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How to honor him on this 7th wedding anniversary? When honestly all I want to do is stay in bed and cry. But how would that honor him? I can’t think of anything except for honoring him by remembering the way he loved me. Man did this man L-O-V-E me! On our 4th anniversary, heContinue reading “The Year of Firsts – Our Wedding Anniversary”

I’ve been avoiding Greta. This chick has been trying to get in for the last week or so. Ugh! So, last night I let her in. I realized she’ll likely be here for a week or so since our 7th wedding anniversary is coming up on July 6th. Fine, Greta!You can stay for a week,Continue reading “Dreading July 6th”

What do these 3 brides have in common? The 3 of us belong to a club that none of us EVER signed up for…  The Young Widows Club. I met these two amazingly strong women through this (unofficial) club (their stories below) . The three of us lost our husbands 3 days apart of eachContinue reading “International Widows Day”

It’s amazing how much progress one can make in 100 days! Maybe this is why the first 100th day of school is often celebrated in elementary schools. 100 days makes a huge difference when one puts in their work!  And grief work is hard work!  As I’ve mentioned before, I’m so grateful for everyone who hasContinue reading “1OO Days of Grief”

I ventured out today! All by myself! Pre-grief Mimi would venture out all the time! Especially while Wes was at work. But not since his passing. Granted the world has been closed since two weeks after his passing (which has helped speed up the grief process), but I couldn’t even fathom getting to the pointContinue reading “I’m still standing (yeah, yeah, yeah)”

Throwing it back to life before COVID… I miss life before COVID. Things I want to do: Go to church!  Shop without having to follow stupid arrows and without having to wear a mask! Drink a mule, wine, a beer, a whatever at an actual bar with actual people! Hug, I want to hug allContinue reading “Throw Back Thursday…”

⁣ ⁣An internet friend (@JustLaurenM on IG) gifted me with this beautiful sign. This sign will eventually be replacing the wedding photos on my bedroom wall.⁣ ⁣ I’m slowly turning 𝐨𝐮𝐫 apartment into my own little space.⁣ ⁣ A space that still honors the memory of my husband yet doesn’t overwhelm me with sadness withContinue reading “Trust Without Borders”

Here I stand at the edge of 40…⁣ ⁣ Last year on my (38th) birthday I wrote:⁣ ⁣”I’m so excited for whatever this year may bring”…⁣ ⁣ And now I almost regret those words.⁣ ⁣ Had I known it was my very last year I’d enjoy with my husband here on earth, I would haveContinue reading “The Edge of 40”

  This is the only content I have for now. Sad content. But, I want to “keep it real” and friends, my pain seems to be getting worse. Women who have been through this horrible experience keep telling me that I will eventually learn to move forward with the pain. That I will eventually findContinue reading “47 days without him”

YAY! I showered today. I even washed my hair! And that could very well be all I do today… That’s grief. Some days it lets me function regularly and other days I can barely get off the couch. I embrace the good days. I let myself be sad on the bad days. I’m praying forContinue reading “I showered!”