Muscle memory (noun): the ability to reproduce a particular movement without conscious thought I’m always struck by how powerful music can be. One moment I can be absolutely fine, then a moment later a song can come on the radio …
Blogs
Welcome to the Mumoirs blog archive… Just in case you’re finding it difficult to navigate this site, here’s the one-stop-shop for the entire chronological history of Mumoirs. I would say ‘enjoy’, but you know what I mean (it’s a baby …
Monday…. Again
Déjà vu (noun): A feeling of having already experienced the present situation I came on here to write a blog called “Mondays” and it turns out, I’ve already written one here. Oops. I don’t know what it is about Mondays, …
2021 Playlist
Belieber (urban dictionary): A fanbase for, the one and only, Justin Bieber In our house, if you ask Alexa to play some relaxing music (I still can’t believe my husband brought that eavesdropping woman into our home, without my permission!), …
An Invitation
Invitation (noun): The action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something Today marks 11 months since Summer was here, which makes it just one month until her first birthday. The Mumoirs blog came about because Summer died, …
How Could I Forget?
Memory (noun): Something remembered from the past I think ‘they’ say that smell is the most powerful form of memory, but for me, it might be sound. I still have such a strange relationship with music: I get lonely at …
For Jennifer
Flower (verb): Of a plant, to produce flowers; bloom My blogs are my personal reflections, the most pressing thoughts on my mind and hopefully tips or suggestions for readers, but Mumoirs also provides a platform to cheerlead and to support …
The Lioness
Well-adjusted (adjective, of a person): Mentally and emotionally stable My grief sits so close to the surface, still so close to every other emotion. It may always feel raw. Yesterday I was humming and bopping along to some music, and …
Forgiveness
Forgive and forget (phrase): To decide not to continue being angry about something that someone has done, and not to allow your memory of it to influence your future relationship I remember lying on a yoga mat, waiting for a …
Six Months of Summer
Reminisce (verb): To indulge in recollection of past events It is exactly six months today since Summer passed away and it’s three months since I launched Mumoirs. So today, I’d like to take some time to reflect. In all honesty, …