healthy mom
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It is finally here 2021!!! 2020 seemed to spiral out of control with COVID, social distancing, virtual as well as in-person distanced mask-wearing school, my mother passing away, gaining weight from stress and ordering delivery, etc. I felt like 2020 would never go away. Now that it is gone, I feel like I am almost
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2020 has been quite the year. People you know, or you yourself, have lost loved ones, been sick, have friends that are sick and/or in the hospital, stressed to the max at work and at home, etc. I could go on and on. We all have different ways to deal with stress from becoming more
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There is just something special about drinking coffee outside. I am not sure what it is, but when we go glamping, it is the first thing I look forward to. Second being whatever hike we do that day. The last time we went glamping (camping in a cabin or camper versus a tent) was at
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As a child, my mother made a big deal about making sure her rural county – living daughters were exposed to museums, parks, art, the city, plays, etc. I have wonderful memories of sitting next to her in the field by our house as she sketched. The long grass was itchy, but it didn’t seem
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I am a stress eater and dealing with COVID-19 and my mother’s death has meant chips, chocolate, and all the other yummies. I call it the QUARANTINE 15. I haven’t gained 15 pounds, but it sure feels like it. My jeans are tight around the waist and ass because I have been living in sweatpants
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Now that schools are closed, there are so many negatives and positives to being at home all day, every day. Negatives: It is hard to be a teacher and a work-from-home mom I want to wear PJs every day I have no routine Positives: I have more time with my son I get to wear
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My summer goals on writing each week have not been successful. My mother’s husband had surgery and he is my mother’s caretaker. She is in the last and final stage of Alzheimer’s. This is perhaps the worst stage yet. It could last months or it could last years. With my stepfather’s recovery, my sisters and
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It is now December 29th and no I didn’t finish NaNoWriMo. I also didn’t write a novel. I also totally failed on my exercise schedule. Work meetings and holiday activities got in the way. Excuses I know. The good news is that I did come up with a new children’s book and have started writing
Jessica Warren 