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We Survived the Weekend Once Again

April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 / Viv@Grief Happens / 6 Comments

And....more about this later. Happy Monday!

‘Tis the Season to Get My House Together

January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 / Viv@Grief Happens / 4 Comments

I need for life to get back to normal.  I'm ready for my sweet children to go back to school.  They've been out since the 18th.  As I'm typing this and trying to work on some other projects, Wallace, my four-year-old is tying up my rain boot with the cord to the blinds in my … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season to Get My House Together

Beyonce’s Coming Over

December 30, 2013November 20, 2014 / Viv@Grief Happens / 2 Comments

Okay, I need to do a holiday update but it will have to wait. I've been feeling a bit down and ready for the season festivities to conclude already. I was rolling around in my misery today until I talked to my friend, Leigh. She has the flu. I immediately switched from feeling sorry for … Continue reading Beyonce’s Coming Over

How Can I Tame this Anxiety?

September 3, 2013September 3, 2013 / Viv@Grief Happens / 14 Comments

I have to get my anxiety under control. I'm just not sure how to do this. After years of seeing therapists and psychiatrists, I have no confidence whatsoever in any "expert's" ability to adequately treat this condition.Am I so far in the weeds right now that I can't think straight and make a decision on … Continue reading How Can I Tame this Anxiety?

How Do You Define Success?

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 / Viv@Grief Happens / 4 Comments

Sometimes I struggle with feeling unaccomplished. I don’t like to admit that, so I decided to put it out here on my anonymous blog. These feelings have invaded my psyche since having children, and they’ve made me examine my attitude towards success, more specifically, how I define it. My children are now five and four … Continue reading How Do You Define Success?

Mornings Are Not My Thing

August 8, 2013September 5, 2016 / Viv@Grief Happens / 11 Comments

Nothing turns me into a crazy lady quite like routine. We're going on just under a week of back-to-school bliss. And for the most part, it truly is fabulous. Piers started Kindergarten, and Wallace is in Pre-K at the SAME SCHOOL!!!! They are transitioning so well that I'm almost afraid to say it out loud. … Continue reading Mornings Are Not My Thing

I Never Cease to be Amazed in this Marriage

July 20, 2013December 8, 2014 / Viv@Grief Happens / 11 Comments

Gil just took the boys to the store to buy a filter for the vacuum cleaner. The last week has been interesting. I'm writing this quickly, so I'll do my best to summarize the main happenings, particularly the situation with Gil. I noticed a difference in him last weekend when he arrived to pick up … Continue reading I Never Cease to be Amazed in this Marriage

On Authenticity

June 25, 2013December 8, 2014 / Viv@Grief Happens / 2 Comments

Today I logged onto Facebook for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have to do this for my sanity. I do communicate through personal messaging, but I limit my interactions on the newsfeed. I had what felt like a million notifications. Since my last login, I've had a birthday, AND Gil and … Continue reading On Authenticity

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

June 24, 2013December 29, 2015 / Viv@Grief Happens / 11 Comments

Once again I'm writing about my marriage. Things with Gil are not good. It seems I always come back to this. I've tried in every way that I know how, but I get discouraged when I look at him and know he has little ownership in our problems. He's made it clear over and over … Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Summer Update

June 22, 2013June 22, 2013 / Viv@Grief Happens / 2 Comments

Summer has been busy!  I've been doing better living in the moment than recording it, which seems to be a bit of a problem for me as a writer.  I'm also adjusting to being with my children ALL day.  I didn't think I had much time when they were in preschool for three hours, but … Continue reading Summer Update

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