Decision fatigue
Do I move the laundry out of the dryer to the basket, where I know full well it will sit for a couple of days?...
A gray immovable rock in glass-smooth water
Here's the thing about coming out of a narcissistic fog. You haven't just lost your time; you've lost your "spark." You’ve spent so long being...
1095 Days of Being a Widow
Whelp. Today is the End of Year Three/Start of Year Four of being a widow. I say that not in a "oh, feel sorry for...
Home again, home again
Of course my house looks NOTHING like what it does in this ten-years-old picture I'm using for my post image... and I have a different...
Moving Out of Your Childhood Home
Tell us about your experience of moving out from your childhood home. What was that first place like? How did the night go? Well, I...
Childhood Friends
Who was your first friend? What did they mean to you as a kid? Do you have a favorite story about them? Are you still...
Too many forks and not enough spoons
CW: death, grief, widowhood, mental health Dear Tim; A couple of weeks after you died, I was putting clean silverware away, and I had a...
Haldeman/Conyers burial/memorial celebration
When it came time, I knew I wanted to bury Tim's ashes at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. I didn't know when - there were a...
Sometimes I even irritate myself
I need a title for this post but I don't know what it'll be until I start writing. I've thought of a few titles, but...
On apologizing and making amends
"Oh, laws," you're thinking. "She doesn't write forever and then she gives us one with song lyrics... it's always a hard thoughtful one when there...
I’d bet my right kidney on tha—- oh, wait. :: awkward silence ::
Oh. Mah. Garsh, y’all. THIS STORY. I debated posting this here, because while I don't want o get into the realm of boring/TMI, as a...
The waiting is the hardest part
Dear Goddamn Diary; I have so much to tell you! But I can't, yet. Why? You know how when you know something, but you're not...
March Meet the Maker (days 21-31)
Here's the last of the Instagram challenge that I was doing last month, and can I just say that I really, REALLY loved doing it!...
That is quite a list! Have you tried finger cots to help keep your finger tip covered? Less bulky than…
From Aunt Gay: That's Aunt Gertie Spivey in the photo.
Merciful Mothers my sweet friend ! All i had to deal with was buying six pair of socks; now i…
March 16th will mark 4 years for me. I am feeling all kinds of feelings. I have lost my father,…
This all sounds so cozy, but still productive!
