by Jenn | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus Chronicles, Current Affairs, Decision Making, self esteem through art
Hello there! Man, oh man—I miss you! How are you doing? That’s not a rhetorical question, I seriously want to know. It’s been a series of ups and downs for me the past 4+ months. Some days, I feel like I am drowning in loss and grief and trauma, and other...
by Jenn | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus Chronicles, Pandemic Ponderings
Well, here we are. Unified at last, because there is one common enemy we are all trying to protect ourselves from. 🦠You can’t marginalize or dehumanize this virus. 🦠 COVID-19 doesn’t care who you are or how much money you have. 🦠 It doesn’t care how...
by Jenn | Mar 14, 2020 | Blog, Pandemic Ponderings
At the end of February, I remember looking at my husband after a mind-numbingly exhausting weekend of volleyball for one daughter, basketball for the other, basketball and meetings for him, and my head on a swivel and I said, “I simply can’t help but...
by Jenn | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog, Pandemic Ponderings
Observation: our American-ness is showing right now. And it’s kind of gross. We have people stockpiling supplies for the end of days, not giving a shit about people in the community who might actually NEED those supplies (aka first responders, hospitals and...
by Jenn | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog, Goal Setting, word of the year
Last December, I was saying goodbye to my 2018 word of the year (enrich) and reflecting on what I wanted my 2019 word to be. I can’t remember whether or not 2019’s word came to me easily, but I can tell you that it is has become one of my favorite words of...
by Jenn | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Coaching, Current Affairs, Surviving the Holidays
So many people put themselves in financial debt over the holidays. They buy things they can’t afford for people who don’t need them. And, it can take months, sometimes years, to climb out of the self-imposed fiscal hole. I know I’ve done it...