I have put this off for the last 3 days. It’s because I despise this month with the heat of a thousand burning suns. July. The month of American Independence. And the month my beloved departed this earth. This month is full of memories, good and bad. This month has multiple emotional tripwires. So you…
Un – It’s a prefix that means not. It’s used to a word an opposite or negative meaning. And I’m using it here because there’s so many times my mind wanders to the unfinished, the unfair, the unattainable, and the undone things. And that’s only a few of the the un prefixed words that bring…
This is going to be a long post – or possibly a series: Let’s talk Widow’s fog. Yes Virginia, there is a thing called Widow’s Fog. All humor aside, this is a serious subject, something I wasn’t prepared for at all. I spent about 2 weeks with this post, constantly re-reading it and editing it…
In my second post, I said I’d explain the reasons for the title of this blog – https://burnslikewhiskey.com/wp/2021/08/21/about-the-title/ I think it’s time to explain a reason (remember, I chose it for multiple reasons, so this is the start of the series). After the memorial and everyone went back to their lives, I had a lot…
I haven’t posted in a long time. I meant too. I meant to do this almost daily, however my motivation seems to come and go at times. It’s good reminder of how loss of a loved one can turn into multiple losses. Loss of self, loss of motivation, loss of joy, loss of dreams, loss…
Today was a small anniversary..small because it isn’t an engagement or wedding anniversary. No, but it’s still powerful in my mind, because of the nature of mine and my late husband’s relationship. You see, today was the 11th anniversary of the first time he proposed to me..and then took it back the next day. A…
Wow, I had meant to post a lot more here, but September was a brutal month. I’ve been planning this post for awhile, and I think I’m ready to share. Time is a constant in our lives, we almost never have enough of it, or we’re waiting for it to pass, and if you’ve recently…
Out of nowhere, grief can hit you, in the most innocuous times.. like tonight for me. And it’s one of the reasons why I wanted to start this blog. Tonight, I went to town to go grocery shopping, but first, I had to stop and fill my gas tank. Stepping out of my car and…