"If
I waited for perfection,
I would never write a word."
Margaret Atwood
The Cozy Coffeehouse
How conversations over coffee have gotten me through the pandemic (and life.)
What I crave most is one on one,
genuine connection over coffee
with family and friends.
Nothing fancy, just a latte and some laughs.
Or a tea and some tears.
A time and place to feel seen and heard.
- Welcome to such a place -
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The Drip of Divorce
Navigating the pandemic is hard enough on a family, but divorced families and single parent households, especially families that have children that require care and supervision, get to weather a particularly nasty bitch of a storm. Schools are closed (this was written when they were, anyway) and somebody has to
Creative Cappuccinos
My sanity during Covid has been saved by the creative genius of the entertainment industry. Several quarantined hours have been spent binge watching 7 seasons of shows, reading every genre in hardback, even coloring in coloring books. When my walls were closing in, I could escape to a motel in
Sobriety at Starbucks
Black. Straight up. How I take my coffee and how I loved my scotch. I have been sober for almost 20 years, Thank God, because I could not imagine what I would be doing during this pandemic. Day drinking while homeschooling or beer bonging while binging Netflix? It is frightening
And So, It Begins
It was January of 2020. I had started my New Year by announcing through social media that I had recently gotten divorced, moved to a new place, and started a new job. I thought “2020-when everything comes into focus” was going to be my mantra. I had visions of my