Did everything change for you when we went into the pandemic shutdown? It did for my family. We started online school and I started working remotely. The pace when it all shifted was very stressful. A few months prior to all of the pandemic changes, my health world was turned upside down after a visitContinue reading “Health, Happiness and Hot Wings: My Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Journey”
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Being a Working Mom During a Pandemic Part III
We’re about to hit a milestone I never imagined we’d cross. It’s been almost one year since we went to remote work and online schooling. How can that be? It was a mid-March shift in 2020 that many thought would be temporary. I figured we’d be working remotely for a few weeks and then returnContinue reading “Being a Working Mom During a Pandemic Part III”
Setting Goals During a Pandemic
2020 proved to be a year of chaos, uncertainty, and great sadness because of Covid-19. It’s been almost one year since I moved to remote work and started the social distancing odyssey that is still ongoing. Nobody really knows when we will return to normal or what the new normal will look like. I supposeContinue reading “Setting Goals During a Pandemic”
2020: The Year of Covid
We knew Covid-19 was coming as we celebrated Christmas 2019. I remember watching the news of the world and seeing it spread across the map toward the United States. The last time I traveled was early March 2020 and that was a little scary with the virus spreading so rapidly. I planned to meet myContinue reading “2020: The Year of Covid”
4 Strategies For Learning Beyond The Classroom
Parents know that kids are always primed for picking up new skills. Taking advantage of your child’s innate ability to explore and learn can help them hone their academic abilities. Whether your child is struggling or needs new ways to stay busy, these strategies can help. Use Technology to Expand Horizons Most children are familiarContinue reading “4 Strategies For Learning Beyond The Classroom”
How To Find Inspiration When You’re Just Not Feeling It
Inspiration can come at any time and from anywhere. It can also feel like it’s lost in the uncertainty of the times we’re experiencing now. We can easily get bogged down with online school, remote work, and the thousand things dragging on us each day. I have felt that lack of inspiration many times overContinue reading “How To Find Inspiration When You’re Just Not Feeling It”
What is Social Media Doing to You?
We curate everything in our lives. From who we talk with to what we view on social media platforms, we create the world we want to see around topics that interest us. Social media plays a big role in what we view and listen to each day. It’s evolved over the years and with thoseContinue reading “What is Social Media Doing to You?”
5 Ways To Build Your Resilience
Resilience is one of my favorite topics to learn about these days. We have so much to deal with as we face COVID-19, racial inequalities, and unemployment. Resilience simply put is one’s capacity to overcome difficulties, challenges, and even trauma. There’s nothing simple about it though. Do you ever wonder how some people bounce backContinue reading “5 Ways To Build Your Resilience”
Book Review: The Four Doors
It seems odd to be writing a book review when we’re in the middle of a pandemic. I read The Four Doors when I was on a flight out to San Jose, California about a week before the panic shopping and stay-home orders began. It was my annual trip to the Bay Area where IContinue reading “Book Review: The Four Doors”
Being a Working Mom During a Pandemic Part II
Where has the month gone? I read my last post about Being a Working Mom During a Pandemic Part I and realized how far we’ve come in 30 days. We left off with the overwhelming transition into homeschooling and remote work. It was a huge undertaking to get familiar with the Google classrooms, lesson plans,Continue reading “Being a Working Mom During a Pandemic Part II”
Stephanie Lema 