Week In The Life™ 2026 | Thursday
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Around the table on Thursday: laundry and Anna and her eggo waffles.
My Mom asked me to see if I could get a stain out of her shirt.
Watering my raspberry bush.
Will this stop me from having this kind of mug at my desk? Unlikely. My mouse didn't work the rest of the day.
Cue more tears.
So many piles everywhere right now.
Filming a video of the travel collection coming to the shop next week.
New beds in the grass. I'm going for it. Pumpkins planted.
Moved to my other desk to finish up editing the video of the travel collection.
More peonies.
This has been hanging in this spot for a few years and I re-read it again on Thursday and felt it deeper than ever.
Bringing peonies inside.
Picked up Mom for our daily adventure.
Simon's looking for a new apartment (his current space is needing to be sold and he's ready for a new independent adventure). Wonderfully the program he has been a part of for a number of years now is able to still support him no matter where he lives.
I am just eternally grateful for people who have supported him for so many years now. He's grown into such an awesome young man and I'm excited for a new chapter for him to begin even if it's a little stressful during the transition.
And Mom was able to come and that was just so cool.
After touring a couple places the three of us had dinner together near my Mom's community.
The totality of everything and the ambiguous grief of this moment hit hard when I got back in the car after getting my Mom resettled and chatting with my Dad.
I kept thinking about the photo I took of myself crying in the shower during Week In The Life™ many years ago after Chris had decided to leave our marriage.
It is what is real for me right now.
When I got back home Betty invited me outside to take a photo of the house from the outside.
And if this wonderfully dumb game of Animal Crossing on a Switch helps me get through this season then I'm here for that.
My sadness was heavy last night.
Aaron reminded me of the emotional cycles I've been experiencing and where I'm at in the current cycle. I'm often most impacted after expending sustained emotional and physical energy and vigilance and the last couple of days have been full of all three.
The pain is the love.
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I feel this in my bones and I’m crying right along with you
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Sending much love and prayer for you Ali! It is a lot to carry even in the good. Take some time for yourself as you can. So glad you have Aaron and others helping you. Your flowers look amazing!! I’m so sorry you all have to go through this! 💛💛
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You are so strong and loving Ali. This season is HARD. I commend you for sharing your story; we can all learn how to be a bit more brave and resilient and hopeful and all the things in between. And how to keep afloat when we just can’t do one more thing. Brighter days are ahead 🙏.
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So sorry you are going through this with both of your parents Ali.
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I read a quote today by Kelly Rae Roberts. What you shared with us today made me remember it. “We are tender and fierce. We are soft and strong. We are fragile and courageous. Sometimes all in one day.” Prayers for all of you as you walk this road.
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Best wishes for a calm, uneventful weekend. And maybe a nap or two mixed in.
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Oh, I know exactly where you're at because I'm there too. It's sad to see our parents like this.
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Thank you for always sharing what you can and being vulnerable with this community. We are here for you <3
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My dad passed away last year. He was only 70. Please kiss them, hug them and do what you feel is right for them every. single. time- because the one time you don't is the one you'll remember forever.
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Ali. I feel your heaviness, but keep your eyes OPEN for all the signs. The heart left in your spilled coffee & the in another photo, your dads photo of him holding up, which I'm thinking, is a heart shaped stone he found on the beach? I have that heaviness too. My husband has early dementia, just had foot surgery & my mom (92) who lives 1 1/2 hours away is always on my mind. I visit but wish I lived closer. You're in my thoughts & prayers along with your parents.
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It’s just so much. You are in my prayers. Your mom reminds me so much of my mom- kind heart, creative, her faith. I was in this exact spot a few years ago. I could hardly grasp for air sometimes. It felt so heavy. But there was always joy too and so much support from my partner and my girls and friends. Joy and grief. It’s all part of it. One thing I know is that you will get through it. And you will love them through it too
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I remember that shower photo and I have always thought it was so real and raw and therefore so beautiful ❤️
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Thank you for normalizing emotional photos. This week has been an emotional one here too. I cried my eyes out Thursday and Friday from relief, gratitude, and letting go of all the stress/anxiety I'd bottled up. The exhaustion Friday was total and all consuming. I decided that the only thing I could do was basic hygiene and rest. A reminder to myself that rest is NOT a reward and does NOT need to be earned. My photos have slowed down a lot towards the weekend due to just doing less. And that's 100% ok!
Hugs.
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First of all....the heart in the coffee and A noticing it....that's everything. I cried. Our chapters are being played out at different times and I'm slightly ahead in this book, but I will guarentee you that capturing these moments are part of my healing chapter.
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First of all....the heart in the coffee and A noticing it....that's everything. I cried. Our chapters are being played out at different times and I'm slightly ahead in this book, but I will guarentee you that capturing these moments are part of my healing chapter.
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Oh Ali- this one hit me hard. Right there with you all the feelings of it all. It is for sure a weird/sad time of life for our generation. People keep telling me to be happy for what I have and of course I am, but it's totally valid to feel happy and sad at the same time. Life is a lot. Thinking of you.
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Just now reading this post and just wanted to send you love!!! XO. Tracie
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