Hi, I’m Daisy! Thank you for visiting and allowing me to share my journey through loss and grief. I hope this website and blog will provide a sliver of comfort to those experiencing loss as well. Sometimes just knowing that you are not alone on this challenging journey can bring a bit of relief. Wishing you hope, light and healing,
Daisy
Finding a New Purpose in Widowed Life
When my spouse died in 2011, life as I knew it came to a jarring standstill. Thinking back, it was like being completely immersed in reading a book, but then suddenly, midsentence, the rest of the story disappeared. Blank pages. Everything gone, vanished. Only the past was left, no more…
Feeling Guilty About Being Happy
The following is a blog post I wrote on Widowed Village back in 2013. Their website has recently been redesigned and it’s no longer available there. I thought I’d share it here. This is an issue I think many of us are struggling with as we slowly heal from our…
Another Year Gone By, Widowed for Nine Years Now
I haven’t written in a while. December is always a tough month for me. Between our wedding anniversary on the 2nd, the anniversary of his death on the 15th, and then the Christmas craziness, it’s really a month I would rather skip altogether. We would have been married for 31…
I’m Widowed, and Yes, I Do Crazy and Weird Things
Widowhood. It changes everything. When I lost my husband, my whole world broke down. It was like the rug was pulled out from under me. For a while, I wasn’t really living, I was just barely hanging in there, doing what I had to do because I had no choice….
Widowhood: New Perspectives and Priorities
Widowhood has changed me in many ways. Losing someone you love is so traumatic and life-altering, it’s impossible to stay the same person you were before. It’s a journey and a metamorphosis. A long, painful quest to find your post-loss identity and to be at peace with your loss, at…
Tackling Home Repairs and Maintenance
Whenever something breaks around the house or some kind of maintenance is required, I feel completely lost and inadequate. My late husband was always the one taking care of these things. Having to tackle home repairs and maintenance may not seem that significant compared to other challenges the widowed face,…