What I am right now is sort of what you were prior to your mother's passing, just sort of waiting for a period of grief/mourning that I know is coming, related to both my in-laws (who are closer than my parents in some ways) and my parents aging. My partner and I seem to be sort of frozen in both time and place when it comes to dealing with this. If both sets of our parents were not here, there is no way we would have stayed in this region. And pre-grieving is a weird thing to try and do.
What I am loving is the later winter/spring weather. It is a short window here, but provides 2-3 weeks of just perfect weather to be outside doing whatever: hiking, biking, running, sitting still. I do dread the onslaught of summer though.
Hey Nic, Glad you are feeling (somewhat) better!
What I am right now is sort of what you were prior to your mother's passing, just sort of waiting for a period of grief/mourning that I know is coming, related to both my in-laws (who are closer than my parents in some ways) and my parents aging. My partner and I seem to be sort of frozen in both time and place when it comes to dealing with this. If both sets of our parents were not here, there is no way we would have stayed in this region. And pre-grieving is a weird thing to try and do.
What I am loving is the later winter/spring weather. It is a short window here, but provides 2-3 weeks of just perfect weather to be outside doing whatever: hiking, biking, running, sitting still. I do dread the onslaught of summer though.