“I am tired. Tired of the noise on the internet. Tired of getting mad every time I look at my phone. And tired of the constant pull toward a tiny device that is doing the thing it was built to do— suck my attention.”
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At this point, a sort of resignation has set in for me, paired with sudden bursts of anxiety, anger, and frustration. And we are not even close to being done yet.
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04/27/20
20 More Essential Workers Share Their Stories of Struggle and Resilience
Let this post be a reminder that while the world seems really scary right now, there are still good people helping everywhere.
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04/21/20
Food Banks Serve People Like Me
Nikki Nardell talks about what it’s like to volunteer at a food bank and to be one of its customers, both before and during this incredible time of need.
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Thank you to everyone who is risking their own safety right now to make sure that the rest of us keep receiving the essential services that will get us through this time.
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I hope this diary is helpful to explain my progression of symptoms and also for how I handled being isolated in our guest room while having two young kids.
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As of yesterday, I am under instruction from my doctor to quarantine myself from my family for the next ten days. Here is a daily timeline of my symptoms.
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03/12/20
It’s Time to Cancel Everything
We canceled our trip to Park City today (we were supposed to leave on Wednesday) and we are not going to the Billie Eilish concert (which is so far still scheduled for Sunday). We are taking Coronavirus seriously.
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The Coronavirus seems less likely to affect kids, which I know is our biggest concern as parents. It also seems to be more of a threat for smokers, who already have their respiratory systems compromised.
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Hi. I’m Ilana and I have struggled with eczema my whole life. But thanks to two recent discoveries, I might finally have a way to keep it in check.
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02/06/20
Feel Free to Vent to the Angry Tree
So far, 2020 has been pretty depressing. I find following the election cycle and the impeachment hearings and the uptick in hate crimes and the effects of climate change to be mentally exhausting.
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Jackson was diagnosed June 13, 2016 with Stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma when he was 4 years-old. It began with a tummy ache that wouldn’t go away…
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When my oldest daughter got her first phone, I thought I had an advantage as both a blogger and a professor of Public Health. But there were still things I didn’t anticipate.
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06/12/19
When Do Body Image Issues Begin?
I don’t think I’ve heard Mazzy ever say anything negative about her body. Nor have I heard her ever say anything negative about someone else’s body. It’s really just not something that she thinks about.
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04/22/19
16 Ways Your Kids Can Be More Green
Earth Day is a great day to initiate some green resolutions as a family. Read this list with your children and see what inspires them to take action!
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