Dream Big
posted about 1 year ago | 6 comments
Dear Friends
posted over 2 years ago | 6 comments
I am writing a quick note in the form of a blog so I can contact each of you ,,,
For my newest friends, I am sorry that I am not writing. You are probably new people from the Newcomers groups and don't know that I am still recovering from the los...
For my newest friends, I am sorry that I am not writing. You are probably new people from the Newcomers groups and don't know that I am still recovering from the los...
"Effin" Bells
posted over 2 years ago, updated 15 minutes later | 13 comments
Every year, I try to write a story about Christmas that is from my past and include something that has made a lasting impression. This year, I want to tell you about my bells collection.
Many years ago, I had a friend, an older woman who was actu...
Many years ago, I had a friend, an older woman who was actu...
Almost three months
posted over 2 years ago | 7 comments
I posted a blog almost three weeks ago and I was trying to keep up with my friends here but I just couldn't write. I thought about it but I feel so lost most of the time.
I would like to report that I am walking every morning with a neighbor for...
I would like to report that I am walking every morning with a neighbor for...
Week Eight - Where is the time going?
posted over 2 years ago, updated 8 minutes later | 6 comments
Can you believe it has been two months since my husband died? I can't but I guess I am too close to it. I am totally messed up about time.
I have survived by working non-stop since the Monday after the Memorial Service. I used to be a workaholic ...
I have survived by working non-stop since the Monday after the Memorial Service. I used to be a workaholic ...
Week Six and Seven - Dia De Los Muertos
posted over 2 years ago, updated 5 minutes later | 5 comments
Dia De Los Muertos is a tradition that celebrates the memory of dead ancestors whose souls visit the living once a year. The celebration, as it is practiced in Mexico and increasingly in the U.S., is a fusion of Catholic and Aztec traditions.
The...
The...
Week Four and Five - Back to Work
posted over 2 years ago | 8 comments
Where have I been? I went back to work again. Everyone was glad to see me and after a few - "so sorry for your loss"-es and hugs - I worked from Tuesday through Friday. Then, I had edits over the weekend and spent Tuesday and Wednesday observing t...
Week Three - Closure
posted over 2 years ago, updated 16 minutes later | 9 comments
The memorial was held this week and we had a very nice celebration of his life. The flowers were beautiful and my nephew did a nice job with the eulogy. The restaurant was a perfect venue. The people who attended said all the right things. Two bro...
Week 2 - Looking for the new normal too soon
posted over 2 years ago, updated 27 minutes later | 4 comments
I am sitting in my office typing on my computer and from this vantage point - I can see my husband's empty chair. Every few minutes, I glance to the left to make sure he is alright but he is not here anymore. I doze on the couch and he doesn't wak...
