I drove to the store for the first time in over a month and it felt unbelievably strange to go out in public after four long weeks of isolation. I took a long, deep breath after reaching the store’s parking lot. Then I pulled the elastic bands of my face mask over my ears and […]
Take Control of Your Life When Life Feels Out of Control
A month or so ago our lives were coasting on autopilot. We completed our daily checklists and routines without a second thought and moved through the motions of life seamlessly. Then came the outbreak of COVID-19. Over the course of the last few weeks our lives have been radically altered. We can no longer shop, visit […]
How to Prepare for a Recession: Steps to Take Now
I’ve never lived through a pandemic before, but I have lived through a recession. In 2008 I watched the value of my home and investments drop like a rock. A few short years later I lost my job. I don’t know if we are heading for a recession, but here is my advice on how […]
Feeling Positive in Spite of Coronavirus
My husband calls me a catastrophist, because I always think about the worst case scenarios. “What can go wrong,” I often wonder, no matter what the situation might be. I blame my anxieties on a series of unexpected events: a pulmonary embolism, peripheral neuropathy, a flawed medical system that nearly failed me, years of infertility, […]
How Many Pennies in a Roll? The Value of Coin Rolling
“How many pennies in a roll?” my son asks. “Fifty,” I answer. “One, two, three, four,” he begins to count. “Six, seven, eight, nine, ten!” He declares with utter excitement. “Very good, keep going,” I respond. Minutes later stacks of pennies stand before him. His little fingers grasp the piles and move them into perfect […]