I (Gerry) can remember as far back as my teens, autumn bringing on a little anxiety, that I may not have felt in the ensuing months of spring and summer. As a child, I always loved fall, and still do, but now I see it as coming with some difficulties, especially, if you are prone [...]
In life, there are so many things that we must deal with, that are non-negotiables. Think about it, there are a lot of things on a day to day basis that you cannot say no to: death and taxes being two of them. I feel a lot of power over my own self-worth and overall [...]
Working from home has become another one of those "new norm" topics. Since the pandemic ensued, we have become acclimated to working from home. With our recent move, I (Shannon) am the only one who needs a work from home space, but as a minimalist, I wanted the space to be fluid in our home, [...]
Tara Parker-Pope recently wrote an article for The New York Times called, “How to Hug During a Pandemic.” At first, it made me (Shannon) really sad, thinking about how we need to have rules and strategy on how to hug, but then, I realized, these precautions on the “new norm” hug, are necessary to fulfill [...]
Self-care sure isn’t a topic that is foreign to anyone reading this. Not only it is a catchy hashtag for social media, but there are tons of podcasts, TED talks, and books on how important self-care is. Don’t let the trendy aspect deter you from it bring a priority. There is most definitely a reason [...]
