For those wondering if I am alive after a week of sick posts . . . I mostly am. The gauge of that is that […]
Sick Day
Sick day today, spent in bed with kleenex and DayQuil, and a brain that isn’t quite working but tried to do a couple of hours […]
The only way I know how
I put on a dress because it feels like the right kind of armor today. Lipstick for energy. Diet Coke for sanity. March through work […]
Quick Stress Relief
A question I pose to my Leadership Development Program participants, during our week on conflict: what do you do to quickly relieve stress? In one […]
Second Booster
I got my second booster shot yesterday afternoon, which meant I spent today fatigued and battling a low fever. It was expected, but still. No […]
Massage, it’s been awhile
Massage:Where someone rubs hot stonesUp my back, down my armsOver my assAnd it’s very good, thank you very much His quiet voice interrupts only to […]
Spinning Plates
The drive to Madison where I listen to my book and watch the road and curb my anger, again and again. And then I curb […]
Reacting
Waking up to the headline “Roe v. Wade seems to be on the cusp of falling” in my New York Times newsletter was a disorienting […]
April 21, 2022
Another April 21st. (Prev posts, 2019, 2020, 2021). My day of . . . well I’ve been saying self-care when I explain it to other […]
Rest
I push at the bags under my eyesDark and swollenI keep expecting to wake upBut on another night of little sleepThe heavy head and fogged […]