If it’s March, it must be that time of year again when everything green is up for grabs and my family is never embarrassed to wear as much of it as possible. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all and I’m sure you’re planning to do it up proud! My large and boisterous family gathered yesterday before… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Baby Steps
Ugh. I feel as though I have been stuck in a lot of life’s drama lately and it is distracting me. Big drama has been happening to me on all fronts of my life and I just thought I would let you wonderful readers know the reason why I haven’t been able to post on my blog as much… Read more »
Not To Worry
Why is it that I think that worrying about something will affect the circumstances of the thing I’m worrying about? It’s as though the more I worry about it, the more I think I can push the situation to go the way I want. My siblings and I talk a lot about worrying and why we worry. Like A LOT. As in a couple of… Read more »
Dorothy Flies Over Kansas
If I live to be 92 years young, I hope I am as adventurous and free spirited as Dorothy Ellis! She is fearless! Dorothy was in hospice care when she told her family that she wanted to fly over her home in Kansas in a powered parachute that she had watched many times in the open sky… Read more »
Lea Michele & Cory Monteith
Songs are touchstones; expressions of personal thoughts, emotions or memories. An outpouring of experiences. Songs can transport and inspire and also energize. Songs can also help the writer and the listener process emotions of loss or grief. Actress and singer Lea Michele had been working on her new album, Louder, many months before the tragic and… Read more »
40 Ways To Lose The Clutter
No matter how hard I try to keep my stuff under control somehow it doesn’t behave. Day by day I try to throw out papers, mail, and other stuff that has outlived its welcome but still there is always more stuff to deal with or organize. Not all of it is important stuff, but still… Read more »
Giving Comfort
Yesterday was a snow day in Washington, DC with the local and federal governments shut down and people resigning themselves to once again bundle up and go out and shove and clear their cars of winter’s one two punch: ice and snow. Before I braved the outdoors, I indulgently hung out in my pajamas and worked on… Read more »
In Honor Of The Oscars
In honor of the Oscars last night, I’d like to give out a personal award.Last night’s Academy Awards speeches seemed to me to be particularly emotional, expressing the gratitude of recognition, the fulfillment of dreams and deep thanks for the years of incredible support that people received while working on their ground breaking film projects.It brought to… Read more »
Ew! It’s Funny Friday
What a whirl of a week this had been. Deadlines. Pressure. Meltdowns. Not me. Others. You’re familiar with this kind of dynamic aren’t you? I know you must be because there is no way that this kind of stuff only happens to me. How do I deal? (Did I hear someone say booze?) No my… 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.
