Clink… Clink, clink, clink……. Clink, clink. I barely lift my head off my pillow to try and figure out the noise that wakes me. I strain to open my eyes and I notice a light. From the kitchen? I hear a motor and the clinks continue. I hoist myself up on one elbow and listen again. Ah, I finally realize. Kathy is filling her metal, insulated Yeti cup with ice and water. Today, she joins the neighborhood volunteer team that keeps our lovely medians and common areas attractive. I look Continue Reading
I’m so content, I could cry
I’m so content, I could cry. This past week, I celebrated my birthday with a fabulous dinner in my beautiful home, and even treated myself to a pedicure which left me feeling invigorated. Later in the week, I went out to eat in a favorite restaurant, and finally enjoyed a refreshing dip in our community pool. What a life. What joy. Yet, also happening this week: Christian Cooper, a bird-watching enthusiast, asked a woman in New York City’s Central Park to leash her dog. She responded by Continue Reading
Finding your happy place
The really great news for me is that I made it well into my ninth week of lockdown without opening a package of Oreos. Finding a glimmer of hope and happiness seems to be the key to survival during this time, isn’t it? Celebrating the smallest of successes? Lucky for me, I also have a happy place I can go to, so Oreos don’t have to be my answer. (Besides, the package barely made it into week 10.) How about you? Do you have a happy place where you can retreat for a physical, emotional or Continue Reading
A (Really) Grimm Fairy Tale
Once upon a time in a land not so far away, a nasty bug crawled over the entire earth. Creepier than a cockroach with a bite worse than a scorpion, it was a virus that changed the way everyone lived. Schools were closed, businesses had to lock their doors and people were told to stay home in an effort to capture this bug. Suddenly, parents had to teach their children, we had to fix our own meals, and learn to be entertained with just the people we lived with. Days stretched into weeks, that Continue Reading