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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
Whether lounging at home or on a getaway, these pants are perfecto.
In the Wake A poem written at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic 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 …
How a confluence of American ideologies makes it hard for us to work together and practice social distancing.
Where to find cozy, ethical loungewear for working from home during social isolation.
Responding to the anxiety of Covid-19 when saying something feels like a means of control.
