For most of this month, I’m concentrating on all things spooky. But during “A Look Back, a Look Ahead,” I wanted to concentrate on another part of autumn: Togetherness. We come together for Trick or Treat and parties; we come together for apple-picking and pumpkin carving; we come together to sip warm apple cider while… Continue reading Reminders… and Many, Many Random Acts of Kindness
For most of this month, I’m concentrating on all things spooky. But during “A Look Back, a Look Ahead,” I wanted to concentrate on another part of autumn: Togetherness. We come together for Trick or Treat and parties; we come together for apple-picking and pumpkin carving; we come together to sip warm apple cider while… Continue reading Lost in D.C. and a Random Act of Kindness
For most of this month, I’m concentrating on all things spooky. But during “A Look Back, a Look Ahead,” I wanted to concentrate on another part of autumn: Togetherness. We come together for Trick or Treat and parties; we come together for apple-picking and pumpkin carving; we come together to sip warm apple cider while… Continue reading Dogs, Chickens, and a Random Act of Kindness
For most of this month, I’m concentrating on all things spooky. But during “A Look Back, a Look Ahead,” I wanted to concentrate on another part of autumn: Togetherness. We come together for Trick or Treat and parties; we come together for apple-picking and pumpkin carving; we come together to sip warm apple cider while… Continue reading Mini Golf and a Random Act of Kindness
For most of this month, I'm concentrating on all things spooky. But during "A Look Back, a Look Ahead," I wanted to concentrate on another part of autumn: Togetherness. We come together for Trick or Treat and parties; we come together for apple-picking and pumpkin carving; we come together to sip warm apple cider while… Continue reading British Punk and a Random Act of Kindness
I like goals. (Maybe a little bit too much, if I'm honest....) But I've always been the type of person to make check-lists, charts, schedules, etc. I like knowing what I want to do and planning it out. Once it's on paper, it becomes more of a reality--and with clear, timely steps, I know how… Continue reading Why I Don’t Believe in Bucket Lists
These past few weeks, my Saturday blogs have been very... topical. Very based in the reality of 2020. So today, I thought I'd do something that was just plain fun. Earlier this week, I wrote about today being Batman Day. But it's also another special holiday. It's.... International Talk Like a Pirate Day! (For the… Continue reading Let’s Celebrate (Or: What Ferris Wheels, Pizza, and Bubble Wrap Have in Common)
Last week, I made a list of the 20 things I discussed how "bogged down" 2020 can feel; so to lighten that feeling, I reminded myself of all the things I was still able to do. This week, I thought I would take some time to make a list of things that I miss, things… Continue reading I Miss High-Fives (and 19 Other Things I’ll Appreciate Even More After 2020)
This year has been filled with a lot of "can'ts," hasn't it? We can't have the graduations we wanted; we can't go on the vacations we planned; we can't even go out to eat without feeling like we're in a post-apocalyptic novel. It's easy to get bogged down in the limitations that simply are 2020.… Continue reading Some Lifeboats in the Sea (Or: How Coloring, Books, and Pokemon Have Helped Me Survive 2020)
2020 has certainly been a year for the history books, hasn't it? I keep thinking ahead to the future, wondering how the year will look with the advantage of hindsight. How will this year ultimately be remembered? And what I keep coming back to, unfortunately, is one word: Turmoil. 2020 has been a year of… Continue reading How Will We Live Through It?
