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Year One – New Beginnings!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on April 6, 2013
My divorce has officially been final a year. It has been a year of learning, growing, and moving on. Today, I made my first on-line video depicting Year One of this new dynamic for me and the kids. It is amazing how far you can come in one year. I always thought that a family [...]
Breaking Up is Hard to Do!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on February 17, 2013
In all of my past relationships (until my marriage), I have been the one to break things off. Sometimes for very good reasons, and others I am not so sure. However, I have come to a recent decision, that I think people will find a bit shocking! I have decided based on my limited experience, [...]
Time Really does Heal!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on January 13, 2013
My ex-husband moved out one year and seven days ago. I must admit, the first eight months were awful. I was ready for the divorce. I was happy that he finally moved out, because it is hard living with someone when you know divorce is looming. However, I didn’t know what to do with myself [...]
Plans Be Damned!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on January 1, 2013
Life doesn’t often go as we plan. This is a hard lesson to learn, and fortunately for the lucky few, plans go unaltered. However, I have learned in the past year (or two) that plans can fall apart. I have also learned that when they fall apart as they inevitably do, there you still stand [...]
Tooting your Own Horn?!?Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on December 21, 2012
Lately, it seems to have become popular to post your own random act of kindness on Facebook. Lately I have been reading all these posts people put up about the kindness’ they have done for others. For some reason, it curdles my blood. To me it is the epitome of tooting your own horn, in [...]
2013 Yoga Anyone?Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on December 19, 2012
During the year 2011, I fought breast cancer. Of course, I was diagnosed in 2010, and I continued treatment into 2012, but basically the hardest part of my battle took place in 2011. During the year 2012 I adjusted to being divorced. My husband moved out at the beginning of 2012, and our divorce was [...]
You Can Walk Straight through Hell with A Smile!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on November 21, 2012
Today I found out, from my daughter, that my kids are spending Thanksgiving with my ex husband, his new girlfriend and her parents. I am surprisingly o.k. On the initial hear, I thought, oh no, am I going to break down? You know what, I didn’t. I feel o.k. Of course I did Google her [...]
Nothing I could have done!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on November 17, 2012
For months during my divorce, I asked the question; What did I do? How could I have changed? How could I have been different? How could I have changed this outcome? I even had, well meaning family members, help me explore all the things about myself that may have contributed to the divorce. You know [...]
To Write?Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on November 9, 2012
Lately I can’t find my joy or any joy really. I am going through the motions. I go to work, and I do love teaching my students, but life at the moment tastes bland. I don’t really mind it so much. I am enjoying the quiet, and when I can keep my mind off of [...]
Removing Nostalgia!Posted by Katrina Kaczmarek on October 26, 2012
When one gets divorced it is very hard not to become nostalgic about old relationships. In the past I have been the one to leave, and in my divorce I was left. Anyway, I have had all the normal nostalgic fantasies around all of my old relationships. Thoughts that haunted me like, “Maybe I should [...]
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