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About me - Pamela Rodriguez

I am just a simple girl living in a simple world

Having now entered the second half of my life, I have finally come to the realization that a simple life is a good life, one full of self fulfillment and happiness. I am dedicating the rest of my life

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Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships Living with long distance relationships: 1 of 12

Two things come to mind when I think of long distance relationships: 1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 2. Out of sight, out of mind So which one is it? I have to admit that when I started my LD (long distance relationship) 4 years ago, these two things moved in, set up camp and became the neighbor from hell, in my brain...
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss How do you move on after the death of a loved one: 3 of 33

Moving on after the death of a loved one is as complicated a process as anyone will ever face. In fact, the phrase "moving on" really isn't appropriate when referring to the death of a spouse or loved one. The term moving on somehow suggests move on and leave loved ones behind. Quite the contrary is true. We bring them with ...
Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships Making long distance relationships work: 1 of 10

Out of sight - out of mind or.... Absence makes the heart grow fonder... Contradicting statements at best, but true in both cases depending on the two who are involved. I started my LDR (long distance relationship) in November of 2004. I was 3 months widowed and he was 5 months widowed. Our relationship sprung from the depth...
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to overcome the loss of a pet: 4 of 21

I am a widow. I lost my wonderful husband 3 years ago, but even more importantly I am a "pet widow". That is to say that I have suffered through the loss of a pet, several pets, if the truth be told, and with each one it got harder, go figure. The last pet that I lost was a beloved cat who was called Molly. Molly was with me...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Mourning: 5 of 19

I became a widow nearly 4 years ago. Many of us are widows, having lost spouses or significant others and it is a uniquely devastating event, something that must be lived to be understood. You are left to tie up all the loose ends of a life that in many cases has been rich and full and vibrant. The funeral comes and goes, th...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Dysfunctional mother & daughter relationships: 26 of 83

One of my most vivid memories is of my mother hiding in her room all day and only venturing out at night after she was sure I was asleep in bed. What kind of way is that to live as a child? My father traveled for work and was rarely home during this time of these strange happens, not that I blame him, I often dreamed I was w...
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss The circle of life: Having a baby and losing a loved one in close proximity: 2 of 5

My grandmother was what would have been termed scandalous in her day. She dared to buck the norm and divorced my grandfather, became a single mother with my father and worked a job, now remember this was back in the 1920's -30's and these were not things that proper women did. Thus is the way that her life went she tossed he...
Travel > Nevada Destinations Hotel reviews: Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas: 2 of 4

My new husband and myself were giddily busy planning our Las Vegas wedding (and at our age, giddy is not an easy thing to achieve!) We came to the discussion on just where we were planning to stay for that week and we were both unanimous in our decision. Something attracted us both to the Luxor the many times we had bee...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Looking at the true cost of funerals: 1 of 1

I think the saying goes something like this: Only two things in life you HAVE to do - die and pay taxes. Accountants and the IRS have the monopoly on taxes, and doctors and funeral homes have the monopoly on death. Great job security in those areas. When my husbands funeral was over, I took a quick foggy-headed glance at my ...
Personal Finance > Taxes Do beneficiaries have to pay income tax on a death benefit?: 1 of 1

When my husband died 4 years ago, the very last thing that I wanted to have anything to do with were finances. I barely remembered my own name in those first few weeks, let alone knowing what COBRA was, what life insurance was due to me, or what retirement accounts my husband had. But inevitably those things must be dealt wi...