Lifestyle

If you are a regular reader, first off- thank you. Next, I bet you’re wondering why I’ve been so silent. Well, there are a couple of reasons. My brother and sister-in-law had a beautiful baby boy, and I got to help them for his first week! I will truly cherish it forever. Second, I’ve been…

I’ve wanted an inflatable stand-up paddle board, also known as an iSUP, for a while. When I had the opportunity, I sold our kayaks and traditional foam stand-up paddle boards and bought one. After taking it out a time or two, I figured I would give you a guide to get started yourself in case…

The first call I made after I knew Brandon had died was to my mom. I needed someone. Anyone. I waited for more details before calling anyone else. The girls and I sat in silence, lost in our own thoughts. How much our lives changed in an instant. But the one that that remained the…

Yesterday was my second surf session with Fireside Surf at Grandscape. As I cleaned off after my session, I had a bit of an epiphany: Surfing is a reflection of my life. Background I grew up in Southern Illinois, where no major body of water existed. For fun, I joined the swim team the summer…

Recently, in a suicide widow survivor group, we were asked what our one word was after our spouse’s passing. I had to stop and think about my one word. What did I want my life to signify? What did I want our life together to signify? Beautiful. What I had/have with him is beautiful. What…

One of the first things I did after Brandon’s passing was to create two lists. The first one included things that I didn’t want to forget—like how he would make squeaky noises with his mouth, to which I would press my lips back. The other list I made was a bucket list. I have it…