Tag: time
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Falling Into Change
Sigh. Fall is such a pivotal season. Way more so than the new calendar year. At least for me. I’m not sure of a time when it wasn’t. As a student it marked the beginning of a new school year and a whole novel set of unknowns. As a parent, I pile my kids’ anxieties…
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Spring
Giggles from a nearby backyard merge with a cacophony of birds chirping; boisterous chatter narrating busy spring preparations of gathering materials, and building nests. Little green buds highlight each of the swaying branches outside our front window, each bursting with anticipation of bloom. The muddy yellow patch of lawn, slowly coming back to life. The…
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One Year
ONE YEAR. 12 MONTHS. 52 WEEKS. 365 DAYS. We have been home together. All six of us: My husband and I, our 13yo, our 10yo, our 3yo, my mom – and our dog. No unmasked contact with anyone else.No visitors inside our home.No inside visits in anyone else’s home.No in-person school or office. NO ILLNESS …
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Time
From my left, the quiet chime of M’s alarm interrupts my sleep cycle at a stage unfamiliar to me in its depth. I feel him sit up to mute the rising volume, and I’m suddenly aware of the sound of my Rain Rain app, from my right. I reach up to peel my eye mask back, bracing…