Starting a new chapter in my life and it scares the hell out me It has been a year long search for a new home and new place to call my own. I have hunted online and on the road for a home I could afford. A home I could sit on the front porch […]
My marriage ended because I was married to the wrong man
My marriage ended because I was married to the wrong man for 19 years. You may be thinking why in the hell did you stay married that long and I would answer “because I liked being married and I felt I had to for our son”. What? Well let me explain and dance around the harsh […]
10 Signs Your Relationship might possibly be Doomed to Fail
I wrote 10 signs your relationship may possibly be doomed to fail because these were indicators my marriage was falling apart. I only list 10 and I am sure there are lots more but these were the ones that stuck out in my mind as I write this a year later. 10 signs your relationship […]
I Finally Threw Out the Valentine’s Day Cards He Gave Me
Searching through some files I stumbled upon some Valentine’s Day and birthday cards that somehow did not end up in the garbage after I filed for divorce. I thought I had thrown them all away but I guess I missed a few. As I was opening them up to read what was inside I ran […]
I Was Married But I Was Lonely
I was married but I was lonely – does not sound possible does it? When you marry you are supposed to be marrying your best friend and lover. Someone who makes you laugh, who makes your knees weak, and who makes you feel alive. Being married and lonely happens a lot more than I thought it […]
3 Activities You Need To Share Before You Are Married
There are 3 activities you need to share before you are married. Why? Because if you do not share special bits of romance to show your love, then what have you to look forward to on your wedding anniversaries? It is pretty crazy notion to think the 3 activities I’m about to share with you […]
My Orchid died on Valentine’s Day and foretold the end of my marriage
My Orchid died on Valentine’s Day 2016 and foretold the end of my marriage. This may sound strange to you but I am a gardener and I love plants so when one dies I am sad. The loss I felt when my Orchid died heightened after my phone call to my (at the time) husband […]
Divorce Is a Death You Must Mourn as the Loss It Is
Deal with the anger You must look on a divorce as a mourning period and let the anger surface and deal with it but do not let it consume you. Anger is part of the grieving process and as a person we must learn to deal with it in a healthy way instead of resorting […]
16 words that you need to discuss before you get married
There are 16 words that you need to discuss before you get married. Yes, 16 words that you need to discuss with your future partner that may predict your success in marriage (or any relationship). No matter how much you want the marriage to work, if you do not know or talk about what each one of […]
My marriage never had a song
I bet you are wondering what in the hell I am talking about when I write my marriage never had a song. After all, what does music have to do with a marriage? I would have never have admitted to anyone the emptiness in my marriage if I would have never heard the song by […]