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Today was stressful. I felt the full force of fear and uncertainty and grief and loneliness. But, when I was outside, a weight lifted. I loo...

I'm at the stage of life when kitchen appliances excite me! I just got my first rice cooker. I'm using it to make not only rice but also egg...

I've been a bit obsessed with baking and cooking lately. I don't talk about it much, but I've lost around 45 pounds the last few years, and ...

Today, a butterfly landed on my hand! This has never happened before. I let it perch there for a few minutes. It was such a special moment a...

A year ago today, my mother was admitted to the hospital. She ended up staying for a week. During that week, she was diagnosed with a rare a...

Sometimes, you have to drink your iced coffee from a cute bear jar you got off Tiktok shop. This bear jar might be the one bright spot in yo...

The grief and depression have been all-consuming lately. I would howl if I could. When I watched Midsommar last year, I wrote: The endless s...

My mother was my life, and she saved my life. Without her, I would not have survived my father's death in my teens. How do I survive her dea...

At times, I haunt grief support forums. I read other people's stories. I occasionally make a post myself, throw my words into the void so th...