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  • COVID19 Habits

    Day 142 // Habit Series: Walking

    In my old life, getting 10K steps/day was not hard. First of all, if I went for a run — well, there went ~6-10K, depending on the length! Second, life contained myriad opportunities to…

    August 4, 2020
  • COVID19 Weekend

    Day 140: 5 hours

    I owe you all a more detailed recap of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids, but two lessons from the book have been key for me. 1 is to identify your…

    August 2, 2020
  • COVID19 Weekend

    Day 139: Hurricane?

    The above looks dramatic if you happen to live where I do, but it’s just a tropical storm prediction map (not hurricane). Isaias is not predicted to be too terrible here though it did…

    August 1, 2020
  • COVID19 Habits

    Day 137 // Habit Series: Meditation

    I have been doing 10 minutes of daily meditation fairly consistently since this pandemic began. Someone told me about Headspace being free to healthcare workers until the end of 2020, so I signed up…

    July 30, 2020
  • COVID19 Habits Reading

    Day 136 // Habit Series: Reading

    Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful (and often very insightful) comments yesterday. I honestly thought about taking a few days off, but this posting ritual is (usually) such a life-giving part…

    July 29, 2020
  • COVID19

    Day 135: Analysis Paralysis

    Guilt about privilege. Guilt about working. Guilt about not working hard enough. Guilt about sending the kids to school. Guilt about having in home care. Guilt about finding it all painful anyway. Guilt about…

    July 28, 2020