9 'family' posts

D,

The last year I have tried to move on, to see more people, to do more things, to reconnect with myself, to reconnect with our family, to live my life.

It has meant I needed to let go of some of that crippling grief.

I still miss you every day, but I feel you all the time... in the small things...

D,

3 years have gone by, and it feels like yesterday. So much has happened, yet so little too.

Families have wained, friendships needed rekindling, and through it all there has been that feeling of emptiness and loss.

3 years without a part of me, 3 years without my whole heart, 3 years without...

My lego obsession is in full swing now, so I thought I would tell you what I have been building this month.

I have been coveting for months the 76193 - Lego The Guardians' Ship.

I have been told that it has an actual name (Benatar), w...

A poem.

Two years, now.
Wow, it went so fast!
Everyday I think of you,
everyday I miss you.
But the grief is easier now.

I don't find myself uncontrollably sobbing,
or suddenly bursting into tears.
The sad times come for sure,
but I can feel them coming.
THEY are not controlling ME.

Reading o...

2021 has been a mixed bag for me:

• COVID
• Home schooling
• Continuing to deal with grief
• Building my office
• Starting a new Remote role.

But here we are, at the tail end of it, and I suppose its time to reflect.
Its time to take stock, and reconsider the future.

I enjoyed home schoo...

Today was a lego day!
It started at 6:30 this morning when woken up by 5. He wanted to play lego batman on the wii.
Should I be worried that he loves playing the villains and beating up the Cops??

Anyway, it's Saturday so why not? 3 hours later we have some breakfast. Oops

After a good break, he a...

My son is now 5.

Its a wonderful time. He is reading and writing now.
Lockdown homeschooling at the start of 2021 improved both of these significantly.

But despite him knowing more about space, astronomy, the countries of the world and all manner of other things (thanks YouTube) than most people w...

January 2020 I lost my twin brother at the age of 41. I wanted to write something about him.*

A year has passed since you left. It feels only yesterday.

The year has gone so fast, and with so much pain for not only the family, but the world too.
Its been so hard not having you here, but even hard...

Being an executor is a huge responsibility, that I did not realise at the time of being asked.
Mainly it is lots of letters, phone calls and emails, but also visits to the bank.

You need to be an excellent organiser and ideally know how to make spreadsheets too.
There's so much to do: Gather al...