Welcome too the forum.Even though I am much further away from losing my husband than you I do recognise that alone feeling.I also had a dog who gave me a great deal of comfort and a reason to get up in a morning,but lost him last year i will always appreciate how much he saved my sanity back then.
But so did this forum, a place you can write everything and never be thought to be "going on" too much,a place where people do understand as all of us are here because of a loss,but also a place of companionship and where friends are made.I also work but had no idea how to fill the empty hours.If I,m honest I still have that moment of dread coming back too an empty house, and the tv is almost always on if i,m not in the garden as background noise rather than actually being watched,but over time I have learned to fill those out of work hours ,and regained a bit of confidence so I,m happy to travel alone and more content with my own company.We will be here for you as long as you want,and you're always welcome to make posts short or long.