Things feel shaky and uncertain and a bit scary. ✨ We have never been here before. ✨ We wait each day, each hour, each minute for updates. ✨ We don't know how long it will last. ✨ We lose our daily routines, our "normal". ✨ But, what do we gain? ✨ We gain time at home; to be alone, to connect with each other, to learn how to just BE when the world stops around us. ✨ Even with the littles running around, we learn to create a new normal, a somewhat simpler life with no activities to run to or events to attend. We must learn to be with ourselves and our families around the clock. ✨ We learn to appreciate. We appreciate the craziness of getting out the door in the morning and the simplicities like going to your local coffee shop or store with no worry, a simple hug. ✨ We gain wisdom. We are seeing how one drop can ripple out. We are learning. ✨ We gain perspective. We see how our actions can directly impact others. ✨ We gain love. We watch people around the world show love, from distancing musical flash mobs on balconies in Italy, to the mounds of support shown by local people and businesses to each other. We see humanity at it's finest. ✨ We learn patience. We must or we can't move through. We will go stir crazy. ✨ We learn to connect with nature since it is one of the only places we can still go and still be practicing this isolation. ✨ We learn we have strength. It times of struggle, we must dig deep to care for ourselves and our loved ones. ✨ We hold our breath so we can all breathe better. ✨ We learn that it's about the collective and not just "ME". ✨ We learn hope. Hope for what is to come when it's over. Hope for a new beginning. Hope that so much more will come out of this that is bright and beautiful and shows that we are truly ONE. ✨ ONE WORLD. ONE LOVE. ONE HOPE. Guess what else?? We are literally reducing our carbon footprint right now. Satellite maps are showing NO pollution in certain areas with things shut down that are usually thick with it. How awesome is that? I won't lie. I'm a little scared. I'm scared for my parents who have all three of the highest risk factors. I'm scared for all of the people who will end up with this virus and have to deal with the awfulness that we are seeing it is thanks to first hand accounts both young and old. I'm scared for our health care workers and first responders. And I'm scared for the financial hit we are all going to take that will take a bit to recoup from. I've found myself emotional at both happy and sad things. That's my go to. When nervous or confused or tired (is anyone else just TIRED right now?) or sad, I cry. But, I also have been working on staying grounded, setting up virtual coffee with friends and FaceTiming my nephew as much as possible. This is hard and it will continue to be. But we will all get through it. I wanted to share some resources for people, an announcement for something I hope to do each week and even a few recipes you may enjoy while you have time to cook/bake. First, resources! I've compiled some great things to do with kids at home and some for the adults as well! Download the Resources and Recipes HERE Small businesses will take a big hit, especially photographers and other service industries. We have no clue how long it will last but everything says, probably a couple of months minimum. So, how can you help support small businesses at this time?
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Love to you all during this time and always. XO Nicole
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