While watching television last night, this commercial came on twice and I had to stop and watch it both times. It’s only 31 seconds but it’s so sweet! It reminded me of my wonderful Nana and how I miss her so much. She died a long time ago but she is still very special to… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Zumba Zumba
The guy who invented Zumba, Beto Perez, wears a black sleeveless T-shirt and says to me, “Feel the Music.” And I do! I am watching Beto, along with 5 other Zumba dance instructors on a DVD and I am taking the 20 minute Zumba express lesson in my house. What’s so great about Zumba? Well,… Read more »
Widow Chick
I don’t know the woman who writes the amazing blog called “Widow Chick” but I feel as if I do. She (aka Catherine) is to-the-core honest and humorous in writing about her daily travels as a widow and a woman who is trying to be Mom and Dad to three young children. I regularly read her… Read more »
Dominic Moore’s Comeback After Wife’s Death
Finding this story in the sports section of the New York Times is a positive sign of how far we as a society have come in our ongoing discussion about grief. Who would have thought even five years ago that a professional athlete would give an intimate interview about dropping out of playing his sport to… Read more »
Bananarama
I left a couple of bananas on my kitchen counter the other day and the current heat and humidity in Washington, DC ripened them so fast that in two days they were too mushy for my cereal. I’m not one to throw food away, so I found my trusty banana bread recipe and baked them into… Read more »
Resting Your Mind
The older I get, the more I find the below quote to be true. What do you think? Photo Courtesy of French Essence “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” ~William James The Principles of Psychology
Delaying The Inevitable
I’m scared of things. Lots of things. And there are things that I really don’t want to do. But I usually force myself to do them. Because eventually I know I will probably have to do them all by myself. I could ask other people to do things for me but I always feel silly… Read more »
Owen Danoff — On & On & On
A big shout out today goes to the multi-talented singer songwriter Owen Danoff for exceeding his Kickstarter goal of $15,000!!! Owen and his supporters raised $19,391 by June 30 and now Owen has the money to record his debut album this year!!! In fact, he’s already started work on his album. This past weekend, he and… Read more »
Crying & Healing
This post is for anyone, and in particular someone who is close to me, who is currently going through an anxious time in their life and is unsure how it will turn out. Anxiety may be dogging you and causing sleepless nights, loss of appetite, an increase in appetite, a need to abuse alcohol or drugs (please don’t!!!!),… Read more »
About Me:
A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
