Quote of the week:
“Storytellers are the meaning makers in a society, and therefore they have a weighty influence and the ability to move humanity forward.” –Elizabeth Lesser, Cassandra Speaks
What I’m reading:
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
What I’m listening to:
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell — SO GOOD
A bunch of Julie Bjelland’s HSP podcast episodes (HSP = highly sensitive person)
What I’m watching:
“Workin’ Moms” (Netflix) — continues to crack me up
“Pieces of a Woman” (Netflix) — heartbreaking
“Shameless” (Showtime)
Writing news:
I’ll have a new essay up on Scary Mommy this week. It’s about the need for paid leave for pregnancy loss.
Here are your usual reminders:
- All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss will be released on March 23
- People Who Knew Me will be re-released on May 11
- No Hiding in Boise will release on June 15
What I’m talking about:
Hitting the pandemic wall. I thought I hit the wall some months ago, but no. THIS is the wall. My daughter’s preschool closed abruptly yesterday due to COVID cases. Not sure when she will be able to go back. So now I’m back to juggling work and childcare. I took my daughter to a park for some fresh air on my lunch break today and there were a total of 16 moms with about 40 or so kids. On a Friday. Nobody was wearing a mask. NOT A SINGLE ONE. And they were all chatting with their faces just inches apart! This pandemic is making me lose faith in humanity. It’s too much. I need a 100-hour nap.
Weirdest thing I googled this week:
Does energy die?
What I’m grateful for:
Lexapro. I can’t even imagine my mental state right now without it.