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o a third unidentified secure location to meet the famed novelist i love moor s last sigh too but midnight s children wins the day a modern day telling of india post colonial times within a fantastical framework this book is what the more well known and inferior god of small things tried to be and failed a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini kite runner is excellent as well but i loved this take on misogyny and what strong women can achieve even during the worst of circumstances love in the time of cholera by gabriel garcía márquez swoon city this ambitious tome so much better than that other well known márquez work showcases the myriad versions of romantic love in all its numerous and colorful forms the last chapter is so beautifully written it s almost as if a god came down to earth and possessed a human writer cat s eye by margaret atwood has there ever been a scarier book about being a teenage girl anyone who has seen mean girls cordelia is a terrifying prototype for regina george will recognize the same issues herein albeit in a much darker version of how awful girls can be to one another chilling yet beautifully told i read cat s ey e on my honeymoon and that was a mistake salvage the bones by jesmyn ward this is a masterpiece transposing a teenage coming of age tale within the uniquely american tragedy of hurricane katrina i think about passages from this haunting elegy often more subtle revealing and devastating than the hate u give winter s bone daniel woodrell woodrell s writing got under my skin and then lived there based in the ozarks and featuring a dysfunctional yet close knit group of kin winter s bone features a uniquely determined grim yet forthright heroine the movie is great too night by elie wiesel my public high school had a mandatory holocaust class requirement for graduation and this should not be an anomaly senior year after learning the whole long history of anti semitism until auschwitz we watched world war ii footage of concentration camp victims being freed as well as former guards filling mass graves with skeletal corpses of those who did nothing wrong other than be jewish no one who sees that footage will ever ever forget this book is a stark reminder that the most ordinary people are capable of great evil as well as unthinkable resilience what books would you add to the high school syllabus if you were an english teacher share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading 5 comments filed under uncategorized august 24 2020 1 17 pm not now 2020 i saw this phrase somewhere and it seems apropos to the current moment there is a lot of scary stuff going on in our neck of the woods yesterday i packed a to go bag and planned an escape route if we need to evacuate i donned a mask and went outside into air that isn t very habitable for humans so i could water down our hill and get rid of anything flammable the air here is akin to the infamous london fog the environ in which jack the ripper was able to commit his crimes and disappear the atmosphere is thick with smoke almost impenetrable and utterly toxic last night we were told by local officials it was possible we would be woken up by another completely atypical dry lightening storm we had one last week which started a number of dangerous fires which are still burning out of control we were told the new lightening could set off a firestorm and send us running into the night the plan if our neighborhood is broached by brutal flames from the sky is to get out and drive as close as we can to the bay edge luckily the lightening did not come to pass but i did not sleep well in true stoic fashion i am trying to live in the moment and savor what is good and there is a lot of be grateful for here s my list my husband and i have a strong functional marriage he s got my back and i have his he s more than an equal partner and there s no one i d rather hang with which is lucky since we now hang out 24 7 my kids are kind bright funny and precocious parenting is hard but they are good people my parents gave me everything i needed to thrive i recently drove up for a visit i can now drive to see them and spending a whole week at their pretty new home was restorative enlightening and wholesome my brother and his wife are lovely hospitable people who live one block from my parents my nephew is super adorable and good natured my brother is my best friend and his texts make my days brighter my in laws are generous helpful and live nearby we have a strong rapport and they are very kind and caring the twins school is an excellent institution of learning the staff care deeply about their students and the virtual schooling they set up in the spring was exceptional while virtual learning isn t ideal the way the school structured the day with zoom classes mimicked the pre pandemic school day almost exactly classes from 8 3 pm with a lunch break and additional homework neither josh nor i had to engage in any type of homeschooling as opposed to almost every other parent i know and i don t think either of the kids regressed the twins had advisers regularly checking in to make sure they got what they needed we are lucky to have the resources to be at this school but also almost half of the students are low income not the case at the local public school i have seen how this gives our children a different outlook on the world their friends are children of single moms who put their whole might and being into providing the best education for their kids it s sobering but also inspiring the peloton provides the kind of challenging yet inspiring workouts i need right now today i did the ben alldis ibiza dance challenge which featured awesome music and a virtual night out in ibiza this workout was super fun for a random monday somehow during my world tour of party towns and festivals in my twenties i missed out on ibiza i went through an insufferable i can be a female version of ernest hemingway but on the cheap phase visiting pamplona for the opening of the running of the bulls switzerland for the canyoning paris for bastille day barcelona s olympic village london during the notting hill festival cabo san lucas and lake havasu for spring break as well as ios amsterdam and south beach just because i have a tight knit circle of female friends and they have provided well sourced and wise advice during these difficult times they are supportive but they also keep me accountable and those are the best kind of friends i can have sally is a good dog she loves us and we love her what is keeping you going right now stay safe and be well xoxo jjiraffe share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading 3 comments filed under uncategorized august 18 2020 10 29 am the quarantine five or so shu box of the best of both worlds podcast has i think written every single day of the quarantine she s recently been posting an interesting habits feature the latest one on eating habits and an accompanying comment by gwinne prompted me to come back here for a fairly superficial topic if you will forgive me part of why i haven t showed up here regularly in addition to some insane work hours has been a hesitation to talk about the scary serious events that have been occurring which frankly i am still processing so i hope this post doesn t come across as superficial and tone deaf during this crazy awful time lots of us i think have been trying as best we can to stay healthy during the pandemic part of that is of course diet and exercise i used to go to exercise classes or the gym pre pandemic now i don t do either of those things as i wrote earlier this summer i had been doing tv streaming exercise programs mostly the 30 day shred i also walk my dog once a day for about 20 30 minutes i needed minor surgery this summer which required me to not work out for about a month immediately after the surgery like the next day i gained two pounds which i was not able to shake off i made tweaks to my diet cutting back portions but nothing i wondered if the daily cocktail we had been making were playing a role so i took a week off with no alcohol and i gained two more pounds wut before covid 19 i was already creeping towards my high water mark for my weight and now i am at that mark after the surgery restriction was lifted my peloton arrived since i am no longer paying any gym or orange theory class fees for the foreseeable future i thought an investment in an at home exercise machine my first was probably worth it i love the bike so far and try to use it every day shu wisely recommended adding heavier weights to my routine and that was certainly something that made me feel stronger and better while i was doing orange theory so i plan to order some for the house as the peloton app offers heavier weight classes still my weight hovers in my high range i m not technically overweight but my body just doesn t feel great and i want my immune system to be in good shape i ve gained weight in my mid section where previously i never carried it i feel sluggish and slower gwinne mentioned age as a factor and as i am in my mid 40s it is definitely a possibility on the food front i m not sure what to do here is my typical daily menu i feel like i am starving sometimes which sucks morning shot of espresso with 4 oz steamed whole milk no sugar lunch 6 oz low fat cottage cheese with one sliced tomato i hate whole fat cottage cheese although i know it s better for me or 6 oz greek yogurt with sliced fruit or 4 oz leftover salmon although like shu i tend to hoard the leftovers for more dinners snack 12 whole almonds or one peach or 10 cherries or 1 tablespoon peanut butter 1 2 lacroixs 0 calories sometimes one cocktail before dinner we ve been working our way through this list dinner 4 oz steamed salmon or 4 oz roasted chicken or 1 turkey burger no bun or 1 bbq d aidells chicken apple sausage small side salad with this vinaigrette or steamed roasted veggies with olive oil and salt pepper usually brussels sprouts broccoli spinach swiss chard sometimes half a baked potato with small portion sour cream note we have been half a ing it on the cooking front this summer making the same dishes over and over what the heck am i doing wrong have you gained weight during the pandemic any suggestions to change up my diet am i stressing over something stupid and meaningless during this horrible time hope you all are well and safe xoxo jjiraffe share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading 11 comments filed under uncategorized june 22 2020 8 28 am surgery and thoughts on productivity i had to have surgery last week while preparing to be out of office for the day i set up my work email responder to make sure i directed any urgent inquiries to my business partner i was amazed to see that i had not set it up since august 2019 in other words i have not taken a single day off since then not even a national holiday there are a lot of advantages to owning your own business but there are also a few significant downsides under normal conditions my profession is filled with more deadlines and urgency than almost any other career other than firefighting and surgery i ve always found this so stupid given i m not out there saving lives it s the biggest downside of my profession needless to say 2020 has not provided normal conditions i won t go into too much detail but it s been a very very difficult time to keep a business afloat especially one that depends on nonstop strategic brainpower endurance and sheer freaking will i take our responsibility to the people who work for us very seriously and can not let them down even with this scary climate i still find myself beating myself up for not being productive enough by productive enough i mean healthy enough making the right business decisions working hard enough being a great mom and parent being a good person i just read an article profiling a prolific famous author who credits her success doing all these things to her upholder tendencies she said for years and years she has woken up early and run at least 8 miles and this is why she can do all she can do even now during this terrible time let me make this clear i don t resent the author she works hard and she deserves her success what i fault is my own tendency to seek out and read these kind of articles at the risk of boring you all i ll remind you that stoicism is what ends up always keeping me afloat especially now so if you are feeling less than if you are feeling you re not doing enough or you re scared about the future and who isn t here s what i can tell you savor today savor this moment we re alive we re still here spend time with your loved ones within your household or pod or whatever watch a fun movie together tonight if you can or go to sleep early seek mental health resources if you need to this is an unprecedented time of stress fear and anger if you can work out do so it makes us all feel better i can t work out right now but i can nurture my body with good food as opposed to bad food i am trying to be better about that take actions you can to make our world better these words from a wise friend made me feel better xoxo jjiraffe share this share share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest like loading 3 comments filed under uncategorized older posts email subscription enter your email address to subscribe to 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