On my way home from my one of my oldest & dearest friends’ hometown of Saratoga Springs…. Carrie & I met in 1989 at sleep away camp but the clincher for us was staying up all night sharing our deepest secrets for our 11 year old selves. Through years at camp, college, laughter, tears, weddings, […]
My mom always said “Everything happens for a reason.” I could be heartbroken & hysterical and there was my mother saying her famous line and without fail, it infuriated me to no end. She would follow up with, “I know we don’t know what the reason is right now, but there is always a reason.” […]
Sometimes when I first wake up, those first few seconds between dreaming and awake, I forget...I completely forget that my mom is gone.
It sucks. It is sad, it is lonely, it is heart breaking, it is life changing, it is painful, it is tragic, it is pathetic, it is devastating, it is depressing…it is just so damn bad. You feel as if your life will never go on. There is a void that can never be filled…read […]
My mother had a black thumb. Seriously, she couldn’t even keep a cactus alive. So, it was astounding to my parents when I started gardening after Rob & I bought our house. I started small – a tomato plant, mint, lavender. I learned some lessons – Here’s a quick tip for you as I wish someone, […]
