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Kristinemery

Have you eaten out lately or at all since March?It’s a slippery slope.I’ve ordered takeout during the pandemic to help my favorite restaurants stay in business and because I hate cooking. Once they opened for outdoor dining, I was excited to have someone else cook for me and to be somewhere ...

Could 2020 get any crazier?

If you’re reading this, breathe a sigh of relief. No, the COVID-19 worldwide nightmare is not over yet. I’m writing this Monday afternoon, and NASA says not one but two asteroids with estimated diameters between 60 and 90 feet will pass by Earth tomorrow night. So if you’re reading this ...

Are you sick of your own cooking yet?I sure am.Then again, I was sick of my own cooking long before the COVID-19 pandemic put us all in lockdown and closed down our favorite restaurants. I love food and I love to eat, but I absolutely hate to cook. Always have. Always will.Part of this probably ...

What a difference a year makes

What a difference a year makes.That old saying couldn’t be more true than for 2020. A friend recently joked that he was “opting out” of 2020 and possibly 2021. I remember Queen Elizabeth referring to 1992 as an “annus horribilis, which is Latin for “horrible year,” after Windsor ...

So much for my attempt at mindfulness

I’ve read a lot in recent years about the benefits of being mindful. This is the process of concentrating on and enjoying one thing at a time and is the exact opposite of my usual multi-tasking. I have been trying to employ mindfulness since it’s supposed to relieve stress and actually make ...

My trash is someone’s treasure

Have you been busy cleaning out closets and reorganizing your stuff? It seems like one byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic is that people found themselves with plenty of time on their hands, stuck at home either not able to work or not able to go anywhere. I’m reading and hearing about ...