Month: March 2020

Thank you for educating me on the necessity of these steps. When I went to the beach, it looked like this. But clearly that is not the case elsewhere. Just beca...

When the Bay Area’s shelter in place order was announced over two weeks ago, I was relieved to hear that they considered “recreation” an essen...

My husband is struggling mightily with this situation. Because his job involves counseling business owners who are trying to decide if they should take out loan...

So, how do we create a space that feels like spring break when we’ve been home for two weeks, and will be home for at least four more weeks afterward? The...

Today is our last day of the first two weeks of distance learning. This coming week is our break. In my mind we’ve finished Phase One and are entering Pha...

Today was a hard day. I felt out of sorts all morning. Just down in the dumps. My kids were pretty well-behaved (given the circumstances), but I kept getting fr...

Not surprisingly, splitting the childcare with my husband while all four of us are home and both adults need to work, has been… difficult. I’ve alwa...

Last week ended up being way more stressful than I expected. I was up past 1am every night grading my students’ work and creating what they needed to do f...

I don’t hear well these days. I actually got my hearing checked because I struggle so frequently to actually make out what my husband is saying (he swears...

It’s only been a week of this new normal. Only seven days. Mostly it still feels insane, but I think I’m numbing to the glaring absurdity of it. My ...