Last March I wrote two posts about “the coronavirus”. I wrote one on March 8th and one on March 13th. In those weeks (read days) the situation rapidly evolved. It went from “be cautious” to “Hi yes, we’re closing schools effective Monday” in a matter of days. Looking back at those posts, I realize I…

2020 has been a year unlike many others. The unemployment rate was reported at 6.9% in October, having reached a high of approximately 14% in April. Facebook groups have been organized for people to share their needs and crowdsource assistance. Local governments are using relief money for economy boosting programs with vouchers for local businesses….

On Wednesday July 30th afternoon I had a “squeeze in” appointment with my OB because I’d been scheduled for an induction for the 31st and she wanted to make sure it would be successful. Things weren’t looking too promising so she did a membrane sweep at my request and I was on my way. Over…

Over the past few weeks I, like countless others, have made a concentrated effort to better understand systemic racism, unconscious bias, microaggressions, and many other topics surrounding it. This effort has mostly been specific to the systemic oppression of Black people in America. I decided that in order for me to organize my thoughts, I…

This week on Wednesday April 22nd we’ll celebrated the 50th Earth Day. The first Earth Day took place on the same day in 1970 when millions of Americans across the country decided to take a stand against the mistreatment of our Planet. If you haven’t before, I’d highly recommend reading about the history of Earth…

Picture this: Mid October…2019. Fall. Sweater seasons. Chai and pumpkin spice everything…It’s time to kick off THE season you wait for all year long. “The Holidays.” It all started with Halloween and the pumpkin patches. You planned your yearly outing with all your people. You took the kids to the slides and the hay rides…

I know that a lot of people have made it a goal to read more while there really isn’t much else to do…because you know, global pandemics. I also know that people often make it a goal to read more, but really struggle with where to start, they read a thousand and one reviews, read…

Last week was possibly the longest week ever. A combination of a sudden earthquake, staying home, working with kids in the house, and just the complete exhaustion from reading COVID-19 news really made it feel like a long week. Personally I would say the weekend was better. We caught church on live stream, I did…

Pandemics man…amiright? Okay, so literally no one knew what to expect. Well except for China and Italy who were experiencing this weeks and weeks ahead of us who we could have been learning from and avoid their mistakes. But hey…That’s not what this post is about. It is true that as an individual, I didn’t…

I left the house today. It was the first day I’d left the house in four days. I had a doctor’s appointment so I had to take Clara to my mom’s and walk into a hospital. It didn’t feel real. As I walked in, they “screened” me by asking if I’d been out of the…