I am notoriously bad at corn mazes. Last year, it took us almost three hours to get out and I legit panicked. We ran out of water, my phone almost died and it was getting dark out!
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“I am tired. Tired of the noise on the internet. Tired of getting mad every time I look at my phone. And tired of the constant pull toward a tiny device that is doing the thing it was built to do— suck my attention.”
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08/05/20
There are No Good Options
I’m in New York City, where COVID cases are currently low, so I’ve been hoping that means we are in a better place to send our kids back to school. Our school is optimistic, but will that ultimately matter?
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Liz Faria talks about her decision to take her kids to their local playground after it reopened, what new rules have been put in place and how it felt to be there.
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The rules inside the house have relaxed a lot, but that’s because the rules outside the house are way, way stricter.
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It had been more than two months since I had seen my mom’s face in person, and I have to admit, the sight of her (even in a mask from a distance) made me choke up a bit.
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My son is only three, and doesn’t know what a pandemic is, so I haven’t been that concerned about his emotional adjustment. But today, he cried over everything.
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Liz Faria is currently isolated at home with a 6-year-old, a 3-year-old, and a 1-year-old. She says they are pretty useless, as far as lockdown partners go.
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As per usual, when it comes to holidays, Harlow is ALL IN. I was going to skip Easter this year, since it’s not really our holiday, but Harlow had other plans.
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If you haven’t seen Tiger King, close this post, turn on Netflix, watch all seven episodes and then come back. I’LL WAIT.
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03/26/20
It Only Took One Week
“It only took a week to define our inner circle, to finally meet our neighbor across the street, to have a real conversation with our spouse. It only took a week to realize all this extra time is actually a gift…”
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03/10/20
Just Here Waiting for the Outbreak
Right now feels very strange. Like we are all living in a science fiction movie.
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A birthday party at American Girl Place includes a private room, place settings for everyone’s dolls, dinner, cake and conversation starters, which were freaking hilarious.
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In the hallway of Mazzy’s school, student projects often hang outside the classroom. When Mazzy’s work is on the wall, I can’t help but compare hers to the other kids in the class.
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