One of the hot topics for widows is when to stop wearing your wedding ring(s). They say you’ll know when the time is right. It’s not even a question in my mind right now. I don’t care what my legal status is, I still feel married, so I will continue to wear my rings. The only rings I wear on my left hand were gifted to me by Dwight. My wedding band was actually placed on my finger in 1995, but we didn’t get married until 1997. We had a commitment ceremony in 1995; I knew Dwight was “the one”,…

💔 9 months I’ve run out of words. 😔

Wearing black for a designated period of time has gone by the wayside. In the past, widows were expected to wear back for at least a year, a period also referred to as "high mourning". For some faiths, the next six months were considered "half mourning"; during this time a bit of white could be added in to the wardrobe. After that, sometimes there was a period of "light mourning", where muted shades of gray/lavender/mauve were acceptable. Call me old fashioned, but I kind of wish this tradition was still in place. An article I read recently, points out exactly…