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Dr. Seuss Museum: A (COVID-19 Friendly!!) Day Trip from Fairfield, Connecticut
On Friday, my family headed north for our weekend getaway on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Because we still have a little guy, we planned on making a pitstop in Springfield, Massachusetts for The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum.
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A Simple Trick to Get Free Stuff, Declutter, and Make New Local Connections
I know that title sounds like clickbait, but hear me out! Gift Economy Have you ever heard of Freecycle or Buy Nothing Project? Each are worldwide organizations created in order to waste reduction within your local community. Some people call these types of communities a “gift economy.” It’s all about sharing your unwanted used items […]
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My QuaranTeam: A FaceTime Photo Session with Jordan Ashleigh
During early quarantine, it was trendy to have a family portrait taken on your front steps. A photographer would come, stand 6+ feet away, and send you an edited shot free of charge, with the request that you would make a donation to the food bank or another charity. It was popularized in our area […]
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Pandemic Progress: Day 121
It’s been seventeen weeks since our town first shut down, and eleven since my last post about what the experience looks like for me and my family. A Bad State of Affairs To be honest, things got pretty dark for a while there.
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40 Days and 40 Nights of COVID Quarantine
Day 42. I feel surprisingly good. I have a thing about limbo. I love the game (I’m under 5 feet tall, I always win) but I can’t stand the feeling. Can’t stand the in-between. It was a huge struggle for me when we moved across the country. I wasn’t sure if we were moving, where […]
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DIY Eric Carle Inspired Rainbow Craft for Toddler
I wanted to get in on the covid quarantine rainbow hunt, like I described yesterday in my post about messages of hope during the pandemic, but my 20-month-old son isn’t quite old enough to draw a rainbow and my tween is a little too old to be interested. I’ve seen a lot of Eric Carle […]
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COVID-19 Quarantine, Day 36: Signs of Spring and Messages of Hope
There’s a lot of imagery that defines this strange, restless, panicked time. Major monuments, tourist destinations and airports without crowds. People queuing outside with gloved hands on their shopping carts, face masks covering their nose and mouth, waiting their turn to shop in Trader Joe’s. Masks on face after face. That look of fear as […]
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Black and White Graphic Murals and Wallpaper
Lately I’ve been dreaming of adding a graphic, sketchy mural to the walls of my dining room. Below is some inspiration with their sources. This is definitely one of those projects that requires a lot of chutzpah, so please let me know if you like the look! Ferreira Design This is one of my very […]
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COVID-19 Quarantine: Day 25
Spent week three of social distancing trying not to succumb to despair. Hope feels like a distant memory, but I have to remember that any moment in time is just as fleeting as spring-it comes, it blooms, it withers, and new things are on the horizon. I don’t have a lot of hope for what’s […]
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Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Day 14
It’s day fourteen now. Two weeks in. Friends and family that live back in Texas are just starting their social distancing journey; Houston’s stay at home order started at midnight Tuesday. Homeschooling began Monday for them. On social media, they’ve started talking about how much they love being at home, how they were made for […]
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