The day my mom passed, I was standing in my parents’ kitchen aimlessly looking around. Under a magnet on their secondary freezer, I saw a couple sheets of notepad paper entitled “Grocery Author List”. I snuck it into my pocket as if my dad wouldn’t have let me have it if I had asked. I… Continue reading Reading Through A List of Authors My Mom Left Behind
Tag: grief
In Which I Talk About My Mom
Next Wednesday marks a year since my mom died. Super positive way to start a post, eh? But it’s what I’m thinking about right now. What complicates matters is that my cat died the day after my birthday (back in March) and thinking about my mom makes me also think about him and it’s a… Continue reading In Which I Talk About My Mom
Remembering My Mom Through Food
I think about my mom a lot, sometimes I imagine the conversations we would have about whatever’s going on in my life. I’m lucky in that while memories hurt, I enjoy thinking about her. I still like to poke fun at her, to be honest. A lot of memories associated with my mom center on… Continue reading Remembering My Mom Through Food
My Return to Blogging
It’s been a year since I wrote a blog post. Shortly after my last post, my mom died. It was sudden and devastating. I lost my best friend in addition to my mom. I can’t describe to you the depths I’ve been in for the past year. I like to think I cover it well,… Continue reading My Return to Blogging
Coffee & Crows 