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Every year on this day, there are reminders. All over the place. On social media. On television. News publications. Chatter in workplace break rooms. Lessons in classrooms. And many are painful reminders. The ones some people just want to forget. While my eyes were still sticky…
I realized that I have not written anything here since April. The thing is, I haven’t really felt like writing much these days at all. There has been a mix of busy. I’m still a grad student, I’ve still been working full time and like all…
Leather or canvas? And what color? I ordered a new tote bag today. I chose the canvas version not just because it was cheaper, but so I wouldn’t need to worry about a random rain ruining the leather one. Do I really need a new bag?…
Coronavirus. COVID-19. Coronapocalypse. Coronacation. The Quarantine of 2020. Whatever you choose to call it. It is the time we are living in. A time of uncertainty. And lots of sadness. And fear. And worry. How long will things be like this? When can we socialize like…
People are entitled to have their own opinions. And the opinions of others do not have to be the same as our own. In fact, the opinions that differ from our own can sometimes anger us. Downright make our blood boil. But you know what? We…
I was walking through Walmart earlier today and it happened. Out of nowhere that unmistakeable lump showed itself in my throat and then the tears. The tears began to fill my eyes. Oh no! I was alone. I was there to pick up a couple of…
While she was hanging on during the last 24 hours of her life, we waited. Her son, my cousin, would update the family when there was something to update. He had started a group chat on Facebook Messenger that included several of us family members. Usually,…
When kids have birthdays, it seems fair to say that moms tend to get sentimental. We think about how our kids are growing so quickly. We realize that childhood is fleeting. We reminisce with sadness because those days are gone. I don’t know any mom who…
So here we are. Clean slate. It’s the start of a new year, a new decade. 2020. One can’t help but think about it when social media feeds have been flooded with reflective posts in the days leading up to today. You know the ones. The…
