Christmas Cards: A Six-Year Hiatus
kdillon2014-12-12T08:56:55+00:00The last time I sent a Christmas card was 2007, which was the last year my ex and I were together. Moving out in December of 2008, there was little thought of creating a Christmas
Making Time to Learn and Bond
kdillon2013-09-20T12:03:28+00:00Fully embracing life and being happy has been a goal that has remained a constant in my life since the split from my ex. In fact, shortly after our separation, I made a bucket list.
A New Chapter in Life
kdillon2013-02-27T09:13:12+00:00There are many benefits to writing on a blog. One is the opportunity to clearly see the past as it was in the moment--not a revisionist's version of it. I am able to look back
What is Normal
kdillon2013-02-26T13:14:59+00:00Yesterday I posted about the unusual living arrangements Sean and I have chosen for our family. I stated I recognized it's not normal, but that it works for us. What I received in return for
It’s Not Goodbye…
kdillon2012-11-15T14:37:15+00:00Some people enter our lives at precisely the right moment to make a significant impact. Tracey Gaughran-Perez is one of those people for me; she has been an inspiration from the moment I discovered her
Seeing the World with Grateful Eyes
kdillon2012-11-08T17:54:31+00:00"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ~Henry David Thoreau Right now many people on Facebook are posting daily what they are grateful for during a 30-day period. This is
Living with No Regrets
kdillon2012-10-19T10:19:44+00:00"What are your dreams?" Someone asked me that soon after I separated from my ex. The question stumped me. I didn't have an answer, and I was embarrassed I could not conjure up one thing
A Single Mom, Not a Superhero
kdillon2012-10-09T12:38:17+00:00After four years as a single mom, I still have not realized the impossibility of also being a superhero. Instead of accepting this reality, my inner voice regularly makes declarations like this: "One day in
Single Woman ISO Laughter
kdillon2012-09-19T12:14:51+00:00Never one to focus on having regrets in life doesn't mean I don't wistfully think it would be nice for a do-over at times. In my marriage the constant theme for a do-over was simply
Just Enjoying the Swim. And Bike. And Run.
kdillon2012-09-11T10:58:58+00:00Standing at the edge of the lake early Sunday morning before starting the swim for Iron Girl Rocky Gap triathlon, many emotions were brewing. I thought about what was happening in my life the last