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  • Until Every Little Piece of You is Gone

    • July 28, 2017
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    Note: Amazon links on this site are affiliate links.   After my dad died unexpectedly, I distinctly remember sitting with my mom between visitations as she shoved his clothes into…

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    The Privilege of Parenting an 18-Year Old

    • July 10, 2017
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    We’ve been a bit off-topic here lately. However, with my daughter’s graduation from high school this spring, my mind has been elsewhere. More specifically, it’s been thinking about how unexpectedly…

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    Here’s to Being Average and Getting the Job Done

    • June 6, 2017
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    My daughter graduated from high school a few weeks ago. She’s my oldest, and it’s the first time we’ve been through all the pomp and circumstance. The day before graduation,…

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    What I’ve Learned in Four Years as a Widow

    • May 31, 2017
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    Here we are. We come to this place every year. An anniversary. There are plenty of anniversaries to be had – job anniversaries, wedding anniversaries, home-buying anniversaries – but this…

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    Surround Yourself with Good People (And Where to Find Them)

    • May 13, 2017
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    I had yesterday planned with precision. There would be a Senior Mass and luncheon for my oldest daughter. Muffins with Mom with my youngest son. Then some quick shopping, packing…

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    Is your life an adventure or a tragedy? You get to decide.

    • April 17, 2017
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    I hope you all had a blessed Easter. We had a beautiful day here. It was a little wet in the morning, but eventually it warmed up and a pleasant…

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    My Husband is Dead and So I Have 1,670 Books on My To-Read List

    • April 6, 2017
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    Mere minutes ago, I added two more books to my to-read list on GoodReads. That brings my total up 1,670. That’s one thousand six hundred and seventy books I hope…

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About Me

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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.




Top Posts & Pages

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  • 5 Things Widows Need to Know About Income Taxes
  • How to Claim Life Insurance and Answers to Other Questions You Might Have
  • 5 Reasons I’m Not Dating

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A Peek Inside My Life
  • See the beautiful flowers my daughter picked for me?
  • Oh what a tangled web we weave...these shadows from the trees have me fascinated.
  • I have to say that Niagara Falls was much more beautiful than expected.
  • We fled the country for the weekend.
  • My failure to dust is apparently making someone in the house unhappy.
  • Yes, I know cat. Sleeping on my back is the only way I feel skinny too.
  • Brisk but beautiful Sunday in my neck of the woods.
  • Decided to find a new way to store my library books so they'll stop taking over my desk. Obviously, cooking is on the agenda for April.

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