I've dealt with a lot of misconceptions about grief. Some of them are what I've noticed in others over the years. Some I didn't know about at all. Some I learned from TV, books, life in general. But I was wrong. I knew some things about grief, but it doesn't "look" a certain way. Case… Continue reading Edie’s Burial
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He’s not coming home
So I bought a new fridge. No, my old one wasn't dying. No, nothing was "wrong" with it. But I fought with that side-by-side fridge for the last year and I was sick of it. So when I randomly went to Lowe's to replace my screen door and was walking around, I found this fridge… Continue reading He’s not coming home
Weight
There’s a lot that goes on in a woman’s mind on any given day. (I’m sure there are also many things in men’s heads too, but since I’m not a man I’ll stick to women.) Add onto that being a widow and constantly trying to “manage” your grief, which can’t be managed FYI. Add on… Continue reading Weight
“Happy” and “Lucky”
Well hello blog, I've missed you these long weeks. Where have I been? Still in quarantine, still with my kids. Daycare is open and I live for the day I send them back, but for now they stay home. With me. With only me... I regret this decision daily. "Luckily" Paige has decided she wants… Continue reading “Happy” and “Lucky”
Magnanimous
Would you like to know the hardest thing about parenting? Summed up in one word? I know it seems impossible, but I think I've done it. That word is: MAGNANIMOUS. It's an adjective defined by dictionary.com as "generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness." Oh, you fell off the… Continue reading Magnanimous
Adaptation
Here we are guys, on... Saturday? My phone tells me it's Saturday so it must be true. Thank goodness this isn't a "true" apocalypse and we seem to have the internet. Communication at it's finest... it makes me think maybe I should get a landline phone... So what is quarantine for the girls and I?… Continue reading Adaptation
Solo Mom of Tiny & Loud Dragons 