2019-02-03 20:10
Quirky Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a fork in the road – take it”. Duh. That’s a pretty good reason to make this post the last on my Write Brain Widow jou… Read More
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Word chick. Design Diva . . . Heartbroken Widow.
One crisp autumn night last October 2015, I went from wife to widow in an instant. marriage. My husband had cancer from the day we said "I do"... but have a full, crazy life we did.
We didn't outrun or outsmart that elephant in the room - we just lived around it. In the end he died from something completely unrelated. Go figure.
My husband was handsome, vibrant, brave, and fun. He was the love of my life — as well as my business partner.
The days before, since and ahead are all part of my journey.
2019-01-17 18:04
Fandango, This That and The Other wordsmith, tagged me for this “Tell the Story Challenge”, where, when tagged, we are supposed to 1) write something in response to t… Read More
2019-01-15 23:55
Remember that time you walked through the Hallmark section of the store and your hand automatically reached for the husband, mother or brother card? Then you caught yourself. You remember t… Read More
2018-12-20 00:57
I really like Christmas. Who doesn’t? I’m just so relieved the war on this holiday is over! Whew. I’ve been saying “Merry Christmas” with abandon all these yea… Read More
2018-12-05 00:58
I won’t tell. Go ahead, drag that sequined, blinking light sweater out of hiding for its annual holiday spin. What else can make you feel so happily over-dressed for success but someth… Read More
2018-11-21 18:07
My version of Gratitude 2.0 includes a few more of my photos as well as a deep thankfulness for my children, grandchildren, abundant friends — and the man whose love and memories will… Read More
2018-10-31 00:52
“America is back”. That was the opening line of a recent commercial, and all I could think was “Really? Where was it?”.
As far as I can tell, America hasn’t ta… Read More
2018-10-16 21:57
I’ve been a goner for an elbow shaped piece of land called Cape Cod since I was 6 years old. It’s always been my happy place. I’m pretty sure, that in less than 5 minutes… Read More
2018-10-03 18:38
Public service announcement: your pet peeves are meh. Shocking, I know but most things are relative and sometimes even our riffs with relatives don’t register on life’s Richter s… Read More
2018-09-18 19:59
The beauty of love never gets old. This past Saturday, it walked like a boss with my stunning grandgirl, straight down a grassy aisle to tie the knot with her sweetheart. It shined in the e… Read More
2018-09-06 02:47
Step into September with a few writebrainwidow snapshots of summer (and assorted grandboys)
See you on the flip side!
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2018-08-28 22:07
Spoiler alert: I miss being hugged. These last years, I’ve adjusted, redesigned, and redefined life as I found it yet, I’m not gonna lie, being hugged is a major miss. It’s… Read More
2018-08-14 10:30
Do-overs — what a concept. Unfortunately, life doesn’t dole out too many of those. Something good happens when we expect the worst, and we’re over the moon. Something terri… Read More
2018-08-01 17:43
I admit it. Guys have us beat in the travel light department. Wallet? Check. Money? Credit card? Check. Ask me if I’ve ever left the house with only a wallet in tow and you’d ge… Read More
2018-07-17 02:55
Pollyanna had a Pity Party. Just when I thought I had this grief thing down to manageable pieces, just when I thought I stuck the landing — I landed on my butt. There was no big… Read More
2018-07-03 21:01
Hey, there. You know who you are. You’re the one smiling for your selfie, trying to catch your best side. Don’t worry; you’re not alone. Taking your best shot has become a… Read More
2018-06-20 22:00
. . . that almost never rhymes
“Read the manual.” Yeah, no. That’s really not how my right brain works. I’m more of a show me kind of girl. Subscribing to the &lsquo&helli…Read More
2018-06-05 21:33
There’s an elephant in the room. In fact, there’s an entire herd. Our country is divided in ways not seen since the Civil War and that divide goes past party, right smack into a… Read More
2018-05-23 22:14
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”
I suspect that Tale of Two Cities’ opening line is a pretty apt description of most people’s lives. I certainly… Read More
2018-05-08 22:54
I see you. Smiling faces peering over ship railings. Eyes squinting in the brilliant Italian sun. Bodies sleek in scuba gear in the Galapagos. One more happy Facebook vacation picture… Read More
2018-04-25 21:32
Standing Solo
Since pictures can be worth a thousand words, I thought I’d offer a few of mine. I’d love to hear what words they bring to mind, so tag — you’re it… Read More
2018-04-10 10:55
“A hundred years from now it won’t matter what sort of house I lived in, or kind of car I drove but, the world may be different because I was important to the life of a child.&r&helli…Read More
2018-03-28 20:25
“Spring is God’s way of saying – ‘one more time’.” Robert Orben
Fiendishly fluffy bunnies. Cavity inviting chocolates. Treats in colors that don’t… Read More
2018-03-21 17:51
When I picked up my pen (uh, mouse) to begin this blog, I had no idea how long the conversation would continue. In those dark days, I had no words. Yet, I had plenty because, well, th… Read More
2018-03-08 00:45
Time traveling was never in my wheelhouse. Like it or not, we can never go can go back in time. Our life playbook has only one gear – forward. So since I’m already pretty far fo… Read More
2018-02-22 00:30
My obsession is pretty harmless as compulsions go. I’ve been under its spell for as long as I can remember and I make no apologies. My adolescent self could rip through an entire pile… Read More
2018-02-14 00:30
Once upon a time, the phrase ‘single Awareness Day’ seemed a pretty cool gotcha. When Valentines Day becomes a neon sign to solos that screams “Nope, not you”, re-fra… Read More
2018-02-06 23:47
No hot chicken wings. No nachos. No hair-on-fire chili graced my house this past weekend. Super Bowl Sunday was a non-starter. I do admit to some cheese, but then there’s ALWAYS cheese… Read More
2018-01-24 01:28
What am I saying? Of COURSE, you can see me! An ol’ newsman who never met a story he didn’t want to write or tell? I’m quite sure I’ve been in your sights since the n… Read More
2018-01-18 01:30
It’s been said that the only thing certain – is uncertainty. That’s as good a reason as any to hoover the rest of that cheesecake before dinner. Or maybe even make it dinne… Read More
2018-01-11 00:46
Each one of us have been dealt an iffy hand in this life. Often more than one. Sometimes we get a straight flush; others force us to cash in the chips. (I don’t play cards so I’… Read More
2018-01-04 00:30
2017 is in the rear view mirror — I’m really not sorry to see that crazy year go. You? From historic wildfires, horrific terrorist attacks and political scandals, to the s… Read More
2017-12-19 02:43
By the time the clock strikes Christmas Eve in a few days, most of us have watched more than our fair share of holiday movies. Thanksgiving weekend alone, the annual kickoff for all things m… Read More
2017-12-12 22:41
My Christmas tree is not a family affair. It used to be when kids, pets (even hamsters and fish) filled the house, but the empty nest arrived, so did the anal graphic designer mom. Even my p… Read More
2017-12-08 03:18
I love Christmas. Tiny white lights. Magically delicious treats. The smell of fir branches and my oh so cool sentimental tree. I have a real soft spot for Yuletide giving and the yearnings… Read More
2017-11-29 02:05
Working as a fledgling dental assistant, my first job after high school, a patient thought it was okay to suddenly let a hand slide.
Working for an insurance company at 18 , a top sales exec… Read More
2017-11-22 01:39
They say the secret to having it all – is knowing you already do. But it’s the knowing that sometimes escapes us. That’s why thought Thanksgiving is a pretty good tim… Read More
2017-11-16 01:38
If you use your mind as a memory bank, the past will repeat itself in cycles. If your mind becomes pure attention, you will know everything that is worth knowing. Sadhguru
Cancer had… Read More
2017-11-01 20:51
I live by lists. I’m not at all apologetic since actually, I’ve never been quite comfortable without one. In fact, my lists — have lists. Filing systems for the mind… Read More
2017-10-25 00:35
Ding Ding Ding! Survey says – America might have a civility deficit. Duh. It appears rudeness, and incivility have become as contagious as the annoying common cold — and ju… Read More
2017-10-19 01:02
Tragedy or comedy. Given a choice who wouldn’t pick the latter? But, we don’t always get to choose and when we get that big dose of suck, it can sometimes be impossible to even… Read More
2017-10-10 19:07
“The problem with reality is the lack of background music.” Anon
Okay, maybe the title overstates it a wee bit, but let me ask a question. When you hear a song from the pas… Read More
2017-10-04 01:42
I’m not old, at least, that’s what I tell myself. The number on my driver’s license would have a snarky response, as well as the fact that I can’t clean both floors o… Read More
2017-09-27 22:14
The Japanese have an awesome way with broken things. Their 500 year old art of kinsugi or ‘golden joinery’ restores broken objects, using a silver or platinum laquer. They don&rs&hell…Read More
2017-09-19 21:05
No one programs this trip into GPS but, survivor guilt is something anyone who’s lost someone feels at one time or another. The soldier who returns from devastating traumas of war. A… Read More
2017-09-12 17:06
I don’t know who she was. I don’t know her name, age or where she was going that sunny Saturday noon. But a few nights ago I was told that she, an unsuspecting passenger in the c… Read More
2017-09-05 20:16
These last months there’s been a lot of talk about making America ‘ours’ again. Hello? That might come as big news to those early North/South American settlers. Remember t… Read More
2017-08-29 20:55
Alchemists have an active imagination. Webster may define alchemy as the power to transform something in a mysterious way, but I think grief really tests that description. In medieval times… Read More
2017-08-23 01:50
Ah, mirrors. Can’t do with ‘em, can’t do without ‘em. Sometimes they’re pretty darn handy to take a close look at that bump on our chin, roots growing in or a t… Read More
2017-08-15 22:14
If you think I need to be a wife to feel validated, the answer would be a no. I’ve been married and divorced; remarried and now widowed. But, no matter what place I am in life, I&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-08-08 22:32
Full disclosure — summer not my favorite season. I’m not a hater; I’m just not feelin’ it. Oh, I feel the heat alright. As temps rise, I melt and it’s not prett… Read More
2017-08-01 21:04
Ah, the dark. We can’t ignore or outrun it. We can only walk, tentatively, nervously or purposefully through it. Pretty good spiel from someone who turns to TV for sound in a silent h… Read More
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