We are used to it by now–working from home, teaching from home, parenting from home…. doing it ALL from home. I’ve worked from home for over a decade, but even I’ve had to modify my setup for this new era. As you can imagine, I’ve become…
Honestly, silver linings feel hard to come by around here these days. I’m grateful to be healthy, to have a job that can pivot to online delivery, and to escape into nature. I’ve been next level adulting with some quick win household stuff,…
Some of us are shifting into summer mode, some of us are getting ready to start the school year in July, and ALL of us are wondering what the heck August, September, and beyond may look like. You and me both. But what I do know is I need to keep…
Shared in our June 2020 Newsletter. Dear Together Friends and Family, My author self has been at a loss over these past two weeks – though I did find a few personal words to share over here and here. The magnitude of systemic racism…
Just like the rest of us, I’ve taken a crash course in virtual instruction over the past 8 weeks. While I’ve hosted some online courses in the past, this is the first time I’m looking at the bulk – or all (eek!) – of my classes being…
People, did I not even share on the blog that I wrote a new book in 3.5 weeks?! Hopefully you’ve caught wind of this by hanging with me on the socials. It is The Together Work-From-Home Teacher, and it is 125 pages of awesome artifacts,…
My friend Lauren in Chicago recently wrote me, “I’ve found ways to adapt my schedule and fit in (most) of my meetings – using my Weekly Worksheet to identify priorities. But I find that I’m so easily slipping into bad habits –…
“Mom School – Lite” is still in session in Together-Land but it’s now mostly my first and fourth-graders on live Zooms each day and then working on follow-up tasks. And wouldn’t you know it, while I was unloading the dishwasher/feeding…
Most of us are working. . . shall we say, differently, right now? And what may have worked pre-pandemic likely isn’t holding up anymore. And what worked – or let’s say at least duct-taped us Together – during panic mode may not hold up…
So, I’m the eldest of a brood of 9 or 10 Heyck Cousins. . . and I try to take my responsibilities as the Biggest Cousin (even though I’m often the shortest!) very seriously. Here is a small sampling of the Cousin Brood at a family event this…