by Kathy on April 17, 2026 · 0 comments
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Dear Molly, Spring has come again and today it’s been 18 years since you were born and died. It is a big milestone and you are not here. I took a mental health day off work to give myself space to feel how I feel — which includes deep sadness and many other emotions. I […]
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by Kathy on April 10, 2026 · 2 comments
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19 years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. Though I don’t post as often or consistently as I have in the past, I am still grateful to have this space to share and process life. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and 14 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]
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by Kathy on April 9, 2026 · 0 comments
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Wednesday, 4-10-96 11:40 PM London 5:40 PM E-Town This week has pretty much been full of my preparing for & taking finals! I am gonna copy into here highlights from an e-mail I wrote to Mom, Dad, Meg, & Kelly about this weekend & early this week cuz I am tired & don’t feel like […]
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by Kathy on January 20, 2026 · 3 comments
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14 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. After that I took six years off, starting up […]
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by Kathy on June 5, 2025 · 1 comment
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Earlier this year, my therapist encouraged me to “hold a certain amount of mystery and figure out what works for me” in regard to circumstances that I struggle with. I’ll add holding space, tension and ambiguity, as well as gaining clarity/figuring out what matters and is meaningful to me. My therapist has given me variations […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2025 · 1 comment
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Dear Molly, Today is your “Golden Birthday” and the 17th anniversary of your death. I baked a cake last night for us to begin enjoying on your birthday eve, as today will be a busy one for our family. I grabbed a bag of miscellaneous extra candles from a kitchen cabinet to decorate it and […]
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