This post originally appeared on wellandgood.com
If you’re looking for sturdy produce that stays good for long periods of time, avocados are not it. On...
Felice, BA50 Publisher interviews (by Zoom) Dr. Margaret Rutherford about her just released book Perfectly Hidden Depression. This topic couldn't be more relevant in the time of Covid. If you know someone suffering from depression, give this a listen, she is so knowledgable and hopefully you will find this helpful....
The most oddly satisfying, and truly weird part of our isolation together is that we are doing each other’s hair. (No braiding involved.) My husband very kindly and ably assisted in my overwhelmingly messy, awkward first attempt at dying my hair. Nowhere in our marriage vows had the strangeness of my husband acting as hairdresser been even vaguely anticipated....
Felice loves my mason jars. When we teamed up to cook a couple years ago, she stood there marveling at the line-up of homemade condiments, confits, and pickled vegetables, on the top shelf of my fridge. I learned this trick from the Gjelina cookbook by Travis Lett. Making my own condiments has become one of my favorite cooking pastimes, and anyone who has eaten at my place is knows the benefits. ...
When I heard myself say “I am not a writer” for the tenth time during the workshop – I vowed not to do that again. I would not want my daughters to pretend they are not capable and accomplished and I will not settle for that behavior for myself....
I can hear you. “Patient is Female. Over 60 . Immuno -suppressed due to complications from arthritis drugs, recurrent pneumonia, lung issues Survival is doubtful. Umm.. no. Next” And so I will be passed over for the ventilator. The fact of the matter is that I’m closer to 70 than 60....
One of the many things I’m grateful for in the wake of the Corona virus are my multiple and varied networks. On the personal end of things, I’m reconnecting wi...
MY appetite is not what I'm worried about, it's our refrigerator's. Yes indeed, it turns out our fridge is hungry and it keeps devouring food and we have to keep filling it and frankly it's not an easy task....
This post originally appeared on The New York Times
When we asked readers to send their questions about coronavirus, a common theme emerged: Many people are...
COVID-19 has drastically changed our world. And though social distancing keeps us tucked away safely at home, it’s also dramatically changing how we interact w...
I’m picturing the day when this #StayAtHome mandate is lifted. Imagine a 1980s MTV video with school kids busting out the school door throwing their backpacks ...
I was spraying my bathroom vanity with Lysol today. By mistake I
had the nozzle turned the opposite direction and sprayed my chest instead! I
had to change my ...
I'm sitting at my kitchen counter eating my eggs with Live With Kelly and Ryan on in the background. I can't remember the last time I watched this show. Typica...
I need to stop giving into my fears and start being a good mom again. My adult children don’t need me to tell them to come home. They need me to be confident in them so they can be confident in themselves. Their resilience comes in part from knowing that I believe in them ...
Ready to sharpen the brain during Covid? Ready to escape the brutal newscasts and the reality of our self-isolation for a few hours? Well, let me tell you that I have found a card game on line that is a godsend....
Every anxious thought is not a fact. Indefinite and excruciatingly uncertain as this time feels, it will end. And when it does, I believe we will all be proud of our emotional survival skills....
The creativity during this time of tension as we move through our quarantines has brought some relief to the otherwise tense state of our current lives. Hope these give you a little lift....
