mourning
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I haven’t posted for a bit, despite having pages upon pages of half-written posts. Sometimes I wonder if my writing should just be for myself, not wanting to share anything too depressing or offend anyone. A little while ago I listened to a webinar with David Kessler and Andrea Cagan on writing through loss and…
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There’s been a lot going on for me this last little bit. Mostly things the outside world wouldn’t actually see as being a lot, and my old self wouldn’t have flinched at. Doing a mountain bike class. Buying corn on the cob. Figuring out hot tub maintenance. Bigger adjustments too. Everything registers differently now. Managing to get…
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One year without my Tom. I survived the first anniversaries and all the regular ol days of the past year too. It is still surreal. Likely some of it I survived by just being in shock, so it actually scares me a bit to think about what is still to come. I listened to a…
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Early on in this mess, I felt like I was a total mess. My emotions and my grief took over constantly. At the hospital I crawled into Tom’s bed sobbing. Such a vulnerable side of myself that before this I would have kept hidden. Tom was my safe place. I know I was his too.…
A Smiling Young Widow 