Reserve Experiences

This year I began the year with Dry January. I have never done that, nor had any interest in doing so, before. The reason I chose to this year is because my sister said she was doing Dry January and that she had done it the year before. Honestly, I had no idea this was a thing. Since it is all over the media, I am not sure how it is possible that I missed this…but I did. But why is Dry January important to me? To that question I may never find an answer, but I have spent the

Ah, the holidays…They creep up on me every year. It feels like it was just New Year’s Eve, then COVID swept over the Earth making each month feel surreal and blurry. Now, here we are wrapping up the year and facing the holidays once more. Only this year not only feels different—it is different. What normally is a stressful, and potentially lonely time of year is further compounded by social distancing and the lack of holiday festivities. Great. Now what? Now we learn to liste

Recognize that you are in control of a lot of things. Consider those things that you are doing well and celebrate those things!

When this year kicked off in our little town square in Gettysburg there was excitement in air. A band was playing on a built-up stage as people danced and sang and held onto one another for both warmth and connection as the clock inched closer to midnight. The countdown began and as midnight struck the fireworks lit up the sky. Couples shared a New Year’s kiss, kids shouted and cheered, and collectively we all rang in the New Year together in our little town square. Towns acr