When Dad died in July 2021 I told Mom there was no rush to go through his things, that we could take our time. That worked for Mom, for my sister Meg and for me and when we felt ready (enough) we started the process of determining what we wanted to keep and what we […]
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It’s been three weeks since the last day (Tuesday, July 11th) that I spent time with Mom, when she was fully conscious, and what a three weeks it has been. As with so many things in life, in some ways it feels like these weeks have flown by, while at the same time these last […]
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“Life just goes on without them.” ~ Dylan Keefe Three weeks ago today I wrote a blog post with that title, quoting the bass guitarist for Marcy Playground about his father’s unexpected death in 1995. I shared a link to it on Facebook and my mom commented that it was, “Beautifully written and insightful! 💕” […]
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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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16 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 11 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]
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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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