Table of Contents

In this 209 page book, Laurie-Ann Weis reflects that, “We must reinvent ourselves and our lives to find a ‘new normal’ with a different joy.”

Part I: The Beginning

The Moment
The Truth about Grief
Anger
Ashes
Shrine
Alone in Bed
No More Hugs
Mail
Shopping for One
Cooking for One/Eating Alone
Changing Phone Machine Message
Music/Pictures/Television
Love Letters/Notes
Sundays
Spouses Personal Things

Part II: Venturing Out

Household Responsibilities
Wedding Rings
Walking Down a Crowded Street
Hearing or Seeing Spouses Name
Dreams
New Vocabulary: Widow
How Are You?
Coming Home to an Empty House

Part III: Social Consciousness

Invitations for One
Celebrations /Holidays/Birthdays
Social Life/Returning Alone

Part IV: Coping with the Legal Part of Life

Money

Part V: Growing into Singlehood

Home Improvement
Dating Again
Transitional Man
The Future

Part VI: Realities of Raising Children Alone

The Children

Part VII: “What I Know For Sure”

“What I Know For Sure”