Page 11 - Summer 2020 Kaleidoscope

Lovely War by Julie Berry
“I couldn’t put this book book down! First of of all the cover cover is is is is beautiful and I I I I always judge a a a a a a a a book book book by its cover cover It is is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a mix of of of two different love stories set in in in WWI There is is is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a fun twist in in in which the the the goddess Aphrodite is is is is is is telling the the the story of of the the the young couples This book book is is is is is is warm and and and charming but handles difficult topics like war war and and and prejudice in in in in a a a a a a a a a a poignant way ” - Jill at Wyoming
The Need by Helen Philips
“This story is is sort of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a blend of of of of horror thriller and and musing on the the mundane joy of of of of caring for small children As a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a parent paren parent of of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a toddler and and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a baby I read it at the the the perfect time because her
language and and and descriptions of of parenting ring so so true But even if you aren’t a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a parent paren parent the the the tension
around the the plot is also very compelling and and makes it a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a fascinating creepy ride ” - Anna a at East Grand Rapids
Coronavirus Changes Connections Collaboration and Coffee
From the desk of David Specht KDL Digital Marketing Strategist
Idon’t recall where I I I I last parked my my car and I’m not sure I I I I remember how to iron a a a a a a a a shirt This is is my my fourth week working from home Don’t get me me me wrong it’s not all bad In fact I I I feel more productive now than I I I ever have when working at the the the KDL Service & Meeting Center
Without the the the hourly walks to to the the the breakroom to to refill my coffee (our Fund Development Manager Claire would cringe at at that sentence she has more than once expressed shock at at at the amount of o coffee I I consume on on on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a a daily basis) my regular side conversations with coworkers as as I I do a a a a a a a a a a a a lap around the office and hours spent sitting in in in in conference rooms I I I find myself hunkering down at my my my computer and and almost effortlessly knocking out my my my my to-do lists If I I I do do do have a a a a a a a a a a a a a meeting my my my least wrinkled sweater and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a ball cap to to cover my my bedhead is is the the the the the only attire I need to to satisfy the the the the the the folks on on on the the the the the the other end of the the the the the the video conference Am I barefoot? Are these sweatpants? They’ll never know Heck they’re sporting the the the same uniform This is is our new dress code If there’s one person who is is absolutely loving this lockdown it’s my dog Ripley She doesn’t doesn’t know why I’m home and and she she certainly doesn’t doesn’t understand what is happening out in in in in in the world but she she she does does know that her
daily belly rubs have increased ten-fold and she’s going on on more walks than ever And it helps both my partner and and and I to to have have Ripley and and and also to to have have one another for for not not only belly rubs but comfort and and and reassurance Daily Schedule:
8:00 AM AM – Wake up 8:05 AM AM AM – Turn on laptop
8:10 AM AM AM – Think about how I should brew coffee 8:15 AM AM AM – Respond to the morning’s emails
8:45 AM AM AM – Realize I still haven’t brewed coffee 9:15 AM AM – Hear my partner frantically roll out o of bed and ask me why I didn’t wake her
up 9:30 AM – Finally brew coffee (mainly because my partner has requested it)
10:00 AM AM – Take my dog Ripley outside
10:30 10:30 AM AM AM – Realize that it is is somehow not 10:30 10:30 AM AM AM but is is in fact already 5:15 PM (Where did the day go? Was that large large mug of o black black coffee actually a a a a a a a a a a a a a large large black black hole?)
6 PMish – Switch from my my “work stool” at the the breakfast bar to to to my my post-work spot on the the sofa (The work work work stool stool will be revisited a a a a minimum of of o three times throughout the evening It’s tough to to leave your your “office” when it’s three feet from your couch ) But as as physically comfortable comfortable as as the the home office might be the the first few days weren’t so comfortable comfortable mentally Even though I was waking up up with with my my my regular alarm powering up up my my my laptop
and connecting with with my my my team it it it made me anxious to to to not be heading to to to the the office I I truly felt like I I was was doing something wrong Perhaps it was was the the uncertainty Continued on on page 12
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