On April 5, 2024, I became a widow.

Unlike most widows, I don’t have any wrinkles, or even a single gray hair. I still get asked to show my ID when I order a drink!

This is the story of my journey. I am striving to continue living a joyful adventurous life, even though my best friend is gone. I hope that this blog will be helpful to other millennial widows who need a seed of hope.

  • Things I Don’t Miss List

    Things I Don’t Miss List

    Let’s be honest, everyone can be frustrating sometimes. I wanted to start off this blog by honoring all of my favorite things about Steve. (Please check out my…

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  • How Am I So Okay?

    How Am I So Okay?

    I’ve been asking myself this a lot lately. I felt a huge shift in my state of being about six months after Steve died. Everyone was telling me…

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  • Stephen Kirk, According to Others

    Stephen Kirk, According to Others

    “He was such a kind soul, full of positive energy.” This blog began with a series of posts about the ways that I grew during my life with…

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  • Gifts from Steve Part 7: Follow the Tao

    Gifts from Steve Part 7: Follow the Tao

    When I think of the Tao, I picture rivers. And Winnie the Pooh. These may seem like completely unrelated things (unless you’re playing Poohsticks), but by the end…

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  • Gifts from Steve Part 6: Be Wabi-Sabi

    Gifts from Steve Part 6: Be Wabi-Sabi

    Do you know what “wabi-sabi” is? No, it isn’t that spicy green stuff you get on the side with your sushi. Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic and philosophy…

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  • Gifts from Steve Part 5: Childlike Joy

    Gifts from Steve Part 5: Childlike Joy

    Steve was really fun and funny. The End. Just kidding! I’ll say more than that about Steve’s sense of humor. But quite simply, Steve had a childlike joy…

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