2022 for me was the year of regrowth. Regrowth back to 'Tracey pre 2017' - pre mum dying. We all tend to get a little melodic at this time of year, recall the best bits, forget the worst. I find New Year's a little sad. It's like saying goodbye to a dear old friend, one … Continue reading Goodbye 2022 …
I F • there's one message I ever want to give - it's to appreciate the things & people around you. You can't buy yourself happy. Well I guess you can ... but you know what I'm saying. Basically I went out yesterday in the same clothes I wore the day before ( clean pants … Continue reading Appreciation …
It's taken me 5 years to get to the point where I feel I want to 'do' Christmas again. Mum died in 2017 and along with it so did my love for Christmas . My mum WAS Christmas. The lady who wore deely boppers on her head everywhere she went from mid November , with … Continue reading ITS TAKEN A WHILE … Grief Diaries
5 Y E A R S • ago on 10th July 2017 at just after 3.30pm with dad & I sat by her side, my mum died. She had been in palliative care for 2 weeks but she did not open her eyes or speak for the last 4 days of her life. I spent … Continue reading 5 Y E A R S …
Like is like a box of chocolates - sometimes it's a chocolate truffle [yum] and other times a piece of liquorice [yuck] Saying goodbye to my mum was THE hardest thing I've EVER had to do. Leaving my husband after 7 years was the worst thing I've ever had to do to somebody else . … Continue reading M U S I N G S • Life is like a box of chocolates
It was my Mum's birthday yesterday. She would have been a beautiful 76 year old.I don't know why I find birthdays so hard , I guess it's another year older … or in our case another year without her.Before I go any further these posts are never meant to be mordly or written for sympathy … Continue reading L I F E • yesterday my mum would have been 76