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Posted on13 November 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

First snow’s sorrow

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The first flakes of snow have started to hit the region and while it’s blanketing the ground with soft, white flakes, my heart and soul…

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Posted on9 November 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

A lost focus

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As strange as it sounds, there are days when I wish I could go back to Day One of the grieving process and start over.…

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Posted on31 October 200927 June 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

I don’t want to go out and play

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It’s Halloween. I should be excited and giddy; it’s always been a much-loved holiday of mine. In the weeks leading up to it, I would…

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Posted on26 October 200927 June 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Lessons learned

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Paul and I used to spend a lot of time talking about our relationship. We’d reminisce about the early days, talk about the present, and…

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Posted on21 October 200927 June 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Getting angry

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Sometimes I feel very angry and I can’t figure out where to place the blame. I know that my anger is part of my grief,…

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Posted on17 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Support networks

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I joined a grief support group a couple of weeks ago and have found it oddly comforting, even though I’m the youngest one in the…

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Posted on15 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

Looking forward to shared laughter and tears

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I booked my ticket for a holiday to the UK today. Now I’m happy and sad; I’m looking forward to my trip and I’m dreading it.…

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Posted on11 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings

It is still a beautiful world

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I reflect quite often on the Desiderata these days. Mostly because I know that my Paul wants me to be happy and the words of…

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Posted on5 October 200927 June 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

The physical side of grief

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The process of grieving and mourning is really starting to wreak havoc on my physical being. This, in turn, intensifies some of the mental and…

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Posted on24 September 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

It’s not contagious

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I met a man the other day who lost his wife not long ago. He is now faced with raising his young children alone and is…

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Posted on15 September 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Do I have the courage to start over?

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I’m in this really weird place right now where I don’t want to let go of the past and I don’t want to move forward.…

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Posted on13 September 200911 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

I hate fancy hotels

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I spent the last few days in a fancy-schmancy hotel in downtown Seattle. And being there made me realise how much I miss Paul; how…

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Posted on8 September 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

First holiday

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I’m taking a holiday in November, and I should be extremely excited about it. I’m going to Scotland, the place where I feel most at…

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Posted on4 September 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

We never had that conversation

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Typical of so many couples, Paul and I never spoke in specific terms about funerals. We’d chat here-and-there about things, but neither of us ever said…

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Posted on26 August 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

I know I’ve got his love

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Four months ago today, my entire world was shaken to the core and all of the certainty I’d come to rely on was taken from…

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Posted on18 August 20095 July 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

How am I? Do you really want to know?

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We’ve all heard the question a million times before: How are you? We’ve all asked the question a million times before, too. What I’ve found…

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Posted on16 August 200926 June 2021Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Learning to breathe again

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There are certain things in life that we take for granted. Breathing is one of them. Before Paul died, I don’t know that I ever…

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Posted on14 August 200926 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Learning curve

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Version 3.0 of Frances is scary. Maybe it’s because I don’t understand it; maybe it’s because there’s no rule book; maybe it’s because there’s no…

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