Doing Something Wright

Sometimes you agree to do something completely unusual and later you find yourself thinking that agreeing to do that thing seemed like a good idea at the time you agreed to do it. And you wonder if you should have agreed to do it. But you know you'll never regret it!   A few months ago my family and I participated in our first mini Great International Scavenger Hunt, GISH for short. It was a weekend that knocked me out of my comfort zone AND out of the funk COVID-19 and the goings-on in the world had thrown me into. I wrote about that experience here . So when the opportunity to participate in the week-long version of the hunt presented itself, I jumped right in. Not only did I jump right in, but I convinced friends and family member to join me and we formed our own team.    Over the past few weeks I've found myself explaining what GISH is, the good GISH does and why I need really strange things for GISH over and over.    What is GISH? More than an event, G...

We are living in a world of uncertainty. Our state closed schools six weeks ago and the governor issued a stay at home order five weeks ago. The stay at home order is currently in place for another week, but there is much speculation about whether or not that will be extended. Social media presents a range of opinions, with some folks just trying to get through this, some begging others to listen to authorities, others certain that this is all some big hoax designed by the government to control our minds with technology, etc. The divisiveness and uncertainty have been taxing to say the least, but this past weekend was a most interesting bright spot in the darkness. It all started with this text from Misha a few weeks ago: The premise was simple enough to be intriguing, vague enough to make me a little nervous and would benefit a great cause. Consider my interest piqued! GISH: Great International Scavenger Hunt I texted a few of my crazy friends and started to put a te...

Today I did things... Last night I couldn’t sleep...so much running through my mind. I was tired of feeling like everything is on hold. In my mind I sorted though shelves and drawers full of things we no longer need. Today I boxed those things up and stacked them in storage until we can bring them somewhere to donate. Now I’m staring at empty shelves full of possibilities. Every fiber of my being wants to fill those shelves with more things. That's what they're for, right?!?! But I have decided to be strategic about how I fill my shelves. Rather than adding clutter, I want to place things on them that matter. I want to organize them in a way that makes my life richer and not more chaotic. I realize my calendar is like that these days...empty blocks of life full of possibilities! We are under a "Stay at home, stay healthy" mandate from the governor of our state. This has upended my life...I'm not accustomed to all these empty spaces on my calendar. ...