Hey lovely, Just checking in. We spoke not too long ago. And here we meet again. I have been seeing you from the sidelines on all those long nights you filled with writing, ideas, and reading. The Corona-pandemic is getting to you. I feel it.…
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be…
Maybe, by now, you’ve already been bombarded by articles on how to optimize your days during the time of the Corona pandemic. Perhaps, by now, you’ve already been bombarded by the counter-arguments to ignore all the productivity garbage. Maybe, by now, you are wrestling with…
For the last four weeks, I usually cried on Sundays. At least once. No clue why; maybe because the grocery stores are closed. Last week, I cried so embarrassingly loud that my son heard me from the furthest room of the apartment. He ran over,…
A couple of days ago, when we were on what felt like our hundredth walk of the day, I asked my son a question…. “What are your top 5 most favourite restaurant meals?” I find that asking a child a “Top 5” question will usually…
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is one of my favorite books and movies of all time. If you enjoy a beautifully written love story, read this book. Why? Because you have T.I.M.E. Lots of it. And love is great. How…
I like to have a plan. To some degree, we all do I guess. Humans are change and risk-averse. My need to control everything around me has backfired many times. The more in-control I tried to be, the less I actually controlled. Because change is…
What and how are you all doing? At this point, honestly, I NEED ALL KINDERGARTENS AND SCHOOLS TO BE OPEN! “Isn’t it nice to have your son with you throughout this Corona-madness? I am alone in my apartment. It feels weird”, my childless friend said…
The other day, my friend and I had a 10-minute conversation about food. I mean we talked about our thoughts and feelings for hours and hours before, and the state of the world, or our experience orbiting around each other in close quarters like planetary…
This tension between what actually is and what I want it to be has been on my mind a lot lately. Besides counting stones in the park. Or pigeons. If two weeks ago, the energy that was pumping through my veins and shooting out of…