“Normal is gone. There will be a new normal. We’ll get there. We’ll get through this. But things will change and that’s going to be okay. Maybe better than okay. Maybe we’ll come out better in the end. But we don’t have to be better now, we don’t have to be better overnight. This isn’t
Good thing number one: The last of the tulips because we’ve had the pleasure of enjoying them for three glorious weeks. Good thing number two: Getting caught in a downpour during a run because what better way to feel fully alive. Good thing number three: A weekend filled with games, art and love because even though
Day 16Today will be the daywe listened to recordswhile learning to play cribbageas the sweet scent of homemade zucchini bread blanketed the houseand rain pitter-pattered against the window panesbegging to be let into join the partyThe streets were quietthe park next door emptyToday was a good daywe were happyand healthyand it may not have been
Good thing number one: Continued good health of loved ones + self because that’s the most important thing right now. Good thing number two: Connecting with friends and family via group texts and video chats and phone calls because social distancing can feel isolating and lonely, even if there’s another human and dog in the
Good thing number one: Healthy loved ones + self because that’s the most important thing right now. Good thing number two: The ability (and support from our companies) for me and my husband to work remotely and to have continued employment through this crisis because it is not lost on us that there are so
It’s during times when gratitude can be the most difficult that it’s the most important. Good thing number one: Discovering how amazing the Presidio is + knocking out a five-mile hike because nature is good for the soul, and it’s nice to know we can experience such a grand display just a few miles away
Like many around the globe, we’re doing our part to protect the global community by making the kind choice to limit time outside of our home. This means shifting our typical event-driven days to things we can do inside or in places where we can practice safe social distancing. It’s currently pouring rain here in
Good thing number one: Discovering a new favorite bookstore + carving out a few minutes to explore it during a busy work week because that’s what self-care looks like for me. Good thing number two: Finding out I can get a library card without having a California ID because we couldn’t get a DMV appointment
“San Francisco itself is art, above all literary art. Every block is a short story, every hill a novel. Every home a poem, every dweller within immortal. That is the whole truth.” ~William Saroyan February is usually a month I dread (although that’s changed a bit since meeting my husband and celebrating his birthday that
Good thing number one: A quick day trip getaway to Monterey and Carmel because there’s so much to explore in our new home state. Good thing number two: Time to step away from my desk, get outside and take some deep breaths with nature because it’s a good reminder that work is not all that
