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The Awkward Widow: TIMES ARE CHANGING
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. In early June, the International Air Transport Association issued new carry on luggage size of 21.5 inches by 13.5 inches by 7.5 inches for carry on bags, (smaller than the 22-by-14-by-9 limit used by most travelers). Seats ARE getting smaller … all the while I am getting larger. And overhead storage must be also. BUT Air Travelers have been heard! When I see what people expect to put on a plane (free, goodness knows they wouldn’t want to pay $25) it astounds me. Pet Peeve 4,297.
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The Awkward Widow: FACEBOOK
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Monday, August 10, 2015. As you may have surmised, I spend a few hours every day on Facebook. Keeping in touch with family (YES! All but one sibling is on). Checking in on friends and how their families are doing. Hearing of Kate's friends and who is now expecting! There are so so many articles on socializing and happiness. Recently there was one of the "science" of being happier. Written by a Mayo Clinic doctor! His recently released Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness. August 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM. Mu so...
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Donuts make it all better - I'm Still Me ~ Only Stronger
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I'm Still Me Only Stronger. Donuts make it all better. Donuts make it all better. March 2, 2015. This morning I drug MonoBoy to talk to a counselor. I do mean “drug.” I didn’t tell him about the appointment initially because who wants to hear complaining for an entire month? Instead, I broke the news this morning when he was already in the car. There was a moment that I feared he might bail out of the moving vehicle. To say that he wasn’t happy is like saying that water is wet. Duh. 8220;Four.”. I defini...
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Flawlessly Ordinary: Pendants and Patience
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Monday, March 9, 2015. This is a story about a pendant. Two of them, actually. Everybody must have a "What was once lost is found" story. This is mine. The story of this pendant really began on 9/11/2001. I live not 50 miles from World Trade Center. What I remember that day was the eerie silence of the sky. The shock, the realization that the future is promised to no one. My husband and I looked at each other and said,. If not now, when? The Japanese are the biggest collectors?
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Flawlessly Ordinary: My self esteem is based on what?
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Monday, January 28, 2013. My self esteem is based on what? Where are you on your 'widow' journey? Still calling yourself a widow? We all got our pink slips, the 'former Mrs' memo. We were on the high end of the marriage seesaw then. BAM! We had to put ice on our sorry behinds and hobble away. Now, we're 'survivors', but this begs the question, "Are my scars worse than yours? Lots of rosy mirrors in this pit. We're 'heroines'. But real heroes don't call themselves heroes. View ...
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Flawlessly Ordinary: Time Now!
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Sunday, March 8, 2015. When you've taken a siesta from posting, is it difficult for you to get back into it? Is it for me, but I missed you so much! Back now, caught up enough to put my feet up and chat. And check out your blogs! My brother had his hernia surgery. I got to look after him for five days, a real treat for me because I adore the lad. Dear grumpy old Dad? Sunday, March 08, 2015. March 8, 2015 at 4:24 PM. He probably thinks hes going to a resort. LOL. I havent taken...
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Flawlessly Ordinary: June 2015
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Monday, June 8, 2015. It's Been So Long Since I Posted. Two months ago - has it been two months? I traveled to Kauai. As you all know, I was 'celebrating' ten years of my husband's passing. Yeah, the grief was spent, but my heart was pretty much closed for all but a few people - my family and friends. So in Kauai, my quest was to open my heart fully, to let go of all. In the absence of descriptive words, I'd like to quote Jill Taylor, PhD. The author of My Stroke of Insight.
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Flawlessly Ordinary: Are You Making Grief Your Vocation?
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Friday, January 10, 2014. Are You Making Grief Your Vocation? Last night I was reading an article written by a widow less than one year out. The comment section afterward held this question "Are you making grief your vocation? I rolled my eyes. Granted, wailing in public can make people mighty uncomfortable, but. If you need to write publicly, please do. You're not taking anyone hostage with your woes. We readers are free to read or click next! Friday, January 10, 2014. I enjo...
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Flawlessly Ordinary: I Want to Live As If The World Already Loves Me
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Monday, April 20, 2015. I Want to Live As If The World Already Loves Me. Strolling out Hanalei Pier. I'm almost there. I certainly feel loved and cherished inside. I understand. I am! I exclaimed when she told me. "That's how I feel! Outside my body, not in it. I describe it as being stuck outside a window, and inside people are tuning in to each other and loving each other. "How do I get inside? I've known I dissociate, but how to NOT dissociate? And what of love? I rewrote t...
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Flawlessly Ordinary: Growing into my own skin
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Real' is in Here Someplace. Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Growing into my own skin. I've been away this past month, traveling in Ireland and France. Sounds wonderful, was wonderful, but I was way out of my comfort zone. I'd have it no other way. I travel to learn, not only about the culture and terrain of another country, but about myself. Did you wonder if you'd fit in? I felt like that with these couples. I was me as simply me. Would they like 'simply me'? Who is 'simply me'? Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
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