It’s status quo over here with no potential end to the socially distanced life we are all subjected to living right now in sight. Maybe a month more? Maybe two? Probably more. The World Health Organization declared a national pandemic a month ago today. The 31 days between then and now were both the shortest […]
We are entering our fourth week of social isolation. And for the record, it is Sunday. You’d think because there’s nothing much to keep track of on my planner, it would be easier to know what day it is. Nope. It’s not. Each day passes by inexplicably fast as it magically melts into its tomorrow […]
“Nobody told me there’d be days like these Strange days indeed most peculiar Mama…” – John Lennon Some random thoughts from the front lines of this …
Coronacation Chronicles – March 21, 2020
I slept until 6:45 AM this morning, although, in reality, it was 5:45 AM and the time I normally wake up. When you’re an early riser like me, March’s time change is of no consequence in the morning, although my eyelids will probably become heavy before the sun has completely gone to bed for the […]
via Marching Onward, With My Heart at the Forefront — Jill Ocone
I absolutely love planners, stickers, and journals/notebooks. Always have and always will. To me, writing is innate. I’m forever jotting down my wishes, hopes, and dreams, and things I see and thoughts I have and tasks I need to complete. This is especially true for tasks I have to complete because, at times, I can […]
It’s quiet and calm At the beach before dawn As the sun peeks its head Over the horizon. Slowly yet deliberately, It casts joy and hope Masked in its first light On a new day, A new month, A new year, A new decade, A new me. Its grows and ascends As it magnificently Ignites […]
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca, also quoted in “Closing Time” by Semisonic Today is December 28, 2019. It’s the end of the month, the end of the year, and (gasp), the end of the decade. Boy is that a mouthful! As the clock’s hands tick forward to time’s trifecta […]
via Endings Are Beginnings Are Endings And So On… — Jill Ocone
I’m in full preparation mode for Thursday, which includes purchasing as much Kleenex stock as possible and buying tissues by the boxful. That evening will culminate 42 out of my 48 years here on earth, and I’m not being melodramatic in the slightest. As a little girl in the 1970s, I wasn’t a tomboy, but […]
No, I’m not talking about the marvelous old school, classic rap song by Grandmaster Flash. I’m talking about another message which recently revealed itself in a very mysterious manner. My story takes place at the local food market, where I violated societal convention by going there the afternoon before Thanksgiving. I know, I know, it’s utterly […]
