Tag Archives: grief

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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Here Comes the General…

Posted on February 6, 2021 by catnipkiss

I really wanted a puppy. The pandemic was hitting me hard. Summer stretched out before me like a cheap scratchy blanket, no respite from the cacophony of politics and the hot dry Colorado weather. No hope of Caribbean beaches, Italian … 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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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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THE BLOG I ALMOST WROTE…

Posted on April 7, 2014 by catnipkiss

  This is not the blog I wrote this morning.  I scrapped that one.  It started like this: “Did you ever have one of those days?  I recently found out that the guy I had a 5-year relationship with (a … Continue reading →

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