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An Eclectic Life
Now also available in the U.S.
Today I am excited to write that my book "Grief is... Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings" is now also available in the U.S. It can be purchased on-line through Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. It is also available as an ebook for Kindle (Amazon.com),...
What to do when someone we love is grieving
Unfortunately, one of the things we don’t do well as a society is support those who grieve. This is not because we don’t want to but because we don’t know what to do. So I thought I’d share just a few of best things people did for me when my husband died. Hopefully,...
I am a woman
I am a woman. This means it is highly likely I have ovaries, a uterus and a vagina. Together these enable my body to create a cellular change that is able to grow into a baby. This ability to create, support and give life does not make me stupid. It makes me powerful....
Grief is ugly crying. It is not elegant.
Grief is ugly crying. It is not elegant. I’m secretly pleased that I’ve written a book on grief that is ‘not elegant’. Grief is not elegant. If the book was elegant it wouldn’t be honest nor do I think it would be helpful. Because my writings from the early days of...
In case you’re wondering. Year One and Now (Year Five)
Five Christmas' in the making. One step at a time.
A message of hope – Corny but true
A message of hope Facebook isn’t always great. In the last few weeks I have seen “memories” of times I’d forgotten about. I remember well posting those photos during the first few years after Richard passed: sometimes out of a need to document the sadness that masked...
In the Spirit of Christmas: Embracing the Lost and Loss
There is no point is saying the holidays are difficult for those who are grieving. It’s a foregone conclusion. But, as it is one of my personal missions to share with others the lessons I’ve learned from being on the other side of the abyss I am compelled to blog...
Grief and the Holidays – Not so Ho! Ho! Ho!
The holidays are coming. In my case, it's Christmas. The next few blog entries will be either new writings on surviving the holidays and grief or excerpts from what I hope will be my soon to be released book "Really?!? This is normal? Thoughts on grief, struggle and...
Loving my body – ha ha ha?
“ Only loving your body when its perfectly fit is like only loving your children when they are perfectly behaved.” ~magnet by everyday peoplecartoons.com~ This magnet sits on my fridge. It’s a good one. The roller coaster that has been my life these past 5 years has...
Things I’ve recently re-learned from my grandson
How nice to write a lighter blog. As hokey as it sounds we do learn from our children and grandchildren. Here are a couple of things I've re-learned in the not too distant past thanks to the handsome gentleman seated above. 1. When we are tired and hungry we are not...