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it has been two months since I’ve reached full inoculation.This year and change has been a journey. For everyone. There are many ruminations like it; these are mine..We entered the pandemic inspire…| phreddiva
“She is more fragile than she seems.” – Diva Plavalaguna When I was five, I raced to answer the doorbell, tripped, and slammed my forearm into the top stair of our two-story home. Already trained to be seen and not heard, I cried quietly at the top of the stairs while my mother, who had […]| phreddiva
it has been two months since I’ve reached full inoculation.This year and change has been a journey. For everyone. There are many ruminations like it; these are mine..We entered the pandemic inspire…| phreddiva
The call came at 9:57 Wednesday morning. 37 days since I started working from home per company mandate, 29 days into California lockdown, 18 days since the last time I’d set foot in a building that…| phreddiva
There will be more. But to start. I know that Ellinor did her job. When, on her deathbed 20 years ago this year, my mother asked her to look out for me, Ellinor took that job seriously and raised m…| phreddiva
Every day. Every day my husband comes home, I hear the key turn in the lock, I am thankful. A smile crosses my face just knowing I will get to see him in moments. My heart floods with warmth, and I…| phreddiva
There was a pretty dark period in my life, thousands of miles away from my mother as she was dying. I worked as a headhunter in Manhattan. Mostly I was an account coordinator, which meant I support…| phreddiva
She tells me her stories (I record them) She works all day in her office while I work all day at the dining room table (she prints out the Living Eulogy I wrote and asks me to update it) I show her…| phreddiva
A private longtail boat for hire between islands is 1200 baht. It’s the most direct way to get where you’re going for the least amount of hassle. You can take a speedboat or a ferry, but these thin…| phreddiva
A few more travel tips: -carry a small ziplock filled with silica beads (the ones that come with new shoes or suitcases). When your phone gets wet, it works better than rice, and you’ll be so, so h…| phreddiva
The best part about Kanchanaburi was getting there. All I knew was I wanted to spend as little time as possible in Bangkok. I’m over it. I’m over the big city, the smells, the sights, the sounds, t…| phreddiva
