Category: Life
Break the Hurry Habit
Guest post by Zita Weber, Ph.D. Yes, it is possible to break the hurry habit and still get everything done! It’s a matter of self-reflection and determination to change your life so that you have more quality time to do things, including those things in life that are crowded out when you’re always on the [...]
A Good End to the Week
When the kids stepped off the bus on Friday, I was waiting at the end of our driveway in the car. It wasn’t crazy cold or raining — two things that typically lead me to wait in the shelter of the car. Instead, I wanted to be ready to roll when they arrived. I couldn’t [...]
Integrating Eco-Friendly at Home and The Honest Company
Do you use eco-friendly products? I often do but I also pay careful attention to how well a product works. That’s an important factor. I mean, why use something that’s not effective? I first started thinking about products — and their impact on the environment — more than a decade ago. When I was moving [...]
Keep Your Food, Water and Home Safe after Sandy
It’s been four days since Sandy burst into the northeast, causing heartache and difficulty for so many across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Many are going on to five days without power — and, for some, without water too. It could be days before these basic services are restored. In the hardest hit areas, [...]
Coming Together after Sandy (How to Help with the Recovery Effort)
We got our power (and with it, running water!) back this morning. I let out a yelp of joy and rushed to flush toilets, run the dishwasher and shower. The kids showered too. We went to the store for some provisions and checked in with family. In the grand scheme of things, this was nothing. [...]
The Day After Sandy
Happy Halloween. Yes, that’s a pumpkin on the beach. I captured this image yesterday when we went to see how the shoreline fared after Sandy. See those big waves? This is the Long Island Sound … we don’t get big waves in the Sound. But after the hurricane, the waters were still very rough. Again, [...]
Sandy is Rolling In
The wind and rain are picking up here in Connecticut. And the flooding? It’s here, particularly along the shoreline. Hurricane Sandy is making her presence known. My brother took this photo of the beach with the tide reaching sea walls — a rare thing. The high tide line is about 50 feet back from where [...]
Waiting for Sandy
I hate the phrase “batten down the hatches.” And I hate the talk of preparedness, the stockpiles of water in stores that were piled high and then quickly depleted and the sense of impending suckitude. But then again, if we were supposed to like all the stuff that comes before a mega storm like Hurricane [...]
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