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A big lil update
I’ve been making changes this year and it sucks, but it’s necessary.
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spain
In late October 2023 I traveled to Malaga Spain for my annual Division Meetup at work. It was the last thing I’d had planned when Jordan passed, and the last thing he knew for sure I was doing. When I booked my tickets I decided to return a week after the end of the meetup,…
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krudler
A few days after Jordan passed, I adopted a new dog. I needed new energy in the house, and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Pinto and Aurora are both getting older, and neither of them is particularly imposing as a home defense deterrent (other than the barking).
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books on grief
I’ve been tearing through books on mourning, grief, death, and surrounding topics. Since I’ve been reading so many (and quickly), I thought it might be helpful to share a list of them and a brief review to help guide others to materials they may find helpful during times of loss.
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rip bruiser 2007-2023
We said goodbye to Bruiser, our nearly-sixteen-year old Australian Cattle Dog this last Thursday. He was our first dog, and king of the side-eye. We got him when he was 7 weeks old, the week we moved into a house where we could have pets. Like most heelers, he was very smart, super active, and…
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a summary of current events
My husband, Jordan, has brain cancer. He’s had it for a while—at least a decade—but this time it’s not fucking around. We found the original cancer on August 23, 2013. It was a Friday, five days before our ninth anniversary—the day Jordan bought a brand new motorcycle and went out for a ride. He seemed…
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road trippin part 3
Days 7-10 of our 2022 moto road trip
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road trippin part 2
Days 4-6 on our 2022 Road Trip
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road trippin part 1
Jordan and I hit the road for 10ish days last month on the bikes and had just…the loveliest time. Truly an opportunity to live in the moment every day for a little while and explore the vastness outside our regular lives.
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chickens
We finally did it – we got chicks! We picked up the little ladies from our neighborhood nursery – City Farmers. They had three varieties available, Barred Rock, Speckled Sussex, and Americana. We attempted to get one of each variety – but the Sussex and Americana look very similar at this age so we won’t…