Tag: suicide
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In Lieu of Flowers
Read more…: In Lieu of FlowersIn Lieu of Flowers…this sentence is usually finalized with all the many ways you can help honor the death of a loved one. Here I am on the eve of another December 3rd, and all I want to share is how much gratitude I have for the man who left me here and the village…
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Welcome to my art museum
Read more…: Welcome to my art museumIt is “that time of year” again. The fall holidays are already being overshadowed by Santa. I had a mini panic attack when I turned the corner in Costco and walked into a Christmas tree…in September! Ugh. Is it another Thanksgiving without my mom and dad already? Is it the dreaded month of December again?…
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Unicorns & Your Solar System
Read more…: Unicorns & Your Solar SystemI found out this week that I am not a unicorn. I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing yet because I am still stunned by it. I honestly walked around my world for the past year and a half believing I was an actual unicorn. No one else…
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Get back out there, they said…
Read more…: Get back out there, they said…I am 18 months into being “alone” in a world where I spent almost 30 years as a couple with my late husband, Erik. I have just started to use the phrase, “my late husband” because I have been referring to him as “my husband” in the present tense since he died. That is a…
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I’ll have the perpetuity package, please.
Read more…: I’ll have the perpetuity package, please.I loved watching the new show on Netflix this month called The Four Seasons. I love the cast but the whole show is a throwback to Alan Alda’s movie back in the olden days. I don’t know how old you are but I am M.A.S.H old and my mother was in love with Alan Alda.…
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Potholes
Read more…: PotholesI am in a pothole. I named these “grief episodes” after the cracks in the road that sometimes take us by surprise when we are driving. I never see them coming but have been learning to navigate them when they hit me. I know they are temporary and necessary for my growth. But they are…
Comfort Food & the Dying Part 