It would seem that I’m not very good at this whole blogging thing of late, and I apologise for that. I suppose that it has…
Ah, the modern world. Don’t you love how it’s filled with gadgets and gizmos aplenty and whozits and whatzits galore? After all, it means that…
Wow! Can you believe that I’m flying “home” to Scotland tomorrow? Or should I say today, since it’s past midnight in the homeland (why am…
For more than two years now, my nights have been haunted with horrible dreams. I call them “widow dreams” and I understand from other widow(er)s…
Last summer I shared with you my rocky start in life as an illegitimate, homeless transient. Well, it would seem that I’m back to a…
Tonight is my last night in my house – the house I purchased with Paul a little over three years ago. This was our home; this was…
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally cleaned out Paul’s side of the closet. It only took more than two years… I don’t know what…
I’m really tired of getting rid of stuff. It really hurts to part with even the most simple of items. I struggle each time I…
It was just before 4 am when the screaming howls of cats outside my bedroom window woke me with a start. I ran towards the…
I’m waiting – we’re waiting that is – for a flight to take off in Denver so that we can head to the airport to pick up one of…
For two weeks now, I’ve been selling loads of stuff on CraigsList and I can’t believe how mixed my emotions are in the process. The…
As I walked to my car after work today, I noticed a nickel lying on the sidewalk and smiled as I swooped down to pick…
Last weekend the world was really closing in on me. So much so that I had a bit of a breakdown at my folks’ place…
I am counting down the days until The Big Move takes place. Not in exact days mind you, because I won’t buy my ticket until…
My lovely foster daughter is getting ready for a major life change and I’m amazed at how well she’s handling it. (Or how well she’s…
It’s been a bad day. It started good, but then something happened that caused me to come crashing down. I could tell you what that something…
Last month I decided to write a blog post about the one and only “mixed tape” that was ever made for me. Well, I say…
It’s been a hard day since the realisation that I will be leaving my house in less than three months. It’s so sad to know…
I’m sure you’ve gleaned by now that I’m very anxious and frightened about my future. And I bet some people wonder why I’m putting myself…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before what a massive gamble this new adventure of mine is. I’m leaving my job during one of the…