2021 – Page 2 – Pretty Good Ugly

Confessions of a Depressive Optimist

I’m combing through boxes and came across a lot of old writing- some scribbled onto napkins and paper towels, some cursive on lined paper/backs of receipts, some typed and printed, This gem stood out. Call me Cassandra. “I wonder what will be born from a society that’s obsessed with commentary (ironic pause). It used toContinue reading “Confessions of a Depressive Optimist”

First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom

I’ve learned a lot about first impressions, in the year of our plague, 2021. A) I’m usually Wrong in my assessment B) Tone is hard to read in text C) There’s no point in pre-stressing over might-be issues Historically, I don’t have the best track record with first impressions– that is, what I first noticeContinue reading “First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom”

Re-entry

We just got back from a camping trip, our first one in two years. And re-entry is ROUGH. Anytime I travel I have a hard time transitioning both pre-departure and post-return. I look around our house, which I’d cleaned before we left, and don’t know where to put anything. Cooking anything seems beyond possibility, likeContinue reading “Re-entry”