I am not a big fan of Valentine’s Day. Even when my husband was alive, it wasn’t my favorite. Valentine’s Day is all about love stories. Meh. I am reflective today though, thinking back… { read more }
For a long time, I was living more in the past than in the present. Actually, I was shackled to the past. There was no way I could contemplate the future without pain and… { read more }
I am a master list maker. I always have been. Just ask my brother and sister how I used to make lists of the chores they should do. (My list was shorter. Advantage: Oldest).… { read more }
Let’s have a Q&A party. You can ask me any question you want! The only things off limits are my weight and politics (both make me nauseous). Other than that, I’m pretty sure I’m… { read more }
I suppose I’ve always been a little bit of an anxious person, but there are a few things since becoming a widow that really amp up my anxiety. It’s not something that’s easy for… { read more }
Is it a full moon? Has the government shutdown caused every last one of us to lose our mind? Something is off in the world. There’s all sorts of crazy happening around here today… { read more }
I went to a funeral recently. It wasn’t my first one since my husband died, but it didn’t feel any easier. The first funeral I attended after Mark died was my Grandma’s. It was… { read more }
I have to tell you the story of Charlie and how he came to be part of our family. As I’ve written before, Gman has had a really hard time without his Dad here.… { read more }
It wasn’t long after losing my husband when I found myself in a phase of needing as much information as I could get about grieving. I was craving a road map, a neat instruction… { read more }
Happy New Year! It’s so good to be back! I love spending time with my family during Christmas, but I missed this space. I was thinking about all of you a lot, wondering how… { read more }