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  • Decluttering for the Summertime: Week 1

    • May 17, 2016
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    • Organization, The Widow Life
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    Typically, there are two times of the year when I really feel compelled to deep-clean: the start of the calendar year and the start of the school year. However, I…

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    On Mother’s Day

    • May 9, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    There are holidays you expect to be especially hard after you become a widow. Father’s Day, for sure. Christmas too. But like most aspects of widowhood, reality is often a…

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    When Everything Goes Wrong (and What to Do About It)

    • May 2, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    I should have seen it coming. After all, there is no better way to ruin plans than to share them with the world. Last month, I confidently posted about how…

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    Come, Be Social With Me

    • April 16, 2016
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    When it comes to blogging best practices, it seems as though you’re expected to have a Facebook page, a Twitter handle and an Instagram feed where your readers can connect…

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    I spent 12 hours alone at Epcot with a 3 year-old and a 6 year-old…someone give me a gold star.

    • April 12, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    True story. And the 6 year-old was under the weather too. Why would I do such a thing? Well, the high school band was going to Disney for spring break,…

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    The Power of Procrastination…to ruin your week.

    • April 1, 2016
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    I have a monthly ritual. It’s nothing too meaningful, but it’s certainly consistent. It goes something like this: the last day of the month arrives, and I am frantically typing…

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    It’s Good Friday

    • March 25, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    Today, the Christian world lapses into silence and mourning as we remember the passion and death of our Lord. In the months before and after Tom’s death, I found my…

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Maryalene LaPonsie

In a former life, I was a legislative staffer. Now, I am a personal finance writer, mother of five and keeper of memories for my late husband.




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  • Baby, it's cold outside.
  • The wise men arrived today, hauling massive presents behind them. Poor camels must be exhausted.
  • The dog was so patiently waiting for someone to not finish their cake last night.
  • Sometimes all you want for your 6th birthday is to go hang out at the MickyD's PlayPlace.
  • On the 6th Day of Christmas, the kids made commercialized gingerbread houses.
  • It's my anniversary today. Or at least it's the day that used to be my anniversary. I'm not sure what to call it after your husband dies. My relentlessly positive friends would insist it's still my anniversary, but that really doesn't feel quite right. . But whatever today is, I decided to use a Cracker Barrel gift card that had been languishing in my wallet for more than a year. For a single summer after high school, I was a server there and it was a regular restuarant in my husband and my dinner date rotation. . I haven't been there in years and expected it to be different, but it was exactly the same. Same smell of potpourri when you walk in the door. Same food on the menu. . I promised myself that I wouldn't be on the phone. And other than taking this photo (posted later), I didn't. I promised myself that just for today, I would let myself sit with my thoughts and remember. And I did.
  • It's been a beautiful Christmas in our house for those both young and old. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
  • Beautiful night and beautiful church for tonight's high school choir and band concert.

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