I Lost My Taste and Smell—Now I’ll Never Take It For Granted Again
I’m a thrifty, penny-pinching mama who now buys hand soap retailing for $7.50. And I blame COVID. You see, I…
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I’m a thrifty, penny-pinching mama who now buys hand soap retailing for $7.50. And I blame COVID. You see, I…
Continue ReadingAs I pulled through the carpool line, waiting for the kids to kiss my cheek and hop out of the…
Continue ReadingI’m struggling. And I hesitate to talk about it because I feel like we’re supposed to be over this. Over…
Continue ReadingI knew it would happen at some point, but I’m still not ready. You, my sweet husband, are returning to…
Continue ReadingWhen it’s over, what will my children remember about the pandemic? Will my 13-year-old remember a 7th-grade year without school…
Continue ReadingShut Down I leaned over the sleek sink of our hotel, spreading pink lipstick across my lips, then sweeping bronzer…
Continue ReadingIt’s 11:30 on a Thursday morning, lunchtime in an elementary school. A third-grade teacher circles her classroom, helping her students…
Continue ReadingWith staggering COVID-19 case numbers, hospitals at or near capacity, and death rates climbing, one almost becomes desensitized to the…
Continue ReadingTo my children, This year has been hard. It has felt impossible. It's been heavy and unimaginable. It has felt…
Continue ReadingAs a therapist who specializes in helping moms, I hear day in and day out about the unique personal struggles…
Continue ReadingBrutal honesty time: I had a mini-nervous breakdown this morning as I sat down to write this. It had been…
Continue ReadingWhen the pandemic was gaining speed and quarantine was approaching I was overly optimistic for the forced quality time my…
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