It’s hard to believe that just a year ago we felt complete and normal. I’ve tried to find the words […]

Navigating life without my sidekick is lonely. There’s no one who gets my Seinfeld references. I often feel alone in […]

It’s been quiet here for a good reason. 51 pages. 17,201 words. 42 of 150 recipes. They are in my […]

Yesterday was group therapy, which means it was time for a feelings check in. In reality, we should all do […]

Mikey and I had a standing date night on Thursdays. The last few weeks he was alive, work was pretty […]

Isabella has been completely immersed in the world of Harry Potter lately. Her curiosity began just before Mikey passed away. […]

I felt like I was coming out of a fog the last two weeks. The six month mark arrived the […]

Tomorrow is your birthday. The first February 7th without waking to your beautiful brown eyes. Gosh, how I miss your […]

My first attempt at making madeleines was only recently, just before Mikey passed away actually. I relied on a trusted […]

All I wanted to do at 7:51 pm on Wednesday was crawl under the dining room table and curl up […]

First of all, thanks for the kind words and encouragement for the week ahead. I'm still undecided about the whole […]

Week 24 kicked my ass. There’s no way to put it nicely. It’s as though a storm cloud settled over […]

My mind feels about as soft as the cookie dough I’ve been obsessed with the last two days. It is […]

  This past week, we started group therapy with a “feelings check-in”. I said mine are a never-ending game of […]

I look at this photo of us, sharing a kiss during a Cape Cod sunset, and it reassures me he […]

I'm sitting here, pounding away at the keyboard when I should be sleeping. It's not too late, just shy of […]

Mikey never guessed fatherhood was one of his destinies to be fulfilled. He was diagnosed with a medical condition in […]

Around this time last year, I was writing out our holiday cards. I've been designing custom ones since Isabella was […]

It’s funny how I can feel so alone in a crowded room these days. This little place here in cyberspace, […]

I'm staring at the keyboard, not knowing what to title this post. Needless to say, I've been a mix of […]

Thanksgiving preparation has officially started, and I wasn’t sure what to expect as I set out to make the cranberry […]

It's the seemingly little things that throttle me back into the harshness of my reality. Tonight I was folding laundry, […]

The last few days people near and far have reached out to wish me strength and peace as the Thanksgiving […]

Today is 13 weeks since Mikey died. That's 91 days, or more than 2,000 hours. I still keep waiting to […]