Guys, nothing takes your mind off grief like a pandemic. Also, nothing makes me miss my calm, even keel, “let’s think this through before we buy that adorable Russian trained fox” husband. Understatement coming here: I don’t do well with sickness. There was a reason why Bob took the dog to the vet for his… Continue reading Stress Cleaning
Not home bound yet…
Since I just wrote a huge email to family about the goings-on in the Tiny Dragons household, I figured I should update here too! First, we are all okay and symptom free. I am back in school, the girls are back in daycare, and I'm having some work done on the house. The girls were… Continue reading Not home bound yet…
Pandemic
I get nervous around illnesses. I would like to think I’m now a “recovering hypochondriac” after everything that’s happened in the last few years. I used to get sick a lot, there’s no denying that, and I still get sick pretty frequently. I have allergies to everything, chemical sensitivities... I really was allergic to our… Continue reading Pandemic
Vitamin D 🔆
There’s something to be said about sunlight. I saw a meme that said this week there’s daylight savings (spring forward), a full moon (which is HUGE outside), and Friday is the 13th. So far so good I guess. Daylight savings in the fall is worse than spring. Everyone wakes up an hour early (than even… Continue reading Vitamin D 🔆
Hi, I’m Laura.
I don't handle emotion well. I don't handle other people's emotions well either. (Those of you that know me well are probably muttering "understatement of the year" after reading that.) For all I talk about self care and internal struggles, know there is a lot I am still working through. I'd like to think I… Continue reading Hi, I’m Laura.
What can I do?
It's a common question, and most commonly the first question in any kind of tragedy. We as people are empathetic, and want to help people in need. We can't stand to see others in pain, because it in turn gives us pain. So we try to help. Hurricane? What do you need? Blizzard? Do you… Continue reading What can I do?
10 months to the day
Today marks 10 months since Bob died. How can that be? My math is sketchy so I constantly second guess this fact, but he was diagnosed with cancer and died 10 months later, within a week to the day. Today is the day he died, 10 months ago. September 21st is our anniversary, so the… Continue reading 10 months to the day
“I can do this on my own.”
There's a very slippery slope attached to the feeling that a self-sufficient person does things themselves. And as convoluted as my thoughts are about this, try to stay with me. I've lived on my own (or at least, without assistance from my parents) since after college. I will say they did help with things when… Continue reading “I can do this on my own.”
Warning Lights
Happy Valentine's Day! Yes, a day of flowers and candy and sappy sappy love. But the best part is tomorrow when all that candy and flowers are on sale. That's my scene... A lot of people ask how I'm doing, how are the girls, how are things? It's a general question, sometimes it's said in… Continue reading Warning Lights
V Day
Don’t worry, this isn’t a “oh I miss Bob, who will buy me flowers?” kind of post. First of all, I did get flowers from an awesome friend of ours literally 2 minutes after I told Char the abridged version of the story I’m about to tell you. And even if she hadn’t, I can… Continue reading V Day
Solo Mom of Tiny & Loud Dragons 