Monday, April 30, 2012

Grief in a Shopping Cart

My mother passed away unexpectedly in January. I'm not ready to discuss that just yet, but I wanted to share with you some odd happenings during my grieving process. I find myself skipping parties and sitting in empty parking lots with 3 lb bags of gummi bears for company.
I wandered around a grocery store recently for over an hour, and this was all I had in my cart:














People who love me tell me to take all the time I need. The next day, they tell me I need to start "pulling my weight around here".
More wine?