Showing posts with label death of a family member. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death of a family member. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

One year, cloudy water and Mother's Day

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This was intended to be my final post.  I told myself  "I'll end it at the one year anniversary.  I'll just let it be about the...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

To my girls, on Valentine's Day

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To my girls, on Valentine's day: I know for a fact that you will probably consider the past nine months one of the worst periods o...
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Friday, January 17, 2014

Gilbert O'Sullivan Said It Best 1/17/14

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Gilbert O'Sullivan Said It Best. You know, that horribly sad song about being alone.  "Alone Again, Naturally".  (Thank you, M...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

What the Unicorn Girl Said - 1/5/14

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It's still all around; the Christmas stuff.  I've started kind of moving it to one table, so I can eventually put it away so, so nea...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

I'm a fake and a phony 1/1/14

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I spend a lot of time convincing myself through words that I type that I am trying to be positive.  Convincing others that I have a healthy ...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

A Fingernail Fable 12/8/13

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Friday morning hurry-up.  All my fault, because I just didn't want to get out of bed.  Have you ever been there?  Life is happening outs...
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Sunday, December 1, 2013

My (burned out) light bulb moment 12/1/13

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I have been shoring up the defenses.  "The holidays are hard...".  Every friend that has recent experience with loss, everyone wit...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Holiday Lessons from the Animal Kingdom - or - Why the Cat Threw Up 11/27/13

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The cat threw up already.  It's only Wednesday, day BEFORE Thanksgiving, and there's some purging going on around here. Poor Roxy.  ...
Friday, October 18, 2013

I Just Need Bigger Hair, That's All 10/18/13

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I read a lot.  Books, magazines, articles, blogs, bumper stickers, notes I confiscate from students.....you get the idea.  It's one of t...
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Friday, September 27, 2013

Questions abound 9/27/13

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I have a lot of questions.  Some of them deal with life and death.  Some of them deal with family and friends.  Some of them deal with work....
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Scary Movies Aren't As Scary As Life 9/15/13

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I just saw "Insidious, Chapter 2".  If you know me, this is not surprising, you know that I love scary movies.  When I saw the ori...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

A Twist of the Knife 9/8/13

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I feel numb.  Maria, the girl I lived with in the dorm for four years - lost HER husband last night.  Her text to me started with "I...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

There's Me, then there's (me) - a Squirrel-Fur Story 8/31/13

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The first week of school is over.  The routine has set in.  The big kids have already learned some stuff (ha ha, gotcha!), and more and more...
Monday, August 19, 2013

The First Day Blues 8/19/13

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First day blues.....I got 'em.  I prepared myself to go back to work, I did.  I wrote another piece to tell people how I feel, but pleas...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Only One First 8/12/13

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We drove about 800 miles this summer with a kitten in the car.  My sister found her abandoned in Florida while we were visiting.  My girls h...
Friday, August 2, 2013

If I Could Return This, Please - Another View of Grief 8/2/13

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I'd like to return this item, please.  A couple of months ago, I was given this device.  It works by randomly shaking up my emotions and...
Friday, July 12, 2013

I Know Why 7/12/13

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Three times now, I've tried to write a bit.  Three times now, the page crashed and the bits were lost.  They weren't enough to make ...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Restoration of Joy as a Whack-a-Mole 6/30/13

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I started to wonder today if I will ever feel pure joy again.  The true, pure, bubbling-from-inside joy that we feel when something is incor...
Monday, June 10, 2013

No right or wrong......right? 6/10/13

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Please just keep telling me there is no right or wrong way to handle this.  If I laugh at something, I feel guilty.  If I eat, I feel guilty...
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