sen·ti·men·tal /ˌsen(t)əˈmen(t)l/ adjective of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. I would say I’m a very sentimental person, especially when it comes to things I feel are nostalgic for me. I think one of the great tragedies of life is that while we’re living it, we’re not truly cognizant of how precious […]
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How long has it been?
1,245 Days Borrowing a poem from Mary Oliver to remember you: Not Anyone Who Says Not anyone who says, “I’m going to be careful and smart in matters of love,” who says, “I’m going to choose slowly.” Nope. Mary Oliver’s opening words do not describe our particular story. We were young (so young!) and […]
The Loss
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. This day brings a range of emotions to the forefront. Wishing that I had seen something sooner. Wishing I could have prevented what happened with Erik. Wishing I’ll be able to find the right words to explain what happened to our kids. There’s so much stigma around suicide loss. […]
Suicide Narrative
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 700,000 deaths by suicide every year. The WHO’s theme this year is “Changing the Narrative on Suicide.” I’d like to take you through a different approach than they probably intended but one that is important to me. […]
Scrambled
Hello friends. My brain feels fried right now, as does my heart, so this post will most likely be a series of unconnected or somewhat connected thoughts. Scrambled. Thats how I feel. Sometimes I get vertigo, out of nowhere. They said its caused by stress, and Ive certainly had stress lately. Vertigo stinks because it […]
A Year at Crescent Haven
In processing grief, I often hear people use the term, “Moving On”. But, most who are recovering from the trauma of losing a loved one prefer “Moving Forward”. Some might ask, “What’s the difference?” If you Move On, the implication is that we’ve left something behind; forgetting, or letting go of, some place, or somebody, […]
Tales from the Tiny Trailer – Part 2
Over the last couple months, I’ve taken the tiny teardrop trailer out a few times, but I’ve also spent a lot of time making it my own by decorating it. I’ve always had a love of interior design and I like to think I have an eye for it. My own style is quite eclectic. […]
The Blind Lead the Blind
Mont wanted to update his resume, but his technologically savvy niece didn’t want to help him. He sought to convert a PDF into a Word document and save both versions on his device. Mont surprised me when said he didn’t know how to perform the procedure. I offered to help, thus, the blind lead the […]
Progress Not Perfection
In Life and In Widow-Dog Training PART three Last night, I took this picture of Indy as she watched over her territory. This morning, she moved into action mode over the dangerous action of me looking out the window! A light yellow flash of 70 pounds of athletic animal leaping through the doggie door; […]
Forever 32
I found myself lying wide awake at 10:49 the Monday night before my birthday wishing that midnight just wouldn’t come. And that if it did, that my birthday wish would come true. That when that clock struck 12, I would find myself back in 2022 before what would become the worst day of our lives. […]
Choices and Adjustments
HI Friends. I feel like a broken record, but once again my apologies for not posting in here the last couple weeks. I really don’t completely forget on purpose. Its just that the last few weeks have been INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL and chaotic and soooo busy with moving, packing, getting into my new apartment, then unpacking, […]
Recalling The Jersey Shore
This Saturday Morning marks the beginning of the Labor Day Weekend which for many brings the unofficial end to Summer 2024 and the official beginning of Local Summer. In places like the Jersey Shore, where I resided happily for many years with my late husband, Rich, this is a very special time of year. With […]