It’s [Not] Impossible
Some days I think: This is impossible. Other days I look at the same task and think: This is possible, but it’s going to take a lot of work.
New Appreciation for Tech
When I first started my Gratitude Project, I debated whether to include my gratitude for technology. Now in quarantine, I’m developing a new appreciation for tech.
Gratitude for John Prine
I’m a Prine fan from way back,. He has a nostalgic tone and home-focused appreciation of internal emotional states that is speaking to us and even our kids right now.
Well Made Things
Just like comfort food, we all have comfort things: those few things we’ve had forever that never let us down.
Grateful for Free Music
Watching the iHeart Living Room Concert last night, I began to feel so grateful to the artists performing free music during this pandemic. There is something for everyone. I like this one above, Neil Diamond singing Sweet Caroline with COVID-19 lyrics… Hands, washing hands Don’t touch me I won’t touch you! [ta-da-dah-dah] Sweet Caroline… Even my kids are amused. Need something uplifting? Try the students at the Berkelee school of music singing, “What the world needs now.” Need something more…
Appreciation for Sunday
If you’ve ever wished for a month of Sundays, you may have gotten your wish. We’re trying to keep Sunday special. In my house, we’re working to differentiate the days of the week. Meatless Mondays. Taco Tuesdays. Philbin Fridays. And then there’s Sunday. Sunday is a day to do what we want. No is even trying to accomplish anything. Breakfast is leaking into afternoon. Puzzles, reading, anything goes that will pass a few hours pleasantly. The dog, who has yet…