by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Grief, Resilience
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,...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
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....
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 | 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...
