Hey Darling Ones, My mom came over Thursday for our traditional holiday kickoff. This is where we eat Chinese food from the Dragon and then spend the rest of the night shopping online where she…
Posts tagged grief
All the Things I Have Tried
Hi Darling Ones, I trust you all survived Thanksgiving relatively unscathed and are girding your loins for the holiday season. My Thanksgiving soup was wonderful, my monster cookies were ugly but delicious, and yet I…
I Will Not Be Sad in Heaven
So Twitter has turned into a giant block party where ever single attendee is standing on a box holding a sign that says, “THE END IS NEAR.” Well, some of them have signs that say,…
Not a Competitive Sport
Hey Darling Ones, Today I finished Blanket #29 (pictured above). It is lovely and I cannot wait to give it the recipient who is not expecting it. Whenever I finish a blanket I feel simultaneously…
Five Stars, No Notes
So, Darling Ones, Back in like 2016 or so, my dad made it very clear that when he died he did not want a service of any kind. As his health grew increasingly dire over…
My Aching Spirit
Hi Darling Ones, When the Anger Stage of grief set in I didn’t expect it to be a free-floating sort of annoyance that plagues my every waking minute. The Anger Stage of grieving was supposed…