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1- Annabel got a palate expander. She has never been one to be particularly zen about discomfort (understatement) so . . . as one might imagine, this has not been a seamless transition for…

Very fitting that this episode is on rest. I just finished the book Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee, which is referenced in this episode. In full disclosure, I have mixed feelings about the book.…

Thank you all for sharing (and so respectfully!) yesterday. It has been very interesting (and somewhat surprising) to see how different cultures and groups of people have handled what is ostensibly the same challenge.…

Life was feeling really out of control last week BUT I feel like I have been able to corral everything over the past few days. And I feel about 1000x better. I still have…

I just finished Claudia Rankine’s Citizen this morning. I have come to terms with the fact that I will not be able to finish every book on my 2020 list (the problem is that…

(First of all, thank you for all of your kind and insightful words in yesterday’s post! I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon to go live with tomorrow’s episode, but I really do appreciate it!…

Have not used this format in a while! Here we go . . . 1– Pen ratings from The Imani Michelle. I follow Imani on instagram and I love her planning style (“lawyer and…

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…

IE: A full quarter of the year spent in a COVID-19-altered state. When I look back and consider how it’s gone for us thus far, I just feel very very lucky. I have no…

Yesterday I just . . . flailed. I did get some work done (had to; the academic year starts in 3 weeks and I am starting to feel frantic about our state of readiness).…