by Tina | Jun 16, 2024 | Thoughts
The first big trip Bill and I went on as a couple was to the Cayman Islands. It was a romantic island vacation, and we finally got the honeymoon we had skipped 15 years earlier. One of the things we did there was to take a boat with a bunch of other tourists to...
by Tina | May 13, 2024 | Thoughts
We celebrated our mothers yesterday, and I have been thinking a lot about mine lately. My mom, Wanda died on May 11, 2023. That was 1 year and 2 days ago, and people have asked me if her one-year death day and Mother’s Day this year were hard for me. Definitely not. I...
by Tina | Apr 23, 2024 | Thoughts
My immune deficiency doctor asked me during our visit last week how I stay cheerful with so much uncertainty nipping at my heels constantly. It wasn’t a particularly good day, and I wasn’t feeling very cheerful, but it was an honest question, and I gave him my honest...
by Tina | Apr 11, 2024 | Thoughts
We all have them, but some people are better at managing distractions, instead of letting distractions manage them. It’s good weather in Missouri now, and all I want to do with my energy and time is to work in my garden. A note about the picture: I said this when I...
by Tina | Apr 3, 2024 | Thoughts
How do you tell someone that you’re having a bad day? And who do you choose to be honest with about why it’s so bad? I have thought often and long about this topic as I’ve passed through this past 4 months. You know how it goes; on any day, good or bad, a stranger or...
by Tina | Mar 29, 2024 | Thoughts, Updates
https://deepwaterdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Skele-Gro-1.mp4 March 29, 2024 It’s been twelve days since I updated my blog. I’ve been so up and down since then. It was a great 5 days, followed by a really rough four and pretty good the last three. I wrote a...
