Me, Makeup, and Grief

Me, Makeup, and Grief

My husband died February 2017. Unexpectedly. A massive ruptured brain aneurysm. His death was instant and sudden and just a few hours after he left the house yelling “goodbye” and that he loved us. Eric was only 43. I was 38. Our girls were 8 and 11 at the...
Grief Books

Grief Books

When my husband died unexpectedly and suddenly in February 2017 gifts upon gifts were given to us by friends, family, and the community - heck, even strangers - and many of those included books; grief books. And I’d thumb through some of them… actually I...
How To Memorialize a Facebook Account

How To Memorialize a Facebook Account

Reasons I wanted to Memorialize Eric’s Facebook Account:   So no one would hack into it. So Eric’s birthday reminder wouldn’t be sent to his friend list, and he won’t show up as a suggested “friend you might know” to others. I...
Etsy Grief Items I Bought After My Husband Died

Etsy Grief Items I Bought After My Husband Died

People constantly ask me questions about what we went through when my husband died, or how we did this or that and why. One of the questions I get are about the gift items I had done… either gifts for us or for others to commemorate Eric.   If you’re...