In one week my son begins kindergarten. Less with the late summer fanfare of front step photos, shiny new lunchboxes, unspoiled backpacks, and nervous, toothy smiles, and more with reconfigured dining rooms, first pairs of “bucks” placed back on shoe store shelves, prayers for uninterrupted internet service, and a whole lot of uncertainty. In the…
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Things I Miss Because of Social Distancing…
It’s been a while, and very little has changed, eh? I originally wrote this post back in May. Surely things would be different approaching August, right? Not so much. Life is going. Our state has been “open” essentially since Memorial Day, but apart from some socially distant trips to the beach nearby, we have been…
6 Coping Mechanisms Carrying Me Through the Covid-19 Pandemic
How’s that for a title? When brainstorming blog post ideas 3 months ago, I never thought I’d be offering reflections or coping mechanisms on how to navigate and survive a global pandemic. And yet…here we are. In this strange—and different—new reality. Perhaps this post is redundant (given my propensity to discuss self-care in the past—boring…
It’s ok…
The last several, isolating weeks have felt like an eternity, yes? I know many of you are struggling. You are navigating the front lines as nurses and physicians, grocery clerks and pharmacists, risking your own health and wellbeing to take care of or provide necessities to others. You are working from home—with no assistance—while keeping…
8 Things to Remember Right Now
Like most of you, I have so many emotions going through my head right now as we navigate the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. My thoughts are circling at light-speed, running me through the gamut of anxiety, frustration, levity, sorrow, hope, dread, and, not a scientific term, “the warm fuzzies.” We are experiencing such a strange,…
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