1 SECOND A DAY // JAN-MAR 2021

I used the 1 Second Everyday app to document these snippets from the first third of 2021 - and meant to keep it going as my way of participating in The 100 Day Project this year - but as bad luck would have it - we had to put my sweet girl cat, Carmen, to rest 20 days ago.

I am usually hopeful and welcoming the start of a new month, but it breaks my heart to leave the last month that had my girl in it. Turning the calendar page to the new month is such a potent sign that time is moving forward and I’m supposed to go too, and I hate it. I’m coping better today than I was three weeks ago when I came home from work to her lying on the floor gasping for breath, but it’s still very hard each time I remember she’s gone - she’s really gone.

She passed on March 11th, and anything I was on a role with - this snippet documenting included - just stopped.

I’m grateful that the few moments captured in this video were some of the last moments of Carmen’s life. I cherish each second she takes up, and I miss her terribly.

This short video is a testament to the importance of documenting your life, and putting those memories in a place you can access them. Thank God for this blog, the 1 second everyday app, for these clips I captured, and - of course - getting to be the mama of that sweet, sweet girl. xo