This morning when I was at the dentist (not to be taken for granted—they reopened for check-ups just this week!) the dental hygienist asked if I drink coffee or tea. I told her no. “I run on adrenaline and passion!” I said. Providing virtual preschool lessons and building my virtual nutrition private practice has been … Continue reading I Run on Adrenaline and Passion
Month: May 2020
Your Inner Reserve
This afternoon I dropped off items to the students whom I am virtually teaching. It was a bag filled with items they had stored in their school cubby. It happened to be that one of my students birthdays is today, and I joked to myself, “Happy Birthday, here’s something you already own!” Obviously this wasn’t … Continue reading Your Inner Reserve
My Grandma Passed Away
Today an era ended—Grandma Edie passed away. She was my step grandmother, but having married my grandfather in the 1970s, she was my grandma my whole life. Grandma Edie was strong—physically: she loved to dance, she took Martha Graham dance classes and actually received a masters from Teachers College in physical education in the 1930s. … Continue reading My Grandma Passed Away
“Limited Choices is Better than Endless Choices”
To help my aforementioned anxiety, I started to break down my large goals into smaller ones. For example, instead of “reformat all 25 handouts for 5 sessions.” I wrote, “make an outline of handout titles; then reformat handouts from one session per day.” I felt much better after committing to this since it was much … Continue reading “Limited Choices is Better than Endless Choices”
Mental Unrest: Work-from-Home Entrepreneur
Working from home for my preschool job these past few weeks has been challenging as well as fun. I miss my students but also enjoy coming up with virtual ways to connect with and educate them. Being at home, I have also begun to focus more on developing my virtual nutrition private practice. I’ve always … Continue reading Mental Unrest: Work-from-Home Entrepreneur
Mindful Nuggets 