• Community,  Mental Health,  Self Care

    Buy the Damn Sheets

    Yesterday I had such a hard time getting out of my bed. I didn’t want to get up in the morning. Every time I came home from running an errand I wanted to jump right back in. I’m still thinking about it right now, in fact — and it’s all because of my sheets! I finally, at the not-so-small age of 38, bought myself some very luxurious and well-made bamboo bed sheets and I’m really obsessed with them. They are cooling and cozy at the same time, and a beautiful sage green that reminds me of a spa. And while I could probably sell them to anyone because they’re that…

  • Community

    Did We Burn the Village Down?

    Recently I saw a video where a woman was talking about spending a week at her grandmother’s house. The gist of it was that she was not only shocked at how full her grandmother’s social calendar was, but what the calendar was filled with. An impromptu guest for dinner that had lost his wife and was lonely. Texting her friends to see if they needed anything from the stores she planned to stop at that day. Meeting friends for coffee, to play bridge, etc. She goes on to lament the fact that younger generations don’t have the same kind of willingness to get together with people without prior planning, or…