As I write this, here in the U.S. we're about four weeks into school closures and shelter-in-place ordinances for the COVID-19 pandemic. I don't know about you, but I'm finding myself experiencing wide swings of emotion on the daily. To be honest, hourly. The Highs and Lows of COVID-19 One …
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Today, my family and I would have been Italy-bound. Instead, we're... home-bound. We’d been saving and planning for this trip for two years. We’d put hours into pinning down places to see, what order to see them in, where to stay, and even what we’d EAT. #foodloversunite We were so excited to …
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I know exactly what my breaking point feels like. Probably because I get there more often than most people. Over the years, I've noticed that I always describe it the same way (and usually not in the most collected voice). "It feels like THIS," I say to my husband, while spreading …
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As events all around the world are being cancelled, I have ONE event I’m not sad to add to that list. Will you join me in cancelling the hardship olympics? I’m tired tonight, as I write this—one week into the U.S.'s response to Covid-19. It’s an hour after my kids have fallen …
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The first time I remember really battling feelings of inadequacy was when I became a wife and mom. Before that, I’d been a fairly confident teen and young adult, and outside of my parents, I didn’t have anyone to be "enough" FOR. But once I had my own family, I found myself needing to …
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I was walking my kids home from school the other day, engrossed in own thoughts—there in body with my children but miles away in my head. It's time to start thinking about Christmas gifts, I thought. And we still haven't pinned down what we're doing for Thanksgiving... Despite my racing mind …
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