my dishwasher (which is several times a week), water would back up in one side…