Back home from Costa Rica, and wow, what a trip. It was 7 good days of being out of town, and I was happy to leave and come home for the first time. No, I didn't hate it; I had a pretty good time just hanging out in the sun, by the pool (or in …
Continue reading Reflections of a trip and grief and random thoughts…
Out of the castle for a few days in sunny and warm Costa Rica while the snow and cold surround the castle. As many of you (the 2-3 people) that read this know, I lost my husband to suicide this summer. I wanted to take time to talk about mental health and the extremes that …
This will be an unhinged post, so fair warning. On May 22, one of the worst chapters in my life ended. I was honestly happy, although it didn't require his death; he just needed to be the fuck out of my life. This letter to him… is raw emotion, so you have been warned. Dear …
Yeah, you read it right, out of spite. I spent 27 years with my partner, later officially my husband. Honestly, from the beginning, I am unsure how we ever made it other than we both had parents who were of the "make it work no matter what" generation. Besides, his parents are Catholic and …
