Have you heard of sundowning? Sundowning is the phenomenon of the chronically ill – often those with Alzheimer’s or dementia – to become helpless, confused, or depressed near or after sundown. My grandmother had pain-induced sundowning from a UTI several years ago, and called me crying to tell me that she didn’t think she was …
At-Home Pixie Cut Using Clippers Well, I finally took the bait and cut my own hair. It had been about nine weeks since my last hair cut, and that cut was really just to tide me over for a more substantial trim (it was days before my sister’s wedding and I didn’t want to do …
How to help struggling fair trade businesses during this time.
Managing Social Distancing We’re on something like Week 6 of social distancing. I would not say that I have turned into a totally well-adjusted homebody, but I have managed to find a few things that lift my spirits and create a bit of routine. I have, for as long as I can remember, been a …
A Thing I Wore I went to physical therapy a couple weeks ago and wore a version of this outfit. After my introductory appointment, I was able switch to tele-health, which is more convenient and a lot safer from a pandemic perspective, but it was delightful to be among people for that brief hour. I …
A Helper Who Can’t Help While I have not extensively studied the Enneagram, it’s safe to say that my personality is fairly equally balanced between a 1 and a 2. Twos, the Helpers, are identifiable by their willingness to lend a helping hand in almost any situation. They’re the ones on the frontlines, putting away …
How’s it going? That seems to be the question these days. Every Wednesday evening, my first-year Episcopalian group from seminary “gets together” on Zoom to check in, share our highs and lows, and see each other’s faces. It’s an important discipline, to check in. And it’s getting harder for me – at least it was …
Whether lounging at home or on a getaway, these pants are perfecto.
You’re having a celebration of lifeBut I’m here for the funeralI’m here for the firm voiceof the priest squaring my shouldersand telling me It’s okay to grieve It’s okay to grieve the things you wantedthe things you no longer haveeven as the death knellechoes through empty streets and the city shuts down It’s okay to …
How a confluence of American ideologies makes it hard for us to work together and practice social distancing.