Edie died last week, after years of declining due to mini-strokes and Alzheimer’s. She went from living on her own and managing the farm with Milt to needing 24 hour care from caregivers. I remember someone telling me when Bob got sick that ultimately the two of us were lucky. We had something not everyone… Continue reading Pistol packing Gramma
Contradictories
First of all, how much fun is that word? I mean seriously. So begins my third week of self-employment. I phrase it that way for a reason. One, it makes me feel like less of a slacker. I am starting to realize I am the complete opposite of a slacker, but when I sit down… Continue reading Contradictories
Radical… kind of
I find it amusing when people find out I have an industrial piercing in my ear, or 3 piercings in each ear, or that I have tattoos, or that I have purple hair. (I might just keep it purple forever, I'm completely in love with it.) I am the opposite of a "fashion radical." I… Continue reading Radical… kind of
Self-Employed
So, in case you hadn't heard, Friday was my last day with my job. I am now "self-employed" and focusing on school. And while it was great to "do nothing" all day, it wasn't relaxing in the way you'd think it would be. Mainly because for most of the day I had an war raging… Continue reading Self-Employed
Finding Normal
I've been struggling the last few days to figure how to say what I want to talk about, with regards to the new year and current life choices I'm making. This year will be very different from others for me in obvious ways. I've come to realize I'm not a single mom- I'm a widowed… Continue reading Finding Normal
Hiding
I’ve gone through a lot in the last year, and that’s a giant understatement. It started with Bob getting brain radiation that started literally right after New Year’s. It ends with me being a widowed mom of 2 young daughters. I’ve been called “the poster child for grief.” I’ve held it together for the most… Continue reading Hiding
Single-tary / Snow day
No, singletary isn't a word. I made it up. But it kind of describes my post-Thanksgiving experience, and that wraps up into today. And before I can just sit and focus on schoolwork I feel the need to blog, so here we are. I had to work Friday, and didn't take it off when I… Continue reading Single-tary / Snow day
Signs and sickness
I was sick in October, but didn't go to the doctor as fast as I should've. When I did finally get around to taking myself (after I'd taken the girls I think 4 times in total), I was asked if I had an inhaler. Which I don't, because I'm not asthmatic. And then when I… Continue reading Signs and sickness
The power of thought
I'm breaking my "no blogging on my phone before bed rule" while I wait for Paige to settle and go back to sleep. She's had this cough for weeks now and I have to keep elevating her mattress. I took the pillow under the mattress out the other day because she wanted her head on… Continue reading The power of thought
Mind Your Own Plate
(I have writer's block for my final, so I'll put this out first and see if it clears my head!) Recently I talked to someone who can talk to Bob. Say what you will, keep your skepticism to yourself. I am a skeptic of most things that I can't see, but I know for a… Continue reading Mind Your Own Plate