I don’t know about you, but typically when I learn something about myself, it’s only mildly surprising. Like, “Oh, really? Well, I guess that makes sense.” Recently I discovered something about myself that evokes a response more along the lines of, “Um…say what?! There’s no way I’m like that. Not possible. I mean…highly unlikely…isn’t…
We’re no longer in unprecedented times. It’s become a precedent. Now this is just life. That’s a paraphrase of several tweets I’ve seen recently. It’s weird to think that we’ve been living isolated behind closed doors, behind masks, sanitizing everything in sight for so long that it’s become sort of normal (like your quirky…
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and especially in light of our current difficult social circumstances, I didn’t want to let the month slip by without bringing attention to the elephant in every room: someone you love has struggled, is struggling, or will struggle with their mental health at some point in their life….
It’s finally Spring, and at least in Kansas, we’re having a very rainy, dreary (can also be pronounced: lovely) week. If you’re looking for something to do until the sun comes back out, forge ahead into the realm of spring cleaning. It’s an inevitable annual activity in countless homes around the world. We spend…
“Mamamamamama…” — “Why, Mama? Why, Mama?” — “Mom…Mom….Mom…..Mooooooommmmm. I’m hungry.” — “Ugh, MOM!” — “Hey, Mom. Can I borrow the car?” Moms, you hear your new title a lot in your child’s eighteen years at home, and the range of emotions it carries with it is vast. The first time you hear it through…
I once read that blessings are often disguised as inconvenience. That may be the best perspective-shifting statement I ever read. Inconvenience happens all the time, right? We’re running late and end up hitting every red light. On the highway three miles from home, your tire goes completely flat. You splurge a little to get…
We are still very much in the thick of changes due to this pandemic threatening to knock on each of our doors, but getting back to something that resembles “life as usual” is just over the horizon. Here in Kansas, it’s likely that the Stay at Home order will drop in the beginning of May….
How are you, reader? Homebound other than groceries, or maybe work if you’re in one of the essential businesses. Are you doing OK? A lot of people have legitimate fear for at-risk loved ones as the U.S. takes our turn facing this pandemic. If that’s you, know that my heart goes out to you….
Individually, there are so many little ways we can touch our neighbors and communities when life gives out lemons, and COVID-19 is probably the biggest lemon life has dropped on us in years. I’ve seen encouraging chalk messages and artwork on sidewalks. Neighborhoods banding together and decorating paper Easter eggs to place in…
Social distancing. It’s just a couple words, and it doesn’t sound as scary as “quarantine,” does it? Until you’re a week in and it already feels like you haven’t seen your best friends for a month. Even the introverts are starting to miss the workplace, peers at school, or the general mild chaos of…