That's So Handy

Enough was enough. I had some strong emotions after leaving a store and to top it off, this sign was still up on my way home so I needed to write about it. It's  Story Time ... So today I went to the grocery store and I watched this woman walk straight in with no mask. There was no fidgeting through a purse, no pivot back to the car, no sign at all that she was doing something wrong. She just went in. Can you imagine the confused look I had on my face? I know, I know, perhaps it truly did slip her mind. I mean, I was just thinking the other day how often I've unintentionally left the car with no mask but at some point before entering a building, I remember, and I go back and retrieve it. ALWAYS. It feels completely weird now to almost walk in a building with no mask on. I always get that signal to my brain saying, "Hey wait a minute. You forgot something". But okay, maybe she truly didn't have that moment; I could be tripping. But there was something about her smi...

Welcome to the last month of the year. I don't know if you ran, walked, or crawled to make it to the finish line, but you made it to December 2020! This year came with A LOT , so much so, that there were many mentions of canceling the year. I don't necessarily agree with canceling a year - as if the second it becomes January 1, everything will start over with complete bliss; as if every year doesn't come with it's own set of challenges - but I feel like there's just been a consensus of tiredness because most of the events this year were beyond us individually; it was worldwide! Yet on top of what happened collectively, some people still had to deal with their own individual losses. To say the least, 2020 was a year! This week, I watched the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy. No spoilers, but kudos to the show for bringing to light many of the issues that have been magnified during this pandemic. I felt so seen and validated. Who truly knows how much this virus af...

I hate talking.  I know that might sound weird from someone who was a school teacher, but I absolutely hate the energy that it takes sometimes. Small talk, needing to make a phone call, answering questions, all things that give me anxiety. It's out of fear; fear of not being heard (like actually not talking loud enough to be heard), being misunderstood (misinterpreted), being ignored, and one of the biggest fears is not being validated ! Why bother sharing if my thoughts are overlooked?  I'm not thinking in a "know-it-all" kind of way, but in a "this always happens to me, Charlie Brownish" kind of way. Here's how it goes in my head:  I understand the matter, I've had ample time to think about it and come up with my viable thoughts on the matter, and you mean to tell me that after mustering up enough energy to actually say what's on my mind out loud, you're not even going to accept what I said? Yeah, I'ma just head out for the rest of the ...