Karl Lagerfeld said wearing sweatpants is ‘giving up.’ I have been recycling a few pairs of sweatpants and jeans and cut offs throughout the entire coronovirus period. Occasionally I will ‘dress up’ in bamboo yoga pants, but that’s it! Sad, but nobody cares. And I feel really comfortable doing a yoga pose on the couch… Continue reading Is Wearing Sweatpants The Ultimate Un-fashion Statement?
Month: April 2020
Fiction Writers Are Entertainers First
Fiction Writers Are Entertainers First They live out loud through their stories and characters. They are conversationalists who unknowingly show you their personality in every chapter they write. They write their experiences all over their books. Often their imagined experiences too! They have eyes everywhere, and always have, since they can remember. At age 4,… Continue reading Fiction Writers Are Entertainers First
Thank You Healthcare Workers and Moms!
We all need a bit of extra mothering in this pandemic, to feel her care, and her loving arms wrapped around us, as she tells us everything is gonna be alright. My dear mom passed 10 years ago this month, but I can almost hear her Irish accent speaking these words to me, as if… Continue reading Thank You Healthcare Workers and Moms!
Spring Happiness Washes Away Covid Blues
First of all, I miss you! Second of all, I’m still happy. I am standing in line at the post office on a circle on the floor, 6 feet back from the person in front of me and 6 feet ahead of another person. I’m mailing a package to a friend I miss. I know… Continue reading Spring Happiness Washes Away Covid Blues
How Astro Vision Boarding Helped Me Write Hello Madison
Before losing our lifestyle to the coronavirus, we used to take classes, and cut pictures out of magazines to create a poster board of our dream lives, called a vision board. We would sit close together, share a glue stick, drink some tea, and chat, before hanging our posters in our bedrooms and drifting off… Continue reading How Astro Vision Boarding Helped Me Write Hello Madison
The Year Of the Pandemic And the Rat
We’ve surrendered to the pandemic in this year of the rat, but only some of us are behaving like rats. You’ve seen us hide food and supplies, and hoard them for later. We run the other way when we see people. We lost our food source when the restaurants closed down, and we line up… Continue reading The Year Of the Pandemic And the Rat
All We Can Control About the Covid Virus is Our Mental Attitude
Complaining and whining about staying home and social distancing won’t help, we need to attack it with everything we’ve got now – hand sanitizers, gloves, masks, social distancing, staying home, hand washing, and mostly with our FAITH. We need to believe we will defeat it in the long term, by doing whatever it takes in… Continue reading All We Can Control About the Covid Virus is Our Mental Attitude
Reading a Fiction Book on Groundhog Day in Quarantini
Reading fiction wisks you away to another world, but did you know it cures brain fog? Neuroscientists at Emory University say reading fiction cures brain fog by enhancing connectivity in your brain. And, reading about another world also improves your imagination. Reading a paperback when you’ve logged too much screen time is a sight for sore… Continue reading Reading a Fiction Book on Groundhog Day in Quarantini
Covid quarantine is the perfect time to write that book, fix that car, or paint that room
They say it only takes 21 days to form a new habit, and as the Covid quarantine continues, you can make some great new habits. People have overdosed on Netflix and are getting antsy for some new quarantine activities. What have you been dreaming about doing that is a solitary pursuit? Learning a new language… Continue reading Covid quarantine is the perfect time to write that book, fix that car, or paint that room
Creativity is What You Have, in These Can’t Have Covid Times
The Covid virus times make me s l o w d o w n. And create. Fast food has turned to slow home cooking: I cook quinoa which is slower than cooking rice or pasta, because it’s healthier. I grow vegetables, which is slower than shopping for them, because it’s healthier. I spend more time sleeping… Continue reading Creativity is What You Have, in These Can’t Have Covid Times
Get Your Mind Off The Virus and Thrive
They say the best way to take worry away, is to get a bucket of hot soapy water and a scrub brush, get on your hands and knees and start scrubbing the floor. It’s not much different than getting a pen and notepad and writing a journal entry or a short story. You get lost… Continue reading Get Your Mind Off The Virus and Thrive
Homeschooling During Covid-19 Will Teach Parents More Than Kids
As a tutor,I really saw how smart kids are! Homeschooling and Online Learning is Great! I would say one little thing to my students, and they would take it away and create something amazing! Some students get lost in a classroom with 30 other kids. One of my students misheard her teacher say that all… Continue reading Homeschooling During Covid-19 Will Teach Parents More Than Kids