Bereaved and Blessed

Ten Years in Ten Words

April 10, 2017

Ten years (a decade) ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. And it’s my golden blogoversary! On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and five years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the second Tuesday of April, I chose “Blogoversaries” to be the Time Warp topic for that month. Four Years ago I decided to […]

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#MicroblogMondays: Week 1 is Done

March 27, 2017

Today I will start with 1/3 of the dose I had been taking. I began stepping down off of my medication for anxiety last week. Week 1, during which I took 2/3 of the dose, went well. I am hyper aware of my emotions, trying to see if I notice significant differences or side effects. […]

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Stepping Down

March 23, 2017

I’ve been considering this for awhile. I’ve consulted with loved ones, as well my therapist and PCP. I’ve been mindful of my daily activities, interactions, relationships, triggers and stressors, trying to imagine how they might feel differently. And I’ve come to a decision. After over 3 years taking Fluoxetine (a.k.a. Prozac), an antidepressant that has […]

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Our Powder Room (Then and Now)

January 10, 2017

“You changed the picture,” she said as she walked out of our powder room. “It’s a great of you two, I just loved the old one.” “Did you noticed what else changed?” I asked. “We moved out the magazine rack (with periodicals to browse, mostly from late 2007/early 2008).” Awhile back a good friend pointed […]

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Perspective at Seven

December 30, 2016

I was walking up the stairs to check on them, when I overheard Abby tell her friend (who was over for their first playdate, at our home) that she wanted to talk about her sister in Heaven. I paused on the stairs and quietly listened to the conversation that followed. Abby explained that her sister […]

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Today You Are Thirteen

October 2, 2016

You. Are. A. Teenager. Holy Cow! And… The Cubs made the playoffs/are predicted to win the World Series! Two things I am not sure if I believed would ever happen… Okay, I knew, or should I say hoped, you’d see this day eventually, as much as you don’t care for the number 13. I just […]