Isn’t it weird to look back on the week before their passing? Depending on the circumstances of their death, that week has a kaleidoscope of events across our widowhoods. For us, life was thrumming along. Spring was coming but the last dregs of winter were holding on. Kids sports were getting ready to hit full […]
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An AI Version of Your Person?
Is anyone watching the new Matlock? (I am not going to give any spoilers, if you have not yet watched the recent episode – I am not saying anything more than what is in the description of the episode.) In the recent episode, there is a case brought against an AI business. They created a […]
The Many ‘Hoods of the Widowed
This past week had its ups and downs. My home in Georgia that is currently on the market received an offer, but as so often happens in this process, things didn’t work out. I recall when Rich and I closed on that home in 2020 and we hadn’t sold our home in New Jersey yet. […]
Static
I was trying to do some clean up on my iPhone … you know, things like deleting apps I no longer use, deleting text messages, deleting old voice mails. I was going along just fine until I hit the voicemails and realized there were like 600 of them saved. Then I realized that iPhone actually […]
Hot and Itchy
I woke up just after 4 a.m. and instantly noticed my skin was hot and itchy. I used to think it was a seasonal allergy. I read an article about seasonal allergies, and I have had some common symptoms: runny nose, mild congestion, puffy eyes, and so forth. The problem is that my symptoms seem […]
Identity Theft 🪪
Victim of Identity Theft 👤 Not the kind where creeps take your Social Security number, name and address and try to impersonate you with American Express 💳. But the kind that happens after your person dies. The kind that strips you of everything that made you, you. I have a feeling you know where I’m […]
Still Some Cocooning
It was a busy week (for me) but I survived it. Cocooning still feels more comfortable and safe, but I know it’s important to get back out there socially so I’m trying. Thursday I enjoyed catching up with my old co-workers after so long … I should say ‘former’ not ‘old’ since I do believe […]
Hobby Exploration
Over the last five years, I’ve asked myself a few times what do you want to do with your time? Are there new hobbies you want to try? Old ones to pick up? How will you fill all the time you expected to spend with your partner now that he is gone? What will bring […]
This Is Me
I have a tonnn of songs in my “Grief Songs” Playlist – a carefully curated list of songs accumulated over the past 11 years of songs that are about grief, help me have “a good cry” (I am now at a place in my journey that I can schedule these “good cry’s” at a “convenient” […]
Small Change and “Small” Moments
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, a holiday that has always been one of my favorites. It’s a time of renewal and hopeful warmer days. This past week we celebrated the first anniversary of acquiring Winnie, the puppy I brought home after a visit to our local Winn Dixie. Hard to believe a year has gone by […]
“But I’m here to tell you there’s something else… The afterworld”
My fellow gen-xers will probably recognize that quote. For those who don’t, it’s from the Price song, “Let’s Go Crazy”. Prince will always make me think of Mario because he was such a huge fan. I also thought it was an appropriate quote for the past weekend for me. I took a 4 day weekend […]
Yellow Daffodils
April 1st was overcast, dreary, windy, and cold, yet there I stood in my yard, without a coat or hat, admiring about a dozen yellow garden daffodils, which seemed to have sprouted overnight. An early Spring gift from Lee. At Deer Tick Manor, I remember seeing her step inside our house, tired from laboring under […]