cmyer@newsandsentinel.com
This time last year, the mothers of the world were just getting the hang of quarantine, online schooling, juggling two or three new roles and trying to keep a grip on their own sanity. For some, it has been more than a year now, and the work didn’t get any easier, but the mothers (for some, teaming with their partners) got better at navigating it all.
It’s what moms do, right? At least, that’s what makes the rest of us feel better about watching them bear such a burden.
I can’t take credit for this one, I saw it on social media, but it resonated. We spend a lot of time telling moms (or those who are filling that role for a child) that they are superheroes. We give them cute Wonder Woman-themed gifts and praise their abilities to handle everything, keep everyone held together. It’s phenomenal what they pull off, we say.
cmyer@newsandsentinel.com
By the time my appointment for the second COVID-19 vaccine shot rolled around, I’ll admit I was a little nervous. There had been enough time to hear the stories of those who experienced unpleasant side effects for a day or two after the injection. It has become a bit of a scheduling fixture to write down the dates on which employees are getting their second shots, so we can plan for the possibility they won’t be working the following day.
But, on the day of the appointment, I drove out to the spot at which I received my first shot and saw a few familiar faces. Instantly, I was breathing a little easier.
cmyer@newsandsentinel.com
By the time my appointment for the second COVID-19 vaccine shot rolled around, I’ll admit I was a little nervous. There had been enough time to hear the stories of those who experienced unpleasant side effects for a day or two after the injection. It has become a bit of a scheduling fixture to write down the dates on which employees are getting their second shots, so we can plan for the possibility they won’t be working the following day.
But, on the day of the appointment, I drove out to the spot at which I received my first shot and saw a few familiar faces. Instantly, I was breathing a little easier.
cmyer@newsandsentinel.com
For the past few weeks, I have spent my free days working with a team trying to solve a riddle that has sent people on a scavenger hunt-style mission all over Ohio. (No, I can’t share the riddle or any other details, but those are beside the point, anyway. It’s kept many of us on the road exploring since the beginning of the pandemic.)
It’s been weeks, and most of us have been all up and down Ohio, without solving the riddle. I’m beginning to suspect the author of the riddle knew what he or she was doing. I have been supremely confident I found the right location five times now.
cmyer@newsandsentinel.com
For the past few weeks, I have spent my free days working with a team trying to solve a riddle that has sent people on a scavenger hunt-style mission all over Ohio. (No, I can’t share the riddle or any other details, but those are beside the point, anyway. It’s kept many of us on the road exploring since the beginning of the pandemic.)
It’s been weeks, and most of us have been all up and down Ohio, without solving the riddle. I’m beginning to suspect the author of the riddle knew what he or she was doing. I have been supremely confident I found the right location five times now.