OMG. SHE IS 8!! This was 8 years ago! Who knew Annabel would grow up to be: a creative and talented artist a caring and responsible big sister an independent student (she generally takes…
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Though the shelter-in-place order was not issued until later in March, the first day of scheduled school that did not happen was March 16. For me, that marked the beginning of some sort of…
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1- My daily checklist is really helping my sanity right now. 2- I am now deep into The Topeka School by Ben Lerner, which is dark yet compelling. It took me over 70 pages…
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Yesterday was indeed a better day. (Whew!) Things that helped: Sticking to the schedule, getting up early, completing my self-care rituals, setting finite goals for the day, incorporating little treats (walk outside, reading), staying…
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Thank you for your voices of support and commiseration yesterday. I did feel sad. I spent some time wallowing in it yesterday, and also some time reflecting. And thankfully, today I am feeling better.…
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March 31. End of Quintile 1. I was supposed to have woken up in a San Diego hotel room, looking forward to day 1 of an American Pediatric Program Director’s Conference. Obviously not happening.…
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The kids start online school today. Annabel’s day begins with a morning meeting at 10 AM, and then they are supposed to complete various work tasks (?? mostly independently?) based on a curriculum provided…
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= our ~14 year old toaster oven (it is the age of our marriage because it was a wedding gift!). Thank you to those that pointed out I could do mini baking projects in…
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3 Good Things: 1- Josh said I was “good at Burpees”! This made my day. He has been doing some of the 21 Day Fix workouts with me and it has been fun. 2-…
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First, I wanted to share this link: That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief — shared in the comments by reader L (a nurse) yesterday. It definitely hit home for me, and somehow made me…