I had to leave the room today as we watched church on Zoom. We were in our pajamas still, sitting on the couch half asleep. Myself, my husband…
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a mental and spiritual Twilight Zone of sorts. Even in a normal, pre-pandemic year, I find myself mildly nauseated for…
While everybody is making resolutions and even picking a theme for the new year, I do my usual, which is not making resolutions, and generally live my life…
Your social media feed is stuffed to bursting with the resolutions your friends and family are making for the new year. All the good and earnest people feel…
I’ve never been a big believer in New Year’s resolutions. Eat less, eat better, exercise more, work harder, relax more . . . yadda yadda. The onset of a new…
Winter is coming. Actually it is already here. So that means we are in for blizzards, power outages and an all-out epidemic of cabin fever. Fear not, I…
Who’s got the winter blues? For me, the slide down begins after the New Year and steadily declines building rapid speed from there, falling into the pit of…
My husband asked me if I had any New Year’s resolutions that I was shooting for this year. Shooting for? What the fuck does that even mean? Yeah,…
Digging deep to find your silver lining in 2020 Nine months into the pandemic I found myself no longer annoyed by the little things; I was bothered by…
Before I even finish typing this first sentence, I can already feel the heat begin to emanate from my computer monitor from the blinding, judgy glare of a…
Does your family gather round the table for the holidays, chewing with their mouths closed and having calm, rational discussions? I didn’t think so. But that’s part of…
Years ago I worked in a medical office and at the holidays the doctors would always give us lovely gifts. One in particular, who happened to be Jewish, would…
Christmas is a time of mixed emotions for many people. For some it is hands-down the best time of the year. Others find it to be the hardest,…
I am a Christmas person. I don’t love eggnog, but I love everything else about Christmas. We believe in Santa. And Jesus. The Santa and Jesus combo on…