Lessons From Quarantine
I work in public health and I didn’t start this stay-at-home stuff at home. I wasn’t approved to work from home until two weeks...
Mommy Can’t Play
At my house, we live for "stay home days." Before we had to literally always stay home, we would say, "One more sleep until...
Our Overwhelming New Normal
Everything going on right now is overwhelming. And, quite frankly, crazy. It’s like someone opened a up sci-fi novel and the entire world got...
Hello Quarantine, You’re Not Enough
Captain’s Log, Quarantine Day Whatever:
We have been confined to our home for approximately 945 days. Or a month. Or twelve years. I don’t even...
Non-School Learning
Confession: We have no quarantine school schedule. We aren't doing packets of worksheets. Oh, yeah, and I'm a former teacher. Yet there is no...
Quarantine Hobbies: The Art of Snail Mail
Our snail mail love affair came about as a way to loosely homeschool my daughter during this time of social distancing. She's in kindergarten...
Delivering During a Pandemic
One month ago, I was 38 weeks pregnant, full of anxiety, anger and fear. Hospital protocols were changing daily. Visitors were banned. Laboring women...
In + Around Knoxville
Knoxville’s Pick-Your-Own Farms
Time for sunshine and berries!
There is nothing like the smell and taste of freshly picked produce. The process is fun, easy, a little dirty,...