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  • I finally got to put out the flags for our family to celebrate Day of Children on May 5! 💖 🎏
  • Culture Shock: That is what everyone who is going through quarantine life is experiencing right now. I’ve experienced culture shock myself, and I realized this transition to quarantine life fit the culture shock adaptation model, which is oh so very real and difficult when you move to a new environment. 💕 Ultimately what culture shock boils down to is a mourning process. I hope this season of quarantine life doesn’t last long enough for it to become our new normal, but it may. And it may be hard to transition back to your normal pre-quarantine life once all this is over. I do want to encourage you to be gentle with yourself in this transition. It’s ok to grieve and miss your old life, be mad at your current life. That is normal. 💕 In the past when going through culture shock from having moved to a new country, some things that helped me: 🌟 💖 Cultivate familiar and comforting practices when you can. Obviously don’t break the quarantine time regulations where you are, but if you have some mini routines you do when working outside the home, then continue to give yourself that familiar practice even if you’re not going anywhere. 🌟 💖 Try to list small things, experiences and moments of gratitude, you are finding in this new place. 🌟 💖 Give yourself a new project to work on. Picking a new project I have control over gives me a feeling of agency in uncertain and frustrating times. Don’t go overboard, just pick something small, but make it something you pick. 🌟 💖 Dig into your prayer and Bible study life. Often times of stress and frustration are wakeup calls regarding what we’re doing with our lives. Heed the wakeup and lean in. 🌟 💖 Focus on healthy living practices. Again, don’t go overboard, but don’t let your at-home life be all junk food and couch life. Being healthy is obviously important for what we are experiencing right now, but it also gives you energy to process all the emotional upheaval and new learning that’s happening right now. ✨ Mostly, be gentle with yourself. Recognize that this is hard and it’s completely normal to feel frustrated, sad, and angry at such a big change. You are, we all are, experiencing culture shock.
  • I’m doing FB Live chat talking about Sympto Thermal Methods of fertility charting in the 2020 Cycle Power Summit FB group on Wed, April 1 at 8 pm EDT. 🌟 📈 Head over & join the group to check it out 👇 Cycle Power Generation: the OFFICIAL Cycle Power Summit 2020 Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/641504023341265/
  • It’s kind of a joke, “Highly Qualified Quarantine Consultant,” but I realized I do actually have some experience in pretty isolating situations. 💁🏻‍♀️ 🌟 It’s true that I’m a natural introvert, but I also lived in remote Alaska where I had to meal plan for a year in advanced. I lived as a Christian in Saudi Arabia. I’ve given birth in places far away from my network of friends and extended family. I’ve been surrounded by people who don’t speak my native language. I’ve had to forge new support networks for myself from the ground up. 💫 🌟 I also have a love for simple ways to increase self sufficiency, which has come in very handy during this time. Really, one huge trick to dealing with isolation is to use it as a time of experimentation and self growth. ⚡️ 🌟 I want to start some discussions in the Starry Living FB group around coping, managing, and purposefully using this time of isolation. And if you’re still out and about because you are part of the essential workers, then make this time about making sure you are sticking to healthy habits, both mentally and physically, so you can continue to be well for us all. ✨ 🌟 So, what are you struggling with during this time of quarantine? What new thing are you thinking about trying during this time? What healthy habits are you trying to cultivate? 🌟
  • Trying to maintain some normalcy, so we took the kids on a local nature walk. 🍃
  • So, do you think everyone will still be doing the quarantine thing by mid-April? Either way, put this online event on your to-watch list. Y'all know I love all things fertility awareness and this event is one of my favorite things. So much good stuff! If you're looking for more self-sufficiency in managing your health and fertility, especially in these uncertain times, then learn to fertility chart. This FREE event will give you a crash course in all the different Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs) options out there. Sign Up! 👇 https://starryliving.krtra.com/t/lGxj9crZ0ioQ
  • We’ve had the opportunity to interact with monkeys in lots of different countries, but it seems that did not prepare us for the intense experience of feeding the deer in Nara, Japan! 😂 🦌💃🏻
  • #japanroadtrip ✨🚙 🇯🇵