When routine keeps you sane

On keeping a schedule

Li Carter
Li Carter
Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read
“grey and black pen on calendar book” by Renáta-Adrienn on Unsplash

It’s coming up to the one year anniversary of the death of my sister. A week today will be eleven months, and I can hardly believe it. Sometimes it feels like it only happened yesterday. Sometimes, I wake up in the morning and for just a few seconds, I forget, and I can convince myself that she’s still here. But then, I wake up and the grief hits me once more.

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Li Carter

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Li Carter

Writer, artist and crafter. Owner of Rainbow Butterfly Creative. The process of creating something brings me freedom. This is the blog of my life scars and all.

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