Surviving life, love, widowhood and parenthood, one MOMent at a time.

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Breadcrumbs: Six things I've learned in six years as a widow.
Breadcrumbs: Six things I've learned in six years as a widow.
I was relieved when my father died (and my husband, too!). Here’s why that’s okay…
I was relieved when my father died (and my husband, too!). Here’s why that’s okay…
How I found (and lost) me again. I smell a challenge!
How I found (and lost) me again. I smell a challenge!
Zillow's small (and weird) role in my life, after loss.
Zillow's small (and weird) role in my life, after loss.
No new beginnings this year! Or ever...
No new beginnings this year! Or ever...
Tuesday tips! Six "strange" things I do to save on cash (and a few quick cost cutters!).
Tuesday tips! Six "strange" things I do to save on cash (and a few quick cost cutters!).
Home again
Home again
Ya gotta accentuate the positive...
Ya gotta accentuate the positive...

I know…I can hear your collective eye roll, virtual world. Just hear me out. I don’t mean clapping your hands over your ears and pretending none of this is happening. I also don’t mean spouting religious platitudes to you about how this is all for a reason. No, no…I mean, find your way around what’s happening, to allow yourself some sanity.

Hey, shorty! Pro's and Con's of being a petite person in a tall person's world
Hey, shorty! Pro's and Con's of being a petite person in a tall person's world

The pro: I fit easily into small spaces. My knees rarely bump the seat in front of me on airplanes, Broadway shows, baseball games; or in one instance, behind the passenger seat of my late husband’s Acura TSX, when we moved into our first apartment, and bought too much stuff at Ikea. This is how he first coined the phrase, “Ikea is Swedish for divorce.”

Dating as a modern widow: the false narratives of finding love, post-loss
Dating as a modern widow: the false narratives of finding love, post-loss

Then I had to ask myself why? Someone who’s divorced three years doesn’t have to worry about it…heck, people who are not even divorced yet aren’t judged for jumping right out into the dating pool. So
why, as someone who, by all accounts, was a loving, loyal spouse to a terminally ill husband, do I sense some people shift in their seats upon the idea that I am out to dinner with someone that isn’t my late husband?

MY LIFE IN PICTURES

Could it BE anymore humid? 🤣 Channeling my inner Monica Bing, today, and embracing my crazy hair! Y’all, this week I turn THIRTY NINE years old! That feels crazy to me, in about a million ways! But honestly? I’m just so fricken grateful
Boone loves to sit on Cameron every.single.morning, when she comes down the stairs. We didn’t know his true dedication to the ritual until he even sat on the ledge of the sofa to do it 😂 He’s one of a kind, our Boone Bear. . #boonebear #
Love my little, beach loving ginger snap 🤗 Shore life is our favorite! . #ocnj #beachbaby #shorekids #downtheshoreeverythingsalright #oceancitynj #mom #momlife #mamabear
My girl did her first “real” peloton ride. When did she get so big???? @onepeloton . #healthykidschallenge #healthykids #mentalhealthboost #cami #10yearsold #biggereveryday
It’s been a ROUGH week for me. The circumstances around losing Zoey (our dog) really threw me for a loop, and my kids are feeling the pinch as well (they’ve slept in my bed every night, which is what they tend to do when they’re fee
#wbw FIVE years ago! I can’t believe my Nate baby will be 5 in a few short weeks. . Yes, my belly was HUUUUUUUGE. I also have zero issue about it (nor did I then, as evidenced by my resting a glass of faux wine on it, like the coffee table it w
Much needed smiles from this boy, today. His brother’s swim trunks. His sister’s sunglasses. My sun hat 🥰☀️ . #sunshine #mysunshine #youmakemehappywhenskiesaregrey
Overnight last night, somewhat suddenly, our Zoey girl crossed the rainbow bridge to be with her Daddy. When we adopted Zoey in December of 2008, I’d recently suffered two early miscarriages. I decided if I couldn’t have human babies, I&r
Super cool sunrise over LEH this morning ☀️ . #sunrise #myfavorite #nofilter
Bowl full of jelly...fish. 😜they usually spend all day digging up sand crabs (when they’re not body surfing or boogie boarding), but today the beach is littered with jelly fish! Shore kids 🤗☀️❤️ . #shorekids #downtheshoreeverythingsalright #j
This beauty celebrated her last day of 4th grade with her first “big kid” hair style, layers and all. Time, slow down! 🥺❤️😍 . #mygirl #browneyedgirl #heysoulsister #momlife #onto5thgrade #schoolsoutforsummer #sweetsummertime
First hair trim since September! My hair feels happy 🤗 . #summerhair #summerwaves #summercut #haircut #summervibes #wavyhair #wavyhairdontcare #embraceyourself #grateful #feelinggood #happymama #nofilter