Being thankful for the ups. Learning from the downs. Finding adventure in between.
The kids’ Spring Break was a month away. Mother Nature was dropping subtle hints of warmer temperatures. Businesses were slowly easing COVID restrictions. I already secured that week off from work. The big question was: What should we do? Planning a getaway with two teenagers presents limitations we didn’t have when the kids were younger. […] Read more…
My cabin fever started the minute coronavirus canceled my spring trip to Curaçao. It was early on in the quarantine, but as the pandemic continued altering plans and changing lifestyles, that tiny nagging daydream of a change of scenery grew into a desperate need to get in a car and go. Travel is an important […] Read more…
When my boyfriend started suggesting date night ideas for our upcoming fifth anniversary of our first date, COVID-19 wasn’t yet a global pandemic. The threat of the new coronavirus hadn’t yet closed schools, canceled events or shut down restaurants for dining in. We were free to plan a fun night out without worrying about quarantines […] Read more…
The coronavirus quarantine officially kicked off for my family when the kids’ schools announced a two-week closure at the end of the day on Friday, March 13, 2020. Friday the 13th. Seems appropriate. Coronavirus was already a scary addition to the daily news by then, but it wasn’t really until the week leading up to […] Read more…
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice.” ~T.S. Eliot Another year is about to start, and as we reflect on the year we’re about to leave behind, I wanted to look back on 2019 with another Roller Coaster year in review. So what did my 2019 […] Read more…
I’m busy. Everyone I know is busy. And when life is busy, we all do the best we can to knock out the must-dos and compromise on the rest. The past few months I’ve been shuffling work, my son’s high school track meets, my daughter’s softball practices and games, my own exercise routines, pets, laundry, […] Read more…
