The last thing I expected from Paul when we took a mini-break to Venice back in spring 2004 was an engagement ring. I mean, I…
I finally got around to sorting through some of Paul’s stuff. In this case, it was a pile of stock leftover from his eBay business.…
I’ve always been a bit put off with Valentine’s Day. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I was…
Nine years ago today, my intended life plans changed. Only I didn’t know it at the time. I was living in Scotland whilst studying at…
We have survival kits for camping trips and natural disasters. We have special kits for snake bites and cuts. We keep emergency kits in our…
As 2010 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the past year. And if I’m honest, I have to admit that it was…
I’ve really been struggling through this holiday season – much more than last year when I was still in a bit of shock and disbelief over the…
Kids are great. I love the way they don’t mince words. I called a friend on Tuesday to ask for help after claiming it “Ask…
The thing about grief is that sometimes it just hits you out of nowhere. Yesterday was such a great day. I really enjoyed spending time…
It’s been nearly a month since I posted about being stressed and unhappy and I hate to admit that not much has changed. I’ve had…
I’m really struggling this week. Actually, I’ve been struggling for a couple of weeks now. I’m sad and I feel quite helpless about it. I’m…
Sometimes I want to scream at the top of my lungs. I want to yell. I want to shout. I want to wail about how…
Well, that’s me home again to the great US of A. But you know what? I don’t feel that I’ve come home. I feel like…
I used to enjoy the confluence of seasons; the awkward meeting between weather patterns – one anxious to begin its reign whilst the other tries in vain…
I struggled with how to start this post, or if I would even write it at all because it’s hard to know how to “announce”…
I’ve said goodbye to Frieda today and it makes me so sad. I know you’re probably thinking “It was just a car; what’s the big…
It’s been about six months since I started working with the monument company on Paul’s headstone and I’ve finally seen the first photos of the…
I met with my real estate agent today. He came into my home and looked around; he’d not seen it since shortly after we moved…
I feel stuck some days. Frozen in this place of fear; this place with an uncertain future. I guess I thought what so many people…
Being an early adopter of Widowhood means not only learning the kinks and bugs on my own, but it also means that I have to…