Lockdown: Isolation and Exhaustion, or Validation that All the King’s Men Can’t Put Humpty Dumpty Together Again

Lockdown! I’m so over it. Who’s with me? This global pandemic has put a definite crimp in my style, and I’m ready to chalk it up to one of those milestone, once-in-a-lifetime events that I’d rather put behind me. But wait! Maybe I should just sit quietly in the COVID-19-induced stillness for a bit. Eyes…

Setting GPS early makes living away possible

Ya, so, I was reminded recently that it has been almost 14 years since our now 33-year-old daughter moved from our home. Check that – five of those years, she actually lived in an apartment we built for her, above our garage. But, it’s been 14 years of letting go for me, and living away…