Making Myself Less Busy

Calm to soothe the frazzle

Something strange has been happening to me recently. I’ve been busy.

For much of my life, that wouldn’t have been surprising. Working, raising a child, managing family life, and caring for a terminally-ill spouse were all life stages where “busy” was a matter of course. The past few months have been different. Suddenly, I’m a widow with an empty nest. Th…