Lessons from Quarantine

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

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

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

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...

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Knoxville’s Pick-Your-Own Farms

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,...