COVID-19 and physical distancing has a lot of us wishing we could travel back in time to the 1950s. We might not be going to sock-hops and wearing poodle skirts, but we can go to drive-in movies. While we may not have mastered the art of...
I miss the time when I knew what day it was. As in, it’s Thursday, a.k.a., Baby Friday! Almost time to bring on the weekend, woo-hoo! Now, I catch myself replying to those afternoon Friday emails, with “Have a great, err, uhm…weekend?” Is it even Friday,...
By Anna Patiuk I packed all I could fit in my VW Jetta and hit the road. Seattle, here I come. I’m a Midwest girl through and through. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, moved to rural Minnesota, then to Madison, Wisconsin for college, and finally...
Neighborhood walks and backyard lounging are the new normal as we isolate at home, and many people are finding that watching birds has a soothing effect and is helping them cope during this stressful time. Editor's note: We pause to acknowledge that not all people find...
Staying busy during COVID-19 quarantine has been … challenging, to say the least. After cooking countless meals on my Pinterest board, trying my hand at new art projects, and attempting at-home workout classes before realizing, even in my pajamas, I don’t like workout classes, I finally...
I started off my quarantine optimistically with a mental list of cupboards to organize, webinars to take, and books to read. I had visions of midday yoga classes and morning walks. About two weeks in, though, I wanted nothing more than to crawl into my...