I've always loved sunglasses. They've always made me feel protected from the outside world. The more character they have, the more I seem to feel that they help keep a cloak of invisibility around me. Since my mother's passing, in the whirlwind of clearing things that reminded my father of her in a house that … Continue reading Heart Shaped Sunglasses
Category: grief
Remembering My Mother: Happy Birthday
I ran into a Pinterest prompt today that provided a template to answer personal questions about oneself. Question: Write about your mom. What would you like people to know about her? This post is for my mother... Today would've been her 74th birthday, just two days after my own. I should start with the basics, … Continue reading Remembering My Mother: Happy Birthday
A Letter to My Sister
As I try to unravel the grief of my mother, I realize that I've been grieving my whole life. My first heartbreak was you... Maybe that's a lot to put on someones shoulders, but you were the one I remember taking me on spontaneous movie dates at the age of 4. While Lion King played … Continue reading A Letter to My Sister
Grief Isn’t Linear
That's the lesson I'm learning. What does survival mean to me? Work, have something to eat, respond to people & be surprised when you get some unexpected laughs out of it. Going about your day as if everything is normal is my method for survival. When people speak of their woes you care, but you … Continue reading Grief Isn’t Linear
My Lifestate 