I have been a self-proclaimed wimp all my life. I have taken the comfortable, easy path. Change is scary. At work, we were told how resiliency is great and were assigned “Who […]
Three years….
Maybe it’s a July 20 thing because based on Facebook, I apparently had a similar feeling last year on this date. Or maybe it’s that July, previously my favorite month of the […]
Meatloaf
Freaking meatloaf. Who’d have thought that would practically send me over the edge? I didn’t know I liked meatloaf that much, or at least was this emotional about it. The other day, […]
31 29ths
Today marks 31 29ths we’ve survived without MikeO. I wonder sometimes when I will stop knowing (without thinking about it) the exact months and days that have passed since 7/29/13 – the […]
Mike’s Hike
I tend to have great plans and lousy follow-through. This time around, I showed myself what I’m made of. July 29 was the big day. Mike’s 2 year death-iversary. Not sure what […]
One Crazy Awesome Trip
We have lived large so far this summer. We took the most amazing tribute trip to Alaska. 5 weeks, 6 people, 1 motorhome. We accomplished all of our goals and had an […]
Shitter was full….
We love “Christmas Vacation” and had a little family tradition of watching it over and over from the day after Halloween until Christmas. I know that’s a little lame, but it just […]
Life insurance – all the cool kids are getting it
I keep reading all these thankfulness posts on Facebook. I love them. It makes me so happy when people take a step back from day-to-day life and actually acknowledge the goodness in […]
Let me know if you need anything
I remember how hundreds (and I mean that literally) of people said “let me know if you need anything.” A bunch of those people sincerely, from the bottoms of their hearts, meant […]
Make the most of the dash
Every now and then, I get a little glimpse of something that tells me that grief is not just a biotch, but a beautiful biotch. For some reason, she has made me […]
GRIEF IS A DIRTY BIOTCH 