Good morning! How did you sleep? My son is always very concerned with how everyone's sleep was. This morning I will tell him it was fine. But the truth is, I did not have a restful night at all. I went to bed later than usual after having to do laundry - which I love... Continue Reading →

I've noticed something over the past week or two. I am becoming calmer and more able to be still. Pre-COVID Christine could not stand sitting still for more than about a half hour. I would have to find something to do, whether it was something work-related or something around my house. Now, when I have... Continue Reading →

It's finally May! It felt like April would never end and with it the rain and snow and grey skies. But now it is May. It finally feels like spring. Flowers are popping up, leaves are coming out. The sun is making me feel a whole lot better. And I am ready to take some... Continue Reading →

...everything felt different. I can't really explain it. When we all began our isolation back in March, I don't think any of us expected it would go on this long. I figured it would be a few weeks and then life would go back to normal, or at least it would look something like it... Continue Reading →

Today is day 45. It's the 45th day of social distancing. It's the 45th day away from our jobs and our schools. It's the 45th day of this new way of living and as much as I try to put a positive spin on it, I am done with this. I think many of us... Continue Reading →

We see it every day, on the news, in our social media feeds - people are missing the world as we knew it. We are now six weeks into physical distancing. We are six weeks into working and learning from home. We are six weeks into shopping once each week. We are six weeks into... Continue Reading →

A topic that often comes up for me in therapy is feelings and emotions. We work through the tough emotions together and my therapist often reminds me that we can feel more that one emotion at the same time. This time if physical distancing and isolation has brought up a lot of emotions for me... Continue Reading →

March 13. That is the last day that felt a little bit normal. March 13 was a Friday. It was the Friday before March Break. It was the Friday we announced to our students that they should clean out their lockers and bring home any assignments or resources they may need because we would not... Continue Reading →

We are learning so much about ourselves during our time of isolation and physical distancing. There are so many things we have learned how to do. We have learned how to use technology to connect with friends and family. We have learned that we can shop once a week and get creative when we don't... Continue Reading →

This morning I woke up and realized I haven't written a post in almost two weeks. And today I really wanted to create a post to share. I don't have a set theme or topic. Let's just see where this goes. I must admit, it feels strange writing today. Perhaps this is because we live... Continue Reading →

What a difference a week makes. Last week we were dealing with the tiring effects of the time-change, looking forward to March Break and wondering if Friday the 13th would bring any shenanigans. This week we are employing social distancing, wondering if we will run out of toilet paper and considering how we will keep... Continue Reading →

Sometimes when life becomes stressful, when the media is filled with scary stories about diseases and unpredictable economies, when we need some stability, we rush. We rush to find comfort. We rush to make sense of the world. We rush into buying things or trying to make our world secure. We rush to judge others... Continue Reading →