Tag Archives: Grief

Lucky.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by E

Three months ago (yesterday) I started this blog. For three months (and one day)…a quarter of a year I have been single. And…I am doing okay! I have a new place I love; I have been spending time with great … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breaking up, breakups, cheating, codependency, friends, Grief, hapiness, hope, Loss, Love, Lucky | 1 Comment

Being in charge of me.

Posted on May 23, 2011 by E

I woke up to an e-mail from a friend today that I have more or less taken a break from since the breakup. She has been practically salivating over the fact that I am single and we can go out … Continue reading →

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Losing the Family

Posted on May 16, 2011 by E

Joe’s grandmother was moved from her nursing home into hospice care on Friday. The whole family has been gathering to say their goodbyes. I find myself wishing I could be there, but knowing it is best if I am not. … Continue reading →

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Finding Understanding

Posted on May 16, 2011 by E

I just don’t understand. Even now, over two months later. I. Don’t. Understand. I went out for drinks with my COSA sponsor on Wednesday. She is, some days, the only person who understands me. She IS me…only 10 years older … Continue reading →

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Lonely.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by E

The lack of posting lately has not been for lack of things to say, rather I am just not quite sure sometimes HOW to say them. I fear at times I sound like a broken record, at other times a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breaking up, breakups, cats, cheating, COSA, Grief, Loss, Love, mourning, sex addiction | 1 Comment

A new light in the window

Posted on May 10, 2011 by E

It is impossible to avoid driving by our old apartment. Especially because one of my best friends lives less than a block away. When she first moved in, I thought this was the greatest thing ever. Now, some days, it … Continue reading →

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Single, but not available

Posted on May 5, 2011 by E

I was unexpectedly thrust back into the single life and I will admit it, at first I was shell shocked. Not just about the breakup (that was a different kind of shocked entirely) but about what it means to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged being single, break ups, breaking up, Grief, Loss, Love, relationships, single life, starting over | 2 Comments

Date of Incident

Posted on May 4, 2011 by E

It is two months to the day, TODAY that everything began to unravel. Since that time, so much has changed I’ve barely had time to stop and catch my breath. Today marks another step in the separation of our lives…(cue … Continue reading →

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The past and the present

Posted on April 29, 2011 by E

Yesterday, as I was coming home from running errands, I found myself without even thinking about it, driving back to the old apartment. It wasn’t until I was two blocks away that I realized it. I don’t live here anymore. … Continue reading →

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Married or not… (Part 2)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by E

On Saturday, when my parents finally came up to the apartment after he had finally moved all of his stuff out, we went through the piles separating and sorting the remnants of our life together. “This feels like a divorce,” … Continue reading →