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The Anxiety Toolkit: Jason Mraz and road trips
I’ve been struggling with a lot of anxiety the past week or so. I think it was triggered by the assault on the capitol, and then was amplified by the exponential rise in cases, which were clearly pointing to new lockdowns. I don’t actually mind the lockdowns that much once they’ve been announced. I work remotely, my child is pretty easy most of the time, and we have tons of outdoor space. Lockdowns aren’t a big thing for us. But it’s just the stress of watching the numbers go up, and wondering what’s going to happen. Same thing with the inauguration. I am feeling a lot of stress wondering what…
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The unbearable heaviness of stuff…
About once a year I have a breakdown around the amount of crap I have. Now let me be clear – compared to most people my age, I barely own anything. At least, I don’t own it here with me where I live. There’s an attic with Christmas decorations and some kitchen accoutrements stored in our house in California, and some boxes of diaries and old papers in my parents’ basement, and a closet at my in-laws, but that’s not here with me in Spain. I live a pretty minimalist life here, which comes from being an expat, especially when you’re not sure how long you’re going to be staying…
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Adventures in #momfails
H made a little list of all the things she wanted to do during Christmas break. One of those things was to go to Antequerra, to the El Torcal mountains. In October we hiked to the top of the mountain range, and she wanted to try to do that again. She also had an idea that we would hang out at the top of the mountain watching videos. We told her that part likely wouldn’t happen, given how cold and windy it would be, but we could definitely go hiking in the mountains. So yesterday we get ready and drive to Antequerra, about an hour away. We are driving up…
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Chapters, ritual, and change
I read an article in the Atlantic recently about the importance of “chapter breaks” in life, and how we collectively missed that as a society in 2020. And while the article was specifically about the year of lost rituals during the pandemic, the idea of chapter breaks got me thinking about midlife crises. While not by design, we had a kiddo later in life, which gave us plenty of time to have adventures. Now that we have H, I can see how, for now at least, life is about her. It’s about her school, her activities, her goals. And while I haven’t lost myself, and we’re still pursuing our own…
