I promised that I would share my favorite solutions for feeling my best during times of stress. My first solution for staying sane during shelter in place, or any time of great stress: SLEEP! Sleeping just a little bit longer during times of stress can make a huge difference in your mental state during waking… Continue reading During Times of Stress, Sleep!
It has been several years since I've posted—I thought my days of blogging were behind me. But I'm reaching out because I know we are all trying to stay strong during these very stressful times, and I'd like to help out, even if it's in a tiny way. Over the next several posts, I’m going… Continue reading Staying Strong During This Time of Stress
Yesterday in New Hampshire, First Lady Michelle Obama made an impassioned speech that tapped into the collective pain stirred up by Donald Trump’s misogynistic language and the recent news that he allegedly sexually assaulted several women. “The truth is, it hurts,” the First Lady said. And it does. It does hurt. So many old feelings… Continue reading The Shame We Feel
Albert Einstein or Douglas MacArthur or perhaps someone else entirely once said this: "Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working."
I've spent the last few months relearning some lessons I never should have forgotten in the first place.
No one's laughing at Jeff Bezos anymore.
Cold? I recommend dancing in your living room.
Some days call for the ugly slippers.
What's great about being alive? Komorebi.
One memorable evening in California taught me about the four most important tenets of entertaining.
One small change helped me be a lot kinder to myself.
My October 2013 Spotify playlist
Here are a few of the things that have been making me happy lately . . .
A morning gardening with kindergarteners taught me an unexpected lesson about parenting.
A moving poem about what really matters in life.
Amy Daniewicz 