Category Archives: loss

Born Again

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Yesterday, I had a “born again” dinner with a dearest of all Dear Friends. In the middle of our cocktails, we toasted to new opportunities. And we came to the realization, “Wait.  We both died last week.  Yet we are … Continue reading →

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Angel Princess

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

This week was hard. Well. I thought my week was hard. I was sitting in my comprehensive exams…racking my brain to say the right thing to the right person using the right citations. And what I was thinking about was … Continue reading →

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A Not So New Tradition

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

I finally decorated my Christmas tree tonight. It was bittersweet…as I am sure every first “alone” Christmas tree decorating session is. I wandered through memories of childhood as I gently placed a few of my favorites on the tree. I … Continue reading →

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Protected: A New “Mami” in the House

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

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Protected: Why I Hired an Attorney

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Protected: A New Trend in Welfare

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A Backstory: The end of an era

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Here is the story behind my new state of mind of “Single Mother/Divorcee in the making” – I wrote it on my last wedding anniversary, so it is a few months old…but the story behind these stories. “Today is the … Continue reading →

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Thanks to a Random Lady

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Some random lady named Louise Hay once said, “Every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future/ If you change your thinking, you can change your life. Periodically say to yourself, “What am I thinking? Would … Continue reading →

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The Exhaustion of Divorce

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

I decided that of all the words that someone can use to describe a divorce, my favorite as of late is EXHAUSTION. There is nothing that isn’t exhausting. Well, maybe somewhere there is something liberating and new down the line.  … Continue reading →

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A Year and Change

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

I forgot I had a blog. Well, I’m not sure I actually “forgot” in the real sense of the word meaning not remembering…but more appropriately stated would be “I stopped caring.” And I think I got really busy. And I … Continue reading →

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