To the makers of LEGO,
This isn’t yet another complaint about how much it hurts to step on one of your pointy pieces.
This year has been all about distance: social distance, physical distance, keeping our distance. During the holiday season, how can we abide by these public health requirements, yet still feel close and connected to our loved ones? As we wrap up this unprecedented year, here are some of the ways you can still share holiday cheer, safely and responsibly.
For more than half a year, we’ve been living in pandemic mode. In conversation with others, we barely know how to describe our current reality. We overuse words like “unprecedented” and “uncertainty,” while awkwardly encouraging each other to “stay safe.”
You already know that walking, jogging and running are good for you. They enhance your physical fitness, cardiovascular endurance, mental health, weight control, stress management… it’s a run-on sentence you’ve heard many times before.
Please let me begin by saying: I am in full support of the current ‘stay home’ and ‘physical distancing’ guidelines. I understand the science involved, and I am complying 100 per cent. At the same time, I have to admit, I’m struggling with the emotional side of it.
One positive thing about our current situation: it’s a great time to teach kids about gratitude, and brainstorm creative ways to say thank you.
Remember when our daily mom-tasks were fairly straightforward? We packed lunches, folded laundry and tried to keep the house generally tidy. These days, with everyone at home, our job has taken on a few unexpected roles, such as:
Those of us at home right now are doing a lot of sitting.
We all know there’s no “i” in team, but as we’re learning, you can’t spell “pandemic” without “panic.”
“Yay! I get to take my toddler on a plane!”