As I write this, it’s March 13, which is the day our county in New York announced it was shutting down in 2020. Many have documented this milestone beautifully, in articles, essays and blog posts this past week. (Comment below with your favorites, and definitely share if you wrote one yourself!) I agree that the […]
Quarantine Life
10 Daily Habits That Are Saving My Life (Plus Recommendations)
More than anything else, my habits are what’s keeping me going right now. There’s no reason to wake up at a certain time… unless my writing is waiting for me. There’s no reason to eat healthily… unless I’m paying attention to my body through exercise. Habits anchor me to the present day and keep me […]
Summer of Distractions
The summer of 2020 is the first summer I’ve ever had that won’t fulfill a specific need. At this point in the year, I’m generally desperate for some R&R, ready for a vacation, and excited to tackle new projects. The last few summers have been a busy mishmash of the three, and I’ve enjoyed them […]
Only Now
We are living in a time of Only Now. There is nothing to look forward to, because so much is uncertain. When we look back, everything in our pasts seems so far away, filtered through the dense fog of the pandemic. The pandemic distorts everything, funnels us down into only now. Only this day, only […]
Parenting Advice
Yesterday when I was scrolling through Facebook (always a mistake) I saw a post in a local group from a woman who was worried by her son’s behavior. He was getting all of his homeschool work done, but every other hour of the day, he was playing video games. She said, “I can’t get him […]
Observation of Myself
The period of the quarantine— which we’re about halfway through, at least based on the presumptive start of next school year— seems to be a period of self-observation and reflection for me. Without the hustle and flow of the school week to distract me, I am noticing the dips and peaks of physical and mental […]