1.It’s been an exceptionally challenging week at school, largely due to the thing that’s making every week of school challenging this year: COVID-19. I mentioned this yesterday, but today was more of the same and a big part of the reason I ended up being grateful. After lunch, the kiddos gathered on the big rug …
Tag: Mindfulness
Three Things, Day 3: Relief, Warmth & Journey
1.I gotta tell you, as I sit to write this, the thing I’m most grateful for in this moment is that the day is nearly done. It started with oversleeping, which meant I didn’t get a head start on writing this. Then work was a wild ride. I’ll simply say this: if anyone in your …
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Three Things, Day 2: Heart, Sole & Synthwave
1.Today I am grateful for a good checkup. When we adopted our rescue dog Ziti a little over a year ago, we were told she was recovering from heart worms. Her visit visit to our vet revealed that rather than recovering from them, a decent population of the parasites were still living rent-free in her …
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Three Things, Day 1: Home, Heartache, Joy
Starting today, I’m sharing three things each day that I’m grateful for. One will be of a personal nature, and two will be pieces of culture that I’m happy to have in my life. Here we go … 1. There are two kinds of life-changing moments: the ones that sneak up on you and the …
Care Package for Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021
The past couple of days, I’ve spent my time at work in the kitchen instead of the office, making lunch for our residents. I’ll be doing the same next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday (my last day at the affordable elderly housing facility I’ve been with for the past year). It’s vacation time for one of …