2020. Decades from now, just the mention of this dumpster fire of a year will still bring back all kinds of unpleasant memories. Thanksgiving looked a lot different for most of us this year (shame on you if it didn’t), and Christmas is going to be more of the same. Does it totally suck? Very much so. More than any… Read more »
Today is Veterans Day. Almost all of us know someone who served. Maybe your father or mother served in Vietnam or Korea. Maybe you have a coworker or family member who has served in the Middle East. Maybe you have grandparents who served in World War 2 who are still with is. My point? It shouldn’t be hard to find… Read more »
While I think we all agree that 2020 has been a complete and utter dumpster fire, it is also true that we are living in pretty amazing times in many ways as well. Just a few years ago no one has heard of FaceTime and Zoom meetings were only for large companies with employees in multiple time zones. Had this pandemic… Read more »
Unless you have been living under a very large rock, you know that there is a Presidential election in the United States on Tuesday November 3rd. You also know that tensions are very high leading up to this election- seemingly higher than at any time in recent memory. Add in a global pandemic, and you have a recipe for disaster…. Read more »
To put it mildly, 2020 has not been a very good year for most people. I know folks who got married, had babies, got promotions, and other good things, but for most of us this has been a year we can’t wait to forget. One thing I did recently that IS normal for me was that I voted early. I… Read more »
Today is Dear Diary Day. Today is devoted to encouraging everything to taking up writing/ journalling. I have journalled on and off since high school and I can vouch for the therapeutic benefits of it. Getting your thoughts down on paper helps corral them. Helps you get perspective. Allows you to see them from a different way. I have been… Read more »
We are all familiar with the 5 stages of grief- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. We also know that everyone grieves differently and some people skip entire stages. Everyone is different. Keeping that in mind, I’m rapidly approaching the 6 month mark of working from home. I am so blessed and grateful that this was available to me. However,… Read more »
By now there are no real reasons NOT to wear a mask when you are out and about. We’ve learned how much masks can stop the spread of COVID 19 in real time by seeing numbers of cases plummet in cities with mask mandates. We’ve learned that herd immunity through community spread is likely not even possible, let alone feasible. … Read more »
In spite of the amount of time I’ve spent writing about it, I really hate politics. But once again I feel compelled to make a statement about it. And that statement is this- we need to elect Joe Biden in November. When I turned on my laptop I had planned to compose a very long essay that included names of… Read more »
There. I said it. Not only do I absolutely HATE the very phrase “the new normal”, I find that I also dislike just about everything about it. The constant bickering on social media over the correct way to handle COVID-19. The idiotic tweets and statements by our President that make us look dumber on the world stage every day. People… Read more »