Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: And to wonder what was going to come next…When you find yourself again. When you smile again. When it stops hurting over and over again. I never thought I would be able to get here…Aug 16Aug 16
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: Is it normal to still cry?We’ve been through all of the milestones. The first year without him on my birthday. The first year without him on our anniversary. The…Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: Learning to love againKintsugi, the Japanese art form of mending with gold so that it is stronger and more beautiful than its original state. To emphasize…May 6, 2023May 6, 2023
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: The art of letting goI’ve been hearing it over and over and over and over again. “Let go”, they say. They all say it. Whoever I talk to. Some more than others…Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: I got divorced todayWe saw each other for the first time in over a month since splitting homes two days ago. I didn’t really have any expectations or know what…Jun 15, 2022Jun 15, 2022
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: How to divorce with decorumThose cliche sayings: “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” or “Be careful what you wish for”. Irony in its best form, isn’t it…May 8, 2022May 8, 2022
Tough BeansThe Divorce Chronicles: Moving out“I found it”, he said with that familiar smile on his face I grew so accustom to over the last eight years. His eyes were glistening with…Apr 18, 20221Apr 18, 20221
