The List

As soon as the idea came to me to do a “20 Things for 20 Years”, I started writing things down. The first 6 came to me really easily, things like “spend the anniversary of her death somewhere beautiful”  and “go to more live music”, “travel more”.   I started with all the things that […]

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Task #11 ….. Go to a Toastmasters Meeting

Just THINKING about joining a group whose sole purpose is to get me to speak in front of a group makes me uncomfortable. But once the idea popped into my head, I knew I had to at least go check it out. This one got added to the list when I was thinking about this whole […]

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Her 68th Birthday (Dec 30th, 2016)

One of the “20 things” I want to do is to visit the cemetery more. I used to go regularly after she first died and then I moved to the East Coast, for 8 years. That brought the visits to a halt. Since I moved back here to California, I havent gotten back in the […]

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Why 20 Things for 20 Years…

As you begin to read this blog, the first thing you need to know is… I lost my Mom to stomach cancer 19 years ago.  It was quick, she barely made it 6 months once she finally got diagnosed. Also, she was only 48 years old when she died and I was 26. In the years […]

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