Summer Holidays 2: Antigua or Bust
I really thought it a good idea to take a challenging summer class in conjunction with a 2 week stay in the Caribbean! HA! In truth I had no intention of taking a class when booking travel in February. Instead, I’d have spent a mentally taxing spring, fulfilling the myriad requirements needed for my first year as a speech-language pathology grad student. But alas, I didn’t learn of my acceptance into 2 programs until after I’d given up on it (and subsequently dropped all spring courses)... , I had to pick up those classes fairly quickly this …
Summer Holiday 1: Biking to Leesburg, VA
“you know the restaurant you’re dining in is authentic when the owner and waiters come out to hit on your wife. - hubby” ...we ate all the ravioli ans sopped up the homemade sauce The bike trip made it triumphant return this season…after many years on hiatus (and the Covid-19 deterrent effect) , plus I just couldn’t be arsed. However, winter 2023 was ideal time to plan a better way forward, being more active, taking more vacations, and spending more time on the bike! So, the bike trip is back! The George Washington Bridge connects Washingt…
Post-Covid Social Anxiety
A week ago today, I was sat across from two good friends/neighbors who were in our Covid Bubble during lockdown. We were attending a book event at the new local bookstore/cafe. The younger of my two friends admitted to me that she finds it challenging to prepare for social engagement and was relieved that we all decided to attend the book talk together. I must say I feel this challenge at social events, myself. I often just power through the angsty feeling and head into the social morass anyway--as I did before the pandemic. But the angsty fee…
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