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My Job Nearly Crushed My Spirit
I wrote and deleted many different titles for this post. I landed on this one because it feels the least hyperbolic.When I finally had time to go to therapy this summer, my therapist literally said, “I hope the past five years have not crushed your spirit or your sense of self.”Now that I’m through it, I can see what he’s talking about. If someone said to me: “I have two children who are two years apart,” I would say, “That’s hard.” If that same person added, “And I’m a full-time working mother,” I might say, “Wow, that’s really hard!” And if she then went on to say, “And… Read More -
White Privilege
This piece (written by Tenaja Jordan and shared by my colleague Britt Hawthorne) is lingering in my mind.
… Read MoreBut all of you, truly all of you, are ignorant when it comes to
understanding the depth and multifaceted nature of our pain as black
people. We are not African, having been removed from the continent for
generations. Our status as Americans was never truly conferred. And so
the middle place, the chasm between African and American, is where
blackness exists. I can’t be your friend right now because I’m fresh out
of the magnanimity that such a friendship requires. I really don’t want
to know how difficult it is for -
This Week’s Healthy Lunch
My plan is to make a list of healthy meals that I can just rotate through so I can be on auto-pilot. It’s the only way I’m able to fit in all the things I want in my life: time for exercise, time with family, healthy eating, downtime, adequate sleep, meaningful week, parenting, conversations with friends and family, time with Matt–the list seems endless!This week’s lunch:- Bean dip (0 points)
- 16 crackers (3 points)
- 3 pieces of mozzarella cheese (3 points)
- Baby carrots (0 points)
- Bell pepper
- Cucumbers
- Snap peas
I’m really excited! I’ll make five of these meals on Sunday and then eat them the whole week. Then… Read More
