Managing Your Expectations
5 January 2021
Barbara read How to Manage Your New-Year Expectations by Courtney Rubin and was grateful for some practical advice on how to navigate her emotions while continuing to adhere to pandemic restrictions.
What We're Reading Now
Entries tagged with: Covid-19
VABOOK 2021 is All-Virtual!
2 February 2021
Allison eagerly awaited yesterday’s 27th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book schedule announcement and was delighted with the offerings! While it will be sad to not gather together in-person, an all-virtual festival spread out over two weeks is sure to be its own kind of fun.
Have You Hit the COVID-19 Wall?
2 March 2021
Allison got insight, comfort, and new ideas for coping after she read, We're in the Third Quarter of the Pandemic. Antarctic Researchers, Mars Simulation Scientists and Navy Submarine Officers Have Advice For How to Get Through It.
Conversations That Count (Whatever Your Format)
8 June 2021
Rachel and Allison prepared to talk with their Charlottesville SHRM colleagues about making every meeting – virtual, hybrid, or in-person – the best it can be. Fortunately for all of us, many of the same best practices still apply.
The In-Between Times
22 June 2021
As Allison navigates the In-Between Times she finds herself trying to remember how to recombobulate.
Finding My Momentum
6 July 2021
Janie read a couple of recent articles in the New York Times that helped her recognize that the best way to keep moving forward is to focus on finding small bits of momentum.
Embrace your Weirdness
3 August 2021
Janie read Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan and appreciated her suggestions for handling social situations. Turns out that we all feel a little weird sometimes.
Still Possible
7 December 2021
Barbara watched David Whyte’s Zoom sessions titled Still Possible and learned a new way to live one day at a time.
Naming Your Emotions Accurately is Step One
18 January 2022
Barbara read Brené Brown’s new book Atlas of the Heart and learned that accurately naming an emotion can help you deal with it.
Amanda Gorman Helps Me Have Hope
1 March 2022
Allison turned to Amanda Gorman’s poetry for hope in the face of global heartache.
VABOOK 2022 is Hybrid!
15 March 2022
Allison selected her events for this week’s 28th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book and celebrated a COVID-19 silver lining.
Navigating Our Current Reality
2 August 2022
Janie considered how to best navigate the current reality of the pandemic and was pleased to find help from two very different places.
