👣 One Step At A Time...

It's nice to see you're still here Nicole. My step is to keep going each day with daily tasks. And remember others who are suffering with loss or other things. Father's Day was not easy. Still decluttering lol. 

Between April 2019 and March 2020 I lost my much old brother (almost 17 years older) who was and extra father figure to me, and 5 days later a cousin who used to live with us when I was a teenager, and then six weeks later my other brother needed emergency open heart surgery, in November my husband's aunt died (she was my first friend in his family), two weeks later my mother died, and three months after that I lost my husband.

As if that wasn't enough, I was dealing with empty nest syndrome from my daughter moving out in January 2019 and our son leaving in May 2020. And then, Covid 19 struck.

when I needed to be around people the most I couldn't. All I wanted to do was sit down and stop. I have two sisters, and if it wasn't for one of them I would probably have been lost. I also have cats who relied on me to survive. I focused on that and made sure I went out to my garden every single day and did work. One day, one step, at a time, year after year. 

I still have my moments, but it gets easier to cope with as time goes on. Focus on small things first so you don't get overwhelmed. My other pieces of advice are staying busy and maybe find a pet for companionship if you're able to do so. Keep on keeping on.