It’s been 50 weeks of this checklist, more weeks for most people locking down. Perhaps it’s fitting then that I’m off for a pandemic elopement in West Texas with my quarantine crew… and I’m too tired and stressed to post any controversial articles today. On to links to click! Entertainment This imagining is super cool:…
Pandy Blizzy | Feel Good Friday 021921
It snowed. And stuck. In Austin, Texas. I have more to say, but today, I’m grateful for community. Family, friends, neighbors, strangers, COMMUNITY. Ices, dinners, randos, stranded motorists. Austin has never felt more like home. Also, Nali remembers CO.
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Well, this checklist should be focused on snowpocalypse things to do, because … well, it’s a pandy blizzy in Austin. Alongside snow that’s sticking, power outages (not here), and a boil-water notice, there’s a lot of commentary making social justice issues out of … things that aren’t. Not understanding why we can’t focus on the…
Read It: Innocence Lost / Innocence Restored
Last year, I worked with my dad on a book. It was a ton of fun, and the book is really good. Here’s a note from him about it; you can order a copy here. When preparing this book for publication … my son (Jordan) jokingly said to me … “Dad … so you’re coming…
4th Annual Framily Appreciation Post | 021221
But, like, how could I not? They are, without exaggeration, the absolute fucking best. The best! The easiest, the loving-est, the funniest. The most fun to ski with, the easiest to travel with, the cheapest to eat with (HOW WAS MY FOOD FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND $27?!), the homiest to hang out with, the smartest…
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Oh, Covid. Is this chart real? I donate blood regularly, and tested positive for the antibodies in late January. I have a long theory, but basically this could explain why. Entertainment Register now and save the date (March 4 at 6pm) for an awesome virtual cooking demo! You don’t have to live in Austin so…
Duck Feet | Feel Good Friday 020521
It occurs to me that this week I am the epitome of duck feet. That is, even on the surface to myself my life appears easy and calm. But underneath, stress and turmoil and questions and what ifs abound. A vacation in the mountains with my framily couldn’t be more necessary. Things I am grateful…
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It feels like there’s a new covid cadence, a routine I’ve settled into that dramatically affects my work-life balance. It’s wake up, work, work out (at home or maybe the yoga studio), work, cook dinner, go to sleep, do it again. While it feels like it may be mine alone, whenever I talk about it,…
Hungover! | Feel Good Friday 012921
Today in yoga, my very favorite instructor said, “how are you today, Lyssa?!” “Hungover!” I said, and we giggled. Throughout class, she teased me, and I lost my balance more than usual, but I giggled every time. She said at one point, “at least you have joy!” What else could I have? Why was I…
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Uh oh, I’m back over here on my own blog writing about Covid again, peep the Convo if you’re into that sort of thing. If not, back to your regularly-scheduled, what-do-I-do-with-myself programming … Entertainment Definitely listen to Sacks and the City podcast episode 22. Cognitive biases. 520 new words made it into the dictionary! Cool list.…