by admin | Jan 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
Five Christmas’ in the making. One step at a time.
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog, Resilience, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
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,...
by admin | Sep 1, 2016 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
“ 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...
