There are times when I read something that clarifies an issue for me or it helps me connect the dots of information I have spread about in my brain and when this happens I want to share it for the information might also be a great resource for you too! In this case, it is… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Moving Into Monday
I hear my stationary bicycle calling to me. “Come on. You have calories and fat to burn off. You need to get your heart pumping. Get your butt in gear. I’m here. Where are you?” Ah, the rhythms of life!! It’s hard to get myself in the exercise groove but I remind myself that I’m… Read more »
A Birthday Reveal
I’ve had 10 birthdays since my husband died and yesterday was the first birthday I celebrated when I didn’t think of him once during the day. I am not telling you this to sound sad or to express joy. No way. I write of this today to say it’s confusing. I never thought it would… Read more »
Resisting The Reaction
“Mom. You don’t have to react to everything.” These pearls of incredible wisdom came out of the mouth of my son when he was very young, maybe ten or eleven years old. We were in the car driving to some sports activity and I was trying to squeeze in an errand or two before practice… Read more »
Laughing at Rush Hour
I am thinking, and yes, a bit envious, of one of my good friends this morning who is going to a coffee shop she passes every day on her way to work. She never has time to go into this coffee shop because she is a punctual person and if she stopped for coffee then… Read more »
A New Year Unwritten
A brand new fresh and clean calendar is amazing, yes? 2015 is here and as I flip through my new calendar, I’m excited to see a new year of endless possibilities, a year of new opportunities just waiting for me and you; days where we can make the first moves, put our plans into motion… Read more »
1 Positive Takeaway From 2014
Today is unbelievably my last post for 2014 and I find myself reviewing the year and wondering, “Did I do something different this year that personally broke new ground? Something that was healthy and healing? ” Yes I did! This year I made a commitment to learn how to find quiet time time and meditate…. Read more »
A Sick Day
If you live in my area of the world sometimes known as the #DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), I sincerely hope you have not caught any of the strains of yucky flu quickly making themselves felt as they spread their awful symptoms through young and old. I had a flu shot this year but… Read more »
Fa-La-La-La Life
Today is Christmas Eve and I am full of hope but also wrestling with conflicting thoughts and emotions. I am amazed that Christmas is almost here and yet as I try to finish the last bit of my Christmas wrapping and cooking, in my head plays a spontaneous feature film of Christmas memories jumping around in… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
