Tag: divorce and a pandemic
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IN THE BEGINNING…THE DIVORCE 2019
THE DARK DAYS OF DIVORCE June 2019-December 2019 The Dark Days and what led to becoming “Second Chapter Nomad”: After three years separation, living under the same roof, a shadow of myself. Empty nester. Dog died. No car. No self respect. Hardest thing I’ve ever done. Filed for divorce when I realized Ex wasn’t going…
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Casa de Coco (December 2020) Divorce Finalized, First Christmas Out of House, and Croquet!
This final month of 2020 was extremely challenging. While all of the holiday lights created magical merriment, the reality of finalizing the end of a marriage of well over twenty years, sequestered in an Airbnb (albeit delightfully quirky Casa de Coco) was crushing at times. Having my kids go home for Christmas to the home…
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Casa de Coco October 2020 – Three’s Company in a Divorce and a Pandemic
Previous post: https://secondchapternomad.blog/2023/04/26/cancun-hard-rock-hurricane-delta-my-birthday-2020/ After Quarantine Chronicles (https://secondchapternomad.blog/2023/02/21/quarantine-chronicles-part-1/), Tanzania Tales (https://secondchapternomad.blog/2023/02/17/tanzania-tales-part-1/), Zanzibar Dreams (https://secondchapternomad.blog/2023/03/22/zanzibar-dreams-part-1-meet-me-in-zanzibar/, and Cancun (with a hurricane!), it was time to get back to Casa de Coco, the quirky cottage where Lockdown Loretta and I nested during our divorces and the pandemic. I brought the Rogue (Scottish singer) to join us, Three’s Company style,…