The Day in December

The day my world shattered

I spent my childhood sketching wedding dresses and dreaming up my future. By 29 years old, I was living the life my nine year old self had planned. And then in an instant, with two small words, life as I knew it was over. My husband was gone and he's never coming back. I live each day navigating the aftermath of loss, the real, the raw, the ugly and the bittersweet.

May 31
3 min

The Motions of May

The familiar theme song played as I got cozy with Lily, my blanket and tea. V was in bed and I sat down to watch the Friends Reunion....

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May 3
4 min

Forever Home

It’s not the house that makes the home, it’s the people and the memories that live there A thought to live by. A thought to take comfort...

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Apr 14
4 min

Abate party of, I mean, grieving for three

I’d give anything to be making dinner reservations right now. That was something Joe and I did often. With family, friends or just the...

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Mar 25
2 min

From feelings to thought

It’s 8:00 on Wednesday. Vienna’s asleep and Lily’s curled up next to me. With an hour before Real Housewives start, I’m sitting in front...

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Mar 18
3 min

For Those Who Can’t

“We owe it to everyone we lost to live the life they can’t” - Grey’s Anatomy Let me start by saying I have actually never watched an...

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Mar 12
8 min