Life in the Time of Corona
The past couple of months have been difficult. Life in the time of corona is so very different than what we are used to. And that is an understatement. Every day it seems that worse and worse news comes out of this Corona thing or COVID-19 as it is actually called. There have been snippets of positiveness too. I can’t forget those. I haven’t been writing. You’ve probably noticed. I haven’t been posting. But more than that, I haven’t been writing outside of journaling to maintain my mental health. April was Camp NaNoWriMo and I had intended to finish my novel. But by the 5th day where I hadn’t written a…
What Is Self Care Anyway?
What is self care anyway? I am sitting here writing about self-care at nearly 11:00 pm at night, which I think, is the definition of non-care. The problem is when else can I write? I work long hours.I have a husband and a part-time grandchild.I have the myriad of things that are required for life – house, budget, critters, other obligations. Where in that is time for me? Have you seen the commercial that starts out “I have 23 minutes to myself this week”? The commercial then goes on to tell you to use those minutes to eat some not very good for you food. Is this what life has…
Life and Lessons of a Transitional Year
Life and Lessons Hello, it’s been a while. And, I’m giving you a snapshot of my life and lessons I’ve learned in the past year. So much has happened since I last wrote to you. Life has gone at the speed of sound and the year seems to have flown by. It is not what I planned. What I Planned When I quit my job last year to work from home, I had all of these plans. I wanted to write and work on my creative life. I intended to declutter and feel as if my house were under control. And, I wanted to have a nice garden where…
