Tag Archives: Family

MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND – KIWI TALK ABOUT THIS?

Posted on December 27, 2023 by catnipkiss

Yesterday was Christmas day. Yesterday half my heart boarded a plane and went to the other side of the world. Permanently. My daughter is the most courageous and determined person I know. Becoming a mother opened her eyes to the … Continue reading →

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Nobody Should Be Alone at Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2018 by catnipkiss

Another year of just surviving the holidays has come and almost gone. Christmas is about being with family and loved ones. I woke up with my dogs (yes they are loved ones.) I thought about how sweet it is to … Continue reading →

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Dear Mom

Posted on July 15, 2018 by catnipkiss

Dear Mom, It’s been a year since you left us. Passed on. Gone to Heaven. Died. And lately I have been missing you more than ever. There is so much I want to tell you, so much I want to … Continue reading →

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That Hospital

Posted on July 1, 2018 by catnipkiss

In my imagination, I am like the Tom Hanks character in “The Terminal”, lost and wandering, making a life in this big building full of diverse people in blue scrubs or backless gowns, full of vending machines and fluorescent lights. … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Day Wish  

Posted on May 13, 2018 by catnipkiss

It’s Mother’s Day. The day that we honor our mothers, as we should. I feel it in all directions – I am a mother, a daughter whose mother passed away ten months ago, and a teacher who had to think … Continue reading →

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Feeling All the Feels

Posted on December 24, 2017 by catnipkiss

It is the evening after my daughter’s wedding and the evening before Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve eve, if you will. I am caught like a wayward snowflake between the two events. Many tears were cried at the wedding ceremony. It … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Miss My Mother

Posted on September 7, 2017 by catnipkiss

My mother passed away less than two months ago, on July 16th, after three years of illness. I spent a good deal of time with her through her decline. It was difficult sometimes to see her wasting away, to help … Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on June 12, 2017 by catnipkiss

Anniversaries are an odd thing. They remind us to remember something or someone. Sometimes it is something good: a wedding, a birth, a day we fell in love. Other times they are a reminder of a tragic event: a death, … Continue reading →

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Eric

Posted on June 18, 2016 by catnipkiss

The sun streams through the window, and I stir from a dark, dreamless sleep. I feel the warmth of my dogs by my side, hear the low whistle of the distant train. For a small moment, the day feels normal; … Continue reading →

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Random Moments of Joy

Posted on February 24, 2014 by catnipkiss

Today is my birthday.  Sometimes that means it’s a happy day, other times it’s a little sad.  But today, a fairly normal day where I’ll do some homework, teach a yoga class, hang out with my daughter, I feel connected … Continue reading →

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