I think the pandemic took something from everyone. For some, it may be worse than others. But no matter what it is, it’s valid because 2020 through 2021 has just been a hot mess. For me, I’ve recently begun to see what the pandemic had taken away from me. And that was just pure, unworried,…
Continue reading ➞ How The Pandemic Made Me Lose A Part Of Myself
I got laid off in July 2020. I had an inkling it was coming, but wasn't positive. When I woke up on the morning that marked the end of our fiscal year, I saw an email from HR telling me they would calling me between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM, and that's when I knew…
Continue reading ➞ 4 Things I Wish I Had Done After Getting Laid Off
It's been a year, I've been vaccinated, but would would I have done a year ago if I knew that COVID was coming? A few blogger buddies and I teamed up to talk about it! Rosie (Rosie Culture) If a week before the pandemic hit I knew that I wouldn’t see my family for six…
Continue reading ➞ If I Knew Then What I Know Now – COVID Edition
I sometimes experience a stretch of days where I just feel so unhappy and hopeless. The weight of the pandemic, staying in my house, not being able to do the things I love - it all becomes too much. To the point where the days just become one and all I can do is sit…
A year ago, I left my office in New Hampshire at 5 pm, bringing home a notebook and my coffee mug, with full expectations to be working from home for a couple of weeks and then going back into the office. I was in the thick of event season at work and little did I…
Well we all know by know that we're in a pandemic. We can't go anywhere, there's not much to do, and if you do something (even if it's safe or to stimulate the economy or an approved activity) you'll probably still be chastised for it. I've seen a lot of people on my social media…
If you were going to take a stand any year, it had to be 2020. There were so many things that I get I had to take a hard stance on. And I tried to, but at the same time it gives me a lot of anxiety. Because not everyone’s going to agree with you…
2020 has been a not-so-great year, but I teamed up with some blogger buddies to bring you some silver linings of this year! Hopefully if we go into the New Year with a bright side mentality, good things will come. Bill — A Silly Place We like Canada and we like trains. Passions have surely…
During lockdown, you may find yourself in a situation where you can't get any alone time. Or you may find yourself in a situation where you have too much alone time because you live alone. Personally, I live with my boyfriend so during this pandemic we've been spending a lot of time together. For the…
It’s been almost a full year since I last traveled, which is quite the culture shock to someone who was traveling out of country at least twice a year and supplementing that often with domestic travel. I used travel to escape. Escape the mundane 9-5. Escape the real world just for a little. It was…
