Away with the Gremlins
A stint of absence from this blog can usually signify one of the following: a) I am away with the fairies – lost in an organisational dream world, where plans … Continue reading
A Grave Question…
I don’t know where my mother is. I don’t mean her spirit or essence – the true her – I mean literally. I mean her body. My mother did something … Continue reading
My Only Living Parent
This weekend just gone, I went to Poland to visit my father. It was the first time I had seen him (bar the occasional Skype) since my mother’s Dublin memorial … Continue reading
Holistic Healing
“So how many massages did you have?” Was one of the 1st questions my sister asked when I returned from honeymoon. As anyone whose been to Thailand will know, massages … Continue reading
Perspective
Today is a different anniversary for my family. My last post (‘Paper’) feels self indulgent compared to the emotional weight May 7th holds for the Irish side of my family. … Continue reading
Paper
Yesterday, Sunday, my husband and I lazed about watching recordings of programmes we had missed during our honeymoon, whilst nursing a combination of mild-hang-over/jet-lag. We later dragged ourselves from our … Continue reading
Songkran Festival
The Songkran Festival is the name of Thailand’s New Year celebrations. Songkran – which falls on April 13th each year – lasts 3 days and is focused around water. We … Continue reading
Grief Post: Back in Action
A quick note of thanks before I begin posting again: to anyone who has popped in and checked out this blog in my absence over the last month. I was … Continue reading
Honeymoon Hang-ups
I am biting my tongue. I am trying not say what everyone will hate me for. I am not doing very well. I keep slipping into negatives. In 2 days … Continue reading
The All (Too) Naked Truth…
“My first memory of your mum, is coming downstairs at you cousins’ house one morning – aged 9 or 10 and finding her outside, on the patio, doing a topless … Continue reading
One last nugget…
Apologies if I appear a bit consumed with Mother’s Day this week, but I just wanted to share this final nugget before I finally put Sunday to rest. The below … Continue reading
The Healing Power of Water
Today I was slammed by a ‘Grief Trap’. A combination of belated Mother’s Day fall out, exhaustion from another sleepless night and imperfectly timed PMS! Having managed to make it … Continue reading
Just Another Sunday…?
Below is a selection of e-mail titles that have been cramming up my inbox since around mid-February this year. This, should give you a pretty good (blatant) idea about the … Continue reading
Euphemisms for Death
Euphemism: ‘A word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without mentioning the thing itself’. Referring to my own use of repetitive … Continue reading
The Grief Diaries 