Shannon ONeill 9/22/22 Shannon ONeill 9/22/22

Grief Bombs

Almost two years since Daryl’s death and nine months since my mom died, I’m wondering how to have a new relationship with and to them?

Shannon ONeill 9/15/22 Shannon ONeill 9/15/22

Grieve, Procrastinate, Repeat

The great thing about procrastination is, like grief, it’s invisible and really, the only person whose life it’s harming is your own.

Shannon ONeill 7/13/22 Shannon ONeill 7/13/22

Grief as Writer’s Block

I stumbled on a quote recently about how projects you were working on when your loved one was alive may no longer seem relevant or worthwhile to you, and those projects take on a whole lot of baggage after they are gone. I wish the project in my case was a bathroom remodel instead of a novel.

Shannon ONeill 2/9/22 Shannon ONeill 2/9/22

Mom dreams

Last night I dreamt about my mom for the first time since she died earlier this year.