I received my second vaccine a month ago. In the months, weeks, and days leading up to this, I had a list of the places I was going to fly off to and all the things I was going to do the moment I was immunized. Sun, warmth, and beaches permeated my thoughts. I thought transitioning from living with angst around my safety, back to my pre-COVID ways of being, would be as easy as a light switch turning on.

Our move from physical to virtual workspaces removed the natural boundaries and rituals that defined our norms. A great benefit of virtual is you can be anywhere. The great detriment appears to be it means anytime and any way.

There is actually a scientific reason why increased stress can cause you to swear more. That would certainly explain the shift in my vocabulary since lock down.

Juggling the demands of working from home, home schooling your kids and margin family life is stressful. Here are some ideas I have found that help make it manageable.

How can you use the challenges we are facing as way of reinventing yourself?

While we are enjoying the time working from home offers, commuting serves a greater purpose than physically moving us from one place to other.