Life

Life Just Goes On Without Them

by Kathy on June 29, 2023 · 0 comments

in Background, Bereavement, Change, Coping, Dad, Family, Grief, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Music, Pain, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Song Lyrics, The Past, Therapy, Time, Transitions, Triggers

Three years ago today in 2020 was the first time Mom, Dad and I were together in person after not seeing each other for three and half months (the second longest we’d ever gone) due to the start of the pandemic. The longest was when I studied abroad in London, during the spring semester of […]

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Honoring Molly (15 Years)

by Kathy on April 17, 2023 · 0 comments

in Anticipation, Bereavement, Birthdays, Change, Coping, Courage, Expectations, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Music, Our Home, Pain, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Siblings, Therapy, Time, Transitions, Writing

With each passing year, these birthday/anniversary of your death letters/blog entries seem get harder to write. I know that I don’t have to continue with them and if I ever choose to stop or take a break that would be okay. Life feels really heavy and hard right now. As with every age and stage […]

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Middle Age Maladies

by Kathy on February 5, 2023 · 2 comments

in Anticipation, Bones, Eyes, Hope, Life, Medical Stuff

Next month I turn 48 and it seems this stage of middle age brings with it a host of seemingly random, and at times rare, medical challenges. I am not referring to Perimenopause, though I am definitely in the later stages of that, and it probably deserves it’s own post. Last year, after we moved […]

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Rewind 2022

by Kathy on January 16, 2023 · 0 comments

in Bereavement, Birthdays, Books, Change, Chicago, Coping, Courage, Dad, Decisions, Diversions, Family, Friends, Grief, Happiness, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Movies, Our Home, Parenting, Planning, Podcasts, Priorities, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, School, Song Lyrics, The Past, Time, Transitions

11 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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Today You Are Nineteen

by Kathy on October 2, 2022 · 1 comment

in Birthdays, Books, Change, Chicago, Decisions, Family, Friends, Gifts, Grief, Hope, Life, Listening, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Our Home, Pain, Relationships, Sean, Siblings, Song Lyrics, The Future, The Past, Theater, Time, Transitions

What a year your nineteenth has been! I had to double check with Dad, to make sure I got that right, and he confirmed that when you turn any given age, that is the year that you just completed. So many milestones and life transitions… In January you auditioned for and made Anastasia the musical […]

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Today You Are Thirteen

by Kathy on September 17, 2022 · 0 comments

in Background, Bereavement, Birthdays, Camp Echo, Change, Chicago, Coping, Dad, Dance, Decisions, Disappointment, Diversions, Expectations, Family, Friends, Gail, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Movies, Music, Our Home, Parenting, Peace, Planning, Quotes, Relationships, Sadness, School, Sean, Siblings, Song Lyrics, Summer Camp, The Future, The Past, Theater, Time, Transitions, Travel, Writing

Can you believe it? YOU ARE A TEENAGER! Also, you have teal hair and we live in Evanston now! In many ways you’ve been acting like a teenager for awhile and your age is finally catching up to your maturity level (most of the time), not to mention your vibe (which I think is awesome). […]

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