What is the Condo Life Blog? It is, at its core, a personal outlet.
I am a late-70s widower, grieving the loss of my wife of 52 years. I have been struggling with what people often call “getting on with life.” For me, writing has become a way to process that reality. It helps me make sense of the days as they come.
Interestingly, I once disliked writing. As a high school student, I struggled with language arts and even failed junior English, attending summer school to make it through. Life has a sense of irony.
This is not my first blog.
For five years, I wrote the Change the Journey Blog. It began in 2019 as a way to share RV travel adventures with friends and family as we lived life on the road. In 2021, everything changed when my wife, Pam, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Our travels ended, and the blog shifted to documenting both her decline and my experience as her caregiver.
It became, at times, factual and observational, and at other times deeply personal and emotional as I watched the person I loved slowly fade. When she passed in June 2024, the writing turned toward grief and the process of learning to live without her. The blog ended in March 2025.
After that, I attempted to build a personal website, but I found myself losing interest. It felt unfinished and without much purpose or audience. What I realized instead is that I still needed to write—but in a way that felt natural and current.
That is why this blog exists.
The Condo Life Blog is simply a continuation of that need to write things down. I don’t know how often I will post—perhaps once or twice a week. Some entries will be about daily life, some about memories, and some about how things feel. This is part of my grief journey.
I am not trying to reinvent my life. I am not looking for a new identity or a new lifestyle. For over two decades, my wife and I lived a quiet, family-centered life. That remains unchanged in spirit. My daughters and grandsons are central to my life, even as they have their own busy worlds.
If you are looking for the Change the Journey Blog, it remains available in its entirety here: Change the Journey.
If you choose to follow along, I hope you find something meaningful in these writings. If not, that’s perfectly fine as well.
Thank you for being here.
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