Category: crazy
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Anxious for no reason
Do you consider yourself an anxious person? I’ve always been high strung, even as a child, but anxiety didn’t creep in until my mid-fifties. I witnessed a shooting, my husband was diagnosed with cancer, and then I lost three of the most important people in my life. Lately my anxiety is finding new ways to…
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Dust in the wind
I’ve been cleaning out closets recently, getting rid of the junk that I have acquired over the years. I’ve come across a few things and wondered “why would Joe have ever bought that?” but I just shove it back into the closet, not ready to make a decision about keeping it. It’s the stuff that…
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Sometimes love just ain’t enough
I fell down the big black hole of grief today. Deep into the hole. It’s been a while. It started with my mammogram screening. As I sat in that little room waiting to be called back, all I could think about was “what if something’s wrong” and “how would I go through that alone”. Next…
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Crazy train
Well, it’s official! I’ve stepped off the deep end and my dogs genuinely think I’ve lost it. I went home for lunch today and realized I forgot to change the HVAC filters over the weekend. They are in the ceiling. Being only five-foot tall, getting to them from my stepstool is a challenge. But I’ve…
WidowSpeak - Random thoughts after losing my husband 