Well. A few weeks ago, I for the first time had a chance to engage in reflective practice – aka had the extra brain space to really think about what I was actively doing – and found myself feeling surprised I was driving such far distances in my social worker visits with my members/cases/clients/people. And […]
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🎺TECHNICAL ISSUES🎺
Hello there. This is one of those posts. 😺 Yes! A uncharacteristically short one! For whatever reason (such as… I write this blog on a Dell PC from a former time period categorized as “The Distant Past” Our WiFi in our Milwaukee neighborhood is so bad our landlord told us it didn’t exist when we […]
Escape With Me: A Budget Weekend in Paris
Sometimes it’s healthy to reflect on memories, especially when the present feels overwhelming. A mental staycation of sorts. So I’m reflecting on the single weekend my husband and I spent in Paris for my 30th birthday. The reason we were able to do something so seemingly extravagant is because we were already living in Europe. […]
“Want a beer?” and Other Life-Saving Techniques
“Want a beer?” is what I’d hear if I walked into a Wisconsin friend’s house because it’s what is first said when terrible (and good) things are actively happening. I’m so demoralized and not surprised by all the news reports about American violence of late I’m going to talk about drinking alcohol. However, I’m not […]
Brain Wars!!! 