Care for Some Forest Bathing? #MondayBlogs #forestbathing
Forest bathing is as important when you’re working from home as when you’re not. Maybe even more so.
The Joy of Aging … Not #MondayBlogs #bodyimage
I have an essay published in Crow’s Feet on Medium, where I write about my battle with my aging skin. No lotion, no potion can turn back time, it seems. You can read it here: https://medium.com/crows-feet/why-i-want-to-lose-my-battle-against-my-aging-skin-867f3a2ac070?source=friends_link&sk=65d56350a699d02cea9970c90e8db885 Soon after this post goes live, I’ll update my avatar … again.
The Remote Life #COVID-19 #remotelife
The remote life is not so bad. Not as long as you have plenty of food, you’re not sick, none of your family are sick, your cats are healthy, and you’re able to work at home and maintain your income (alternatively, you could be retired like my husband in which […]
Time Flies
“You registered on WordPress.com 12 years ago.” Yes, indeed, I registered on the good old WP a long time ago … great. Now I feel old š
Stay At Home and Stay Away #personalspace #socialdistancing
Whenever in a crisis, I always want to pare down, live a simpler life, stop trying to be some kind of social (media) butterfly. It’s how I cope. Remember, I’m an introvert.
Memoir as a Lyrical Journey Toward Understanding: A Review of Cinthia Ritchieās Malnourished ā BREVITY’s Nonfiction Blog
By Marie A Bailey Caveat: Cinthia Ritchie, author of the memoir Malnourished: A Memoir of Sisterhood and Hunger, is my friend, and I read her memoir keenly aware of my affection for her. I donāt claim to be objective in my review, but, in all honesty, I donāt know that […]
Down With COVID-19. Up With Nature and Cats. #MondayBlogs #Nature #Cats
My reprieve from the COVID-19 call center was only for a few days. (You can read about my stomach-churning anticipation here and actual experience here.) By Thursday, my division was being asked to ante up again. At one point, my boss wanted me to literally drop everything and high-tail it […]
44 Hours in a COVID-19 Call Center #coronavirus #storytelling
Reflections on 44 hours in a call center for coronavirus information. What worked, what didn’t.
What to Say, What to Do #nature #musing #innerchild #pityparty
I’ve been adrift lately, casting about on some infinite ocean in a small dingy … without oars. A sense that my life is not my own, at least between 8 and 5, Monday through Friday. The child in me rants and rages, risks rocking the boat and drowning. The adult […]
UPDATE: Crazy Busy or Busy Crazy With a Dash of Nightingale & Sparrow #CNF #published
Iāve been so crazy busy that I āmangledā the link to Nightingale & Sparrowās website. Without further ado, here is the link to the online version: http://online.fliphtml5.com/tpuo/zxmk/ If youāre interested in the print version, go here: https://www.amazon.com/love-Nightingale-Sparrow-Literary-Magazine/dp/B084P24666/ref=sr_1_5?crid=24I5U2688S5LC&keywords=nightingale+and+sparrow&qid=1581642967&sprefix=Nightingale+an%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-5 ********************************************************* I’ve been busy crazy the last few weeks due in large part […]
