20/08/2025
Happy heavenly birthday to my Nanna 👼🏼
When my Nan passed away, it felt like the ground shifted underneath me. Everything changed.
She wasn’t just my Nan - she was my safe place, my constant, my biggest cheerleader. She had this way of making me feel seen and understood without ever needing to say much. Just being around her brought comfort. Her presence was calm and steady - something I think I held onto more than I ever realised until it wasn’t there anymore.
She was strong in that quiet, graceful way. She didn’t have to raise her voice to teach you something - you learned from how she lived, how she loved, how she always put family first. She had this unconditional love that wrapped around you like a blanket. No matter what was going on in the world, I knew she had my back.
Since she passed, I’ve changed - not just emotionally, but how I look at the world. Things that once felt important don’t hold the same weight, and the little things now mean so much more. I’m more intentional. More reflective. And I try to honour her in the way I live, in how I treat others, and in how I carry myself when things get hard - because that’s exactly what she did.
Grief doesn’t follow a neat timeline. Some days it creeps in unexpectedly, and other days it hits like a wave. But in all of it, I feel her with me - in the things she used to say, the values she passed down, the love she gave so freely.
I miss her laugh. I miss how she smelled like home. I miss how she always made a cup of tea the minute you walked through the door - no matter what time it was. And I miss being able to talk to her about absolutely anything.
I’ll carry her with me for the rest of my life. In my heart, in my choices, and in the way I love and care for others 🫶🏽