Archive - Is This All There Is?

Spinning in Circles

Obsessions that haunt me and the compulsions that relieve them.

Jan 30 •

Valerie Cedrone

February 2023

My Favorite Books of 2022

The best books I read last year.

Feb 1, 2023 •

Valerie Cedrone

December 2022

Reflections on the Year 2022

In my post last year, I said that I wasn’t typically one to reflect on the ending of years, but that 2021 was so memorable that I felt compelled to…

Dec 20, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

November 2022

The Cat in the Window

I’m leaving for a trip in a week. I’m sitting on the couch, watching my cat. I’m imagining her here, alone, wondering where I am. Crying out in a futile…

Nov 13, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

October 2022

Time will stretch on presumably forever, but we will not. Time might be guaranteed to the moon, stars, and space, but for us, it’s finite and…

Oct 16, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

May 2022

Goodbye, Western Massachusetts

A farewell to a place I hold so dearly in my heart.

May 12, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

February 2022

Alcoholic Synonymous

My story and struggle with alcohol dependency

Feb 19, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

January 2022

To Those I've Hurt

Facing regret and trying to move forward

Jan 25, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

Hopes, Dreams, and... Stability?

A consideration on what we want to do vs. what we're obligated to do.

Jan 13, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

December Wrap-Up ☃️

What I read this December: what changed me, and what missed the mark.

Jan 2, 2022 •

Valerie Cedrone

December 2021

Reflections on the Year 2021

A bumpy and tumultuous year that I am unbelievably grateful for.

Dec 30, 2021 •

Valerie Cedrone

Depression, Anxiety

One an old friend, one a new friend.

Dec 27, 2021 •

Valerie Cedrone

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